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</span>Whenever the director determines that an independent review organization has lost its accreditation or no longer satisfies the minimum requirements established pursuant to &#167;&#167;&nbsp;20:06:53:57 to 20:06:53:62, inclusive, the director shall terminate the approval of the independent review organization and remove the independent review organization from the list of independent review organizations approved to conduct external reviews pursuant to this chapter that is maintained by the director pursuant to &#167;&nbsp;20:06:53:62.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Source:</b> 37 SDR 48, effective September 22, 2010; 37 SDR 241, effective July 1, 2011.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=58-17-87">58-17-87</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=58-17H-49">58-17H-49</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=58-17I-16">58-17I-16</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=58-18-79">58-18-79.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=58-17-87">58-17-87</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=58-18-79">58-18-79.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> </div> </body> </html>