Title 23 — Health and Safety
97 chapters · 659 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 23-27.1-01 Purpose
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To protect the public through verification of competency and ensure accountability for patient care-related activities all states license emergency medical services personnel, such as emergency medical technicians, advanced emergency medical technicians, and paramedics. This comp…
N.D.C.C. § 23-27.1-02 Definitions
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In this chapter: 1. "Advanced emergency medical technician" means an individual licensed with cognitive knowledge and a scope of practice that corresponds to that level in the national emergency medical services education standards and national emergency medical services scope of…
N.D.C.C. § 23-27.1-03 Home state licensure
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1. Any member state in which an individual holds a current license is deemed a home state for purposes of this compact. 2. Any member state may require an individual to obtain and retain a license to be authorized to practice in the member state under circumstances not authorized…
N.D.C.C. § 23-27.1-04 Compact privilege to practice
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1. Member states shall recognize the privilege to practice of an individual licensed in another member state that is in conformance with section 23-27.1-03. 2. To exercise the privilege to practice under the terms and provisions of this compact, an individual must: a. Be at least…
N.D.C.C. § 23-27.1-05 Conditions of practice in a remote state
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An individual may practice in a remote state under a privilege to practice only in the performance of the individual's emergency medical services duties as assigned by an appropriate authority, as defined in the rules of the commission, and under the following circumstances: 1. T…
N.D.C.C. § 23-27.1-06 Relationship to emergency management assistance compact
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Upon a member state's governor's declaration of a state of emergency or disaster that activates the emergency management assistance compact, all relevant terms and provisions of the emergency management assistance compact apply and to the extent any terms or provisions of this co…
N.D.C.C. § 23-27.1-08 Adverse actions
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1. A home state shall have exclusive power to impose adverse action against an individual's license issued by the home state. 2. If an individual's license in any home state is restricted or suspended, the individual is not eligible to practice in a remote state under the privile…
N.D.C.C. § 23-27.1-11 Coordinated database
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1. The commission shall provide for the development and maintenance of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse action, and significant investigatory information on all licensed individuals in member states. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision …
N.D.C.C. § 23-27.1-12 Rulemaking
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1. The commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this section and the rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments are binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment. 2. If a majority of the legislatures of the member stat…
N.D.C.C. § 23-27.1-13 Oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement
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1. a. The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the compact's purposes and intent. The provisions of this compact and the rules promulgated her…
N.D.C.C. § 23-27.1-15 Construction and severability
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This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. If this compact is held to be contrary to the constitution of any state member thereto, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining member states. Nothing in this compact…