SDCL § 58-41-23: Composition of governing body--Consumer representation.

The governing body of any health maintenance organization may include enrollees, providers, or other individuals. However, after a health maintenance organization has been authorized under this chapter for one year, at least twenty percent of the governing body of a health maintenance organization shall be composed of consumers. A consumer, is any person other than a person whose occupation involves the administration of health activities or the providing of health services.