The attending physician, other licensed practitioner, representative of the physician or other licensed practitioner, or the hospital shall obtain prior authorization from the department or the department's authorized representative before an inpatient hospital service listed on the department's prior authorization website is provided.

The required service is exempt from the provisions of this section if it is provided as a result of an emergency.

Source: 23 SDR 232, effective July 10, 1997; 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015; 44 SDR 94, effective December 4, 2017.

General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1(1)(2).

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1(1)(2).

Prior versions effective: 2015-10-13, 1997-07-10.