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Group and Blanket Health Insurance Policies (SDCL 58-18)

South Dakota Codified Laws Title 58, Chapter 58-18

Publisher: sdlegislature.gov
Edition: South Dakota Codified Laws
Last checked: 2026-09-02
Status: SD statutes, public domain

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Edition. South Dakota Codified Laws (SDLRC official posting), statutes effective August 31, 2026

Status. SD statutes, public domain (state government edict).

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South Dakota Codified Laws Title 58, Chapter 58-18 - Group and Blanket Health Insurance Policies (SDCL 58-18) is a state statute published by sdlegislature.gov. It is one of the South Dakota documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including south dakota life & health practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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S.D. Codified Laws tit. 58 § 58-18-28 (Individual Application and Certificate Not Required Under Blanket Policy)
“An individual application shall not be required from a person covered under a blanket health policy or contract, nor shall it be necessary for the insurer to furnish each person a certificate.”
S.D. Codified Laws tit. 58 § 58-18-7.14 (Notification of Continuation and Conversion Rights)
“A notification of the continuation and conversion rights shall be included in each certificate of coverage.”
S.D. Codified Laws tit. 58 § 58-18-7.4 (Coverage Upon Application by Employee or Beneficiary With Right to Convert Following Notice of Termination)
“An employee or qualified beneficiary who has the right under the group policy to convert the group accident or health insurance plan shall be issued, without evidence of insurability, upon application to the company during the one hundred eighty days prior to expiration of coverage under...”
S.D. Codified Laws tit. 58 § 58-18-2 (Employee Group Insurance Authorized--Employees Defined)
“No director of a corporate employer shall be eligible for insurance under the policy unless such person is otherwise eligible as a bona fide employee of the corporation, by performing services other than the usual duties of a director.”
S.D. Codified Laws tit. 58 § 58-18-7.19 (Probationary Period for Continuation or Conversion Coverage Prohibited)
“No new probationary or waiting period may be applied to the continuation or conversion coverage.”
S.D. Codified Laws § 58-18-7.11 (Continuation or conversion policy not required under certain circumstances), in South Dakota Codified Laws Title 58, Chapter 58-18 - Group and Blanket Health Insurance Policies (SDCL 58-18)
“No insurer may be required to offer or renew a continuation or conversion policy covering any person if: (1) The person is covered for similar benefits by another individual or group policy; (2) Similar benefits are provided for or available to such person, by reason of any state or federal law,...”
S.D. Codified Laws § 58-18-7.13 (Premium for conversion policy and continuation policy), in South Dakota Codified Laws Title 58, Chapter 58-18 - Group and Blanket Health Insurance Policies (SDCL 58-18)
“The premium for the conversion policy shall be determined in accordance with the insurer's table of premium rates applicable to the age and class of risk for each person to be covered under that policy and to the type and amount of insurance provided. The premium for a continuation policy may not...”
S.D. Codified Laws § 58-18-7.5 (Continuation of coverage upon leaving employment or termination of coverage by insurer--Duration), in South Dakota Codified Laws Title 58, Chapter 58-18 - Group and Blanket Health Insurance Policies (SDCL 58-18)
“Every health benefit program that is self-insured, and every policy of group health insurance providing benefits for hospital or medical expenses delivered or issued for delivery in this state, by a commercial health insurance company, by a nonprofit medical and surgical service plan corporation,...”

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