The department shall order an investigation by the insurer, self-insured employer or administrator of a self-insured plan of the facts contained in a written request made pursuant to § 62-4-47. The investigation shall be completed within ninety days after receipt of the order. After a contested case hearing conducted pursuant to chapter 1-26, the department may order that the claimant's payments be continued, modified, or terminated. If the department has reason to believe that criminal insurance fraud has been committed, it shall disclose its information to law enforcement officers and may assist in the criminal investigative process.
S.D. Codified Laws § 62-4-48
Investigation of written request to stop payments
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Kendall v. John Morrell & Co. (2012)
Most recently applied in Kendall v. John Morrell & Co. (February 2012)
Source: SL 1993, ch 380, § 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.