South Dakota Statutes
§ 58-18-76 — Minimum inpatient care coverage following delivery.
South Dakota § 58-18-76
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 58-18-76 (2026).
Text
If a group health insurance policy that is issued or renewed on or after July 1, 1996, provides maternity coverage, the policy shall provide coverage for a minimum of forty - eight hours of inpatient care following a vaginal delivery and a minimum of ninety - six hours of inpatient care following delivery by cesarean section for a mother and her newborn child in a health care facility licensed pursuant to chapter 34-12 , except as otherwise provided in § 58-18-77 . Any policy issued to employers with less than fifteen employees that provides coverage for complications of pregnancy, and does not provide other maternity benefits, is not required to comply with this section.
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Legislative History
SL 1996, ch 292, § 4; SL 1998, ch 290, § 2.
Nearby Sections
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§ 58-1-1
Citation of title.§ 58-1-11
General saving clause.§ 58-1-13
Severability of provisions.§ 58-1-14
Notice of nonrenewal of policy must be mailed sixty days prior to renewal date--Exceptions.§ 58-1-14.1
Notice of refusal to renew--Thirty§ 58-1-16.1
Applicability of §§ 58-1-18
Repealed by SL 2012, ch 252, § 30.§ 58-1-2
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 58-18-76, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/58-18-76.