<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038d000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=55:08:02:03"><span class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0-000000">55:08:02:03</span></a><span class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0-000001">.  Effective date of dependent coverage.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0"> Dependent coverage is effective on the </span><span class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0">first day of the month following the employee's hire date</span><span class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0">. Dependent coverage may not become effective before the effective date of the employee s coverage.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0">    </span><span class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0"> 38 SDR 213, effective July 1, 2012</span><span class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0">; 47 SDR 142, effective July 1, 2021</span><span class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0">    </span><span class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-6E-13"><span class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0-000003">3-6E-13</span></a><span class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0">(4).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0">    </span><span class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-6E-1"><span class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0-000003">3-6E-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-6E-5"><span class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0-000003">3-6E-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-6E-6"><span class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0-000003">3-6E-6</span></a><span class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0">    </span><span class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0-000001">Editor's Note:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4e3f7b89-1867-446a-b2cd-14e076e0038dC0"> The Legislative Research Council struck the extra "the" in front of the phrase "the first day of the month" to correct an apparent error.</span></p></div></body></html>