Section 34-22-12.5 - Sharing of certain immunization records without consent permitted--Violation as a misdemeanor. - South-dakota Statutes

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34-22-12.5. Sharing of certain immunization records without consent permitted--Violation as a misdemeanor. A patient's immunization record, even if the immunization was received prior to July 1, 1996, may be shared among health care providers, health care facilities, federal or state health agencies, child welfare agencies, schools, or family day care facilities, without the consent of the patient or the person acting on the patient's behalf unless the patient's signed refusal to release immunization information is part of the patient's medical record. If the patient is a minor, the refusal to release immunization information may be signed by the patient's parent or guardian on behalf of the minor patient. Any person who receives immunization data pursuant to this section and knowingly or intentionally discloses or fails to protect the confidentiality of the data is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1996, ch 214.

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34-22-12.5. Sharing of certain immunization records without consent permitted--Violation as a misdemeanor. A patient's immunization record, even if the immunization was received prior to July 1, 1996, may be shared among health care providers, health care facilities, federal or state health agencies, child welfare agencies, schools, or family day care facilities, without the consent of the patient or the person acting on the patient's behalf unless the patient's signed refusal to release immunization information is part of the patient's medical record. If the patient is a minor, the refusal to release immunization information may be signed by the patient's parent or guardian on behalf of the minor patient. Any person who receives immunization data pursuant to this section and knowingly or intentionally discloses or fails to protect the confidentiality of the data is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1996, ch 214.

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34-22-12.5. Sharing of certain immunization records without consent permitted--Violation as a misdemeanor. A patient's immunization record, even if the immunization was received prior to July 1, 1996, may be shared among health care providers, health care facilities, federal or state health agencies, child welfare agencies, schools, or family day care facilities, without the consent of the patient or the person acting on the patient's behalf unless the patient's signed refusal to release immunization information is part of the patient's medical record. If the patient is a minor, the refusal to release immunization information may be signed by the patient's parent or guardian on behalf of the minor patient. Any person who receives immunization data pursuant to this section and knowingly or intentionally discloses or fails to protect the confidentiality of the data is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1996, ch 214.