South DakotaState sends cardholder details to its prescription drug monitoring program
The department must send cardholder identity details to the prescription drug monitoring program, while homeless applicants do not need to provide an address.
What it does
The department must send each cardholder’s name, date of birth, and registry card number to the prescription drug monitoring program. It must also send an address unless the applicant is homeless.
Argument forThe department’s identity details could help the drug monitoring program match cardholders’ records when checking prescription information.
Argument againstSending names, birth dates, addresses, and card numbers to the drug monitoring program could expose sensitive information about cardholders.
More detail
The department must send cardholder information to the prescription drug monitoring program. This applies to each cardholder and nonresident cardholder. A homeless applicant does not need to provide an address. No start date is stated in the supplied bill text.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 30Signed by the Governor Larry Rhoden on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549Became Law
- Mar 11Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-11 S.J. 520To Governor
- Mar 10Signed by the Speaker H.J. 553Major
- Mar 9Signed by the President S.J. 505Passed House
- Mar 5Senate Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 31, NAYS 3 S.J. 479
- Vote recorded Concurred in amendments. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 1 H.J. 486
- Feb 26Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 26Health and Human Services Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 0
- Feb 26Health and Human Services Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 90AMajor
- Feb 26Scheduled for hearing
- Feb 2First read in House and referred to House Health and Human Services H.J. 194Minor
- Jan 29Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 20, NAYS 12 S.J. 147Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Health and Human Services Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3 S.J. 5Minor
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- Jan 26Health and Human Services Do Pass , Failed, YEAS 3, NAYS 3 S.J. 5Minor
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: fail.Upper
- Jan 26Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- Jan 21Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- Jan 15First read in Senate and referred to Senate Health and Human Services S.J. 55Introduced
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