South Dakota § 34-23-10 - Blood sample and testing when pregnant woman not attended by physician.
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§ 34-23-10. Blood sample and testing when pregnant woman not attended by physician.
Every person other than a physician permitted by law to attend upon pregnant women in the state but not permitted by law to take blood tests, shall cause a sample of the blood of such pregnant woman to be taken by a duly licensed physician and submitted for standard serological tests for syphilis to the State Public Health Laboratory or such other laboratories cooperating with, and approved by, the Department of Health.
Source: SL 1939, ch 103; SDC Supp 1960, § 27.2406 (1).
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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