Plan Website: South Dakota State Employees' Health Plan
Administrator: South Dakota State Emloyee Benefits Program
This plan is self-funded.
This plan has an exclusion.
Exclusion:
Services or drugs related to gender transformations. (p. 55)
Litigation:
Bruce v. State of South Dakota, No. 5:17-cv-05080-JLV (D.S.D. filed Oct. 13, 2017). In this ACLU case, Mr. Bruce brought Title VII and Equal Protection claims challenging a blanket exclusion in the South Dakota state employee health plan. The case was voluntarily dismissed following Mr. Bruce’s death.
Updated on Mar 6, 2023