Funding of external review. The health carrier against which a request for any review subject to this chapter is filed shall pay the cost of the independent review organization for conducting the external review.

Source: 37 SDR 48, effective September 22, 2010; 37 SDR 241, effective July 1, 2011; 38 SDR 102, effective December 7, 2011 ; 50 SDR 63, effective November 28, 2023 .

General Authority: SDCL 58-17-87 , 58-17H-49 , 58-17I-16 , 58-18-79 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 58-17-87 , 58-18-79 .

Prior versions effective: 2011-12-07.