South Dakota Statutes
§ 58-33-85 — Health insurers prohibited from denying enrollment of dependent child on certain grounds.
Any insurer subject to this chapter, including any group health plan, as defined in section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended to January 1, 1994, who are engaged in the business of health insurance is prohibited from denying enrollment of a dependent child under the health insurance coverage of either the child's natural, adoptive, or stepparents for any of the following reasons:
(1)The child was born out of wedlock; or (2) The child is not claimed as a dependent on the parent's federal income tax return; or (3) The child does not reside with the parent or in the insurer's service area.
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Legislative History
SL 1994, ch 387, § 1; SL 2001, ch 274, § 3.
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Repealed by SL 2012, ch 252, § 30.§ 58-1-2
Definition of terms.