Payment of treatment by government agency--Insurance coverage--Services by health care facility--Not required

SDCL § 34-51-11 — under INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENTS.

SDCL § 34-51-11

Nothing in this chapter requires: (1) A governmental agency to pay any costs associated with the use, care, or treatment of an eligible patient with an individualized investigative treatment; (2) A health plan, health carrier, or third-party administrator to provide coverage for the cost of an individualized investigative treatment or other costs of services related to the treatment; or (3) A health care facility, licensed in accordance with chapter 34-12 , to provide new or additional services, unless approved by the facility. Source: SL 2025, ch 144 , § 8.