{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-58-18-37","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 58-18-37","heading":"Freedom of choice for pharmacy services.","body":"No policy of group health insurance providing benefits for hospital and medical expenses delivered in this state that is offered by a commercial health insurance company, by a nonprofit medical and surgical plan corporation, by a nonprofit hospital service plan corporation, by a health maintenance organization, by a preferred provider organization, by an individual practice association or by a similar mechanism may:\n(1) Deny any licensed pharmacy or licensed pharmacist as defined in § 36-11-2 the right to participate as a participating provider for any policy or plan on the same terms and conditions as are offered to any other provider of pharmacy services under the policy or plan;\n(2) Prevent any person who is a party to or beneficiary of any health insurance policy from selecting a licensed pharmacy of his choice to furnish the pharmaceutical services offered under any policy or plan, provided that the pharmacy is a participating provider under the same terms and conditions of the policy or plan as those offered to any other provider of pharmacy services; or\n(3) Permit or mandate any difference in coverage for or impose any different conditions, including copayment fees, whether the prescription benefits are provided through direct contact with a pharmacy or by use of an out-of-state mail order service so long as the provider selected is a participant in the plan involved.","path":["TITLE 58. INSURANCE","CHAPTER 58-18. GROUP AND BLANKET HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/58-18-37","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"d1ca39adf12425779dc89123b4c5deada3f6613389dd07c913b108a9eb818080","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-58-18-36.1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-58-18-38"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}