<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 28-13-34.2 - Release of information. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2051860Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2051860SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051860CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2051860Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2051860DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051860000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051860SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051860SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2051860Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=28-13-34.2"><span class="s2051860SENU">28-13-34.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051860SENU">. </span><span class="s2051860CL">Release of information.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051860Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051860DefaultParagraphFont">If submitting a notice under the provisions of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=28-13-34.1"><span class="s2051860DefaultParagraphFont">28-13-34.1</span></a><span class="s2051860DefaultParagraphFont">, the hospital shall make every reasonable effort to secure from the patient, and to include with the notice, a release of information form which has been signed by the patient or the patient's authorized representative. The form shall authorize persons, agencies, or institutions to release, to the county, the patient's social security number, the social security number of other household members, medical information concerning the patient, and financial information concerning the patient or members of the patient's household.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051860Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051860000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051860Normal"><span class="s2051860SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051860SCL-000002"> SL 1997, ch 170, § 26.</span></p></div></body></html>