South Dakota § 58-17-169 - Discrimination between coverage for services provided in person and through telehealth prohibited.
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§ 58-17-169. Discrimination between coverage for services provided in person and through telehealth prohibited.
A health insurance policy, contract, or plan providing for third-party payment may not discriminate between coverage benefits for health care services that are provided in person and the same health care services that are delivered through telehealth as long as the services are appropriate to be provided through telehealth. Nothing in §§ 58-17-167 to 58-17-170, inclusive, prohibits a health insurer and a health care professional from entering into a contract for telehealth with terms subject to negotiation.
Source: SL 2019, ch 211, § 3.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 58-17-169 ("Discrimination between coverage for services provided in person and through telehealth prohibited.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. 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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