South Dakota § 58-17F-3 - Medical director required for managed care plans.
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§ 58-17F-3. Medical director required for managed care plans.
Any managed care plan shall provide for the appointment of a medical director who has an unrestricted license to practice medicine. However, a managed care plan that specializes in a specific healing art shall provide for the appointment of a director who has an unrestricted license to practice in that healing art. The director is responsible for oversight of treatment policies, protocols, quality assurance activities, and utilization management decisions of the managed care plan.
Source: SL 2011, ch 219, § 3.
Commission Note: SL 2012, ch 239, § 1 provides: "The provisions of chapter 219 of the 2011 Session Laws shall be deemed repealed if the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub.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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