<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 21-25B-5 - Health care services arbitration account created--Payment required of claimant prior to commencement of arbitration action--Credit to account. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2046236Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2046236SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046236CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046236Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2046236DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046236000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046236SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046236SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2046236Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=21-25B-5"><span class="s2046236SENU">21-25B-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046236SENU">. </span><span class="s2046236CL">Health care services arbitration account created--Payment required of claimant prior to commencement of arbitration action--Credit to account.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046236Normal-000000"><span class="s2046236DefaultParagraphFont">There is hereby created a health care services arbitration account of the general fund in the state treasurer's office. Prior to the commencement of any arbitration action before the health care services arbitration panel, the claimant shall remit the sum of one hundred dollars to the state treasurer who shall credit such funds to the health care services arbitration account.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046236Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046236000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046236Normal"><span class="s2046236SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046236SCL-000002"> SL 1976, ch 155, §§ 8, 18.</span></p></div></body></html>