Section 58-17-118 - Advisory panel established--Members--Terms--Functions. - South Dakota Statutes

58-17-118. Advisory panel established--Members--Terms--Functions. There is established an advisory panel to the board consisting of two lay members, one of which shall be an employee, and at least one representative of each of the following: individual health insurance carriers, group health insurance carriers, health care providers, insurance producers, health care facilities, self-insurers, and employers as well as one state senator appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate and one state representative appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives. The Governor shall appoint the nonlegislative representatives of the advisory panel for a specific term not less than two years and not more than three years. The terms of service shall overlap. The advisory panel may make recommendations to the board regarding benefits and exclusions in the risk pool coverage, eligibility for the risk pool, assessments of carriers, and operation of the risk pool. The board shall consider any input from the advisory panel in making any decisions relative to rule-making, benefits, exclusions, eligibility, assessments, and risk pool operation, and shall sponsor and attend such meetings as may be necessary between the board and the advisory panel to provide the input as required by this section.

Source: SL 2003 (SS), ch 1, § 6.