A facility for individuals with developmental disabilities must be maintained at or near the city of Grafton in Walsh County. The facility must be known and designated as the life skills and transition center. The department has administrative authority and control of the life skills and transition center.
25-04-01.1. Life skills and transition center to be substituted for developmental center at westwood park, Grafton. The legislative council shall delete, where appropriate, "developmental center at westwood park, Grafton", "developmental center", or any derivatives of those terms, which when used in context indicate an intention to refer to those terms, wherever they appear in the North Dakota Century Code, in supplements to the North Dakota Century Code, and in the North Dakota Administrative Code, and to insert in lieu of each deletion "life skills and transition center" or an appropriate derivative of that phrase. These changes are to be made when any volume or supplement of the North Dakota Century Code is being reprinted. Life skills and transition center is to be substituted for, shall take any action previously to be taken by, and shall perform any duties previously to be performed by the developmental center at westwood park, Grafton.
25-04-02. Purpose of life skills and transition center. (Effective through June 30, 2027) 1. The purpose of the life skills and transition center is to serve as a specialty care and support resource for eligible individuals with developmental disabilities who are experiencing crisis or who would benefit from stabilization, and to work together with parent, guardian, or legal custodian and care teams to identify opportunities for each individual served to live in a family home or community setting of their choice when possible.
2. The life skills and transition center must be maintained to provide care, treatment, training, rehabilitation, and supervision for eligible individuals. For this purpose the department may introduce and establish such rehabilitative and support services as, in its judgment, will best prepare the individuals served to live in the most integrated, independent setting possible. 3. The life skills and transition center may provide both residential services and nonresidential services and effectuate its powers and duties to best serve eligible individuals who may benefit from those activities. 4. Upon approval of the commissioner of the department or designee and in the opinion of the superintendent of the life skills and transition center, the life skills and transition center may provide: a. Residential services or nonresidential services and effectuate its powers and duties to best serve noneligible individuals who are experiencing crisis or who would benefit from stabilization and may benefit from those activities; or b. Consultation services to public and private providers serving noneligible individuals. Purpose of life skills and transition center. (Effective after June 30, 2027) 1. The purpose of the life skills and transition center is to serve as a specialty care and support resource for eligible individuals with developmental disabilities who are experiencing crisis or who would benefit from stabilization, and to work together with parent, guardian, or legal custodian and care teams to identify opportunities for each individual served to live in a family home or community setting of their choice when possible. 2. The life skills and transition center must be maintained to provide care, treatment, training, rehabilitation, and supervision for eligible individuals. For this purpose the department may introduce and establish such rehabilitative and support services as, in its judgment, will best prepare the individuals served to live in the most integrated, independent setting possible. 3. The life skills and transition center may provide both residential services and nonresidential services and effectuate its powers and duties to best serve eligible individuals who may benefit from those activities.