<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 58-18B-47 - Third-party administrator treated as small employer carrier. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2075501Normal { 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.s2075501SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2075501CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2075501CL-000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2075501Normal-000001 { 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.s2075501DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2075501DefaultParagraphFont-000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2075501000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2075501SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2075501SCL-000004 { 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="s2075501Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-18B-47"><span class="s2075501SENU">58-18B-47</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075501SENU">. </span><span class="s2075501CL">Third</span><span class="s2075501CL-000000">-</span><span class="s2075501CL">party administrator treated as small employer carrier.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075501Normal-000001"><span class="s2075501DefaultParagraphFont">If a small employer carrier enters into a contract, agreement, or other arrangement with a third</span><span class="s2075501DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2075501DefaultParagraphFont">party administrator to provide administrative, marketing, or other services related to the offering of health benefit plans to small employers in the state, the third</span><span class="s2075501DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075501DefaultParagraphFont">party administrator is subject to §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-18B-37"><span class="s2075501DefaultParagraphFont">58-18B-37</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075501DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-18B-48"><span class="s2075501DefaultParagraphFont">58-18B-48</span></a><span class="s2075501DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, as if it were a small employer carrier.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075501Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075501000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075501Normal"><span class="s2075501SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075501SCL-000004"> SL 1995, ch 281, § 42.</span></p></div></body></html>