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North Dakota Statutes, Title 50

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Title 50, Public Welfare

62 chapters · 571 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 50571 Ch 50-06, Department of Health and Human Services61 Ch 50-24.1, Medical Assistance for Needy Persons55 Ch 50-11, Foster Care Homes for Children and A…40 Ch 50-11.1, Early Childhood Services38 Ch 50-25.1, Child Abuse and Neglect38 Ch 50-09, Aid to Dependent Children37 Ch 50-24.4, Nursing Home Rates32 Ch 50-12, Child-Placing Agency17 Ch 50-01, County Poor Relief, Administration16 Ch 50-06.1, Vocational Rehabilitation15 Ch 50-24.8, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit15 Ch 50-25.2, Vulnerable Adult Protection Services15 Ch 50-06.3, Fees and Expenses12 Ch 50-24.5, Aid to Aged, Blind, and Disabled Persons12

16 sections·Filtered byTitle 50✕Ch 50-01✕

N.D.C.C. § 50-01-01 Human service zone obligated to support poor - Eligibility for assistance
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Within the limits of the human service zone appropriation, each human service zone in this state is obligated, upon receipt of a written application, to provide general assistance to persons who are residents of the human service zone and who are eligible. To be eligible for gene…
N.D.C.C. § 50-01-01.1 Determination of eligibility - Notice - Appeal
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The human service zone director or the director's designee is responsible for determining, within a reasonable period of time, an applicant's eligibility for general assistance under this chapter. The applicant must be provided written notice of the determination. The notice must…
N.D.C.C. § 50-01-02 General assistance jurisdiction
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The human service zone, through the human service zone director, or the director's designee, has exclusive jurisdiction and control of the administration of general assistance within the human service zone, except as otherwise provided in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 50-01-04 Records to be kept
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Every person who administers general assistance shall maintain reasonable records.

N.D.C.C. § 50-01-13 Medical attention and hospitalization furnished poor

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Within the limits of the human service zone appropriation, the human service zone promptly shall provide necessary medical services, covered in the written eligibility standards for general assistance, for any poor person in the human service zone who is not provided for in a pub…

N.D.C.C. § 50-01-17 Person required to work

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If a person applying for general assistance is able to work, or if any member of that person's family is able to work, the human service zone in which the person is a resident may insist that those able to work seek employment and the human service zone director or the director's…

N.D.C.C. § 50-01-17.1 Work requirement conditions

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If a person applying for general assistance is able to work, the human service zone director or the director's designee, at its option, may require the applicant to comply with any or all of the following provisions as a condition to receiving general assistance: 1. To register w…

N.D.C.C. § 50-01-17.2 Community work experience programs - Development

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The department of health and human services may develop community work experience programs through agreements with any public entity, nonprofit agency or organization, or in conjunction with, or through utilization of, applicable federal programs. The number of hours to be worked…

N.D.C.C. § 50-01-17.3 Community work experience program requirements

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Any community work experience program established pursuant to this chapter must provide: 1. That appropriate health, safety, and work conditions exist. 2. That the program does not result in displacement of persons currently employed. 3. That the program does not apply to jobs co…

N.D.C.C. § 50-01-17.4 Community work experience program participation

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No recipient may be required to participate in a work experience program if: 1. The position offered is vacant because of a strike, lockout, or other labor dispute. 2. The recipient would be required to join a company union or to resign from or refrain from joining any legitimate…

N.D.C.C. § 50-01-17.5 Refusal to comply with work requirements - Denial of relief

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Refusal of any applicant or recipient, without good cause, to comply with any work requirements established pursuant to this chapter may be grounds for denial or termination of general assistance.

N.D.C.C. § 50-01-21 County and department have preferred claim against estate of recipient of county general assistance or general assistance

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Funds used for subsistence, medical, hospital, or burial expenses of a recipient of county general assistance or general assistance may not be considered as gifts, and the county and department have a preferred claim against the estate of any person who has received county genera…

N.D.C.C. § 50-01-26 Human service zone of residence for county general assistance purposes

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A person who has residence in this state, for general assistance purposes, is a resident of the human service zone in which the person is living on other than a temporary basis. If a person is living in a human service zone on a temporary basis, the person is a resident of the hu…

N.D.C.C. § 50-01-27 State of residence for county general assistance purposes

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A person who is a resident of this state for purposes of chapter 50-24.5 is a resident of this state for county general assistance purposes. If a person moves from this state for other than a temporary purpose, the person's residency in this state for county general assistance pu…

N.D.C.C. § 50-01-28 Change of residence to another human service zone

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If a person who is receiving general assistance in one human service zone becomes a resident of another human service zone in this state, the human service zone from which the person moves shall forward appropriate records and files to the new human service zone of residence.

N.D.C.C. § 50-01-29 Persons with uncertain residence

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If the residence of a person is uncertain for general assistance purposes, the human service zone in which the person lives shall provide county general assistance until that person's residence is determined.