Within 30 business days after receipt of all the requested additional information, an insurer shall pay a claim for benefits under a long-term care insurance policy or certificate if it is a clean claim, or send a written notice that the insurer is declining to pay all or part of the claim, and the specific reason or reasons for denial.

Source: 36 SDR 209, effective July 1, 2010.

General Authority: SDCL 58-17B-4 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 58-17B-4 .