CMS Announces Voluntary Appeals Settlement Options for IRFs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is accepting requests from inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) to settle appeals that were filed for redetermination...
Vaping Law Effect July 1st
On July 1, the use of e-cigarettes or other vaping products will become illegal in almost all South Dakota workplaces and public buildings, including...
Mental Health Task Force Add Dates to the July Calendar
The South Dakota Legislature was active during this last legislative session working to resolve issues related to health care. The summer interim studies are...
Gov. Noem Appoints Laurie Gill as Secretary of Department of Social Services
Governor Kristi Noem announced that Laurie Gill will serve as Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS). She will begin serving...
South Dakota HPV Vaccination Resources
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a very common virus; about one in four people are currently infected in the United States. ​From 2001 to 2014, 4,719...
Controlled Substance Online Registration Starting July 1, 2019
The South Dakota Department of Health recently announced beginning on July 1, 2019, all new Controlled Substance Registry applications and renewal registrations, verifications, and...
Statement on Executive Order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency
From Rick Pollack, President and CEO of the American Hospital Association.
The AHA appreciates the Administration’s efforts to promote health care transparency on price and...
Kids Count Report Highlights Children’s Health
South Dakota is now home to 15,403 more children than in 1990, part of the rapid growth in the Midwest region. With this...
Radio Network Operating System
Radio Network Operating System also known as Project 25 (P25) was developed in 1989 in a coordinated effort by six national communications associations...
SDAHO COARE Project
SDAHO has embarked on a journey with a State-funded grant project titled Community Opioid Abuse Response Effort (COARE). The aim of COAREÂ is to...
