Title 3 — Human Resources
47 chapters · 719 sections in this title.
3 CMC § 1390 Destruction of Non-record Materials
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES § 1390. DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1390. Destruction of Non-record Materials. (a) Non-record materials, if not otherwise prohibited by law, may be destroyed at any time by the agency in possession of such materials without the prior approval of the CNMI Arch…
3 CMC § 1391 Rules and Regulations
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES § 1391. DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1391. Rules and Regulations. The CNMI Archivist shall make such rules and regulations as are necessary or property to effectuate the purposes of this Article. Source: PL 23-24, § 2 (August 8, 2024). Commission Comment: In c…
3 CMC § 2301 Short Title
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2301. Short Title. This chapter may be cited as the “Nurse Practice Act of 2003.” Source: PL 3-29, § 1; repealed by PL 14-62, § 1; PL 14-62, § 2 (2301). Commission Comment: PL 3-29 took effect November 26, 1982. PL 3-29, § 28 repealed…
3 CMC § 2302 Purpose
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2302. Purpose. To provide for the regulation of the practice of nursing affecting the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands by regulating the practice of nursing through the esta…
3 CMC § 2303 Findings
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2303. Findings. The Legislature finds that the practice of nursing by competent persons is necessary for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare; and further finds that six levels of practice within the profession of n…
3 CMC § 2304 Definitions and Scope
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2304. Definitions and Scope. In this chapter, unless otherwise provided or the context requires a different construction or application, the following definitions shall apply: (a) "Advanced Practice Registered Nurse" means a nurse in …
3 CMC § 2305 Membership; Appointment; Term of Office; Removal; Vacancies; Qualifications; Immunity
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2305. Membership; Appointment; Term of Office; Removal; Vacancies; Qualifications; Immunity. (a) There is hereby established an autonomous public agency of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a body corporate to be known…
3 CMC § 2306 Commonwealth Board of Nurse Examiners: Power and Duties
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2306. Commonwealth Board of Nurse Examiners: Power and Duties. The Board shall: (a) Be responsible for enforcing the provisions of this chapter. The Board shall have all of the duties, powers and authority specifically granted by and …
3 CMC § 2307 Executive Director: Duties and Responsibilities
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2307. Executive Director: Duties and Responsibilities. The executive director shall be responsible for the following: (a) The performance of administrative responsibilities of the Board; (b) The employment of personnel needed to carry…
3 CMC § 2308 Compensation: Board of Nurse Examiners
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2308. Compensation: Board of Nurse Examiners. The Board of Nurse Examiners shall be compensated pursuant to 1 CMC § 8247. The Secretary of Public Health shall provide administrative support services to the Board of Nurse Examiners. So…
3 CMC § 2309 Administrative Procedure Act: Application
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2309. Administrative Procedure Act: Application. The Administrative Procedure Act, 1 CMC §§ 9101 through 9115, is hereby expressly adopted and incorporated herein as if all the provisions of such Act were included in this chapter. Sou…
3 CMC § 2310 Licensure Requirements
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2310. Licensure Requirements. Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements of this section shall be entitled to licensure as a Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse, Graduate Nurse, Certified Technician, Cert…
3 CMC § 2311 Titles and Abbreviations
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2311. Titles and Abbreviations. Only those persons who hold a license to practice nursing or who have been approved as applicants for licensure by endorsement or have been granted a temporary permit shall have the right to use the fol…
3 CMC § 2312 Approval of Nursing Education Programs
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2312. Approval of Nursing Education Programs. (a) Approval Standards. The Board shall, by administrative rules, set standards for the establishment and conduct of nursing education programs, including all clinical facilities used for …
3 CMC § 2313 Violations and Penalties
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2313. Violations and Penalties. (a) Violations. No person shall: (1) Engage in the practice of nursing as defined in this chapter without a valid, current license, except as otherwise permitted under this chapter; (2) Practice nursing…
3 CMC § 2314 Discipline and Proceedings
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2314. Discipline and Proceedings. (a) Authority. The Board shall have the power to refuse to issue or renew a license; to limit; suspend or revoke a license; or place on probation or reprimand or otherwise discipline a licensee for an…
3 CMC § 2315 Emergency Relief
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2315. Emergency Relief. (a) Temporary Suspension. The Board is authorized to temporarily suspend the license of a nurse without a hearing if: (1) The Board finds that there is probable cause to believe that the nurse has violated a st…
3 CMC § 2316 Reporting Requirement
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2316. Reporting Requirement. (a) Affected Parties. (1) Hospitals, nursing homes and other employers of Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses, Certified Technicians, Certified Nursing Assistants and Advanced Practice …
3 CMC § 2317 Exemptions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2317. Exemptions. No provision in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the following: (a) The practice of nursing that is an integral part of a program by students enrolled in board-approved nursing education programs; (b) The …
3 CMC § 2318 License Fees
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2318. License Fees. (a) The Board is authorized to establish appropriate fees for licensure by examination, reexamination, endorsement and such other fees and fines as the Board determines necessary. Each application for a license by …
3 CMC § 2319 Implementation
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2319. Implementation. (a) Any person holding a license to practice nursing as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands that is valid on the effective date of this chapter shall be deemed to be licensed as…
3 CMC § 3301 Who is Covered
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 3: SOCIAL SECURITY ACT § 3301. Who is Covered. (a) After December 31, 1975. All services for wages received by a person after December 31, 1975, and, effective for taxable years beginning after 1980, all self-employment income derived by an indiv…
3 CMC § 3302 Agreement for Coverage of Employees of the Government of the Trust Territory
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 3: SOCIAL SECURITY ACT § 3302. Agreement for Coverage of Employees of the Government of the Trust Territory. The resident commissioner or, after January 9, 1978, the Governor is authorized to enter into an agreement with the High Commissioner of …
3 CMC § 3303 Old-Age Insurance Benefits: Eligibility
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 3: SOCIAL SECURITY ACT § 3303. Old-Age Insurance Benefits: Eligibility. Every person who: (a) Is a fully insured individual; (b) Has attained age: (1) Sixty years on or before June 30, 1978; (2) Sixty and one-half years in the period beginning Ju…
3 CMC § 3304 Disability Insurance Benefits: Eligibility
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 3: SOCIAL SECURITY ACT § 3304. Disability Insurance Benefits: Eligibility. Every person who: (a) Is fully and currently insured, (b) Has not attained retirement age, (c) Has filed application for disability insurance benefits, and (d) Is under a …
3 CMC § 3305 Survivors’ Insurance Benefits: Eligibility
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 3: SOCIAL SECURITY ACT § 3305. Survivors’ Insurance Benefits: Eligibility. (a) Survivors’ Insurance Benefits: Eligibility. (1) Every person who: (A) Is the surviving spouse of a person who at the time of death was a fully insured individual and (…
3 CMC § 3306 Retirement and Disability Insurance Benefits: Amount
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 3: SOCIAL SECURITY ACT § 3306. Retirement and Disability Insurance Benefits: Amount. (a) Benefits Payable Before July 1976. (1) The monthly old-age retirement benefit or disability benefit payable to an individual under this division shall be in …
3 CMC § 3307 Survivors’ Insurance Benefits: Eligibility
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 3: SOCIAL SECURITY ACT § 3307. Survivors’ Insurance Benefits: Eligibility. (a) Survivors’ Insurance Benefits: Amount. (1) Benefits Payable Before January 1977. (A) The monthly benefit payable to a surviving spouse under this division shall be in …
3 CMC § 3308 Lump Sum Benefits
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 3: SOCIAL SECURITY ACT § 3308. Lump Sum Benefits. (a) When a worker dies before becoming entitled to benefits under this division or dies after becoming entitled to benefits but the benefit payments the worker and his or her dependent have receiv…
3 CMC § 3309 Overpayments and Underpayments
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 3: SOCIAL SECURITY ACT § 3309. Overpayments and Underpayments. (a) Whenever an error has been made with respect to insurance payments to an individual, proper adjustment shall be made, under regulations promulgated by the Social Security Administ…
3 CMC § 3310 Totalization Agreement
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 3: SOCIAL SECURITY ACT § 3310. Totalization Agreement. The resident commissioner or, after January 8, 1978, the Governor is authorized to enter into an agreement with the High Commissioner of the Trust Territory establishing a totalization arrang…
3 CMC § 3311 Application for Monthly Insurance Benefits
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 3: SOCIAL SECURITY ACT § 3311. Application for Monthly Insurance Benefits. (a) An individual who would have been entitled to a benefit under 3 CMC §§ 3303, 3304 or 3305 for any month had that individual filed application therefor prior to the end…
3 CMC § 3312 Earnings Test
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 3: SOCIAL SECURITY ACT § 3312. Earnings Test. (a) Prior to January 1, 1978, an individual who receives a retirement, disability, or survivor’s benefit under this division and who works in covered or noncovered employment shall have his quarterly …
3 CMC § 5301 Fires to Clear Land: Permission Required
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5301. Fires to Clear Land: Permission Required. No fires to clear land, including the burning of stumps, logs, brush, dry grass or fallen timber, shall be started without the prior written permission of the Commissioner of Fire…
3 CMC § 5302 Fires to Clear Land: Penalties
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5302. Fires to Clear Land: Penalties. (a) A person who, without proper and valid authorization sets any fire in violation of 3 CMC § 5301 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be fined up to $100, or imprisoned not more tha…
3 CMC § 5321 Permits
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5321. Permits. For anyone other than Department of Public Safety personnel in the course of their official duties, a permit is required to use or operate fire hydrants or valves intended for fire suppression purposes which are …
3 CMC § 5322 Fire Apparatus Access
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5322. Fire Apparatus Access. Plans for fire apparatus access roads shall be submitted to the Department of Public Safety and the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation for review and approval prior to construction. Source: PL 12-74…
3 CMC § 5323 Fire Hydrant Systems
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5323. Fire Hydrant Systems. Plans and specifications for fire hydrant systems shall be submitted to the Department of Public Safety and the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation for review and approval prior to construction. Sourc…
3 CMC § 5324 Fire Protection Equipment and Fire Hydrants
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5324. Fire Protection Equipment and Fire Hydrants. Fire protection equipment and fire hydrants shall be clearly identified in an approved manner to prevent obstruction by parking and other obstruction. Source: PL 12-74, § 5.
3 CMC § 5325 Testing and Maintenance
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5325. Testing and Maintenance. Fire hydrants systems shall be subject to such periodic tests as required by the chief. Fire hydrant systems shall be maintained in an operative condition at all times and shall be repaired where …
3 CMC § 5326 Systems in High-Rise Buildings
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5326. Systems in High-Rise Buildings. The owner of a high-rise building shall be responsible for assuring that the fire and life-safety systems required by the Building Code are maintained in an operable condition at all times.…
3 CMC § 5327 Fire Hydrants and Fire Appliances
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5327. Fire Hydrants and Fire Appliances. Fire hydrants and fire appliances required by this code to be installed or maintained shall not be removed, tampered with or otherwise disturbed except for the purpose of extinguishing f…
3 CMC § 5328 Barriers, Security Devices, Signs and Seals
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5328. Barriers, Security Devices, Signs and Seals. Locks, gates, doors, barricades, chains, enclosures, signs, tags or seals which have been installed by the fire division or by its order or under its control shall not be remov…
3 CMC § 5329 Obstruction and Impairment of Fire Hydrants and Fire Protection Equipment
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5329. Obstruction and Impairment of Fire Hydrants and Fire Protection Equipment. Posts, fences, vehicles, growth, trash, storage and other materials or things shall not be placed or kept near fire hydrants, fire division inlet …
3 CMC § 5330 Clear Space Around Hydrants
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5330. Clear Space Around Hydrants. A 3-foot clear space shall be maintained around the circumference of fire hydrants except as otherwise required or approved. Source: PL 12-74, § 11.
3 CMC § 5331 Use of Fire Hydrants
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5331. Use of Fire Hydrants. Any use of fire hydrants or tampering therewith or the taking of water for purposes other than fire suppression by persons other than authorized employees of the Department of Public Safety and the C…
3 CMC § 5332 Penalties
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5332. Penalties. Any person violating Section 5331 of this Act shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, imprisonment for not more than six months or both. Source: PL 12-74, § 1…
3 CMC § D4P2C3 Chapter 3 [Reserved]
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 4: EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION CHAPTER 3. [Reserved.]