North Dakota Administrative Code

1. A licensed acupuncturist shall administer needle acupuncture in accordance with acupuncture and oriental medicine training. Needles used in the practice of acupuncture shall only be prepackaged, single use, sterile acupuncture needles. These needles shall only be used on an in…

1. A licensed acupuncturist shall request a consultation or written diagnosis from a licensed physician for patients with potentially serious disorders. A referral to a licensed physician is required when a patient has signs or symptoms of: a. Cardiac conditions including uncontr…

1. All active licensees shall complete a minimum of thirty hours of approved continuing education credit during the biennial licensing cycle. Only hours earned at board-accepted continuing education programs will be allowed. One hour of credit is earned for every fifty minutes of…

The following licensed acupuncturists are not required to meet the continuing education requirements of this chapter: 1. Acupuncturists who are enrolled in full-time graduate acupuncture education programs (doctoral degrees, residencies, and fellowships). 2. Acupuncturists who ho…

1. In order to receive board approval, a continuing education program must be accepted by the credentialing commission. 2. It is the responsibility of the licensee to verify the appropriate credit designation with the source of the program. All licensees must verify eligibility f…

Each biennium the board will audit randomly selected acupuncturists to monitor compliance with the continuing education requirements. Any acupuncturist so audited will be required to furnish documentation of compliance, including the name of the continuing education provider, nam…

On or before December thirty-first of each even-numbered year, licensees may elect to renew their licenses as inactive. The inactive status is at a reduced fee for those licensees who do not practice, consult, or provide any service relative to the acupuncture profession in the s…

Unless specifically stated otherwise, all definitions found in North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-64 are applicable to this title. In this title, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "Certifying entity" means behavior analyst certification board or a cert…

1. The board may grant licensure as a licensed behavior analyst to an applicant in the practice of applied behavior analysis, who meets all of the following requirements: a. The applicant has a doctorate or master's degree from a program accredited or verified by the association …

An application must be made on the official form issued by the board. The form may be secured from the board's official website. Applicants who meet the requirements for licensure are considered when all of the following has been received: 1. A signed and dated completed official…

An application for license by endorsement will be granted by the board if the following conditions are met: 1. The applicant has graduated from an accredited program in which the individual is applying in this state. 2. The applicant has completed the behavior analyst certificati…

When it has been determined by the board that any applicant is at least eighteen years of age, has met the requirements outlined in chapter 112-04-01, and is an individual whose past conduct aligns with the code of ethics adopted by the board, the board shall issue to such applic…

1. Students intending to seek licensure must be supervised by a qualified supervisor. a. Qualified supervisors must be one of the following: (1) A licensed behavior analyst in good standing with the board; (2) A licensed or registered psychologist certified by the American board …

1. If a licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst moves to a new office location, the board must be notified of the change in address within thirty days. 2. A current certificate issued by the board must at all times be displayed in each office location of …

1. Every licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst who has been licensed by the board shall renew the license by remitting a renewal fee on or before November fifteenth of each odd-numbered year and completing the renewal application provided by the board. …

1. Once a license has lapsed, the individual who held the lapsed license may not practice behavior analysis or use a title reserved under state law for individuals who are licensed by the board until a new license is issued. An individual whose license has lapsed but who continue…

1. All active licensees shall complete a minimum of thirty-two hours of approved continuing education credits biennially, including four credits in ethics. Only hours earned at board-accepted continuing education programs will be allowed. One hour of credit is earned for every fi…

1. In order to receive board approval, a continuing education program must be accepted by the behavior analyst certification board. 2. It is the responsibility of the licensee to verify the appropriate credit designation with the source of the program, not with the board. All lic…

Each biennium the board shall audit randomly selected licensed behavior analysts and licensed· assistant behavior analysts to monitor compliance with the continuing education requirements. Any licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst so audited will be req…

The board charges the following nonrefundable fees: 1. Application. The fee for filing an application for an initial license is fifty dollars. 2. Initial license. The fee for an initial license is five hundred dollars. The licensing period is biennial, ending on November fifteent…

The following individuals are exempted from the licensure requirements of this chapter: 1. College or university students or postdoctoral fellows whose applied behavior analysis activities are part of a defined program of study, course, practicum, internship, or fellowship and ar…

1. History. The sixty-first legislative assembly created the health information technology office in the department of information technology and created the health information technology advisory committee. 2. Purpose. The health information technology office, upon recommendatio…

Throughout this title, unless specifically stated otherwise, the following terms mean: 1. "Authorized user" means a person who is authorized by a participant to participate in the North Dakota health information network and includes health care practitioners, employees, contracto…

1. Purpose. The North Dakota health information network functions to provide for the electronic use and disclosure of a participating individual's protected health information by qualifying participants and their authorized users. 2. Individual participation. a. Individual partic…

1. Access. The North Dakota health information network grants the rights to access the North Dakota health information network to participants and authorized users with a legitimate business need for purposes of treatment, obtaining payment for treatment, health care operations, …

1. Approved uses and disclosures. A participant may use and disclose the protected health information accessible in the North Dakota health information network only for the following purposes: a. Treatment, payment, and health care operations; b. Permitted uses described in the p…

Reserved

1. The health information technology director may suspend or terminate the participation in the North Dakota health information network of any participant or authorized user. 2. The health information technology director, or designee, may provide written notice of suspension of a…

Appropriate safeguards must be used to prevent use or disclosure of protected health information other than permitted by the North Dakota health information network policies, including appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards that protect the confidentiality…

1. History and function. The 2015 legislative assembly passed the medical imaging and radiation therapy board practices act, codified as North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-62. This chapter requires the governor to appoint the board of medical imaging and radiation therapy board…

The terms used in this title have the same meaning as in North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-62 and apply to North Dakota Administrative Code title 114 unless the context indicates otherwise. 1. "Accreditation" means the official authorization or status granted by a nationally r…

The board shall set fees in such an amount as to reimburse the operational cost of licensure services rendered. All fees are nonrefundable. 1. Application fee (Initial for all modalities): $25.00. 2. Bone densitometry technologist and limited x-ray machine operator: a. Biennial r…

An individual may be licensed in one or more of the primary modalities. An individual shall meet the following requirements for the primary modalities: 1. "Magnetic resonance imaging technologist" shall satisfactorily complete the academic requirements of a magnetic resonance ima…

1. A limited license under this chapter may be issued provided the applicant was designated by the state department of health as a limited x-ray machine operator prior to the effective date of this section and is actively practicing immediately prior to that date and does not hav…

1. "Bone densitometry technologist" shall satisfactorily complete a course of study in bone densitometry. The individual: a. May perform such procedures only while under the general supervision of a licensed practitioner. (1) Must hold current registration and certification in a …

board. 1. An individual must be continuing education compliant in each modality of practice and may practice in more than one modality and all the modalities will be acknowledged on the license. 2. To practice in a modality other than primary modalities, an individual shall meet …

"Cardiac electrophysiology specialist" shall satisfactorily complete all requirements as set by a certification organization recognized by the board or hold current certification and registration. The individual: 1. May assist with the performance of fluoroscopy procedures only w…

"Cardiovascular invasive specialist" shall satisfactorily complete all requirements as set by a certification organization recognized by the board or hold current certification and registration. The individual: 1. May assist with the performance of fluoroscopy procedures only whi…

1. An applicant for initial licensure under this chapter may not have an encumbered license or other restricted practice in any jurisdiction, shall meet board requirements, and submit the following: 7 a. A completed application and the nonrefundable fee required in chapter 114-01…

An applicant for a temporary license under this chapter may not have an encumbered license or other restricted practice in any jurisdiction, must meet board requirements; and 1. An applicant shall submit a completed application and the nonrefundable fee required in chapter 114-01…

1. A conditional license under this chapter may be issued provided the applicant does not have an encumbered license or other restricted practice in any jurisdiction, and provide evidence of 8 meeting board requirements, including continuing education requirements and training. T…

1. A license may be issued provided the applicant does not have an encumbered license or other restricted practice in any jurisdiction. The individual: a. Is eligible to be licensed only within the scope of the individual's current practices; b. Shall submit verification from a d…

1. A licensee will be notified at least thirty days in advance of expiration of the license and shall submit the following: a. A completed renewal application and the nonrefundable fee required in chapter 114-01-03 postmarked prior to January second in even-numbered years; and b.…

1. An individual previously licensed in North Dakota may apply for relicensure. The applicant may not have an encumbered license or other restricted practice in any jurisdiction, shall meet board requirements, and submit the following: a. A completed application and pay the nonre…

1. A license under the provision of this chapter may be renewed provided the applicant was designated by the state department of health as a general diagnostic operator as of December 31, 2015, and does not have an encumbered license or other restricted practice in any jurisdicti…

This requirement becomes effective for license renewal of the 2022 renewal cycle and continuing thereafter. 1. Continuing education for purposes of relicensure must be: a. Accepted by an applicable certification organization to maintain certification and registration and earned w…

1. An applicant licensed for medical imaging or radiation therapy in another jurisdiction may apply for license by endorsement. The applicant may not have an encumbered license or other restricted practice in any jurisdiction, shall meet board requirements, and submit the followi…

requirements. 1. A limited x-ray machine operator in another jurisdiction that regulates the profession but does not license, may apply for licensure by endorsement. The applicant may not have an 1 encumbered license or other restricted practice in any jurisdiction, shall meet bo…

Military spouses may be licensed pursuant to the procedure outlines in North Dakota Century Code section 43-51-11.1. History: Effective April 1, 2018; amended effective April 1, 2020. General Authority: NDCC 43-62 Law Implemented: NDCC 12-60-24, 43-51-11.1 2…

1. For the purpose of initial licensure to practice in medical imaging and radiation therapy modalities, the board shall recognize education programs that are accredited by one or more of the following national accreditation organizations: a. Commission on accreditation of allied…