Title 50 — Public Welfare
62 chapters · 605 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 50-06.3-01 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, "department" means the department of human services, including the state hospital.
N.D.C.C. § 50-06.3-02 Fees for services at regional centers
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The department may charge and collect fees and expenses for services provided through its state-operated behavioral health clinics, and may authorize charging of fees for child support services. The department may establish fee scales which recognize the service recipient's or re…
N.D.C.C. § 50-06.3-03 Fees and expenses chargeable against patients
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Expenses for care and treatment of each patient at the state hospital must be in accordance with the cost of providing care and treatment for the different degrees or conditions of mental and physical health and charges may be adjusted in accordance with the patient's or other re…
N.D.C.C. § 50-06.3-04 Liability for payment
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The recipient, patient, recipient's or patient's estate, and recipient's or patient's spouse are liable for fees and expenses for services rendered by the department, through its state-operated behavioral health clinics, and for care and treatment expenses charged at the state ho…
N.D.C.C. § 50-06.3-05 Handicapped patients - Limitation
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no handicapped patient under twenty-one years of age or the estate or the parent of such patient may be charged for educational or related services provided at the state hospital. However, the department has prior claim on all …
N.D.C.C. § 50-06.3-06 Application for waiver of fees and expenses - Review procedure
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1. Any person liable for the expenses of care and treatment at the state hospital may make application to the department to pay less than the expenses charged. The application must be accompanied by proof of the applicant's inability to pay. Any person who seeks relief from the p…
N.D.C.C. § 50-06.3-07 Claims against the estate of recipients or patients
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Claims for fees and expenses charged by the state under this chapter may be filed by the department against the estate of a person liable for the fees and expenses at any time prior to the final distribution of the estate with the same priority as claims of general creditors whic…
N.D.C.C. § 50-06.3-08 Reduction or writeoff of accounts - Reports required
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The department may authorize the reduction or writing off of a recipient's or patient's past-due account from the department's financial records upon making a determination that the account is not collectible. The department, by September first after the close of each fiscal year…
N.D.C.C. § 50-06.3-11 Statute of limitations not bar to recovery
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No statute of limitations or similar statute or the doctrine of laches shall bar the right of recovery for fees and expenses under this chapter, but this section does not apply to claims that may be otherwise barred by law prior to July 1, 1961. It is not necessary to bill curren…
N.D.C.C. § 50-06.3-12 Interest not to accrue on uncollected claims
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Rights existing and vested or instruments executed under sections 50-24-13, 50-24-15, 50-24-30, 50-24-33, 50-24-34, and 50-24-38 prior to July 1, 1979, continue to be effective until their expiration according to their own terms or by force of law. Interest not already collected …