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)