Links & Resources
Attorney General
                                Office of Attorney General
                                1302 E Hwy 14 Ste 1
                                Pierre, SD 57501-5070
                                
                                605-773-3215
                 	 
               
                            
Consumer Protection
                                SD Division of Consumer Protection
                                1302 E Hwy 14 Ste 3
                                Pierre, SD 57501-5070	1-800-300-1986
                                605-773-4400
                                605-773-6585
                            
                                SD Public Utilities Commission
                                1-800-332-1782 (takes complaints on telecommunications companies and power companies)	
                            
                                National Fraud Information Center
                                1-800-876-7060 (provides advice and referrals on telemarketing fraud)
                            
                                National Highway Traffic Safety
                                1-800-424-9393 (provides information on auto safety recalls and automobile defects)
                            
                                Direct Marketing Association
                                   Telephone Preference Service
                                   PO Box 9014
                                   Farmingdale, NY 11735
                                   (remove your name from telemarketing lists)
                                
                                
                                   Mail Preference Service
                                   PO Box 9008
                                   Farmingdale, NY 11738
                                   (remove your name from direct mail lists)
                            
Elder Abuse
                                Medicaid FANS
                                605-773-4102
                            
                                Adult Services and Aging Protective Services
                                877-286-9072
                            
                                Office of Adult Services and Aging
                                700 Governors Drive, Pierre, SD 57501-2291
                                
                                605-773-3656
                            
Estate Planning
                                State Board of Funeral Service
                                605-642-1600
                            
Health Care
                                South Dakota Department of Health
                                605-773-3361
                            
                                Office of Adult Services & Aging
                                605-773-3656
                            
                                State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
                                605-997-3733
                            
                                State Board of Dentistry
                                605-224-1218
                            
                                State Board of Hearing Aid Dispensers
                                605-642-1600
                            
                                State Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
                                605-336-1965
                            
                                State Board of Nursing
                                605-362-2760
                            
                                State Board of Nursing Home Administrators
                                605-331-5040
                            
                                State Board of Optometry Examiners
                                605-347-2666
                            
                                National Health Information Center
                                1-800-336-4797 (US Department of Health & Human Services information referral service)	
                            
Investments
                                South Dakota Division of Securities
                                605-773-4823
                            
Legal Services
                                Black Hills Legal Services
                                1-800-742-8602 & 605-342-7171
                            
                                East River Legal Services
                                1-800-952-3015 & 605-336-9230
                            
                                Dakota Plains Legal Services
                                1-800-658-2297 & 605-856-4444
                                (branch offices in Eagle Butte, Ft. Thompson, Pierre, 
                Pine Ridge, Sisseton, and Fort Yates, ND)
                            
                                State Bar Lawyer Referral Service
                                1-800-952-2333
                            
Paying for Health Care
                                Social Security Administration
                                1-800-722-1213
                            
                                Aberdeen Office
                                605-226-7231
                            
                                Huron Office
                                605-226-7231
                            
                                Pierre Office
                                605-224-2137
                            
                                Pine Ridge Office
                                605-867-1667
                            
                                Rapid City Office
                                605-342-1819
                            
                                Sioux Falls Office
                                605-330-4334
                            
                                Watertown Office
                                605-886-8284
                            
                                Yankton Office
                                605-665-6801
                            
                                Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
                                303-844-4024
                            
                                KEPRO
                                1-844-430-9504
                            
                                Blue Shield of North Dakota
                                1-701-277-2227 (South Dakota's Medicare Part B carrier)
                            
                                Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Iowa
                                1-877-910-8139 (South Dakota's Medicare Part A carrier)
                            
                                US Department of Health and Human Services
                                Office of the Inspector General (Medicare)
                                1-800-447-8477 (takes complaints of fraud or abuse in Medicare or Medicaid programs, answers Medicare questions)
                            
                                Adult Services & Aging SHIINE Program
                                1-800-822-8804
                            
                                SD Department of Social Services
                                605-773-3165
                            
                                Medicaid FANS
                                605-773-4102
                            
                                SD Division of Insurance
                                605-773-3563
                            
Retired Senior Volunteer Program
                                Black Hills State University
                                1200 University Street, Unit 9089, Spearfish, SD 57785
                                605-642-5198
                                1-800-365-8336
                            
                                City of Rapid City
                                333 Sixth Street, Rapid City, SD 57701
                                605-394-2507
                            
                                Help Line Center
                                1000 NW Ave. Suite 310
                                Sioux Falls, SD 57014
                                1-800-273-8255
                            
                                St. Mary's Foundation
                                800 E. Dakota Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501
                                605-224-3337
                            
Senior Companion Program
                                The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society 
                                
                                4800 W. 57th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108
                                605-361-1133
                                1-800-273-8255
                            
Benefits & Services
                                Social Security Administration
                                1-800-772-1213
                            
                                SD Department of Revenue
                                605-773-3311
                            
                                Low Income Energy Assistance Program
                                1-800-233-8503
                            
Other Resources
                                AARP
                                5105 S Nevada, Suite 105, Sioux Falls, SD 57108
                                605-361-2278
                            
                                American Cancer Society	1-800-ACS-2345
                                National Information Call Center
                                (provides equipment assistance to cancer patients)
                                Aberdeen	1-800-622-8267
                                Mitchell	1-888-361-8696
                                Pierre	1-800-214-1966
                                Rapid City	1-800-529-0024
                                Sioux Falls	1-800-660-7703
                                Watertown	1-800-870-5572
                            
                                Cancer Information and Counseling Line
                                1-800-525-3777
                            
                                Easter Seal Society of South Dakota
                                605-224-5879 (serves people with disabling health problems and financial needs)
                            
                                Elderhostel
                                1-800-448-7801 (education/travel expenses for seniors age 60+)
                            
                                Homecare Services of South Dakota
                                605-224-2273 (provides support services such as homemaker and nursing)
                            
                                National Eye Care Project Helpline
                                1-800-222-3937 (provides help for the elderly with eye problems)
                            
                                Recovery.org
                                1-888-684-1162
                            
                                South Dakota Green Thumb, Inc.
                                605-332-7991 (provides part-time employment for people over 55 who meet federal low income guidelines)