South Dakota Codified Laws 58-18-32. Family coverage to include newborn and newly adopted children
Any group health insurance policy and group service or indemnity type contract issued by a nonprofit corporation which offers coverage for a family member of an insured or subscriber shall provide that the health insurance benefits applicable for children are payable with respect to a newly born child of the insured or subscriber from the moment of birth or to a newly adopted child of the insured or subscriber from the beginning of the six–month adoption bonding period. The newly born or newly adopted child shall be added to the policy without underwriting and without the imposition of any preexisting waiting period. Any policy or contract issued before July 1, 1984, shall, upon its next anniversary date, also provide that the health insurance benefits applicable for children shall be payable with respect to a newly born child of the insured or subscriber from the moment of birth or to a newly adopted child of the insured or subscriber from the beginning of the six–month adoption bonding period.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-18-32
- Children: includes children by birth and by adoption. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Source: SL 1974, ch 322; SDCL Supp, § 58-17-30.2; SL 1976, ch 313, § 1; SL 1977, ch 408; SL 1984, ch 327, § 1; SL 1994, ch 387, § 7.