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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffNormal"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffDefaultParagraphFont-000000">20:06:21:43.  Elderly applicants -- Required information.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffDefaultParagraphFont"> Before issuance of a long-term care policy or certificate to an applicant age 80 or older, the insurer must obtain one of the following:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffNormal"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fff000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffNormal"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffDefaultParagraphFont">    (1)  A report of a physical examination;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffNormal"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffDefaultParagraphFont">    (2)  An assessment of functional capacity;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffNormal"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffDefaultParagraphFont">    (3)  An attending physician's statement; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffNormal"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffDefaultParagraphFont">    (4)  Copies of medical records.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffNormal"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fff000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffNormal"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffDefaultParagraphFont-000000">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffDefaultParagraphFont"> 23 SDR 55, effective </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffDefaultParagraphFont">October 20, 1996.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffNormal"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffDefaultParagraphFont-000000">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffDefaultParagraphFont"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-17B-4"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffDefaultParagraphFont-000002">58-17B-4</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffDefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffNormal"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffDefaultParagraphFont-000000">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffDefaultParagraphFont"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-17B-4"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffDefaultParagraphFont-000002">58-17B-4</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffDefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-17B-6"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffDefaultParagraphFont-000002">58-17B-6</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffDefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fffNormal"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s362c8de1-a3f5-4191-bd33-44e80bba7fff000001"> </span></p></div></body></html>