Section 34-22-22 - Hospital or laboratory to report tuberculosis test results to department--Federal laboratories exempt. - South Dakota Statutes

34-22-22. Hospital or laboratory to report tuberculosis test results to department--Federal laboratories exempt. When any hospital or private bacteriologic laboratory in the state receives a specimen for culture to grow or isolate mycobacterium tuberculosis, it shall report to the State Department of Health the name of the patient from whom the specimen was collected, the name of the physician in charge of the patient, and the results of the culture whether it be positive or negative. The report required by this section shall be made within seven days after the results of the culture have been determined. In no event shall the report be submitted later than eight weeks after the specimen has been received.
The only exception from the reporting requirements of this section shall be bacteriologic laboratories operated directly by the federal government or its agencies.

Source: SL 1968, ch 119, § 1.