South Dakota Codified Laws 58-17A-17. Conditional or discriminatory policy or certificate prohibited
No issuer may deny or condition the issuance or effectiveness of any medicare supplement policy or certificate available for sale in this state, nor discriminate in the pricing of a policy or certificate because of the health status, claims experience, receipt of health care, or medical condition of an applicant if an application for a policy or certificate is submitted prior to or during the six–month period beginning with the first day of the month in which an individual is sixty–five years of age or older and is enrolled for benefits under medicare part B. Each medicare supplement policy and certificate currently available from an issuer shall be made available to all applicants who qualify under this section without regard to age.
This does not prevent the exclusion of benefits under a policy or certificate during the first six months based on a preexisting condition for which the policyholder or certificate holder received treatment or was otherwise diagnosed during the six months before the policy or certificate became effective.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-17A-17
- Issuer: includes insurance companies, fraternal benefit societies, health care service plans, health maintenance organizations, and any other entity delivering or issuing for delivery in this state medicare supplement policies or certificates. See South Dakota Codified Laws 58-17A-1
- 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
Source: SL 1992, ch 347, § 17; SL 1996, ch 293, § 3.