South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 44 - Department of Health
Article 44:12 - Tattooing and body piercing
Chapter 44:12:01 - Minimum sanitation standards for tattooing
Section 44:12:01:14 - Communicable disease reporting
A tattoo or saline tattoo removal artist shall report within three days to the department any known or suspected communicable disease associated with the practice of tattooing or saline tattoo removal. A report may be filed during normal business hours by a toll-free report line at 1-800-592 -1861 or 605-773-3 |737; by a fax at 605-773-5509; or by a secure website at https://apps.sd.gov/PH93Morbidity/secure/index.aspx. A report may be filed after normal business hours for a Category I disease by calling 605-773-3737 or 1-800-592 -1861.
General Authority: SDCL 34-1-17(8).
Law Implemented: SDCL 9-34-17, 34-1-17(8).
Mandatory communicable disease reports from physicians, laboratories and institutions -- State tuberculosis register - Surveillance and control - Adoption of rules, SDCL 34-22-12.