34-22-12. Mandatory communicable disease reports from physicians, laboratories, and institutions--State tuberculosis register--Surveillance and control--Adoption of rules.
The State Department of Health shall provide for the collection and processing of mandatory reports of identifiable and suspected cases of communicable disease, communicable disease carriers, and laboratory tests for communicable disease carriers, from all physicians, hospitals, laboratories, and institutions. The State Department of Health shall maintain a complete case register of tuberculosis suspects, active and presumably active cases, tuberculosis contacts, and arrested or presumably arrested cases. The State Department of Health shall provide information necessary for disease surveillance and control. To implement this section, the State Department of Health may adopt, pursuant to chapter 1-26, rules specifying the methods by which disease reports shall be made, the contents and timeliness of such reports, and diseases which shall be considered in such reports.
Source: SL 1963, ch 380, §5 (6); SL 1978, ch 251, §§1, 2.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 34 - Public Health and Safety
Chapter 22 - Contagious Disease Control
Section 34-22-1 - Definitions.
Section 34-22-5 - Exposure of self or others to communicable disease as misdemeanor.
Section 34-22-6 - Compelling vaccination as misdemeanor.
Section 34-22-10 - Laboratory and radiological services provided by department.
Section 34-22-11 - Screening and testing for communicable disease.
Section 34-22-11.2 - Specific health services.
Section 34-22-12.1 - Confidentiality of reports--Exceptions.
Section 34-22-12.2 - Violation of confidentiality as misdemeanor.
Section 34-22-12.3 - Effect of good faith reporting.
Section 34-22-12.4 - Compliance with reporting requirements--Liability.
Section 34-22-13 - Consultation with physicians and institutions.
Section 34-22-14 - Enforcement of regulations for control of communicable diseases.
Section 34-22-17 - Communicable disease control supervised by department--Program applied statewide.
Section 34-22-18 - Refusal to accept diagnosis or treatment or to follow directives as misdemeanor.
Section 34-22-23 - Inspection of records of hospital or laboratory by secretary.
Section 34-22-41 - "Public health emergency" defined.
Section 34-22-42 - Secretary may declare public health emergency--Contents of order.
Section 34-22-44 - Termination of declared emergency--Renewal.
Section 34-22-44.1 - Definition of statewide emergency registry volunteer.
Section 34-22-44.2 - Statewide emergency registry volunteers--Immunity from civil liability.