34-24-16. Educational program on metabolic diseases.
The State Department of Health shall provide for the development and carrying out of an educational program among physicians, staffs of hospitals, public health nurses, and the citizens of this state concerning the disease phenylketonuria, hypothyroidism, and other metabolic diseases which may cause intellectual disabilities for which appropriate methods of detection, prevention, or treatment are available. This educational program shall include information about the nature of the diseases and examinations for the early detection of such diseases in order that proper measures may be taken to prevent intellectual disabilities.
Source: SL 1973, ch 233, §1; SL 1982, ch 264, §1; SL 2013, ch 125, §17.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 34 - Public Health and Safety
Section 34-24-16 - Educational program on metabolic diseases.
Section 34-24-17 - Screening of newborn infants for metabolic, inherited, and genetic disorders.
Section 34-24-18 - Phenylketonuria, hypothyroidism, and galactosemia testing in newborn.
Section 34-24-22 - Testing for other metabolic, inherited, or genetic disorders.
Section 34-24-24 - Information to be provided to parents or guardians.
Section 34-24-25 - Rules and regulations.
Section 34-24-27 - Reports of fetal alcohol syndrome.
Section 34-24-28 - Confidentiality of reports.
Section 34-24-29 - Disclosure of confidential reports as misdemeanor.
Section 34-24-30 - Good faith reporting not a libel or slander.
Section 34-24-31 - Civil and criminal immunity.
Section 34-24-32 - Pulse oximetry test required for newborns.