Except as provided in § 58-17-155, §§ 58-17-154 through 58-17-162 apply to all individual and group health insurance policies, contracts, and certificates issued by health carriers as defined in § 58-17H-1 and self-funded nonfederal governmental plans with the exception of the state employee health plan sponsored by the State of South Dakota.

Source: SL 2015, ch 250 , § 3; SL 2020, ch 209 , § 6.