South Dakota Codified Laws 58-38-11.6. Coordination, integration, or lessening of benefits restricted
No group health insurance policy or group subscriber contract issued by a nonprofit corporation delivered or issued for delivery in this state may contain a provision requiring coordination of benefits, integration of benefits, or lessening of policy benefits because of the existence or availability of coverage under an individual health insurance policy or individual subscriber contract issued by a nonprofit corporation.
An individual health insurance policy or individual subscriber contract issued by a nonprofit corporation may be rescinded within its contestable period for material misrepresentation if the full premium is refunded.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-38-11.6
- 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.
- State: when used in context signifying a jurisdiction other than the State of South Dakota, a state, the District of Columbia, a territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States of America, or a province of the Dominion of Canada. See South Dakota Codified Laws 58-1-2
This section applies to policies issued or renewed after July 1, 1981.
Source: SL 1981, ch 362, §§ 1, 2.