SD| South Dakota DOI Bulletin 26-02 sets a June 1, 2026 SERFF filing deadline for all 2027 ACA-compliant individual and small group products, outlines required supporting materials and attestations, and establishes additional 2026–2027 dates for network adequacy updates and federal survey submissions, while barring late or revised filings except when required by regulators and excluding grandfathered and certain pre-2014 plans from these timelines.
Key Points:
- Mandatory SERFF supporting documents: PY27 prescription drug attestation, MHPAEA self-compliance questionnaire, and adherence to updated SERFF filing instructions; late filings are not accepted and post-deadline revisions are prohibited unless required by the Division or federal government, with timeframes not applying to grandfathered or pre-12/31/2013 non-grandfathered plans.
- June 1, 2026: Deadline to file all rates, forms, access plans, binders, SBCs, and required documentation in SERFF for On- and Off-Exchange ACA-compliant individual and small group plans effective on or after January 1, 2027.
- Additional requirements: network adequacy update via SERFF Report Filing between January 4–13, 2027 (with relief from the July 15, 2026 second update under Bulletin 25-02), plus filing in SERFF of the Appointment Wait Time Secret Shopper Survey by June 30, 2026.