South Dakota § 58-41-2 - Organizations subject to chapter.
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§ 58-41-2. Organizations subject to chapter.
As used in this chapter a health maintenance organization is a corporation organized under Title 47, controlled and operated as provided in this chapter, which provides, either directly or through arrangements with providers or other persons, comprehensive health maintenance services, or arranges for the provision of such services, to enrollees on the basis of a fixed prepaid sum without regard to the frequency or extent of services furnished to any particular enrollee. A health maintenance organization may be organized pursuant to this chapter on a limited health service basis. Nothing in this chapter prohibits a health maintenance organization holding a certificate of authority in this state from issuing contracts to enrollees on a preferred provider, exclusive provider, or closed panel basis. Nothing in this chapter requires a licensed pharmacy benefit manager to obtain a certificate of authority as a health maintenance organization provided that the pharmacy benefit manager does not assume insurance risk directly from an insured.
Source: SL 1974, ch 321, § 2 (3); SL 1985, ch 393, § 1; SL 2013, ch 256, § 2.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 58-41-2 ("Organizations subject to chapter.") 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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