50-19-102. Duties of department. (1) The department shall provide all necessary printing and pay all necessary expenses relative to administration of this part.
     (2) Reasonable rules for reports to be submitted by any laboratory making tests and the manner of furnishing the reports to the physician and the state shall be adopted by the department.
     (3) The department may use information derived from reports of positive tests for sexually transmitted diseases for follow-up procedures required by law or considered necessary by the department for the protection of public health.

     History: En. Secs. 3, 7, Ch. 228, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 69-6703(1), (3), 69-6707; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 440, L. 1989.