Section 34-22-19 - Freedom to select physician or institution preserved--Surveillance bydepartment. - South Dakota Statutes

34-22-19. Freedom to select physician or institution preserved--Surveillance by department. None of the provisions of §§ 34-22-7 to 34-22-18, inclusive, shall be deemed to bar freedom of the individual to seek diagnosis or treatment, or both, by a physician or in an institution of his choice, at his own expense, or under entitlement by the federal government, medical or hospital insurance contracts, workers' compensation, retirement plans, or the medical care and disability provisions of programs under the supervision of the Department of Social Services; provided, however, that all cases of suspected or actual tuberculosis in South Dakota shall be under the surveillance of the Division of Tuberculosis and Communicable Disease Control of the South Dakota Department of Health, created by § 34-22-8.

Source: SL 1963, ch 380, § 2.