44:20:03:01.  General measures for control of communicable diseases. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the public health measures for communicable diseases are based on those specified by the "methods of control" or "control measures" section of one of the following: Control of Communicable Diseases Manual, 18^th edition, American Public Health Association, 2004; Red Book 2006: Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 27^th edition, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2006; Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2006, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), August 4, 2006, 55(RR-11); Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, Atkinson et al., 10^th ed. Washington DC, Public Health Foundation, 2007, and, to any extent more recent and equally reliable information is available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the department may also include that information as public health measures for communicable diseases.

          Source: 20 SDR 69, effective November 17, 1993; 28 SDR 92, effective December 30, 2001; 30 SDR 89, effective December 7, 2003; 31 SDR 89, effective December 27, 2004; 33 SDR 106, effective December 26, 2006; 34 SDR 179, effective December 24, 2007.

          General Authority: SDCL 34-1-17, 34-22-9, 34-23-13.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 34-22-9, 34-23-13.

          References: Control of Communicable Diseases Manual, 18^th Edition, 2004, American Public Health Association. Copies may be obtained from the American Public Health Association, 800 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001-3710. Cost: $43.

          Red Book 2006: Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 27^th Edition, 2006, American Academy of Pediatrics. Copies may be obtained from the American Academy of Pediatrics, 141 Northwest Point Boulevard, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1098. Cost: $125.

          Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2006, MMWR, August 4, 2006, 55(RR-11), CDC, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Copies may be obtained from http://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/2006/rr5511.pdf.

          CDC, Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases. Atkinson et al., 10^th ed. Washington DC, Public Health Foundation, 2007. Copies may be obtained from the Public Health Foundation at 877-252-1200 or website http://bookstore.phf.org.