South Dakota § 58-17E-9 - Registration of discount medical plan organization.
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§ 58-17E-9. Registration of discount medical plan organization.
Any discount medical plan organization that is not offered directly by a health carrier as provided by this chapter, shall register in a format as prescribed by the director and shall file reports and conduct business under the same standards as required of utilization review organizations in accordance with provisions of §§ 58-17H-36 and 58-17H-37. No health carrier may offer or provide coverage through a person not registered but required to be registered pursuant to §§ 58-17E-9, 58-17E-39, 58-17E-41, and 58-17E-45, inclusive. Any plan or program that is registered pursuant to § 58-17F-16 is not required to maintain a separate registration pursuant to §§ 58-17E-9, 58-17E-39, 58-17E-41, and 58-17E-45, inclusive. Any plan or program of discounted goods or services that is offered by a health carrier in conjunction with a health benefit plan, as defined in §§ 58-18-42 and 58-17-66(9), a Medicare supplement policy as defined in § 58-17A-1, or other insurance product that is offered by an authorized insurer and that is subject to the jurisdiction of the director is not required to be registered pursuant to §§ 58-17E-9, 58-17E-39, 58-17E-41, and 58-17E-45, inclusive.
Source: SL 2005, ch 269, § 1; SDCL § 58-17C-104; SL 2006, ch 257, § 44; SL 2011, ch 219, § 98.
Commission Note: SL 2012, ch 239, § 1 provides: "The provisions of chapter 219 of the 2011 Session Laws shall be deemed repealed if the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. No. 111-148, 124 Stat. 119 (2010), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-152, 124 Stat. 1029 (2010) is found to be unconstitutional in its entirety by a final decision of a federal court of competent jurisdiction and all appeals exhausted or time for appeals elapsed."
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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