South Dakota Codified Laws 58-18B-27.1. Exclusion of benefits for injury while under the influence of alcohol ordrugs prohibited–Exception for sickness or injury caused in commissionof felony
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A health benefit plan of a small employer carrier that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state may not exclude the payment of benefits for injuries sustained by an insured person because the insured was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, as defined by § 32-23-1.
Nothing in this section precludes a hospital or medical service plan from excluding coverage for an insured for any sickness or injury caused in the commission of a felony.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-18B-27.1
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- 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 1997, ch 290, §§ 3, 7.