Every group health insurance policy, including a certificate that is subject to approval pursuant to § 58-11-12, delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state, except for policies that provide coverage for special disease or other limited benefit coverage, shall provide, in writing, coverage for equipment, supplies, and self-management training and education, including medical nutrition therapy, for treatment of persons diagnosed with diabetes if prescribed by a physician or other licensed health care provider legally authorized to prescribe such treatment . Medical nutrition therapy does not include any food items or nonprescription drugs.
Coverage for medically necessary equipment and supplies shall include blood glucose monitors, blood glucose monitors for the legally blind, test strips for glucose monitors, urine testing strips, insulin, injection aids, lancets, lancet devices, syringes, insulin pumps and all supplies for the pump, insulin infusion devices, prescribed oral agents for controlling blood sugars, glucose agents, glucagon kits, insulin measurement and administration aids for the visually impaired, and other medical devices for treatment of diabetes.
Diabetes self-management training and education shall be covered if:
Coverage of diabetes self-management training is limited to (a) persons who are newly diagnosed with diabetes or have received no prior diabetes education; (b) persons who require a change in current therapy;
The benefits provided in this section are subject to the same dollar limits, deductibles, coinsurance, and other restrictions established for all other benefits covered in the policy.
SDCL 58-18-83