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Free pap smears in South Dakota: All Women Count!

All Women Count!

The program, the phone, the eligibility

South Dakota offers free pap smears and HPV testing through All Women Count!. Call 800-738-2301 to check eligibility (ages 21-64, income up to 250% of the federal poverty line).

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Primary source: https://www.getscreenedsd.org/all-women-count

What the program pays for

  • Pap test
  • HPV test (co-testing for ages 30+)
  • Colposcopy for abnormal results
  • Case management to treatment if cancer is found

How South Dakota's program works

All Women Count! is South Dakota's NBCCEDP grantee, the channel through which women in South Dakota get a free pap smear plus diagnostic follow-up. Call 800-738-2301 or visit https://www.getscreenedsd.org/all-women-count to start the eligibility check.

Who qualifies. Women ages 21-64, uninsured or with coverage that leaves a deductible or copay above what you can afford, with household income up to 250% of the federal poverty level, per the program page. Income limits and age bands are set by each state, so confirm yours at intake. The program was designed to backstop gaps the ACA marketplace and Medicaid miss.

What's covered. If a Pap or HPV test is abnormal, the program pays for colposcopy, cervical biopsy, LEEP, and cone biopsy at no charge. If cervical cancer is found, the federal Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act (Public Law 106-354) triggers Medicaid treatment eligibility: no separate Medicaid application is required. Transportation and interpretation are covered in most state programs where they are a barrier to completing a scheduled appointment. Ask the intake coordinator specifically.

How to start. First, call 800-738-2301. Expect a short eligibility screen covering your age, household income and insurance, then a referral to a participating clinic or provider near you; have a recent pay stub or other proof of income ready, because most programs ask for it at the first visit. If you are insured but a deductible or copay is what stands between you and the test, say so: under-insured women qualify in most states, and the intake worker will tell you if yours is one.

For Black families in South Dakota

Black women die from cervical cancer at roughly twice the rate of white women (CDC WONDER, 2020-2022 three-year average), a disease that is nearly fully preventable with screening and HPV vaccination.

For Black women and families in South Dakota, the practical route is rarely an abstract national program. It is a local clinic or community navigator who answers the phone, walks you through the intake, and follows up when the appointment letter is delayed. The state program line above is the fastest way to be matched to a navigator serving your county.

Community partners that have historically carried this work (Sisters Network chapters, the Black Mamas Matter Alliance network, the National Black Nurses Association, local churches affiliated with Faith in Public Life, and the NAACP health committees) often maintain navigator lists outside the state portal. If the state line doesn't route cleanly, call the nearest FQHC (every FQHC has certified navigators on staff under federal 330-grant rules).

Where to get help in South Dakota

  • Federally Qualified Health Centers in South Dakota: every FQHC takes Medicaid, charges a sliding scale for uninsured patients, and participates in free-screening pathways. See our FQHC directory for this state at /clinics/sd/.
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology providers in South Dakota: our provider directory filters to this state and specialty. See /providers/sd/.
  • Medicaid in South Dakota: if you qualify for Medicaid, the free-screening pathway extends to treatment if cancer is found (BCCPTA, Public Law 106-354). See our Medicaid navigator at /medicaid/south-dakota/.
  • Black Health outcomes in South Dakota: see state-level race-stratified data at /health/south-dakota/.
  • Cervivor, cervical-cancer survivor network with Black-women-led community chapters: cervivor.org.

References & primary sources

Data refreshed:

Other free screening programs in South Dakota

Breast cancer STD

Where to go next in South Dakota

The program is the funding. These are the places in South Dakota that do the screening, and the coverage behind them.

All 38 community health centers in South Dakota Federally qualified clinics that screen on a sliding-scale fee schedule and see patients regardless of insurance. South Dakota Medicaid Who qualifies, what it covers, and how to apply in South Dakota.