SDCL § 58-17-156: Policies, contracts, certificates, and plans subject to §§ 58-17-154 to 58-17-162.

Except as provided in § 58-17-155, §§ 58-17-154 through 58-17-162 apply to all individual and group health insurance policies, contracts, and certificates issued by health carriers as defined in § 58-17H-1 and self-funded nonfederal governmental plans with the exception of the state employee health plan sponsored by the State of South Dakota.