South Dakota § 58-18A-71 - Plan covering person as active employee.
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§ 58-18A-71. Plan covering person as active employee.
The plan that covers a person as an active employee that is, an employee who is neither laid off nor retired or as a dependent of an active employee is the primary plan. The plan covering that same person as a retired or laid-off employee or as a dependent of a retired or laid-off employee is the secondary plan.
If the other plan does not have the provisions of this section, and as a result, the plans do not agree on the order of benefits, the provisions of this section do not apply.
This section does not apply if the provisions in § 58-18A-69 can determine the order of benefits.
Source: SL 2006, ch 259, § 19.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 58-18A-71 ("Plan covering person as active employee.") 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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