<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 58-17-167 - Definitions pertaining to telehealth coverage. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2075091Normal { 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.s2075091SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2075091CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2075091Normal-000000 { 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.s2075091DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2075091Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2075091000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2075091SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2075091SCL-000003 { 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="s2075091Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-17-167"><span class="s2075091SENU">58-17-167</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075091SENU">. </span><span class="s2075091CL">Definitions pertaining to telehealth coverage.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075091Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075091DefaultParagraphFont">Terms used in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-17-167"><span class="s2075091DefaultParagraphFont">58-17-167</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075091DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-17-170"><span class="s2075091DefaultParagraphFont">58-17-170</span></a><span class="s2075091DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, mean:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075091Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075091DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    "Health care professional," as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-17F-1"><span class="s2075091DefaultParagraphFont">58-17F-1</span></a><span class="s2075091DefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075091Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075091DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    "Health care services," as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-17F-1"><span class="s2075091DefaultParagraphFont">58-17F-1</span></a><span class="s2075091DefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075091Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075091DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    "Health insurer," as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-17-100"><span class="s2075091DefaultParagraphFont">58-17-100</span></a><span class="s2075091DefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075091Normal-000001"><span class="s2075091DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    "Telehealth," the delivery of health care services through the use of HIPAA-compliant interactive audio-video. The term does not include the delivery of health care services through audio-only telephone, electronic mail message, text message, mail service, facsimile transmission, or any combination thereof.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075091Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075091000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075091Normal"><span class="s2075091SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075091SCL-000003"> SL 2019, ch 211, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>