{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-58-17-57","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 58-17-57","heading":"Abuse of health insurance as misdemeanor.","body":"A person who provides health care commits abuse of health insurance, if, as a regular business practice, he knowingly accepts from any third-party payor, as payment in full for services rendered, the amount the third-party payor covers, or submits a fee to a third-party payor which is higher than the fee he has agreed to accept from the insured with the understanding of waiving the required deductible or co-payment, if the effect of either business practice is to eliminate the need for payment by the insured of any required deductible or co-payment applicable in the insured's health benefit plan. Abuse of health insurance is a Class 1 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 58. INSURANCE","CHAPTER 58-17. HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/58-17-57","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"639b530db1580d1298a699cd0304f855f60b3d3efaf5593f5c57cb943dd5fc56","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-58-17-56","next":"us-sd/sdcl-58-17-58"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}