S.D. Codified Laws § 58-18-95
Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Any qualified health plan issued on or after January 1, 2015, that offers coverage for professional audiology services shall include coverage for medically necessary physician services appropriate for the treatment of hearing impairment to a person under the age of nineteen. This shall include professional services rendered by an audiologist licensed pursuant to chapter 36-24.
The benefits provided shall be subject to the same dollar limits, deductibles, coinsurance and other limitations provided for other covered benefits in the policy.
Nothing in this section requires the payment by the health plan of hearing aids, devices, or equipment to correct hearing impairment or loss.
SDCL 58-18-95