<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.sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729P0 { 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.sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0-000003 { 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="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=55:08:03:02"><span class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0-000000">55:08:03:02</span></a><span class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0-000001">.  Beginning of coverage.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0"> Coverage begins </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0">the first day of the month following </span><span class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0">the employee s hire date.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0">    </span><span class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0"> 38 SDR 213, effective July 1, 2012</span><span class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0">; 47 SDR 142, effective July 1, 2021</span><span class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0">    </span><span class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-6E-13"><span class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0-000003">3-6E-13</span></a><span class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0">(4).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0">    </span><span class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-6E-1"><span class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0-000003">3-6E-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-6E-5"><span class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0-000003">3-6E-5</span></a><span class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfdfaf3ec-ea87-4b7e-a96d-1639b6c58729000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>