South Dakota Codified Laws Relating to Contagious Disease Control Presented by:Justin L. Williams General Counsel South Dakota Department of Health (605) Date: May 16, 2014

South Dakota Codified Laws (SDCL) Chapter Contagious Disease Control atute&Statute=34-22 South Dakota Codified Laws (SDCL) Chapter Venereal Diseases atute&Statute=34-23 Administrative Rules of South Dakota (ARSD) Article 44:20 Communicable Disease Control

Important SDCLs: 1)SDCL – State-wide system for disease control and treatment – Scope of program 2)SDCL – Exposure of others to contagious disease as misdemeanor 3)SDCL – Mandatory communicable disease reports from physicians, laboratories, and institutions – State tuberculosis register – Surveillance and control – Adoption of rules

Important SDCLs Continued: 4)SDCL * – Confidentiality of reports – Exceptions 5)SDCL – Secretary may declare public health emergency – Contents of order 6)SDCL – Diseases declared dangerous – Exposure of another as misdemeanor Syphilis Gonorrhea

Important ARSDs: 1.ARSD 44:20:01:03 – Category I reportable diseases and conditions Anthrax Foodborne outbreaks or epidemics Measles Polio Smallpox Plague “Unexplained illness or deaths of humans or animals”

Important ARSDs Continued: 2)ARSD 44:20:01:04 – Category II reportable disease and conditions Chlamydia Gonorrhea Hepatitis (A, B, and C) HIV Influenza Syphilis TB West Nile Salmonella Hantavirus Rabies

Measures of control of communicable conditions ARSD 44:20:03:01 1.Control of Communicable Disease Manual, 19 th edition, American Public Health Association, 2008; 2.Red Book 2012: Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 29 th edition, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2012; 3.Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2010, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), December 17, 2010, 59(RR-12); 4.Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, Atkinson et al., 12 th ed. 5.If more recent and equally reliable information is available from the CDC, the Department may also include that information as public health measures for communicable diseases and conditions.

Important ARSDs Continued: 3)ARSD 44:20:03:06* – Imminent health threat to others – Petition to circuit court “If the department has determined by medical or epidemiological information that a person has a reportable disease or condition and is an imminent health threat to others, the department may petition the circuit court for a temporary order pursuant to [Rules of civil procedure] to enforce public health measures.”

South Dakota Codified Laws Relating to Contagious Disease Control Presented by:Justin L. Williams General Counsel South Dakota Department of Health (605) Date: May 16, 2014