<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 58-33-135 - Unfair or deceptive practices by pharmacy benefits manager.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s57ac0e9f2066438eb4b2c987ffd77927Normal { 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.s57ac0e9f2066438eb4b2c987ffd77927SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s57ac0e9f2066438eb4b2c987ffd77927CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s57ac0e9f2066438eb4b2c987ffd77927Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s57ac0e9f2066438eb4b2c987ffd77927StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s57ac0e9f2066438eb4b2c987ffd77927DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Committing a discriminatory act, as prohibited in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-29E-15" rel="noopener"><span class="s57ac0e9f2066438eb4b2c987ffd77927DefaultParagraphFont">58-29E-15</span></a><span class="s57ac0e9f2066438eb4b2c987ffd77927DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s57ac0e9f2066438eb4b2c987ffd77927Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s57ac0e9f2066438eb4b2c987ffd77927000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s57ac0e9f2066438eb4b2c987ffd77927NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s57ac0e9f2066438eb4b2c987ffd77927DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s57ac0e9f2066438eb4b2c987ffd77927SCL">SL 2018, ch 281, § 2; SL 2024, ch 203, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.</span></p></div></body></html>