North Dakota Administrative Code

Before construction is begun, plans and specifications covering the construction of new buildings, additions to an existing building, or a substantial alteration to an existing building shall be submitted to the division of mental health and retardation and approval shall be obta…

1. Administrator. In order to develop an adequate program of treatment and care, it is essential that there be an administrator of maturity and experience to equip the administrator for the task. It is highly recommended that the administrator shall have had at least two years of…

At least one staff member shall be in any building in which residents are present at all times. Sufficient personnel staff are to be available for adequate care of residents at all times. 1. Arrangements must be demonstrated for the provision of adequate physician's services, inc…

1. Every halfway house, hostel, and group home shall provide and conduct programs of purposeful activities in accord and with the interests, abilities, and needs of the residents. 2. Designated indoor and outdoor areas shall be provided to adequately meet the recreational needs o…

1. Paramedical and adjunct services. a. Mentally retarded persons who wear glasses, braces, or other appliances shall wear them as directed by the person who prescribed them and the facility shall record these instructions in the resident's record and see that they are carried ou…

1. In single resident rooms the least dimension free of fixed obstructions shall not be less than eighty square feet [7.43 square meters]. 2. Multibed rooms shall have as a minimum sixty square feet [5.57 square meters] of floor space free of fixed obstructions per bed. There sha…

1. Clean linen storage. Enclosed storage space. 2. Equipment storage room. For storage of bulky equipment. 3. Storage. Ample storage space for resident's personal belongings. General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02 Law Implemented: NDCC 25-16-03 6…

The dining area and recreational activities area shall not be the same space. 1. Resident dining area. The total area set aside for this purpose shall not be less than fifteen square feet [1.39 square meters] per bed. Additional space shall be provided for outpatients if they par…

Type, size, and layout of equipment shall provide optimal work flow and adequate food preparation to meet the needs of the residents. 1. Food preparation center. Provide soap and paper towels for handwashing beside kitchen sink. 2. Toilet room. Conveniently accessible for dietary…

All construction for halfway houses, hostels, and group homes shall conform to state building regulations related to fire safety as well as conform to local fire safety, zoning, and building ordinances. Evidence of conforming to zoning ordinances shall be presented in writing to …

1. Heating and ventilation systems. a. Temperatures. A minimum temperature of sixty-eight degrees to seventy-two degrees Fahrenheit [20 degrees to 22.22 degrees Celsius] shall be provided for all occupied areas at winter design conditions. b. Ventilation. A range hood and mechani…

All electrical equipment will conform to state or local codes. General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02 7 Law Implemented: NDCC 25-16-03

Before construction is begun, plans and specifications covering the construction of new buildings, additions to an existing building or a substantial alteration to an existing building shall be submitted to the division of mental health and retardation and approval shall be obtai…

All rules and regulations shall be the same as for residential centers or halfway houses, hostels, or group homes depending on the number of residents in the facility. If the number exceeds ten, then the rules and regulations for residential centers will apply. If the number is l…

This chapter is applicable to all consolidated laboratories analyses, and shall be applied in conjunction with subsection 6 of North Dakota Century Code section 23-01-09 to promote the public health, safety, and welfare and to enhance the environment for the people of the state. …

Charges are based on reagent cost, testing time, personnel salaries, and overhead costs. History: Effective March 1, 1979; amended effective July 1, 1981; February 1, 1984; May 1, 1989. General Authority: NDCC 23-01-03, 28-32-02 Law Implemented: NDCC 23-01-09(6)

Repealed effective May 1, 1989. 1

Adult abuse programs receiving domestic violence prevention fund moneys shall operate in accordance with North Dakota Century Code chapter 14-07.1. History: Effective May 1, 1984. General Authority: NDCC 14-07.1-16 Law Implemented: NDCC 14-07.1-16

All rules adopted by the health council under the powers granted by any provisions of the North Dakota Century Code shall be binding upon all adult abuse programs receiving grants from the North Dakota domestic violence prevention fund, and shall have the force and effect of law.…

1. "Emergency safe housing" means any form of short-term housing other than a safe home or shelter provided to a victim of adult abuse. 2. "Safe home" means a private volunteer home which has agreed to provide shelter to an abused adult and the adult's children for one to three d…

In order to receive moneys from the domestic violence prevention fund, a spouse abuse program maintaining a shelter must meet these requirements: 1. The shelter shall provide twenty-four-hour supervision when clients are residing in the shelter. 2. The shelter shall develop and i…

In order to receive moneys from the domestic violence prevention fund, a spouse abuse program maintaining a safe home system must meet these requirements: 1. The program shall develop and implement a safe home recruitment procedure which involves a screening process and home inte…

In order to receive moneys from the domestic violence prevention fund, a spouse abuse program maintaining emergency safe housing must meet these requirements: 1. The program must notify the management of an emergency safe housing system prior to utilization of that system as a ho…

All programs must have access to twenty-four-hour crisis lines by which project personnel may be reached. 2 History: Effective May 1, 1984. General Authority: NDCC 14-07.1-16 Law Implemented: NDCC 14-07.1-16

Programs must provide a minimum of twelve hours of preservice training to volunteer staff advocates. Training must include: 1. Initial orientation. 2. On-the-job training and supervision. 3. An evaluation process. History: Effective May 1, 1984. General Authority: NDCC 14-07.1-16…

Programs must utilize a staff performance evaluation for both paid and volunteer staff. History: Effective May 1, 1984. General Authority: NDCC 14-07.1-16 Law Implemented: NDCC 14-07.1-16

Shelter facilities and all other shelter programs must implement a policy of racial nondiscrimination. History: Effective May 1, 1984. General Authority: NDCC 14-07.1-16 Law Implemented: NDCC 14-07.1-16

Programs must provide advocacy with, information about, or referral to the following: 1. Court system. 2. Legal counsel. 3. Medical community. 4. Social service financial assistance programs. 5. Social service support services. 6. Community self-help groups. 7. Mental health prof…

Programs shall comply with the requirements of the division of maternal and child health, state department of health, in providing statistical data. History: Effective May 1, 1984. General Authority: NDCC 14-07.1-16 Law Implemented: NDCC 14-07.1-16

Programs shall agree to keep records relating to the disbursement of domestic violence prevention funds in a manner acceptable to the state department of health, and submit periodic fiscal and program reports, as required by the department. History: Effective May 1, 1984. General…

Programs must be able to demonstrate significant, active community support of and involvement in the program by providing a twenty-five percent match for grants (in cash or in kind) from local sources. History: Effective May 1, 1984. General Authority: NDCC 14-07.1-16 Law Impleme…

The following definitions apply as used in this chapter: 1. "Appurtenances" means all filtration systems, chlorination systems, pumps, valves, meters, bathhouses or other devices, walkways, or buildings utilized for the proper supervision, operation, and maintenance of a pool fac…

Repealed effective April 1, 1993.

Repealed effective April 1, 1993.

The maximum contaminant level for pool facility water may not exceed two hundred bacteria colonies per one milliliter of sample on a standard plate count or show the presence of organisms of the coliform group in a fermentation tube test or membrane filter test. History: Effectiv…

Repealed effective April 1, 1993.

Swimming pool water must have sufficient clarity at all times such that the main drain or drains located at the deep end of the pool are clearly visible from the pool decking or a black and white disk, six inches [15.24 centimeters] in diameter, is clearly visible from the pool d…

All pool facilities shall disinfect the pool water by continuous chlorination or other means or methods of equal bactericidal efficiency. A minimum free chlorine residual of one milligram per liter (mg/1) or a halogen, or compounds of them, imparting an equivalent disinfecting re…

The owner or operator of a pool facility shall retain on the premises or at a convenient location near the premises, the following records: 1. Microbiological analyses. Records of microbiological analyses must be kept for not less than three years. 2. Operation and maintenance re…

Repealed effective April 1, 1993.

Repealed effective April 1, 1993

Repealed effective April 1, 1993.

In the event of any conflict between the provisions of these rules and the provisions of any other ordinance, the provision imposing the higher standard or more stringent requirement is controlling. History: Effective January 1, 1985; amended effective April 1, 1993. General Auth…

Repealed effective April 1, 1993.

Repealed effective April 1, 1993. 3

Repealed effective April 1, 1993. 4

1. History and function. The 1985 legislative assembly passed legislation to license environmental health practitioners, codified as North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-43. This chapter authorized the secretary of state to carry out all functions necessary to licensure and to ut…

This article applies to persons whose duties in environmental health and food safety require the application of scientific knowledge to recognize, evaluate, and control food and environmental hazards 1 to preserve and improve environmental factors for the achievement of the healt…

1. "Board eligible" means having completed an application for licensure, paid the required fee, and met the necessary education requirements. 2. "Certified professional - food safety" means a person who, by education and experience in food safety, is qualified, licensed, and limi…

An application for a license to practice environmental health must be made to the department on forms provided by the department upon request. The application must contain reasonably required information. 1. Each application for a license must be accompanied by: a. A prescribed f…