Section 27A-13-31 - Action by county for reimbursement--Lien on property. - South Dakota Statutes

27A-13-31. Action by county for reimbursement--Lien on property. Payment by the county of residence pursuant to § 27A-13-10 is collectible by a civil suit brought in the name of the individual county and any judgment obtained is a lien upon the real property of the patient or responsible person and may be collected as other liens.

Source: SDCL, § 27-9-9 as added by SL 1975, ch 181, § 122; SL 1976, ch 173, § 28; SDCL Supp, § 27-9-9.1; SL 1991, ch 220, § 271.