§ 58-17E-9 — Registration of discount medical plan organization.

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 §§ 58-17H-36 and 58-17H-37 . No health carrier may offer or provide coverage through a person not registered but required to be registered pursuant to §§ , 58-17E-39 , 58-17E-41 , and 58-17E-45 , inclusive. Any plan or program that is registered pursuant to § 58-17F-16 is not required to maintain a separate registration pursuant to §§ , 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-39 , 58-17E-41 , and 58-17E-45 , inclusive. Commission Note:

Legislative History

SL 2005, ch 269, § 1; SDCL § 58-17C-104; SL 2006, ch 257, § 44; SL 2011, ch 219, § 98.