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2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 33A - Veterans Affairs › Chapter 05 - Burial Of Veterans › Section 33A-5-8 - County purchase of burial plots--Perpetual care--Title to plots.

33A-5-8. County purchase of burial plots--Perpetual care--Title to plots.
Each board of county commissioners of each county of this state may, as soon as the money has been appropriated, purchase not more than ten burial plots and provide for the perpetual care of the plots.
The title to the burial plots is vested in the State of South Dakota, and permits for burial in the plots shall be issued by the county auditor of the respective county.
Source:
SL 1929, ch 226, §3; SDC 1939, §12.1912; SL 1943, ch 31; SL 2007, ch 187, §229; §33-19-9; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2011, ch 152, §24.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 33A - Veterans Affairs › Chapter 05 - Burial Of Veterans › Section 33A-5-9 - Conditions for county payment of burial expense.

33A-5-9. Conditions for county payment of burial expense.
Any county may pay burial expense of persons described in §33A-5-7 for any such burial if the person dies in the county or has legal residence in the county at the time of death and if the relatives or friends of the deceased furnish affidavits acceptable to a circuit judge for the county that the estate of the decedent is not sufficient to defray the funeral expense.
Source:
SL 1927, ch 192; SL 1929, ch 226, §2; SDC 1939, §12.1912; SL 1943, ch 31; SL 2007, ch 187, §230; §33-19-10; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2011, ch 152, §25.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 33A - Veterans Affairs › Chapter 05 - Burial Of Veterans › Section 33A-5-10 - Retention of federal memorial pending payment for funeral or burial prohibited.

33A-5-10. Retention of federal memorial pending payment for funeral or burial prohibited.
The provisions of §44-11-9 or any other provision of law notwithstanding, if a funeral director, operator of a cemetery, or other individual involved with the funeral or burial of a veteran is in possession of a headstone, memorial headstone, or marker provided by the United States government in memory of the veteran, the director, operator, or individual may not retain possession of the headstone, memorial headstone, or marker pending payment for property associated with the funeral or burial or for services rendered.
Source:
SL 2011, ch 152, §26.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 33A - Veterans Affairs › Chapter 05 - Burial Of Veterans › Section 33A-5-11 - State veterans cemetery operating fund--Fee for burial--Promulgation of rules.

33A-5-11. State veterans cemetery operating fund--Fee for burial--Promulgation of rules.
There is hereby created in the state treasury the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery operating fund, into which shall be deposited disbursements from the endowment fund created in §33A-5-12, donations to the cemetery, and revenues generated by the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery. The Department of Veterans Affairs may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to establish a fee for burial of an eligible spouse or dependent at the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery. The fee may not exceed the United States Department of Veterans Affairs maximum plot allowance for a non-service connected death of a veteran.
Source:
SL 2018, ch 201, §1, eff. Mar. 23, 2018; SL 2021, ch 138, § 1, eff. Mar. 21, 2021.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 33A - Veterans Affairs › Chapter 05 - Burial Of Veterans › Section 33A-5-12 - State veterans cemetery endowment fund.

33A-5-12. State veterans cemetery endowment fund.
The South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery endowment fund may be established within the South Dakota Community Foundation. The purpose of the endowment fund is to provide a fund for any person who wishes to contribute to the endowment fund to fund the construction and operation of the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery. This fund shall be administered by the South Dakota Community Foundation. Any disbursements from this endowment fund shall be deposited into the fund created in §33A-5-11.
Source:
SL 2018, ch 201, §2, eff. Mar. 23, 2018.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 33A - Veterans Affairs › Chapter 05 - Burial Of Veterans › Section 33A-5-13 - Minimum principal balance of fund.

33A-5-13. Minimum principal balance of fund.
Donations to the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery endowment fund shall be deposited into the fund to reach a minimum principal balance of three million dollars ($3,000,000) by July 1, 2023. Notwithstanding the minimum principal balance under this section, expenditures may be made prior to July 1, 2023. If the minimum principal balance is reached prior to July 1, 2023, no expenditures may reduce the principal balance below three million dollars ($3,000,000).
Source:
SL 2018, ch 201, §3, eff. Mar. 23, 2018.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 33A - Veterans Affairs › Chapter 05 - Burial Of Veterans › Section 33A-5-14 - Annual report of veterans council.

33A-5-14. Annual report of veterans council.
The South Dakota Veterans Council shall report annually to the Joint Committee on Appropriations on the balance of the South Dakota Veterans Cemetery endowment fund.
Source:
SL 2018, ch 201, §4, eff. Mar. 23, 2018.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 33A - Veterans Affairs › Chapter 05 - Burial Of Veterans › Section 33A-5-15 - Donation of land for state cemetery

33A-5-15. Donation of land for state cemetery
The State of South Dakota may accept the donation of a suitable amount of land from the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for the purposes of establishing and maintaining a state veterans' cemetery in Minnehaha County.
Source:
SL 2018, ch 201, §5, eff. Mar. 23, 2018.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 33A - Veterans Affairs › Chapter 05 - Burial Of Veterans › Section 33A-5-16 - State cemetery pre-application.

33A-5-16. State cemetery pre-application.
The secretary of veterans affairs shall submit a state cemetery pre-application to the National Cemetery Administration as provided in 38 CFR 39.31 prior to July 1, 2018.
Source:
SL 2018, ch 201, §6, eff. Mar. 23, 2018.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 33A - Veterans Affairs › Chapter 05 - Burial Of Veterans › Section 33A-5-17 - State cemetery grant application.

33A-5-17. State cemetery grant application.
The secretary of veterans affairs shall submit a state cemetery grant application to the National Cemetery Administration as provided in 38 CFR 39.31 and to contract for the design, construction, equipping, and any other action that may be required to provide for a state veterans cemetery in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, at an estimated cost of six million dollars.
Source:
SL 2018, ch 201, §7, eff. Mar. 23, 2018.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 01 - State Department Of Health › Section 34-1-1.1 - Department reorganized and continued.

34-1-1.1. Department reorganized and continued.
The Department of Health created by this chapter shall comprise the Department of Health established by chapter 1-43, subject to the changes specified in chapter 1-43.
Source:
SL 1973, ch 2, §214.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 01 - State Department Of Health › Section 34-1-2.2 - Public Health Advisory Committee abolished--Performance of functions.

34-1-2.2. Public Health Advisory Committee abolished--Performance of functions.
The Public Health Advisory Committee is abolished, and its functions set forth in §§34-1-16, 34-1-16.1, 34-1-17, 34-1-20, 34-1-21, 34-1-26, and 34-1-27 are transferred to the State Department of Health.
Source:
SL 1980, ch 371 (Ex. Ord. 80-6), §17.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 01 - State Department Of Health › Section 34-1-7.1 - State health officer's position abolished--Performance of functions.

34-1-7.1. State health officer's position abolished--Performance of functions.
The position of state health officer is abolished, and all its functions shall be administered by the secretary of health as provided by §1-43-2.
Source:
SL 1974, ch 3, §27.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 01 - State Department Of Health › Section 34-1-9 - Divisions and personnel.

34-1-9. Divisions and personnel.
The secretary of health shall establish divisions as may be necessary for the proper functioning of the Department of Health and shall appoint all personnel necessary in the operation of the department pursuant to chapter 3-6D.
Source:
SL 1949, ch 105, §2; SL 1951, ch 134, §3; SL 1957, ch 115, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §27.0102; SL 2018, ch 12, §13.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 01 - State Department Of Health › Section 34-1-14 - Advice and supervision by department.

34-1-14. Advice and supervision by department.
The Department of Health shall have the power:
(1)To advise the directors of divisions in all matters pertaining to their duties;
(2)To exercise general supervision over all health officers and local boards of health in the state.
Source:
SL 1895, ch 96, §5; RPolC 1903, §242; SL 1903, ch 217, §2; SL 1913, ch 109, §4; SL 1917, ch 353, §2; RC 1919, §7667 (2); SL 1919, ch 317; SDC 1939, §27.0104 (2); SL 1949, ch 105, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §27.0104 (5), (6).
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 01 - State Department Of Health › Section 34-1-16 - Rules and regulations of Department of Health--Advice to state officials.

34-1-16. Rules and regulations of Department of Health--Advice to state officials.
The Department of Health shall have the power:
(1)To make and alter all rules and regulations as may be required in the interest of the public health; and
(2)To advise all state officials and boards in matters relating to hygiene and sanitation.
Source:
SL 1913, ch 109, §4; SL 1917, ch 353, §2; RC 1919, §7667 (2); SL 1919, ch 317; SDC 1939, §27.0104 (2); SL 1949, ch 105, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §27.0104 (3).
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 01 - State Department Of Health › Section 34-1-16.1 - Fee schedule for inspections and licenses--Disposition of fees.

34-1-16.1. Fee schedule for inspections and licenses--Disposition of fees.
The South Dakota Department of Health may establish by regulation a fee schedule not otherwise provided by statute for environmental health inspections and licenses provided by the State Department of Health. The fee established by regulation may not exceed the actual cost involved for supplying such services, including building costs, maintenance, and operation. Fees received for the services as defined in this section shall be deposited in the South Dakota general fund.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 204, §§1, 2; SL 1985, ch 283, §21.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 01 - State Department Of Health › Section 34-1-17 - Orders, rules, and licensing for protection of public health--Matters covered.

34-1-17. Orders, rules, and licensing for protection of public health--Matters covered.
The Department of Health may adopt and enforce, subject to chapter 1-26, orders and rules necessary to preserve and protect the public health and may regulate, by requiring licenses or other appropriate means, control, and, in proper cases, prohibit and suppress any of the following matters:
(1)The manufacture into articles of commerce, other than food, of diseased, tainted, or decayed animal or vegetable matter;
(2)The location of cemeteries and the removal and burial of the dead;
(3)The management of lying-in houses and boarding places for infants, and the treatment of infants therein;
(4)The construction and equipment, in respect to sanitary conditions, of schools, hospitals, prisons, and other public institutions;
(5)The treatment in hospitals and elsewhere of persons suffering from any communicable disease, the disinfection and quarantine of persons and places in case of disease, and the reporting of sickness and deaths from disease;
(6)The distribution of biological products to be used for the prevention and treatment of communicable diseases;
(7)The diagnosis, control, and treatment of tuberculosis; and
(8)The minimum sanitation requirements for tattooing, saline tattoo removal, and body piercing as defined in §9-34-17, including premises, equipment, methods of operation, and freedom from communicable disease.
Source:
SDC 1939, §27.0104 (3); SL 1949, ch 105, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §27.0104 (4); SL 1963, ch 380, §10; SL 1972, ch 15, §§3, 4; SL 1987, ch 29, §65; SL 1992, ch 239, §1; SL 1995, ch 189, §2; SL 2019, ch 55, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 01 - State Department Of Health › Section 34-1-20 - Right to choose own physician unimpaired by public health programs--Insurance for public employees--Misdemeanor.

34-1-20. Right to choose own physician unimpaired by public health programs--Insurance for public employees--Misdemeanor.
Hereafter all funds appropriated by the State of South Dakota or otherwise established by the state, or from any other source whatever as a public fund, to be distributed or allotted for any public health program, financed in whole or in part by such public funds or administered or supervised by any public agency controlled by the state or any county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivision, or any corporation or association organized under the laws of the state for the administration of such funds, shall when administered or distributed in payment of services rendered by physicians or licensed chiropractors or optometrists under the provisions of such public health program be so administered or distributed that there shall be no restrictions in the right of any client, officer, employee, or citizen to select any regularly licensed physician, chiropractor, or optometrist of his choice for the performance of services under such program, provided that this section shall in no way affect the provisions of §34-1-21, relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Health relating to the services for crippled children. This section applies to the purchase of any insurance and any contracts entered into after the effective date of this section with health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations and individual practice associations by the State of South Dakota, counties, school districts, and municipalities for health care programs or insurance for public officials or employees. Any violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1939, ch 106, §§1, 2; SDC Supp 1960, §§27.0116, 27.9942; SL 1977, ch 190, §5; SL 1988, ch 273.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 01 - State Department Of Health › Section 34-1-21 - Participation in and administration of federal health programs under Social Security Act--Discrimination among schools of medicine prohibited.

34-1-21. Participation in and administration of federal health programs under Social Security Act--Discrimination among schools of medicine prohibited.
It shall be the duty of the Department of Health and said department is hereby empowered and directed to adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to participate with the government of the United States in the administration of Title V of the Federal Social Security Act relating to services for crippled children and to maternal and child health services. The Department of Health is hereby designated as the sole state agency within the State of South Dakota to receive and administer and disburse federal appropriations, benefits, grants, and allotments made available to the state under said federal statute together with such funds as may be made available by the state. Said Department of Health is empowered, subject to chapter 1-26, to adopt all rules and regulations and make such orders and findings of fact as are appropriate or necessary to conform to the federal rules and regulations promulgated for the purpose of administering the activities referred to in said federal act and to conform to the rules and regulations of the federal agencies. Whenever the provision of medicinal care or the appointment of physicians shall be contemplated under this section, no standards for service or eligibility for appointment shall give any preference to graduates of any particular school of medicine.
Source:
SL 1937, ch 231; SDC 1939, §27.0104 (4); SL 1949, ch 105, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §27.0104 (8); SL 1972, ch 15, §§3, 4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 01 - State Department Of Health › Section 34-1-22 - Health special services fund authorized--Moneys credited to fund.

34-1-22. Health special services fund authorized--Moneys credited to fund.
The state treasurer is hereby authorized to open an account entitled health special services fund to which shall be credited such moneys as may come into the hands of the secretary of health as a result of services rendered any municipality or subdivision of the state, donations to the crippled children's program, refunds received in connection with service to crippled children, such other funds as may come into the hands of the secretary of health for special projects, and such funds as the Legislature may from time to time require to be placed therein pending disbursement.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 136.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 01 - State Department Of Health › Section 34-1-23 - Appropriations and disbursements from health special services fund--Other appropriations unrestricted.

34-1-23. Appropriations and disbursements from health special services fund--Other appropriations unrestricted.
The funds described in §34-1-22 are hereby annually appropriated for payment of salaries, travel, and expenditures relating to the sources of revenue, as determined by the secretary of health. The state auditor shall issue warrants upon the funds hereby appropriated upon vouchers approved by the secretary of health. The funds hereby appropriated shall not be construed to be a limitation on money expendable by the State Department of Health for the purposes herein specified, notwithstanding other and further appropriations from the state general fund or other moneys for said or similar purposes.
Source:
SL 1961, ch 136.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 01 - State Department Of Health › Section 34-1-24 - Powers of secretary of agriculture and natural resources unimpaired.

34-1-24. Powers of secretary of agriculture and natural resources unimpaired.
Nothing in this chapter shall be so construed as to interfere with the powers and duties of the secretary of agriculture and natural resources.
Source: SL 1913, ch 109, §27; RC 1919, §7674; SDC 1939, §27.0109; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord.
21-3
), § 14, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 01 - State Department Of Health › Section 34-1-25 - Rules and regulations of Department of Health.

34-1-25. Rules and regulations of Department of Health.
The Department of Health is authorized and empowered, subject to chapter 1-26, to adopt such rules and regulations not inconsistent herewith as may be necessary for the proper administration of this chapter.
Source:
SL 1949, ch 105, §8; SDC Supp 1960, §27.0104-1; SL 1972, ch 15, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 01 - State Department Of Health › Section 34-1-26 - Appeals from Department of Health.

34-1-26. Appeals from Department of Health.
Any person feeling aggrieved by any action of the Department of Health shall have the right to appeal pursuant to chapter 1-26.
Source:
SL 1913, ch 109, §25; RC 1919, §7672; SDC 1939, §27.0114; SL 1972, ch 15, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 01 - State Department Of Health › Section 34-1-27 - Violation of regulation or direction as misdemeanor.

34-1-27. Violation of regulation or direction as misdemeanor.
Every person violating any regulation of the Department of Health made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or violating any lawful direction of any board of health or health officer is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1913, ch 109, §5; SL 1917, ch 353, §3; RC 1919, §7668; SDC 1939, §27.9901; SL 1977, ch 190, §6.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 01 - State Department Of Health › Section 34-1-28 - Judicial enforcement of process, orders, and regulations of Department of Health.

34-1-28. Judicial enforcement of process, orders, and regulations of Department of Health.
The failure to obey the process, subpoena, order, rule, regulation, judgment, or other legal command of the Department of Health or the violation of any rule, regulation, order, or legal command of the department may be enforced by proper legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Source:
SL 1949, ch 105, §8; SDC Supp 1960, §27.0104-1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-1 - Establishment of county department authorized--Definition of full-time health department.

34-3-1. Establishment of county department authorized--Definition of full-time health department.
The board of county commissioners of any county of this state may establish within its county a full-time county health department and provide for the maintenance thereof. Full-time health departments shall be construed to be an organization under the immediate direction of a health officer and employing trained public health personnel who shall devote their entire working time to the prevention of disease and the promotion of public health.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A01.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-2 - Election on establishment of department by adjacent counties--Establishment in other counties after failure in one county.

34-3-2. Election on establishment of department by adjacent counties--Establishment in other counties after failure in one county.
One or more adjacent counties may submit to the electors of said counties at a general or special election, the question of establishing a county health department. Upon affirmative majority vote in each county, such department may be jointly created. In the event any one county does not return a majority vote, nothing herein shall prevent the other county or counties from so creating said department.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A01.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-3 - County board where full-time department maintained--Appointment and terms of members.

34-3-3. County board where full-time department maintained--Appointment and terms of members.
There shall be created in each county maintaining a full-time county health department, a county board of health consisting of seven members to be appointed by the county commissioners as follows: One member shall be a member of such board of county commissioners, appointed for one year at the first official meeting of such board in each calendar year; one member shall be a practicing physician and shall hold office for a term of four years; five members are to be selected from the electors of the county to hold office for terms of five years each, except that the initial term shall be staggered in such manner that the term of one board member so chosen shall expire each year. Vacancies occurring on the county board of health shall be filled by appointment by the board of county commissioners for the unexpired term affected.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A03; SL 1977, ch 276.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-4 - Officers of county board--Expenses of board members.

34-3-4. Officers of county board--Expenses of board members.
The members of the county board of health shall organize by selecting a president and vice-president, and the health officer shall be ex officio secretary. Members of the board shall receive no compensation but shall receive their actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A03.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-5 - Merger of city and county health services in full-time department--City representative on board.

34-3-5. Merger of city and county health services in full-time department--City representative on board.
Any municipality of the first class located within a county wherein a full-time county health department has been or is being established, may by mutual agreement between its governing body and the board of county commissioners of said county, merge its health service with such county department and participate in the financial maintenance of such county department to the extent of such agreement, and thereupon the county department shall have full supervision and control over all matters pertaining to public health in said municipality. Whenever a municipality of the first class shall merge with the county department, the mayor or member of the governing body of such municipality by it selected, shall become a member of the county board of health and shall be in addition to the members provided in §34-3-3.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §§2, 3; SDC Supp 1960, §§27.18A02, 27.18A03; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-6 - Departmental funds deposited with county treasurer--Disbursements.

34-3-6. Departmental funds deposited with county treasurer--Disbursements.
In the case of a full-time county health department, all funds made available for the operation of such department from all sources shall be deposited with the county treasurer who shall disburse said funds as provided by law upon vouchers certified by the health officer.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §13; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A13.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-7 - Departmental funds deposited with treasurer of participating first or second class municipality--Disbursements.

34-3-7. Departmental funds deposited with treasurer of participating first or second class municipality--Disbursements.
When a municipality of the first class participates in the operation of a full-time county health department, the funds made available for the operation of said department may, by mutual agreement between the governing body of said municipality and the board of county commissioners, be deposited with the treasurer of said municipality, to be disbursed by him in the manner provided in §34-3-6.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §13; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A13; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-8 - Dissolution of full-time county department--Withdrawal of first or second class municipality from participation.

34-3-8. Dissolution of full-time county department--Withdrawal of first or second class municipality from participation.
A full-time county health department may be dissolved by resolution of the board of county commissioners, and a first or second class municipality may withdraw from such department by resolution of its governing body, at any time after one year from the establishment of the department, or merger therewith, as the case may be; provided that no dissolution or withdrawal shall occur during any fiscal year for which a budget has been approved therefor, and in no case until ninety days' prior written notice thereof has been given the county board of health.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A04; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-9 - District health department established by counties and first and second class municipalities--City contributions.

34-3-9. District health department established by counties and first and second class municipalities--City contributions.
Two or more adjacent counties and municipalities of the first class located therein may, by mutual agreement of their governing boards, establish and maintain a full-time district health department. When municipalities of the first class desire to cooperate in the maintenance of a full-time district health department, they shall contribute financially in such amount as may be agreed upon by the governing board of the municipality concerned and the county commissioners for the county in which such municipality is located. Such municipality funds shall be considered as contributing to the county's proportionate share of the total district health department budget.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A05; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-10 - Full-time district health department defined.

34-3-10. Full-time district health department defined.
A full-time district health department shall be construed to be a department organized to serve contiguous territory in two or more adjacent counties, and which shall be under the immediate direction of a health officer and employing trained public health personnel who shall devote their entire working time to the prevention of disease and the promotion of public health, provided that physicians may be employed on a part-time basis to act as assistant health officers.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A05.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-11 - Adjacent counties and first and second class municipalities joining district health department.

34-3-11. Adjacent counties and first and second class municipalities joining district health department.
After the initial formation of a full-time district health department other adjacent counties and municipalities of the first class therein may, by resolution of their governing boards, become a part of such district by agreement with the district board of health.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A05; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-13 - Appointing committee for district board of health--Number of members appointed to board.

34-3-13. Appointing committee for district board of health--Number of members appointed to board.
When two or more counties unite to form a full-time district health department a district board of health shall be created in the following manner: an appointing committee shall be formed, consisting of a representative of each governing board of each participating county and first or second class municipality, to be elected by such governing board. Counties and municipalities which become a part of such district after its initial formation shall have a representative on the appointing committee, to be selected in the same manner. Such committee shall appoint a district board of health consisting of five members, one of whom shall be a physician practicing in the district. When the number of counties and municipalities participating in the maintenance of such health department is five or less, then a qualified elector from each such participating county and municipality shall be appointed to the board.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §6; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A06; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-14 - Terms of office of district board members.

34-3-14. Terms of office of district board members.
Originally one member of the district board of health shall be appointed for one year, one member for two years, one member for three years, one member for four years, and one member for five years. Upon the termination of the term of appointment, members shall thereafter be appointed for a term of five years. Vacancies which occur on the district board of health shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term of the vacated member by appointment as provided in §34-3-13.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §6; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A06.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-15 - Officers of district board--Expenses of board members.

34-3-15. Officers of district board--Expenses of board members.
The membership of the district board of health shall elect a president and a vice-president and the health officer shall be ex officio secretary. Members of the board shall receive no compensation but shall receive their actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §6; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A06.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-16 - Office of district health department--Supplies and personnel.

34-3-16. Office of district health department--Supplies and personnel.
The district board of health shall designate the location of and shall provide the office for the district health department and shall furnish it with the necessary equipment, supplies, and personnel.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §10; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A10.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-17 - Board meetings where full-time department maintained.

34-3-17. Board meetings where full-time department maintained.
The board of health of a full-time county or district health department shall meet at such times and at such places as the county or district health officer may designate but in no instance shall meetings be held less than semiannually. The health officer shall call a meeting when requested to do so by a majority of the members of the board.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §9; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A09.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-18 - Health officer and personnel for full-time department.

34-3-18. Health officer and personnel for full-time department.
Full-time county and district boards of health shall employ a full-time health officer whose term of office shall be four years, and such other personnel as may be determined by the State Department of Health to be needed to efficiently carry on the work of the county or district department.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §11; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A11.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-19 - Part-time health officer for full-time department.

34-3-19. Part-time health officer for full-time department.
In the event that the county or district board of health is unable to fill the position of health officer with a full-time physician as provided for in this chapter, it may appoint for a temporary period a part-time health officer. Such part-time health officer shall render such service as may be directed by the board but he may, in addition, maintain a private practice.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §11; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A11.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-20 - State grants for maintenance of full-time health departments--Contributions by other agencies.

34-3-20. State grants for maintenance of full-time health departments--Contributions by other agencies.
The State Department of Health is hereby authorized to use funds which it may receive for public health purposes from federal or other governmental agencies or from nongovernmental agencies both within or without the state for the purpose of making grants to counties or districts for the maintenance of full-time health departments. Municipalities, school boards, and other official or nonofficial agencies shall also be permitted to contribute funds toward the maintenance and operation of said departments. All activities carried out through the use of funds so contributed shall be under the direction of the full-time health officer.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §12; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A12.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-21 - Contractual arrangements for services to adjacent counties--Funds provided--Powers of board in adjacent county.

34-3-21. Contractual arrangements for services to adjacent counties--Funds provided--Powers of board in adjacent county.
County commissioners are hereby authorized to arrange by contractual agreements with one or more existing boards of health operating full-time health departments for services for any part or parts of the county adjacent to such full-time health departments. For this purpose such county commissioners are authorized to provide funds as provided in §34-3-22. Whenever such contracts are made, the contracting board of health is declared to be the board of health for the designated area with all the powers and duties of boards of health as set forth in this chapter.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §12; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A12.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-22 - Departmental funds provided from general fund of participating subdivisions.

34-3-22. Departmental funds provided from general fund of participating subdivisions.
Funds for operation and maintenance of full-time health departments shall be derived from the general fund of the participating political subdivisions.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §13; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A13; SL 1978, ch 62, §28.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-23 - Operating costs apportioned among participating counties--Population as basis for apportionment.

34-3-23. Operating costs apportioned among participating counties--Population as basis for apportionment.
In the case of a full-time district health department the cost of operating and maintaining the department, over the estimated moneys available from surpluses, grants, and donations, shall be apportioned by the district board of health among the counties comprising the district. Apportionment shall be on the basis of population, as determined by the State Department of Health in its most recent mid-year census estimate, of each county in proportion to the total population of all counties comprising the district.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §13; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A13; SL 1966, ch 77.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-24 - Annual budget estimates for full-time department--Hearings and approval of budget.

34-3-24. Annual budget estimates for full-time department--Hearings and approval of budget.
A full-time county or district board of health shall, at least two weeks before the dates specified by law for the setting up of official budgets, estimate the total cost of operating and maintaining the department for the ensuing fiscal year and the amount of moneys that may be available from unexpended surpluses and from grants or donations from all other sources. The estimates shall be submitted to the governing boards of the participating political subdivisions which shall consider these data as the budget request of such board for the ensuing fiscal year. The governing boards of the participating political subdivisions shall, with respect to each such full-time county or district board of health, hold a public joint hearing on such budget request for purposes of approving, with or without modifications, the amount of moneys to be made available within the operating budgets for operating and maintaining the department for the ensuing fiscal year.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §13; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A13; SL 1966, ch 77; SL 1985, ch 77, §36.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-25 - District funds held by treasurer of largest county--Disbursements.

34-3-25. District funds held by treasurer of largest county--Disbursements.
In the case of a full-time district health department, all funds made available for the operation of such department from all sources shall be deposited with the county treasurer of the participating county having the largest population as determined by the most recent federal census. Said county treasurer shall set up a separate district health department fund from which disbursements shall be made upon vouchers certified by the district health officer in the manner specified by law for the disbursement of county funds.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §13; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A13.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-26 - Powers of county board and superintendent vested in full-time department.

34-3-26. Powers of county board and superintendent vested in full-time department.
The powers and duties of the board of health in a full-time county or district health department shall be the same as those specified for county boards of health and the superintendents thereof as provided for by chapter 34-16.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §8; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A08; SL 2002, ch 168, §5.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03 - County And District Full-Time Health Departments › Section 34-3-27 - Withdrawal from district department by county or first or second class municipality--Restrictions on withdrawal--Vacancies on district board.

34-3-27. Withdrawal from district department by county or first or second class municipality--Restrictions on withdrawal--Vacancies on district board.
Any county or first or second class municipality participating in a full-time district health department may withdraw from the department and board by resolution of its governing board providing no such withdrawal may occur within one year of the date of establishment of the department or the date of entrance of said county or municipality into said department. It is further provided that no withdrawal shall occur during any fiscal year for which a budget has been approved and in no instance until ninety days' prior written notice of such withdrawal has been given to the district board of health.
When a participating county or municipality withdraws from a district health department its representative on the appointing committee shall also withdraw therefrom and any positions held by its representatives on the district board of health shall be declared vacant and the vacancy or vacancies so created shall be filled as provided in §34-3-3.
Source:
SL 1953, ch 129, §7; SDC Supp 1960, §27.18A07; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03A - Home Health Services › Section 34-3A-2 - Fees paid into special revenue fund.

34-3A-2. Fees paid into special revenue fund.
Fees collected for reimbursable expenditures and for services to patients in their homes by public health nurses, home health aides, physical therapists, and other specialized health personnel who are employees of counties and municipalities shall be receipted into said fund.
Source:
SL 1968, ch 26.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03A - Home Health Services › Section 34-3A-3 - Fees receivable by counties and municipalities.

34-3A-3. Fees receivable by counties and municipalities.
The counties and municipalities are hereby authorized to receive the amount of fees to be charged for such services, that may be received from the patient, home health insurance benefits as provided by the Social Security Act and any amendments thereto, State Department of Social Services, other insurance programs, governmental agencies, private health and welfare agencies and associations.
Source:
SL 1968, ch 26.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03A - Home Health Services › Section 34-3A-4 - Expenditures from special revenue fund.

34-3A-4. Expenditures from special revenue fund.
Expenditures from such fund shall be used to assist in paying the salaries and expenses of such employees and all other reimbursable expenditures may be made without any additional appropriation authorization by the governing body.
Source:
SL 1968, ch 26.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03A - Home Health Services › Section 34-3A-5 - Health service contracts with public or private agencies--Expenditures from special revenue fund.

34-3A-5. Health service contracts with public or private agencies--Expenditures from special revenue fund.
The board of county commissioners or the governing bodies of a municipality may contract for health services with any public or private agency and expend funds for such purpose from the special revenue fund authorized by §34-3A-1.
Source:
SL 1976, ch 210, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03A - Home Health Services › Section 34-3A-6 - Appropriations from general funds for contract purposes.

34-3A-6. Appropriations from general funds for contract purposes.
In lieu of, or in addition to, the expenditures authorized from the special revenue fund pursuant to §34-3A-5, such board of county commissioners or the governing bodies of municipalities may appropriate out of the general fund of their respective counties or municipalities for the purposes of §34-3A-5.
Source:
SL 1976, ch 210, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 03B - County And Municipal Drug Education Programs › Section 34-3B-1 - Drug abuse prevention and rehabilitation programs authorized--Scope--Contributions to nonprofit organizations.

34-3B-1. Drug abuse prevention and rehabilitation programs authorized--Scope--Contributions to nonprofit organizations.
The boards of county commissioners of the several counties and the governing bodies of municipalities are authorized to:
(1)Create and operate programs for alerting area citizens to the present incidence, causes and nature of misuse and abuse of drugs, including alcohol, and substances and their effects;
(2)Create and apply broad, coordinated, and effective remedial programs to reduce the drug misuse and abuse problem, including preventive and rehabilitative countermeasures to the drug misuse and abuse problem;
(3)Institute both preventive and rehabilitative community programs among youth and adult groups; and
(4)Contribute sums of money annually to establish, promote, and support nonprofit organizations engaged in preventive or rehabilitative community programs among youth or adult groups.
Source:
SL 1973, ch 262.