The business of a hospital service plan corporation shall be managed by a board of directors of at least five persons possessing the same general qualifications as the incorporators and they shall be selected, and their number fixed, in the manner set out in the bylaws for threeyear terms. The directors of such corporation must at all times include representatives of the following groups: administrators, directors, trustees, or members of the clinical staff of hospitals which have contracted or may contract with such corporation to render to its subscribers hospital service; physicians and surgeons regularly licensed to practice in this state; and the general public exclusive of hospital representatives and physicians.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-40-4

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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, § 16.