For the purposes of this chapter, an evidence of coverage shall be deemed to be deceptive if the evidence of coverage taken as a whole, and with consideration given to typography and format, as well as language, shall be such as to cause a reasonable person, not possessing special knowledge regarding health care plans and evidences of coverage therefor, to expect benefits, services, charges, or other advantages which the evidence of coverage does not regularly make available for enrollees covered under such evidence of coverage.
S.D. Codified Laws § 58-41-40
Evidence of coverage deemed deceptive
Known as the Health Maintenance Organization Act
The act spans §§ 58–58 (129 sections).
Source: SL 1974, ch 321, § 32 (1) (c).
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.