<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:06:13:53 Duplication of coverage prohibited.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:06:13:53"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:06:13:53 Duplication of coverage prohibited."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:06:13:53.&nbsp;&nbsp;Duplication of coverage prohibited.</b> No Medicare supplement insurance policy, contract, or certificate may be issued or issued for delivery in this state which provides benefits which duplicate benefits provided by Medicare.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An issuer may not issue a Medicare supplement policy or certificate to an individual enrolled in Medicare part C unless the effective date of the coverage is after the termination date of the individual's part C coverage.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In addition, issuers must comply with the requirements of §&nbsp;20:06:13:59 and this section by the annual filing of the form in Appendix B at the end of this chapter each March 1.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 15 SDR 143, adopted March 29, 1989, retroactively effective January 1, 1989; 18 SDR 225, effective July 17, 1992; 31 SDR 214, effective July 6, 2005.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=58-4-1">58-4-1</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=58-17A-2">58-17A-2.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=58-17A-2">58-17A-2.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>