No health maintenance organization or representative thereof may use in its name, contracts, or literature any of the words "insurance," "casualty," "surety," "mutual," or any other words which are descriptive of the insurance, casualty, or surety business or deceptively similar to the name or description of any insurance or surety corporation doing business in this state; provided, however, that when a health maintenance organization has contracted with an insurance company for any coverage permitted by this chapter, it may so state. Violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
S.D. Codified Laws § 58-41-32
Use of words descriptive of insurance, casualty, or surety business as misdemeanor--Exception
Known as the Health Maintenance Organization Act
The act spans §§ 58–58 (129 sections).
Source: SL 1974, ch 321, §§ 32 (3), 50; SDCL Supp, § 58-41-77; SL 1978, ch 359, § 2.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.