South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 67 - Department of Social Services
Article 67:46 - Eligibility for medical services
Chapter 67:46:14 - Children's health insurance (CHIP-NM)
Section 67:46:14:04 - Good cause for dropping insurance under a group health plan
Current through Register Vol. 50, page 114, March 25, 2024
Good cause for dropping insurance under a group health plan exists if the insurance is dropped for reasons beyond the caretaker's control. Reasons for dropping the insurance include circumstances such as the following:
(1) The cost of the insurance to cover the parent's children exceeds five percent of the CHIP-NM family's gross income;
(2) The parent providing the primary insurance is fired;
(3) The parent providing the primary insurance voluntarily quits a job and has not started a new job;
(4) The parent providing the primary insurance is laid off;
(5) The parent providing the primary insurance becomes disabled;
(6) The parent providing the primary insurance dies;
(7) The parent providing the primary insurance starts a new job and there is a lapse in insurance or the new employer does not provide dependent coverage; or
(8) The employer discontinued the insurance.
General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1.
Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1.
