Section 58-17E-9 - Registration of discount medical plan organization--Application. - South Dakota Statutes

58-17E-9. Registration of discount medical plan organization--Application. 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 §§ 58-17C-65 to 58-17C-66, inclusive. 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 § 58-17C-20 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.