<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 7-8-26 - Hospital and medical insurance contracts for county officers and employees. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035268Normal { 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.s2035268SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035268CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035268Normal-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.s2035268DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035268000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035268SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035268SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2035268Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-8-26"><span class="s2035268SENU">7-8-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035268SENU">. </span><span class="s2035268CL">Hospital and medical insurance contracts for county officers and employees.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035268Normal-000000"><span class="s2035268DefaultParagraphFont">The board of county commissioners may enter into group hospital and medical insurance contracts for the protection and benefit of its officers and employees, and the immediate families of those officers and employees. The board may pay all or part of the necessary premiums for its officers and employees and for the immediate families of those officers and employees.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035268Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035268000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035268Normal"><span class="s2035268SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035268SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 12.0617 (13) as added by SL 1957, ch 17; SL 1983, ch 41, § 1; SL 1991, ch 59, § 1.</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 7-8-26 - Hospital and medical insurance contracts for county officers and employees. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035269Normal { 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.s2035269SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035269CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035269Normal-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.s2035269DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035269000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035269SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035269SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2035269Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-8-26.1"><span class="s2035269SENU">7-8-26.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035269SENU">. </span><span class="s2035269CL">Life and health insurance contracts for county officers and employees.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035269Normal-000000"><span class="s2035269DefaultParagraphFont">The board of county commissioners may enter into group life and group health insurance contracts for the protection and benefit of its officers and employees, and their immediate families. The board may pay all or part of the necessary premiums for its officers and employees and for the immediate families of those officers and employees.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035269Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035269000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035269Normal"><span class="s2035269SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035269SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 12.0617 as added by SL 1969, ch 19; SL 1983, ch 41, § 2; SL 1983, ch 42, § 1; SL 1991, ch 59, § 2.</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 7-8-26 - Hospital and medical insurance contracts for county officers and employees. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035270Normal { 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.s2035270SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035270CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035270Normal-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.s2035270DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035270000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035270SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035270SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2035270Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-8-26.2"><span class="s2035270SENU">7-8-26.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035270SENU">. </span><span class="s2035270CL">Health self-insurance plan for county officers and employees.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035270Normal-000000"><span class="s2035270DefaultParagraphFont">A board of county commissioners may elect to provide group health insurance for its officers and employees and their immediate families under a plan of self-insurance in whole or in part. Any county self-insuring pursuant to this section shall purchase sufficient stop loss insurance and maintain sufficient reserves to ensure the availability of funds for the payment of benefits provided under the self-funded plan.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035270Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035270000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035270Normal"><span class="s2035270SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035270SCL-000002"> SL 1983, ch 42, § 2; SL 1994, ch 61, § 1; SL 2013, ch 32, § 1.</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 7-8-26 - Hospital and medical insurance contracts for county officers and employees. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035271Normal { 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.s2035271SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035271CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035271CL-000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035271Normal-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.s2035271DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035271DefaultParagraphFont-000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035271000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035271SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035271SCL-000004 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2035271Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-8-26.3"><span class="s2035271SENU">7-8-26.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035271SENU">. </span><span class="s2035271CL">Annual report of self</span><span class="s2035271CL-000000">-</span><span class="s2035271CL">insurance system--Audit.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035271Normal-000001"><span class="s2035271DefaultParagraphFont">Any self</span><span class="s2035271DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035271DefaultParagraphFont">insurance system created pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-8-26.2"><span class="s2035271DefaultParagraphFont">7-8-26.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035271DefaultParagraphFont"> shall publish an annual report. The financial statements contained in the report required by this section shall be audited by an independent certified public accountant.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035271Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035271000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035271Normal"><span class="s2035271SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035271SCL-000004"> SL 1983, ch 42, § 3.</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 7-8-26 - Hospital and medical insurance contracts for county officers and employees. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035272Normal { 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.s2035272SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035272CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035272Normal-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.s2035272DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035272000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035272SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035272SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2035272Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-8-26.4"><span class="s2035272SENU">7-8-26.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035272SENU">. </span><span class="s2035272CL">Individual hospital, medical, or health insurance contracts for county officers and employees.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035272Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035272DefaultParagraphFont">If a county officer or employee can demonstrate to the county commission of a condition which will leave the officer or employee uninsurable upon termination of employment with the county and elects not to participate in the group hospital, medical, or health insurance plans authorized by §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-8-26"><span class="s2035272DefaultParagraphFont">7-8-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035272DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-8-26.1"><span class="s2035272DefaultParagraphFont">7-8-26.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035272DefaultParagraphFont">, the board of county commissioners may enter into individual hospital, medical, or health contracts to provide for the protection and benefit of the officer or employee and the officer or employee's immediate family. The board may pay all or part of the necessary premiums for the coverage of the officer or employee and the officer or employee's immediate family. However, the monthly premium for an individual contract may not exceed the monthly premium for the group plan established in the county pursuant to §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-8-26"><span class="s2035272DefaultParagraphFont">7-8-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035272DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-8-26.1"><span class="s2035272DefaultParagraphFont">7-8-26.1</span></a><span class="s2035272DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035272Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035272000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035272Normal"><span class="s2035272SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035272SCL-000002"> SL 1984, ch 45; SL 2016, ch 44, § 6.</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 7-8-26 - Hospital and medical insurance contracts for county officers and employees. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035273Normal { 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.s2035273SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035273CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035273CL-000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035273Normal-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.s2035273DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035273DefaultParagraphFont-000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035273000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035273SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035273SCL-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="s2035273Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-8-26.5"><span class="s2035273SENU">7-8-26.5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035273SENU">. </span><span class="s2035273CL">Reinsurance arrangement required for self</span><span class="s2035273CL-000000">-</span><span class="s2035273CL">insurance.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035273Normal-000001"><span class="s2035273DefaultParagraphFont">No county or group of counties may provide group health insurance under a plan of self</span><span class="s2035273DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035273DefaultParagraphFont">insurance pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-8-26.2"><span class="s2035273DefaultParagraphFont">7-8-26.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035273DefaultParagraphFont"> unless the county or group of counties has a reinsurance arrangement.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035273Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035273000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035273Normal"><span class="s2035273SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035273SCL-000004"> SL 1994, ch 61, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>