<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 58-17F-14 - Contract does not relieve health carrier of liability.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314Normal { 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.s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314Normal-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.s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314DefaultParagraphFont-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 58-17F-14 - Contract does not relieve health carrier of liability."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 58-17F-14 - Contract does not relieve health carrier of liability."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/58-17F-14"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-17F-14" rel="noopener"><span class="s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314SENU">58-17F-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314SENU">. </span><span class="s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314CL">Contract does not relieve health carrier of liability.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314Normal-000000"><span class="s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314DefaultParagraphFont">The execution of a contract by a health carrier does not relieve the health carrier of its liability to any person with whom it has contracted for the provision of services, nor of its responsibility for compliance with the law or applicable regulations. Any contract shall be in writing and subject to review by the director, if requested.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314Normal"><span class="s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314SCL-000002"> SL 2011, ch 219, § 14.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314DefaultParagraphFont-000003">Commission Note: </span><span class="s310c2175b06c4371b66d60caf223e314DefaultParagraphFont">SL 2012, ch 239, § 1 provides: "The provisions of chapter 219 of the 2011 Session Laws shall be deemed repealed if the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. No. 111-148, 124 Stat. 119 (2010), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-152, 124 Stat. 1029 (2010) is found to be unconstitutional in its entirety by a final decision of a federal court of competent jurisdiction and all appeals exhausted or time for appeals elapsed."</span></p></div></body></html>