The department shall establish and direct the operations of a state-wide system for communicable disease prevention, control, and treatment. The department may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to:

(1) Conduct communicable disease surveillance which includes detection, assessment, and analysis;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34-22-9

  • Communicable disease: includes :

    (a) An illness due to a specific infectious agent or its toxic products that arises through transmission of that agent or its products from an infected person, animal, fomite, or reservoir to a susceptible host, either directly or indirectly, through an intermediate plant or animal host, vector, or inanimate environment and which is determined to be a reportable disease pursuant to §. See South Dakota Codified Laws 34-22-1

(2) Prescribe criteria for communicable disease case definitions;

(3) Prescribe procedures for communicable disease case and contact notification, referral, and management;

(4) Prescribe methods and procedures for the prevention and control of communicable disease;

(5) Prescribe methods and procedures for the control of communicable disease patients and carriers, including the monitoring, quarantine, and isolation of any patient or carrier;

(6) Prescribe medical and posttreatment supervision measures for communicable disease patients and carriers;

(7) Prescribe methods and procedures for the prevention and control of occupationally-related communicable diseases; and

(8) Prescribe procedures for infection prevention measures for communicable disease control and prevention.

Source: SL 1963, ch 380, § 5 (1); SL 1992, ch 246; SL 2015, ch 181, § 7.

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