<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 34-24-28 - Confidentiality of reports. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2057236Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2057236SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2057236CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2057236Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2057236DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2057236Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2057236000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2057236SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2057236SCL-000003 { 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="s2057236Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-24-28"><span class="s2057236SENU">34-24-28</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057236SENU">. </span><span class="s2057236CL">Confidentiality of reports.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057236Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057236DefaultParagraphFont">Any report required to be submitted pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-24-27"><span class="s2057236DefaultParagraphFont">34-24-27</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057236DefaultParagraphFont"> is strictly confidential. The reports may not be released, shared with any agency or institution, or made public, upon subpoena, search warrant, discovery proceedings or otherwise and are not admissible as evidence in any action of any kind in a court or before any tribunal, board, agency or person. However, release of medical or epidemiological information may be authorized by the Department of Health under any of the following circumstances:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057236Normal-000001"><span class="s2057236DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    For statistical purposes in such a manner that no person can be identified;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057236Normal-000001"><span class="s2057236DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    With the written consent of the person identified in the information released;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057236Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057236DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    To the extent necessary to enforce the provisions of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-24-28"><span class="s2057236DefaultParagraphFont">34-24-28</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057236DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-24-31"><span class="s2057236DefaultParagraphFont">34-24-31</span></a><span class="s2057236DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, and rules promulgated thereunder concerning the prevention and treatment of fetal alcohol syndrome; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057236Normal-000001"><span class="s2057236DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    To the extent necessary to protect the health or life of a named person.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057236Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057236000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057236Normal"><span class="s2057236SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057236SCL-000003"> SL 2001, ch 185, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>