2012 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 58 INSURANCE
Chapter 41. Health Maintenance Organizations
§58-41-51 Cancellation or nonrenewal of coverage--Grounds--Notice--Violation as misdemeanor.
58-41-51. Cancellation or nonrenewal of coverage--Grounds--Notice--Violation as misdemeanor. No health maintenance organization or representative may cancel or fail to renew the coverage of an enrollee except for:
(1) Failure to pay the charge for health care coverage;
(2) Termination of the health maintenance contract;
(3) Termination of the group plan;
(4) Enrollee moving out of the area served;
(5) Enrollee moving out of an eligible group;
(6) Failure to make copayments required by the health maintenance contract; or
(7) Other reasons established in regulations promulgated by the secretary.
An enrollee shall be given thirty days' notice of any cancellation or nonrenewal.
Violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: SL 1974, ch 321, §§ 32 (2), 50; SDCL Supp, § 58-41-77; SL 1978, ch 359, § 2.
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