South Dakota Statutes

§ 34-23-2 — Reports of cases required of physicians and institutions--Information confidential.

South Dakota·Title 34 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY·Ch. 34-23 VENEREAL DISEASES
Any physician or other person who makes a diagnosis in or treats a case of venereal disease and any superintendent or manager of a hospital, dispensary, or charitable or penal institution in which there is a case of venereal disease shall make a report of such case to the health authorities in such form and manner as the State Department of Health shall direct. The identity of any individual appurtenant to an investigation conducted pursuant to a report of a venereal disease shall be maintained in strictest confidence within the venereal disease control system, and any information obtained from that individual may not be disclosed in any action in any court or before any tribunal, board, or agency.

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Legislative History

SL 1919, ch 284, § 2; SDC 1939, § 27.2402; SL 1978, ch 252.

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