Every policy of health insurance that covers a male and that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state, except for policies that provide coverage for specified disease or other limited benefit coverage, shall provide the following coverage for diagnostic screening for prostate cancer:

(1) An annual medically recognized diagnostic examination, including a digital rectal examination and a prostatespecific antigen test, as follows:

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-17-107

  • State: when used in context signifying a jurisdiction other than the State of South Dakota, a state, the District of Columbia, a territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States of America, or a province of the Dominion of Canada. See South Dakota Codified Laws 58-1-2

(a) For asymptomatic men aged fifty and over; and

(b) For men aged fortyfive and over at high risk for prostate cancer; and

(2) For males of any age who have a prior history of prostate cancer, medically indicated diagnostic testing at intervals recommended by a physician, including the digital rectal examination, prostatespecific antigen test, and bone scan.

Source: SL 2001, ch 277, § 1.