South Dakota Statutes

§ 26-8A-35 — Toxicology test of newborn infant for exposure to controlled substance--Report of positive result.

South Dakota § 26-8A-35
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 26MINORS
Ch. 26-8PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM ABUSE OR NEGLECT

This text of South Dakota § 26-8A-35 (Toxicology test of newborn infant for exposure to controlled substance--Report of positive result.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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S.D. Codified Laws § 26-8A-35 (2026).

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If a health care practitioner has reason to believe based on a medical assessment of a mother or a newborn infant that the mother used a controlled substance for a nonmedical purpose during the pregnancy, the health care practitioner may administer, with or without the consent of the newborn infant's parent or guardian, a toxicology test to the newborn infant under the health care practitioner's care to determine whether there is evidence of prenatal exposure to a controlled substance. If the test results are positive, the health care practitioner shall report the results pursuant to § 26-8A-8 .

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Legislative History

SL 2018, ch 167, § 1.

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South Dakota § 26-8A-35, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/26-8A-35.