SDCL § 34-51-11: Payment of treatment by government agency--Insurance coverage--Services by health care facility--Not required.

Nothing in this chapter requires:

(1) A governmental agency to pay any costs associated with the use, care, or treatment of an eligible patient with an individualized investigative treatment;

(2) A health plan, health carrier, or third-party administrator to provide coverage for the cost of an individualized investigative treatment or other costs of services related to the treatment; or

(3) A health care facility, licensed in accordance with chapter 34-12, to provide new or additional services, unless approved by the facility.