Title 50 — Public Welfare
62 chapters · 605 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 50-25.2-13 Information, education, and training programs
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1. The department shall conduct a public information and education program. The elements and goals of the program must include: a. Informing the public regarding the laws governing the abuse or neglect of vulnerable adults, the voluntary and mandatory reporting authorized by this…
N.D.C.C. § 50-25.2-14 Implementation contingent upon appropriation
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The department and human service zones are not required to implement or enforce this chapter with respect to any zone, region, area, or county of this state if the legislative assembly does not provide an appropriation to support the implementation and enforcement of this chapter…
N.D.C.C. § 50-25.3-01 Definitions
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As used in this chapter: 1. "Caregiver" means a person that has assumed the legal responsibility or a contractual obligation for the care of a vulnerable adult or has voluntarily assumed responsibility for the care of a vulnerable adult. The term includes a facility operated by a…
N.D.C.C. § 50-25.3-03 Petition for visitation
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1. A family member, friend, or clergy member who has had visitation unreasonably or arbitrarily denied or restricted by a caregiver may file with the district court located in the county wherein the vulnerable adult resides a petition to compel visitation. 2. The petition must st…
N.D.C.C. § 50-25.3-04 Expedited hearing
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If a petition for visitation states the vulnerable adult's health is in significant decline or the vulnerable adult's death may be imminent, the court shall conduct an emergency hearing on the petition as soon as practicable and no later than fourteen days after the date the peti…