South Carolina § 38-71-210 - Health insurance policies to include chiropractic services.
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§ 38-71-210. Health insurance policies to include chiropractic services.
If an insurer offers a policy containing a provision for medical expense benefits that does not provide payment for chiropractic services, it shall offer as a part thereof an optional rider or endorsement, if specifically requested by the insured or subscriber under an individual policy or a certificate holder or subscriber under a master policy, which defines such benefits as including payment to a chiropractor for procedures specified in the policy which are within the scope of the practice of chiropractic. Any additional cost to the insured or certificate holder must be reasonably related to benefits provided.
HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-35-445 [1980 Act No. 307, SECTION 10] recodified as SECTION 38-71-210 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-71-210 ("Health insurance policies to include chiropractic services.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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