South Dakota Code — 34
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- § 34-1-1.1. Department reorganized and continued.
- § 34-1-2.2. Public Health Advisory Committee abolished--Performance of functions.
- § 34-1-7.1. State health officer's position abolished--Performance of functions.
- § 34-1-9. Divisions and personnel.
- § 34-1-10. Repealed by SL 2012, ch 177, §§ 1 to 4.
- § 34-1-14. Advice and supervision by department.
- § 34-1-16. Rules and regulations of Department of Health--Advice to state officials.
- § 34-1-16.1. Fee schedule for inspections and licenses--Disposition of fees.
- § 34-1-17. Orders, rules, and licensing for protection of public health--Matters covered.
- § 34-1-18. Acceptance and administration of federal health funds--Legislative power reserved.
- § 34-1-20. Right to choose own physician unimpaired by public health programs--Insurance for public employees--Misdemeanor.
- § 34-1-21. Participation in and administration of federal health programs under Social Security Act--Discrimination among schools of medicine prohibited.
- § 34-1-22. Health special services fund authorized--Moneys credited to fund.
- § 34-1-23. Appropriations and disbursements from health special services fund--Other appropriations unrestricted.
- § 34-1-24. Powers of secretary of agriculture and natural resources unimpaired.
- § 34-1-25. Rules and regulations of Department of Health.
- § 34-1-26. Appeals from Department of Health.
- § 34-1-27. Violation of regulation or direction as misdemeanor.
- § 34-1-28. Judicial enforcement of process, orders, and regulations of Department of Health.
- § 34-1-31. Repealed by SL 2012, ch 177, §§ 5 to 7.
- § 34-3-1. Establishment of county department authorized--Definition of full-time health department.
- § 34-3-2. Election on establishment of department by adjacent counties--Establishment in other counties after failure in one county.
- § 34-3-3. County board where full-time department maintained--Appointment and terms of members.
- § 34-3-4. Officers of county board--Expenses of board members.
- § 34-3-5. Merger of city and county health services in full-time department--City representative on board.
- § 34-3-6. Departmental funds deposited with county treasurer--Disbursements.
- § 34-3-7. Departmental funds deposited with treasurer of participating first or second class municipality--Disbursements.
- § 34-3-8. Dissolution of full-time county department--Withdrawal of first or second class municipality from participation.
- § 34-3-9. District health department established by counties and first and second class municipalities--City contributions.
- § 34-3-10. Full-time district health department defined.
- § 34-3-11. Adjacent counties and first and second class municipalities joining district health department.
- § 34-3-12. Repealed
- § 34-3-13. Appointing committee for district board of health--Number of members appointed to board.
- § 34-3-14. Terms of office of district board members.
- § 34-3-15. Officers of district board--Expenses of board members.
- § 34-3-16. Office of district health department--Supplies and personnel.
- § 34-3-17. Board meetings where full-time department maintained.
- § 34-3-18. Health officer and personnel for full-time department.
- § 34-3-19. Part-time health officer for full-time department.
- § 34-3-20. State grants for maintenance of full-time health departments--Contributions by other agencies.
- § 34-3-21. Contractual arrangements for services to adjacent counties--Funds provided--Powers of board in adjacent county.
- § 34-3-22. Departmental funds provided from general fund of participating subdivisions.
- § 34-3-23. Operating costs apportioned among participating counties--Population as basis for apportionment.
- § 34-3-24. Annual budget estimates for full-time department--Hearings and approval of budget.
- § 34-3-25. District funds held by treasurer of largest county--Disbursements.
- § 34-3-26. Powers of county board and superintendent vested in full-time department.
- § 34-3-27. Withdrawal from district department by county or first or second class municipality--Restrictions on withdrawal--Vacancies on district board.
- § 34-3A-1. Special revenue funds authorized.
- § 34-3A-2. Fees paid into special revenue fund.
- § 34-3A-3. Fees receivable by counties and municipalities.
- § 34-3A-4. Expenditures from special revenue fund.
- § 34-3A-5. Health service contracts with public or private agencies--Expenditures from special revenue fund.
- § 34-3A-6. Appropriations from general funds for contract purposes.
- § 34-3B-1. Drug abuse prevention and rehabilitation programs authorized--Scope--Contributions to nonprofit organizations.
- § 34-3B-3. General fund appropriations authorized for drug abuse programs.
- § 34-3B-4. Programs of nonprofit organizations to be approved--Records and audits.
- § 34-4-5. Employment of nursing personnel by county commissioners.
- § 34-5-1. Purpose of chapter.
- § 34-5-2. County levy for snow removal and special emergency reserve fund--Collection of levy.
- § 34-5-3. Purposes for which reserve fund used.
- § 34-5-4. Determination of necessity for snow removal--Emergency and disaster declared by Governor or county commissioners.
- § 34-5-5. Authorization and approval of money paid from fund.
- § 34-5-6. Accounting for expenditures from fund.
- § 34-5-7. Accumulation of unexpended balances in fund--Diversion for other purposes prohibited.
- § 34-5-9. Definition of terms related to distressed food.
- § 34-5-10. Distressed food defined.
- § 34-5-11. Investigations by secretary--Right of entry.
- § 34-5-11.1. Examination of food as necessary--Ordering removal from availability.
- § 34-5-11.2. Hearing--Destroying or denaturing order--Judicial review.
- § 34-5-12. Unauthorized removal of distressed food as misdemeanor.
- § 34-5-13. Removal of food by law enforcement officers allowed when necessary.
- § 34-5-14. Interdepartmental agreements authorized--Purpose.
- § 34-5-15. Rules and regulations--Hold orders or condemnation--Misdemeanor.
- § 34-5-17. Severability of provisions.
- § 34-5-18. Citation of provisions.
- § 34-7-1. Repealed by SL 2012, ch 177, §§ 16, 17.
- § 34-7-8. Repealed by SL 2012, ch 177, §§ 18 to 28.
- § 34-7-20. Repealed by SL 2012, ch 177, §§ 29 to 32.
- § 34-8-1. Establishment and maintenance of county hospital authorized--Types of institutions included.
- § 34-8-2. County bonds authorized for hospital purchase, construction or equipment--Maximum amount--Annual tax--Issuance--Sale.
- § 34-8-4. Election on county hospital or bond issue--Percentage of vote required for approval.
- § 34-8-4.1. Additions to hospitals--Revenue bonds authorized.
- § 34-8-4.2. Election not required for revenue bonds--Protest requiring election.
- § 34-8-5. Hospital tax levy in lieu of bonds--Maximum levy--Accumulation of funds.
- § 34-8-6. Management of hospital by county commissioners--Rules and regulations.
- § 34-8-7. Board of trustees for management of hospital--Terms of office of trustees--Removal of trustee.
- § 34-8-8.1. Determination of professional staff--Discrimination between practitioners prohibited.
- § 34-8-10. Leasing in lieu of county operation of hospital--Bond required.
- § 34-8-11. County hospital as public hospital--Charges paid from county general fund--Collection of accounts.
- § 34-8-12. Rules governing admission to hospital--Reimbursement of county for cost of care--Costs paid from general fund.
- § 34-8-13. Receipts for payments to hospital.
- § 34-8-14. Lien of county for hospital costs paid from poor fund.
- § 34-8-15. Lien for cost of hospital services provided persons other than county charges.
- § 34-8-16. Termination of lien for hospital charges.
- § 34-8-17. Filing of statement of hospital charges--Indexing and notice of lien.
- § 34-8-18. Foreclosure of lien for hospital charges.
- § 34-8-19. County levy for operation and maintenance of hospital.
- § 34-8-20. Monthly payment of hospital receipts into fund--Use of surplus in fund.
- § 34-8-22. Warrants for disbursements from hospital fund.
- § 34-8-23. County wards in other hospitals--Appropriation.
- § 34-8A-1. Loans and grants to individuals authorized--Unanimous vote required--Purpose.
- § 34-8A-2. Joint action by counties and municipality.
- § 34-8A-3. Reimbursement terms set forth when loan negotiated.
- § 34-9-1. City power to establish and maintain hospital--Leases--Agreements with county.
- § 34-9-2. Types of institutions covered.
- § 34-9-4. Counties permitted to assist municipal hospitals.
- § 34-9-5. County commissioners' resolution to aid city hospital--Method of financing.
- § 34-9-7.1. County aid in operation of hospital established by first or second class municipality.
- § 34-9-8. Town power to maintain hospitals and dispensaries--Acceptance of donations and federal grants.
- § 34-9-9. Transfer of surplus municipal funds to private hospitals authorized.
- § 34-9-10. Conditions for transfer of municipal funds to private hospital--Transfer of tax funds prohibited.
- § 34-9-11. Donation of municipal hospital property to nonprofit corporation--Use by corporation as health care facility or medical clinic.
- § 34-9-12. Conditions for transfer of municipal property to corporation.
- § 34-9-13. Funds or property acquired through taxes not transferred to corporation.
- § 34-9-14. Approval of municipality required for sale of real property by corporation.
- § 34-10-1. Purpose of chapter--Types of institutions included.
- § 34-10-2. Electors' petition for establishment of district--Number of signers required--Filing--Petition for hospital bond election.
- § 34-10-3. Election on district establishment and for trustees--Election officials and precincts.
- § 34-10-4. Joint action of county commissioners of two or more counties.
- § 34-10-5. Notice of election on establishment of district--General election laws applicable.
- § 34-10-6. List of electors obtained from county auditors.
- § 34-10-7. Qualifications of electors in district.
- § 34-10-9. Percentage of votes required for establishment of district--Commissioners' certification of result.
- § 34-10-10. Annexation of territory by district--Petition, hearing, and order.
- § 34-10-11. Board of trustees to manage district.
- § 34-10-12. Terms of office of trustees--Election of first board.
- § 34-10-13. Nomination of trustees--Date and notice of elections.
- § 34-10-14. Trustees unpaid--Vacancy on board--Records of actions.
- § 34-10-15. Rules, regulations, and bylaws of district--Officers--Place of business--Legal counsel.
- § 34-10-16. Power to acquire hospital facilities--Authorization, issuance and sale of bonds--Amount limited.
- § 34-10-18. Failure of bond issue on failure of district.
- § 34-10-21. Tax levy for retirement of bonds.
- § 34-10-22. Reduction of tax levy on payment of other moneys into debt service fund.
- § 34-10-23. Payment of bonds when debt service fund insufficient--Reimbursement from subsequent tax levies--Additional levies.
- § 34-10-24. Collection of taxes levied--Transfer of collections to district treasurer.
- § 34-10-25. Tax levy in lieu of bonds--Accumulation of construction fund--Election on use of fund.
- § 34-10-26. Tax levy for operation and maintenance of hospital--Maximum levy.
- § 34-10-27. Accounting for district funds--Disbursements.
- § 34-10-28. Lease of hospital facilities to others.
- § 34-10-29. Annual audit of district affairs--Report of audit.
- § 34-10-30. Dissolution of district--Provision for indebtedness.
- § 34-10-31. Effective date of dissolution--Certification as to indebtedness.
- § 34-10-32. Sale of property on dissolution--Funds transferred to counties.
- § 34-11-1. Ambulance services--Authority to provide.
- § 34-11-2. Definitions.
- § 34-11-3. Licensure requirement--Application--Fee--Promulgation of rules--Expiration.
- § 34-11-4. Repealed.
- § 34-11-5. Licensure and operation of ambulance--Promulgation of rules.
- § 34-11-5.1. Patient information confidential.
- § 34-11-5.2. Repealed.
- § 34-11-6. Repealed.
- § 34-11-6.1. Repealed.
- § 34-11-6.2. Repealed.
- § 34-11-6.3. Repealed.
- § 34-11-6.4. Repealed.
- § 34-11-6.5. Repealed.
- § 34-11-7. Trip records--Required submission--Content--Promulgation of rules.
- § 34-11-8. Inspection.
- § 34-11-9. Exemptions from license requirements.
- § 34-11-10. Repealed.
- § 34-11-11. Development of quality assurance program for advanced life support providers--Requirements--Reviews--Reports.
- § 34-11-12. Minimum personnel on ambulance run.
- § 34-11-12.1. Medical director required--Hardship exemption.
- § 34-11-12.2. Hardship exemption--Program director--Procedure--Duration--Appeal--Promulgation of rules--Publication.
- § 34-11-12.3. Ambulance operator--Requirements--Documents retained.
- § 34-11-13. Repealed.
- § 34-11-14. Repealed.
- § 34-11-15. Air ambulance operator--Use of ground ambulance service.
- § 34-11-16. Air ambulance operator--Healthcare facility transfer--Conditions for ground ambulance use.
- § 34-11-17. Adverse action by department.
- § 34-11-18. Adverse action by department--Appeal.
- § 34-11-19. Nurse providing services--Requirements--Scope of care--Direction.
- § 34-11-20. Nurse providing services--Limited immunity.
- § 34-11A-1. Petition by voters or resolution by county commissioners for establishment of district.
- § 34-11A-2. Requirement for inclusion of municipality in district.
- § 34-11A-3. Contents of petition or resolution.
- § 34-11A-4. Certification of petition--Designation of time and place for hearing.
- § 34-11A-5. Two or more counties in proposed district--Procedure.
- § 34-11A-6. Notice of hearing.
- § 34-11A-7. Conduct of hearing--Order and filing of determination.
- § 34-11A-8. Conduct of election.
- § 34-11A-12. Board of directors--Election--Certain persons ineligible.
- § 34-11A-13. Board of directors--Meeting to elect officers.
- § 34-11A-14. Terms of directors and officers--Compensation of ambulance district director.
- § 34-11A-15. District constitutes body politic and corporate.
- § 34-11A-16. General powers of directors.
- § 34-11A-17. Contracts with other districts or agencies authorized.
- § 34-11A-18. Annual estimate and certification of expenses--Source of payment.
- § 34-11A-19. Estimate certified--Date.
- § 34-11A-20. Tax levy--Limitations--Exemption of district from general county levy for ambulance service.
- § 34-11A-21. Tax levy and special assessment--Collection.
- § 34-11A-22. Tax levy and special assessment--Deposit--Bond of secretary-treasurer.
- § 34-11A-23. Tax exempt organizations--Assessment of property--Annual statement of payments.
- § 34-11A-24. Limitation on indebtedness--Power to borrow money.
- § 34-11A-25. Deposit of funds--Warrant for disbursement.
- § 34-11A-26. Claim vouchers.
- § 34-11A-27. Examination of financial reports of secretary-treasurer.
- § 34-11A-28. Change of district boundaries.
- § 34-11A-29. Annual and special meetings of voters--Annual election--Notice of election.
- § 34-11A-30. Report of secretary-treasurer.
- § 34-11A-31. Capital outlay fund established--Uses.
- § 34-11A-32. Tax levy for capital outlay fund.
- § 34-11A-33. Public hearing required for certain expenditures of capital outlay fund.
- § 34-11A-34. Deferred compensation program for volunteer advanced life support personnel.
- § 34-11C-1. Emergency medical personnel--Licensure--Interstate compact.
- § 34-12-1.1. Definitions.
- § 34-12-2. License required to operate institution.
- § 34-12-2.1. Unlicensed institutions ineligible for state or federal funds.
- § 34-12-3. Licensed child welfare agencies exempt from chapter.
- § 34-12-4. Lodging establishments exempt from chapter.
- § 34-12-5. Application for license--Contents--Issuance of license--Denial--Contesting the denial.
- § 34-12-6. Amount of license fee--Disposition.
- § 34-12-7. Department of Health authorized to issue licenses--Promulgation of rules.
- § 34-12-8. Provisional licenses--Circumstances under which issued.
- § 34-12-8.1. Probationary licenses--Circumstances under which issued--Issuance of regular license after inspection--Certain new admissions prohibited during probation.
- § 34-12-9. License not transferable.
- § 34-12-11.1. Disclosure of public reimbursement rates required of nursing homes and related institutions.
- § 34-12-11.2. Visitation of patients and residents--Required post.
- § 34-12-12. Lodging and food service laws not applicable to licensees.
- § 34-12-13. Rules to protect patients' health and safety.
- § 34-12-14. Application of regulations and standards to Christian Science institution.
- § 34-12-15. Inmate records and statistics required of institutions--Copy to patient and certain other persons on request--Reproduction cost--No liability for compliance--Section not applicable to chemical dependency treatment facilities.
- § 34-12-15.1. Handling of residents' funds by nursing homes--Definition of terms.
- § 34-12-15.2. Residents' funds kept separate--Free from facility's liabilities.
- § 34-12-15.3. Deposit in bank of residents' funds not kept at nursing facility--Public facility to deposit with state treasurer.
- § 34-12-15.5. Surety bond required of nursing facilities handling large amounts of residents' funds--Amount of bond.
- § 34-12-15.6. Records required on residents' funds--Form--Receipts kept.
- § 34-12-15.7. Records of residents' funds available for audit.
- § 34-12-15.8. Noncompliance as ground for revocation of administrator's license.
- § 34-12-15.9. Surrender of funds on discharge of resident--Time allowed.
- § 34-12-15.10. Escheat of unclaimed funds of deceased resident--Notice and transfer to state.
- § 34-12-16. Inspection of licensed health care facilities--Exception--Refusal to allow inspection--Revocation proceedings.
- § 34-12-17. Information received by department confidential--Disclosure.
- § 34-12-18. Unlicensed operation as misdemeanor.
- § 34-12-19. Grounds for suspension or revocation of license.
- § 34-12-20. Procedure for suspension or revocation of license.
- § 34-12-21. New license issued after suspension or revocation.
- § 34-12-22. Appeal from department.
- § 34-12-29. Promulgation of rules regarding nurse aide registration.
- § 34-12-30. Notice from nursing facility required when resident's trust account approaches resource limit in medical assistance program.
- § 34-12-31. No charge against resident funds for services paid under medical assistance program.
- § 34-12-32. Residential services for elderly or disabled persons--Registration--Forms and procedures--Violation as misdemeanor.
- § 34-12-33. Inspection of elderly or disabled person residential care facility--Authorization--Scope of inspection.
- § 34-12-34. Failure to register--Notice--Closure.
- § 34-12-35.4. Number of beds in nursing facility.
- § 34-12-35.5. Access critical nursing facilities.
- § 34-12-35.6. Redistribution of existing nursing facility beds.
- § 34-12-35.7. Annual consideration of need for additional nursing facility beds or new nursing facilities .
- § 34-12-35.8. Proposals to address identified need for additional nursing facility beds or new nursing facilities--Promulgation of rules.
- § 34-12-35.9. Authorization to increase number of nursing facility beds.
- § 34-12-35.10. Nursing facility beds at Michael J. Fitzmaurice Veterans Home.
- § 34-12-35.11. Repealed.
- § 34-12-35.12. Regional nursing facility--Designation.
- § 34-12-37. Limit on the number of assisted living center beds which may be changed to nursing facility beds in certain nursing facilities.
- § 34-12-38. Interest of Department of Social Services in funds of deceased resident receiving medical assistance.
- § 34-12-39.2. New nursing facilities--Limitations--Requirements.
- § 34-12-39.4. New nursing facility as part of existing facility.
- § 34-12-39.5. Authorization to construct new nursing facility.
- § 34-12-39.6. Closure of existing nursing facility--Availability of authorized beds.
- § 34-12-39.7. Authorization to construct new nursing facility in Moody County.
- § 34-12-39.8. Authorization to construct new nursing facility in Lyman County.
- § 34-12-40. Continuing care agreement defined.
- § 34-12-41. Entrance fee defined.
- § 34-12-42. Continuing care retirement community defined.
- § 34-12-43. Agreements--Exemptions--Insurance.
- § 34-12-44. Information to be provided.
- § 34-12-45. Escrow of fees.
- § 34-12-46. Construction--Fees.
- § 34-12-47. Notification of escrow accounts.
- § 34-12-49. Repealed by SL 2003, ch 180, § 3, effective June 30, 2005.
- § 34-12-50. Court order for medical treatment of disabled adult under treatment by spiritual means.
- § 34-12-51. Immunity from liability for reporting abuse, exploitation, or neglect of elder or adult with a disability.
- § 34-12-52. Definition of terms related to trauma care system.
- § 34-12-53. Trauma care system and statewide trauma registry.
- § 34-12-54. Promulgation of rules regarding trauma care system.
- § 34-12-55. Each facility to meet requirements of one of designated levels of trauma hospital.
- § 34-12-56. Nursing facility construction on American Indian reservations.
- § 34-12-56.1. Repealed.
- § 34-12-56.2. Nursing facility on Cheyenne River Indian Reservation.
- § 34-12-57. Services of licensed birth center.
- § 34-12-58. Location of birth center.
- § 34-12-59. License required to operate birth center.
- § 34-12-60. Facilities exempt from birth center license requirements.
- § 34-12-61. Application for birth center license.
- § 34-12-62. Promulgation of rules for birth centers.
- § 34-12-63. Risk assessment system for birth centers.
- § 34-12-64. Certain medical foster homes for veterans exempt from chapter.
- § 34-12-65. Freestanding emergency medical care facility certified as hospital department exempt from licensing provisions.
- § 34-12-66. Mammogram reports required to include information on breast density.
- § 34-12-67. Assisted living facility--Resident--Visitation rights.
- § 34-12-68. Visitation policies and procedures--Limitations and restrictions--Notice--Review.
- § 34-12-69. Guidance documents--Visitation--Posting requirement.
- § 34-12-70. Palliative care--Informational material.
- § 34-12B-1. Right to choose pharmacy for filling prescriptions.
- § 34-12B-2. Exclusive agreements between pharmacies and nursing facilities as misdemeanors--Exceptions.
- § 34-12B-3. Acceptance by nursing facility of rebate, free equipment or fee from pharmacy as misdemeanor.
- § 34-12B-4. Pharmacy splitting fees or giving rebate or free equipment and services to nursing facility as misdemeanor.
- § 34-12B-5. Nursing facility prohibited from providing exclusive services to pharmacy.
- § 34-12B-6. Violation as ground for suspension or revocation of license.
- § 34-12B-7. Investigation of complaints.