South Dakota § 34-22-12.5 - Sharing of immunization records permitted unless signed refusal in medical record--Violation as a misdemeanor.
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§ 34-22-12.5. Sharing of immunization records permitted unless signed refusal in medical record--Violation as a misdemeanor.
A patient's immunization record shall be shared among health care providers, health care facilities, federal or state health agencies, child welfare agencies, schools, or family day care facilities, without the consent of the patient or the person acting on the patient's behalf unless the patient's signed refusal to release immunization information is part of the patient's medical record. The provider shall provide notice in any written form to the patient, or if the patient is a minor, the patient's parent or guardian of the patient's ability to refuse to permit immunization information to be shared. If the patient is a minor, the refusal to release immunization information may be signed by the patient's parent or guardian on behalf of the minor patient. Any person who receives immunization data pursuant to this section and knowingly or intentionally discloses or fails to protect the confidentiality of the data is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source: SL 1996, ch 214; SL 2015, ch 182, § 1.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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