<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:06:13:79 Guaranteed issue.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:06:13:79"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:06:13:79 Guaranteed issue."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 20:06:13:79.&nbsp;&nbsp;Guaranteed issue.</b> With respect to an eligible person, an issuer may not deny or condition the issuance or effectiveness of a Medicare supplement policy described in §&nbsp;20:06:13:81 that is offered and is available for issuance to a new enrollee by the issuer, may not discriminate in the pricing of a Medicare supplement policy because of the eligible person's health status, claims experience, receipt of health care, or medical condition, and may not impose an exclusion of benefits based on a preexisting condition under a Medicare supplement policy.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 25 SDR 44, effective September 30, 1998.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=58-17A-2">58-17A-2(2)(5)(11).</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=58-17A-2">58-17A-2(2)(5)(11)</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=58-17A-17">58-17A-17.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>