<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 58-18-52 - Formation of voluntary health insurance purchasing organizations.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2082869Normal { 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.s2082869SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2082869CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2082869Statute { 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.s2082869DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2082869000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2082869NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; 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.s2082869DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2082869SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 58-18-52 - Formation of voluntary health insurance purchasing organizations."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 58-18-52 - Formation of voluntary health insurance purchasing organizations."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-18-52"><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="s2082869Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-18-52" rel="noopener"><span class="s2082869SENU">58-18-52</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082869SENU">. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082869CL">Formation of voluntary health insurance purchasing organizations. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082869Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082869DefaultParagraphFont">Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=47-34A" rel="noopener"><span class="s2082869DefaultParagraphFont">47-34A</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082869DefaultParagraphFont"> and §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=47-15-2" rel="noopener"><span class="s2082869DefaultParagraphFont">47-15-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082869DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=47-22-4" rel="noopener"><span class="s2082869DefaultParagraphFont">47-22-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082869DefaultParagraphFont">, any organization may form for the purposes of purchasing group health insurance on a voluntary basis. For purposes of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-18-52" rel="noopener"><span class="s2082869DefaultParagraphFont">58-18-52</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082869DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-18-62" rel="noopener"><span class="s2082869DefaultParagraphFont">58-18-62</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082869DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, an organization means any nonprofit organization or nonprofit corporation formed under South Dakota law. Stop loss or excess insurance may be purchased in the same manner as group health insurance is purchased pursuant to §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-18-52" rel="noopener"><span class="s2082869DefaultParagraphFont">58-18-52</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082869DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-18-62" rel="noopener"><span class="s2082869DefaultParagraphFont">58-18-62</span></a><span class="s2082869DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082869Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082869000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082869NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082869DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s2082869SCL">SL 1994, ch 382, § 1; SL 1998, ch 293, § 2; SL 2021, ch 210, § 16.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 58-18-52 - Formation of voluntary health insurance purchasing organizations.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2075385Normal { 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.s2075385SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2075385CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2075385Normal-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.s2075385DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2075385000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2075385SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2075385SCL-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="s2075385Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-18-52.1"><span class="s2075385SENU">58-18-52.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075385SENU">. </span><span class="s2075385CL">Political subdivisions permitted to join with health insurance purchasing organizations.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075385Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075385DefaultParagraphFont">Any political subdivision of the state may join with other organizations which are not political subdivisions of the state to operate as an organization formed under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-18-52"><span class="s2075385DefaultParagraphFont">58-18-52</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075385DefaultParagraphFont"> for the purpose of purchasing health insurance pursuant to the provisions in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-18-52"><span class="s2075385DefaultParagraphFont">58-18-52</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075385DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-18-62"><span class="s2075385DefaultParagraphFont">58-18-62</span></a><span class="s2075385DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, and reducing costs to local government.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075385Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075385000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075385Normal"><span class="s2075385SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075385SCL-000002"> SL 2012, ch 246, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>