{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-1-43-19","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 1-43-19","heading":"Comprehensive health data system established--Purpose.","body":"The Department of Health shall coordinate the establishment and maintain oversight of a comprehensive health data system for the purposes of:\n(1) Health care planning, policy development, policy evaluation, and research by federal, state, and local governments;\n(2) Monitoring payments for health services by the federal and state governments;\n(3) Assessing and improving the quality of health care;\n(4) Measuring and optimizing access to health care;\n(5) Supporting public health functions and objectives;\n(6) Improving the ability of health plans, health care providers, and consumers to coordinate, improve, and make choices about health care; and\n(7) Monitoring costs at provider and plan levels.","path":["TITLE 1. STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 1-43. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/1-43-19","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"bf988125d291cde0e0408bbd3247a80b5487254c82c8a4ca77e2fed045895596","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-1-43-18","next":"us-sd/sdcl-1-43-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}