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South Dakota Department of Health

Public Health Statute and Rule

Direct links to selected South Dakota public health laws and administrative rules can be found below. The complete South Dakota Codified Law (SDCL) and Administrative Rules of South Dakota (ARSD) are available on the state's Legislative Research Council site.


Communicable Disease Control
SDCL 34-22 - Contagious Disease Control
SDCL 34-23 - Venereal Diseases
SDCL 13-28-7.1 - Immunizations, School Entry
SDCL 40-12 - Rabies Control
ARSD 44:20 - Communicable Disease Control
ARSD 44:12 -Tattooing & Body Piercing

Newborn Metabolic Screening
SDCL: 34-24 - Child Health
SDCL 34-24-17 - Screening of Newborns
SDCL 34-24-18 - PKU, Hypothyroidism
& Galactosemia
SDCL 34-24-19 - Tests, Facilities Not
Available
SDCL 34-24-20 - Tests Provided by DOH for Newborns Not Tested
SDCL 34-24-21 - Procedures After
Positives
SDCL 34-24-22 - Testing for Other
Metabolic Diseases
SDCL 34-24-23 - Reports to Department
SDCL 34-24-24 - Metabolic Disease
Follow-up
ARSD 44:19 - Newborn Screening

Vital Records
SDCL 34-25 - Vital Records
ARSD 44:09 - Public Health Statistics

Health Facility Licensure
SDCL 34-12 - Hospitals & Related Institutions
SDCL 34-21 - Radiation Exposure Control
ARSD 44:03 - Radiation Safety
ARSD 44:04 - Medical Facilities
ARSD 44:58 - Drug Control
ARSD 44:67 - Abortion Facilities

Food Service & Lodging Licensure
SDCL 34-18 - Health Regulation of
Lodging, Food Service, Campgrounds
SDCL 34-18-22.3 - Fire Safety Standards for Vacation Home Establishments
ARSD 44:02:02 - Hotels
ARSD 44:02:09 - 44:02:12 - Campgrounds
ARSD 44:02:05 - Specialty Resorts
ARSD 44:02:06 - Bed & Breakfast
Establishments
ARSD 44:02:08 - Vacation Homes
ARSD 44:02:07 - Food Service Code


Professional Licensing Boards

Chiropractic
SDCL 36-5 & ARSD 20:41 - Chiropractors

Dentistry
SDCL 36-6A - Dentists, Dental Hygienists & Dental Auxiliaries
ARSD 20:43 - Dentists

Funeral Service
SDCL 36-19 - Funeral Directors, Embalmers & Funeral Establishments
ARSD 20:45 - Funeral Service

Hearing Aid Dispensers & Audiologists
SDCL 36-24 - Hearing Aid Dispensers
ARSD 20:46 - Hearing Aid Dispensers
ARSD 20:72 - Audiologists

Massage Therapists
SDCL 36-35 - Massage Therapists

Medical & Osteopathic Examiners
SDCL 36-4B & ARSD 20:61 - Advanced Life Support Personnel
SDCL 36-29 & ARSD 20:63 - Athletic Trainers
SDCL 36-10B - Dietetics and Nutrition
SDCL 36-9B - Medical Assistants
SDCL 47-11 - Medical Corporations
SDCL 36-31 & ARSD 20:64 - Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants
SDCL 36-10 & ARSD 20:66 - Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants
SDCL 36-4A & ARSD 20:52 - Physician Assistants
SDCL 36-4 & ARSD 20:47 - Physicians & Surgeons
SDCL 36-4C & ARSD 20:70 - Respiratory Care Practitioners

Nursing
SDCL 36-9 - Registered & Practical Nurses
ARSD 20:48 - Nurses
SDCL 36-9A & ARSD 20:62 - Nurse Practitioners & Midwives
ARSD 20:48:05 - Certification of Nurse Anesthetists
ARSD 20:48:03:01 - Licensure of Clinical Nurse Specialists

Nursing Facility Administrators
SDCL 36-28 - Nursing Facility Administrators
ARSD 20:49 - Nursing Home Administrators

Optometry
SDCL 36-7 - Optometrists
SDCL 47-11B - Optometric Corporations
ARSD 20:50 - Optometry

Pharmacy
SDCL 36-11 - Pharmacies & Pharmacists
ARSD 20:51 - Pharmacists
ARSD 20:51:30 - Telepharmacy

Podiatry Examiners
SDCL 36-8 - Podiatrists
ARSD 20:55 - Podiatrists