34-14-25. Genetic testing to be performed by accredited laboratory enrolled in proficiency testing program--State health laboratory not affected.
If a genetic test, as defined in §34-14-21, is required or authorized by state law, or performed in the state, the test shall be performed in a laboratory accredited by the College of American Pathologists, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, or any accreditation body approved by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services and which has requirements that are substantially equivalent to, or more comprehensive than, those of the College of American Pathologists. In addition, the laboratory shall be enrolled in a proficiency testing program sponsored by an organization approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Nothing in this section alters the ability of the state health laboratory to perform genetic tests.
Source: SL 2002, ch 166, §1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 34 - Public Health and Safety
Section 34-14-1 - Information obtained in medical studies confidential--Inadmissibility in evidence.
Section 34-14-3 - Disclosure of information from medical study as misdemeanor.
Section 34-14-4 - Immunity from liability for furnishing information to research agencies.
Section 34-14-5 - Physician's consent required for research interviews.
Section 34-14-6 - Legislative findings as to use of animals in research.
Section 34-14-16 - Research that destroys human embryo prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 34-14-19 - "Nontherapeutic research" defined.
Section 34-14-20 - "Human embryo" defined.
Section 34-14-21 - Definition of terms used in §§ 34-14-21 to 34-14-24.
Section 34-14-26 - Definition of terms.
Section 34-14-27 - Human cloning as felony--Civil penalty.
Section 34-14-28 - Scientific research not restricted if not prohibited.