South Dakota Codified Laws 34-20E-20. Promulgation of rules
The board shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, for the operation of the program. Any rule promulgated shall be designed to assure the fair, equitable, and efficient operation of the program. The rules may address the following:
(1) Criteria, procedures, and forms for submitting data to the program;
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34-20E-20
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
(2) Standards for information collection;
(3) Guidelines for reviewing data and making determinations with respect to the referral of patients, prescribers, or dispensers to law enforcement or appropriate regulatory authorities based upon an open case;
(4) Safeguards for the release of information to individuals who have access to the information contained in the central repository;
(5) Guidelines for maintaining the confidentiality of program information and the integrity of the patient’s relationship with the patient’s health care provider; and
(6) Policies for the compilation and release of statistics and outcomes for advancing the purposes of the program, including enhancement of the quality of health care delivery in this state.
Source: SL 2010, ch 175, § 20.