{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-34-20e-20","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 34-20E-20","heading":"Promulgation of rules.","body":"The board shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, for the operation of the program. Any rule promulgated shall be designed to assure the fair, equitable, and efficient operation of the program. The rules may address the following:\n(1) Criteria, procedures, and forms for submitting data to the program;\n(2) Standards for information collection;\n(3) Guidelines for reviewing data and making determinations with respect to the referral of patients, prescribers, or dispensers to law enforcement or appropriate regulatory authorities based upon an open case;\n(4) Safeguards for the release of information to individuals who have access to the information contained in the central repository;\n(5) Guidelines for maintaining the confidentiality of program information and the integrity of the patient's relationship with the patient's health care provider; and\n(6) Policies for the compilation and release of statistics and outcomes for advancing the purposes of the program, including enhancement of the quality of health care delivery in this state.","path":["TITLE 34. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 34-20E. PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-20E-20","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"97e20c39fb48752899c6f4b1314df0862cd04f94758373783227dac6baff43f1","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-34-20e-19","next":"us-sd/sdcl-34-20e-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}