HB1137Dead
Establish provisions related to the treatment of pain with non-opioid drugs.
South Dakota will require both the state Medicaid program and private health insurance companies to treat FDA-approved non-opioid pain medications fairly compared to opioid drugs on their coverage lists. This means insurers cannot make it harder or more expensive for patients to access non-opioid alternatives to opioids when treating pain. The law takes effect immediately for any new non-opioid pain drugs approved by the FDA.