34-23-1. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chancroid–Intentional exposure of another as misdemeanor. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chancroid are designated to be venereal diseases and are contagious, infectious, communicable, and dangerous to the public health. Any person infected with a venereal disease under this section who intentionally exposes another person to infection of that venereal disease is guilty of […]
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 […]
34-23-12. Blood test during pregnancy noted on birth certificate–Result not stated. In reporting every birth and stillbirth, physicians and others permitted to attend pregnancy cases and required to report births and stillbirths shall state on the birth certificate or fetal death certificate, as the case may be, whether a blood test for syphilis has been […]
34-23-13. Rules and regulations for venereal disease control. The State Department of Health is hereby empowered and directed to make, in compliance with chapter 1-26, such rules and regulations as shall in its judgment be necessary for the carrying out of the provisions of this chapter, including rules and regulations provided for the control and […]
34-23-14. Violation as misdemeanor. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any lawful rule or regulation made by the Department of Health pursuant to the authority therein granted, or who shall fail or refuse to obey any lawful order issued by any state, county, or municipal health officer pursuant to […]
34-23-15. Treatment of minors–Definition of terms. As used in §§34-23-16 to 34-23-18, inclusive, “physician” or “licensed physician” shall mean physicians licensed under chapter 36-4. Source: SL 1971, ch 210, §2.
34-23-16. Minor’s consent to treatment by physician valid–Prophylactic treatment–Disaffirmance prohibited. Any licensed physician, upon consultation by any minor as a patient, may, with the consent of such person who is hereby granted the right of giving such consent, make a diagnostic examination for venereal disease and prescribe for and treat such person for venereal disease […]
34-23-17. Treatment of minors by health departments authorized. Treatment of a minor for venereal disease by a county health department, State Health Department, or doctors attached to such departments shall be offered to a minor, if available, upon the minor’s request and without the necessity of consent of parents or notification to the parents. Source: […]
34-23-18. Immunity of agencies treating minors–Liability for negligence. In any such case arising under the provisions of §§34-23-16 and 34-23-17 the hospital, public clinic, or licensed physician who provides the care or services or who performs medical or surgical care or services shall incur no civil or criminal liability by reason of having made such […]
34-23-2. Reports of cases required of physicians and institutions–Information confidential. 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 […]
34-23-3. Investigation of sources of infection–Repression of prostitution. It shall be the duty of all local and state health officers to investigate sources of infection of venereal disease, to cooperate with the proper officials whose duty it is to enforce laws directed against prostitution, and otherwise to use every proper means for the repression of […]
34-23-4. Infected persons required to submit to treatment–Isolation or quarantine. State, county, and municipal health officers or their authorized deputies within their respective jurisdiction are hereby directed and empowered to require persons infected with venereal disease to report for treatment to a reputable physician and continue treatment until cured or to submit to treatment provided […]
34-23-5. Quarantine or isolation of infected person convicted of moral offense. Any person convicted of being a prostitute or inmate of a disorderly house who may be found to be infected with venereal disease in a stage which, in the opinion of the health officer, is or is apt to become communicable, shall be quarantined […]
34-23-6. Examination and treatment of prisoners. All persons who shall be imprisoned or confined in any state, county, or city prison in the state shall be examined for and, if infected, treated for venereal diseases by the health authorities or their deputies. Source: SL 1919, ch 284, §4; SDC 1939, §27.2404.
34-23-7. Treatment facilities provided by prison officials–Prisoners required to undergo treatment. The authorities of any state, county, or city prison are directed to make available to the health authorities such portion of any state, county, or city prison as may be necessary for a clinic or hospital wherein all persons who may be confined or […]
34-23-8. Service of criminal sentence not interfered with. Nothing contained in §34-23-6 or 34-23-7 shall be construed to interfere with the service of any sentence imposed by a court as a punishment for the commission of crime. Source: SL 1919, ch 284, §4; SDC 1939, §27.2404.
34-23-9. Attending physician to take blood sample from pregnant woman–Submission to State Public Health Laboratory for testing. Each physician attending a pregnant woman in this state during gestation shall, in the case of each woman so attended, take or cause to be taken a sample of blood of such woman at the time of the […]
