<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 58-17-156 - Policies, contracts, certificates, and plans subject to §§ 58-17-154 to 58-17-162. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2080380Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2080380SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2080380CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2080380Statute { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2080380DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2080380000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2080380DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2080380SCL { 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="s2080380Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-17-156"><span class="s2080380SENU">58-17-156</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080380SENU">. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080380CL">Policies, contracts, certificates, and plans subject to §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-17-154"><span class="s2080380CL">58-17-154</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080380CL"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-17-162"><span class="s2080380CL">58-17-162</span></a><span class="s2080380CL">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080380Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080380DefaultParagraphFont">Except as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-17-155"><span class="s2080380DefaultParagraphFont">58-17-155</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080380DefaultParagraphFont">, §§ 58-17-154 through 58-17-162 apply to all individual and group health insurance policies, contracts, and certificates issued by health carriers as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-17H-1"><span class="s2080380DefaultParagraphFont">58-17H-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080380DefaultParagraphFont"> and self-funded nonfederal governmental plans with the exception of the state employee health plan sponsored by the State of South Dakota.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080380Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080380000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080380Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080380DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s2080380SCL">SL 2015, ch 250, § 3; SL 2020, ch 209, § 6.</span></p></div></body></html>