58-41-3. Certificate of authority required for health maintenance organization or contracts--Violation as misdemeanor.
No person shall establish or operate a health maintenance organization in this state, nor sell or offer to sell, or solicit offers to purchase or receive advance or periodic consideration in conjunction with a health maintenance organization or health maintenance contract unless such organization has a certificate of authority under this chapter. Violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: SL 1974, ch 321, §§3, 50; SDCL Supp, §58-41-77; SL 1978, ch 359, §2.