Pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. No. 111-148, no qualified health plan offered through a health insurance exchange established in the state may include elective abortion coverage.

For the purposes of this section, an elective abortion is an abortion performed for any reason other than a medical emergency as set forth in subdivision 34-23A-1(5).

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-17-147

  • 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

Source: SL 2012, ch 245, §§ 1, 2.