<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 58-20-24 - Policy to provide medical services and health care. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2075604Normal { 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.s2075604SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2075604CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2075604Normal-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.s2075604DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2075604000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2075604SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2075604SCL-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="s2075604Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-20-24"><span class="s2075604SENU">58-20-24</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075604SENU">. </span><span class="s2075604CL">Policy to provide medical services and health care.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075604Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075604DefaultParagraphFont">Effective January 1, 1995, every policy issued by any corporation, association, or organization to assure the payment of compensation under the provisions of the title, Workers' Compensation, shall contain provisions to provide medical services and health care to injured workers for compensable injuries and diseases under a case management plan that meets the requirements established in rules promulgated by the Department of Labor and Regulation pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2075604DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075604DefaultParagraphFont">. All policies and plans shall meet the requirements of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-17-54"><span class="s2075604DefaultParagraphFont">58-17-54</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075604DefaultParagraphFont">. However, the requirements of this section become effective January 1, 1994, for insurers issuing policies pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-20-15"><span class="s2075604DefaultParagraphFont">58-20-15</span></a><span class="s2075604DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075604Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075604000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075604Normal"><span class="s2075604SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075604SCL-000002"> SL 1993, ch 381, § 5; SL 1999, ch 261, § 1; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=11-1"><span class="s2075604SCL-000002">11-1</span></a><span class="s2075604SCL-000002">), § 33, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.</span></p></div></body></html>