South Dakota legislation · 2025 Regular Session
South Dakota HB1070: Prohibit cost-sharing in certain health insurance policies for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging examinations.
Status: Introduced, January 17, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to prohibit cost-sharing in certain health insurance policies for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging examinations.
From the introduced text:
An Act to prohibit cost-sharing in certain health insurance policies for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging examinations. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 58-17: [ADDED: A health insurance policy may not impose any cost-sharing requirement on an individual enrolled under the policy with respect to a screening examination, diagnostic breast examination, or supplemental breast examination, when the examination is medically necessary.] [ADDED: Terms used in this section mean:] [ADDED: (1) "Cost-sharing requirement," a deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or similar out-of-pocket expense, and any maximum limitation on the application of the deductible, coinsurance, or copayment;] [ADDED: (2) "Diagnostic breast examination," a medically necessary and appropriate examination of the breast, in accordance with nationally recognized guidelines, that is:] [ADDED: (a) Used to evaluate an abnormality seen or suspected from a screening examination for breast cancer; or] [ADDED: (b) Used to evaluate an abnormality detected by another means of examination; and] [ADDED: (3) "Supplemental breast examination," a medically necessary and appropriate examination of the breast, in accordance with nationally recognized guidelines, that is:] [ADDED: (a) Used to screen for breast cancer when no abnormality is seen or suspected; and] [ADDED: (b) Based on personal or family medical history, extremely dense or heterogeneously dense breasts, or other factors that …
Sponsors
- Sydney Davis (R, SD-017) · primary sponsor
- Brandei Schaefbauer (R, HD-003) · primary sponsor
- Bobbi Andera (R, HD-010)
- Jeff Bathke (R, HD-020)
- Heather Baxter (R, HD-034)
- Eric Emery (D, HD-026)
- Josephine Garcia (R, HD-005)
- Erin Healy (D, HD-010)
- Joy Hohn (R, SD-009)
- Taffy Howard (R, SD-034)
- Dylan Jordan (R, HD-004)
- David Kull (R, HD-002)
Votes
- Do Pass (February 3, 2025): 2 yea, 11 nay, failed
- Deferred to the 41st legislative day (February 3, 2025): 10 yea, 2 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1070?
- HB1070 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Prohibit cost-sharing in certain health insurance policies for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging examinations.
- What does HB1070 do?
- In its own words: An Act to prohibit cost-sharing in certain health insurance policies for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging examinations.
- What is the status of HB1070?
- Introduced as of January 17, 2025.
- Who sponsored HB1070?
- Sydney Davis (R, SD-017), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1070?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/#/Session/Bill/25489
Source: official South Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.