A hospital service plan corporation is exempt from all provisions of the insurance laws of this state other than in this chapter. However, the corporation is subject to the provisions of this title on matters of hearings, appeals, mergers, dissolutions, licensure of insurance producers, and procedures on such matters. The corporation is also subject to §§ 58-4-39 to 58-4-42, inclusive; 58-6-75; 58-17-17 and 58-17-19, for nongroup policies only; §§ 58-30-124 to 58-30-139, inclusive; to the fees and taxation as insurers covered by this title; and to chapters 58-3, 58-5A, 58-14, 58-18B, 58-26, 58-27, 58-29B, 58-29D, 58-33, 58-43, and 58-44.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-40-18

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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 1966, ch 111, ch 21, § 14; SL 1981, ch 367, § 2; SL 1982, ch 367, § 2; SL 1991, ch 408, § 3; SL 1994, ch 386, § 3; SL 2001, ch 286, § 225.