Except as provided in § 58-17-13, each policy of health insurance delivered or issued for delivery to any person in this state shall contain the provisions specified in §§ 58-17-14 to 58-17-29, inclusive, in the words in which the same appear; except, that the insurer may, at its option, substitute for one or more of such provisions corresponding provisions of different wording approved by the director which are in each instance not less favorable in any respect to the insured or the beneficiary. Each such provision shall be preceded individually by the applicable caption shown, or, at the option of the insurer, by such appropriate individual or group captions or subcaptions as the director may approve.
SDCL 58-17-12