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font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07P2"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07C0">ARTICLE </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=55:08"><span class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07C0-000000">55:08</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07P0"><span class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07C0">STATE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07P0-000003"><span class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07C0-000004">Chapter</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07P0-000003"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=55:08:01"><span class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07C0-000005">55:08:01</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07C0-000004">        Definitions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07P0-000003"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=55:08:02"><span class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07C0-000005">55:08:02</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07C0-000004">        Health benefit.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07P0-000003"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=55:08:03"><span class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07C0-000005">55:08:03</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07C0-000004">        Life benefit.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07P0-000003"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=55:08:04"><span class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07C0-000005">55:08:04</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07C0-000004">        </span><span class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07C0-000004">Repealed</span><span class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07C0-000004">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07P0-000003"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=55:08:05"><span class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07C0-000005">55:08:05</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07C0-000004">        Flexible benefits plan.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07P0-000003"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=55:08:06"><span class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07C0-000005">55:08:06</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07C0-000004">        Claims review procedure.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07P0-000003"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=55:08:07"><span class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07C0-000005">55:08:07</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07C0-000004">        Opt-out procedure.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07P0-000003"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07P0-000003"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7ad542d5-bfee-484b-a58e-08ee6f8b8c07000001"> </span></p></div></body></html>