<html> <head> <title>Rule 44:19:02:05 Responsibilities of parents.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 44:19:02:05"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 44:19:02:05 Responsibilities of parents."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:49.7pt 1.0in 49.7pt 63.35pt;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><a name="_GoBack"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>44:19:02:05.&nbsp;&nbsp;Responsibilities of parents.</b> The parent, guardian, or custodian of each infant is responsible for having blood tests as identified in &#167;&nbsp;44:19:01:04 performed within the first 48 hours of an infant's life. If a parent, guardian, or custodian refuses to have a newborn tested pursuant to &#167;&nbsp;44:19:01:04, despite having been notified of the need for testing, the parent, guardian, or custodian shall sign a written statement regarding the refusal.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 18 SDR 67, effective October 16, 1991; 23 SDR 91, effective December 9, 1996; 31 SDR 164, effective May 9, 2005; 41 SDR 109, effective January 5, 2015; 42 SDR 14, effective August 10, 2015.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34-24-25">34-24-25.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34-24-17">34-24-17</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34-24-23">34-24-23</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34-24-24">34-24-24.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>