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South Dakota Immunization Requirements
Updated January 1994
Authority: S.D. Codified Laws Ann. 13-28-7.1 and 34-22-6.
General Rule: Any pupil entering school in this state, shall, prior to admission, be required to present to the appropriate school authorities certification from a licensed physician that he has received a test for tuberculosis and is free from a contagious form of tuberculosis and he has received or is in the process of receiving adequate immunization against the designated diseases. SDCL 13-28-7. I.
Exceptions: There are two exceptions: SDCL 13-28-7. 1.
1) Certification from a licensed physician stating the physical condition of the child would be such that a test or immunization would endanger his life or health.
2) A written statement signed by one parent or guardian that the child is an adherent to a religious doctrine whose teachings are opposed to such test and immunization.
Reporting: The department of health may adopt reasonable rules to require compliance and documentation of adequate immunization, to define appropriate certification, and to specify standard procedure.
Designated Diseases: Poliomyelitis, diphtheria, pertussis, rubeola, rubella, mumps and tetanus. The department of health may modify or delete any of the required immunization. SDCL 13-28-7.l.
Liability: It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any board, physician, or person to compel another by the use of physical force to submit to the operation of vaccination with smallpox or other virus. SDCL 34-22-6.
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