Title 3 — Human Resources
47 chapters · 719 sections in this title.
3 CMC § 1501 Short Title
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1501. Short Title. This chapter may be cited as the Library Act of 1990. Source: PL 7-18, § 1. Commission Comment: PL 7-18 took effect January 29, 1991.
3 CMC § 1502 Purpose
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1502. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to improve and promote effective library services for the people of the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth Library Council created by this chapter will create a primary interlibrary loan, i…
3 CMC § 1503 Commonwealth Library Council Created
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 1503. Commonwealth Library Council Created. There shall be created a Commonwealth Library Council, and the position of a public library director in support thereof. Source: PL 7-18, § 3; amended by PL 20-14 § 3 (Sept. 26, 2017), modif…
3 CMC § 1504 Appointment of Council Members: Terms, Compensation
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1504. Appointment of Council Members: Terms, Compensation. The Commonwealth Library Council shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor in consultation with the Commissioner of Education and the President of Northern M…
3 CMC § 1505 Powers and Duties of Council: Responsibility for Certain Functions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 1505. Powers and Duties of Council: Responsibility for Certain Functions. The Commonwealth Library Council shall have the following powers and be responsible for the following functions: (a) Establish a depository for newspapers publi…
3 CMC § 1506 Administrative Librarian: Duties and Qualifications
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 1506. Public Library Director: Duties and Qualifications. (a) The public library director shall advise the Library Council and shall be responsible for implementing the recommendations and policy set by the council. The public library…
3 CMC § 1507 Establishment of Public Library
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1507. Establishment of Public Library. The Commonwealth Library Council shall be responsible for locating resources, and for the establishment, financing and operation of public libraries for the use of the general public of the Co…
3 CMC § 2501 Definitions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2501. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (a) “Assessment” means the determination of whether a person shall be given an evaluation for treatment as mentally ill. (b) “Attending physician” means a duly authorized licensed medical pr…
3 CMC § 2502 Privacy and Dignity of Person to be Considered; Burden and Standard of Proof Required
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2502. Privacy and Dignity of Person to be Considered; Burden and Standard of Proof Required. The provisions of this article shall be carried out with the utmost consideration for the privacy and dignity of the person who undergoes inv…
3 CMC § 2503 72-Hour Emergency Detention; Initiation
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2503. 72-Hour Emergency Detention; Initiation. (a) Any person may bring another to an evaluation facility and file an application with an evaluation facility for the 72-hour emergency detention of an allegedly mentally ill person. Suc…
3 CMC § 2504 Detention for Evaluation; Individual Assessments Prior to Admission to Determine Appropriateness of Detention; Services Rendered
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2504. Detention for Evaluation; Individual Assessments Prior to Admission to Determine Appropriateness of Detention; Services Rendered. (a) Prior to admitting a person to the evaluation facility for evaluation and treatment pursuant t…
3 CMC § 2505 Evaluation; Treatment and Care; Release or Other Disposition
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2505. Evaluation; Treatment and Care; Release or Other Disposition. (a) Each person admitted to an evaluation facility pursuant to 3 CMC §§ 2503 and 2504 shall receive an evaluation within 72 hours of being admitted, and shall receive…
3 CMC § 2506 Notification to the Director; Presenting Person; Conditions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2506. Notification to the Director; Presenting Person; Conditions. The attending physician or mental health professional shall promptly notify the director or the director’s designee and the person who made the application for 72-hour…
3 CMC § 2507 14-Day Commitment; Initiation
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2507. 14-Day Commitment; Initiation. (a) Whenever the director, attending physician or mental health professional determines in an evaluation that a person should be referred as a danger to self or others for involuntary civil commitm…
3 CMC § 2508 14-Day Commitment Standard; Proof Necessary
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2508. 14-Day Commitment Standard; Proof Necessary. Any person who is mentally ill and a danger to self or others is subject to 14day involuntary civil commitment. For purposes of this section the recent acts, attempts or threats evide…
3 CMC § 2509 Renewal or Extension of 14-Day Commitment; Treatment and Care
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2509. Renewal or Extension of 14-Day Commitment; Treatment and Care. (a) Renewal or extension of a 14-day commitment may be sought pursuant to 3 CMC § 2515. If the person is, at the time of the renewal or extension hearing, mentally i…
3 CMC § 2510 14-Day Commitment; Release
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2510. 14-Day Commitment; Release. A person who has been committed for 14 days under 3 CMC § 2508 or for a renewal or extension period under 3 CMC § 2509 shall, at the end of that time, be released, referred for further care and treatm…
3 CMC § 2511 Gravely Disabled Commitment
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2511. Gravely Disabled Commitment. (a) Whenever the Attorney General’s office receives notice that seeks the involuntary commitment of a person within the Commonwealth, the Attorney General’s office shall determine whether to initiate…
3 CMC § 2512 Gravely Disabled Commitment Standard
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2512. Gravely Disabled Commitment Standard. Any person who is gravely disabled is subject to commitment. Commitment shall be in accordance with the least restrictive alternative principle. Source: PL 8-36, § 14.
3 CMC § 2513 Probable Cause, Evaluation: Duration of Commitment, Renewal and Extension; Treatment and Care
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2513. Probable Cause, Evaluation: Duration of Commitment, Renewal and Extension; Treatment and Care. (a) Whenever there is probable cause to believe that a person is subject to commitment under 3 CMC § 2511, the court may order that t…
3 CMC § 2514 Release
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2514. Release. (a) The evaluation or treatment facility shall release any person or refer him for further care and treatment on a voluntary basis upon the expiration of the court order of commitment entered under this article. (b) A m…
3 CMC § 2515 Renewal and Extension of Commitment; Procedures; Standard
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2515. Renewal and Extension of Commitment; Procedures; Standard. (a) The Attorney General’s office may file a petition to renew or extend commitment of a person involuntarily committed under this article. The petition shall be in writ…
3 CMC § 2516 Purpose of Commitment; Scope of Authority of Treating Facility
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2516. Purpose of Commitment; Scope of Authority of Treating Facility. (a) In all commitments or detentions of persons under this article, a primary purpose is to provide prompt and adequate treatment, consistent with a patient’s right…
3 CMC § 2517 Specificity of Orders
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2517. Specificity of Orders. A commitment order should indicate the legal grounds upon which the commitment is based, the general types of services and treatment to be provided, the place where those services are to be provided, the l…
3 CMC § 2518 Promptness of Hearings; Witnesses Needed; Required Treatment Plan; Duty to Seek Release
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2518. Promptness of Hearings; Witnesses Needed; Required Treatment Plan; Duty to Seek Release. (a) Whenever a hearing before the court is required by this article, it shall be set promptly in order to allow for an appropriate hearing …
3 CMC § 2519 Right To Counsel; Private Right of Action
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2519. Right To Counsel; Private Right of Action. (a) Any person detained involuntarily for evaluation and treatment may have an attorney or advocate contacted, including an interpreter, at the earliest possible time, to provide advoca…
3 CMC § 2520 Hearing Rights
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2520. Hearing Rights. Whenever a hearing pursuant to this article is required, the person sought to be committed shall have a full panoply of due process rights including, but not necessarily limited to, the following: (a) The right t…
3 CMC § 2521 Liability for Hospital Charges
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2521. Liability for Hospital Charges. Involuntary patients shall be not charged for any service or treatment received from the department as a result of 72-hour emergency detention for evaluation and treatment under this article. Pers…
3 CMC § 2522 Relation to Pending Criminal Actions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2522. Relation to Pending Criminal Actions. (a) Involuntary hospitalization by the court of an individual incompetent to stand trial or be sentenced on criminal charges is not within the scope of this article. (b) A person found not g…
3 CMC § 2523 Seizure of Firearms
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2523. Seizure of Firearms (a) A law enforcement officer who takes a person into custody pursuant to the Involuntary Civil Commitment Act may immediately seize any firearm or ammunition found in possession of the person. After seizing …
3 CMC § 2551 Short Title
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2551. Short Title. This article shall be known as the Patient’s Rights Act. The rights set forth in this article shall be afforded every person receiving assessment, evaluation, care or treatment at an evaluation or treatment facility…
3 CMC § 2552 Humane Environment
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2552. Humane Environment. A person has the right to a humane treatment environment that affords appropriate privacy and reasonable protection from harm. Source: PL 8-38, § 2.
3 CMC § 2553 Visits
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2553. Visits. (a) A person has the right to private conversations and to visitation during regular visiting hours. (b) A person has the right of access to, including private communications with, any available rights protection service…
3 CMC § 2554 Preservation and Safeguarding of Personal Property of Person Involuntarily Admitted to Evaluation or Treatment Facility
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2554. Preservation and Safeguarding of Personal Property of Person Involuntarily Admitted to Evaluation or Treatment Facility. (a) At the time a patient is admitted for evaluation or treatment pursuant to this article or within a reas…
3 CMC § 2555 Treatment Plan
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2555. Treatment Plan. Whenever a person is admitted for inpatient treatment or accepted for outpatient treatment, the treatment facility shall promptly prepare within five days an individualized treatment plan which shall be made a pa…
3 CMC § 2556 Personal Rights of Persons Being Assessed or Evaluated or Receiving Care or Treatment at an Evaluation or Treatment Facility
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2556. Personal Rights of Persons Being Assessed or Evaluated or Receiving Care or Treatment at an Evaluation or Treatment Facility. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a person has the following r…
3 CMC § 2557 Medical Rights of Persons Receiving Evaluation and Treatment
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2557. Medical Rights of Persons Receiving Evaluation and Treatment. (a) Right to Treatment. Every patient, whether inpatient or outpatient, voluntary or involuntary, is entitled to such medical, social, and rehabilitative services as …
3 CMC § 2558 Restraints and Isolation
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2558. Restraints and Isolation. (a) Persons have a right to be free from chemical and physical restraint and isolation, except for emergency situations in which a mental health professional or attending physician contemporaneously doc…
3 CMC § 2559 Surgery and Shock Therapy; Hazardous Treatment
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2559. Surgery and Shock Therapy; Hazardous Treatment. (a) Persons have a right to refuse surgery for emergency or non-emergency purposes unless the patient has been found to lack capacity to consent to treatment by a court of law. If …
3 CMC § 2560 Notice of Medical and Personal Rights Required
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2560. Notice of Medical and Personal Rights Required. Persons, upon admission, must receive a copy of all the rights they are entitled to during their stay in the evaluation or treatment facility. These rights must be provided in a la…
3 CMC § 2561 Access to Records and Confidentiality
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2561. Access to Records and Confidentiality. (a) A person shall be given the right of access, upon request, to his mental health care records, except such person may be refused access to: (1) Information in such records provided by a …
3 CMC § 2562 Action for Wrongful Release of Confidential Information or Record; Penalty or Treble Damages; Injunction
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2562. Action for Wrongful Release of Confidential Information or Record; Penalty or Treble Damages; Injunction. (a) Any person may bring an action against an individual or agency who has willfully and knowingly released confidential i…
3 CMC § 2563 Grievances, Private Right of Action
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2563. Grievances, Private Right of Action. (a) A person shall have the right to assert grievances arising out of the infringement of the rights enumerated in this article and the right to have a fair, timely and impartial grievance pr…
3 CMC § 2564 Rules and Regulations
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2564. Rules and Regulations. The Director of Public Health and Environmental Services shall adopt rules and regulations to ensure compliance with this article in a prompt and efficient manner. Source: PL 8-38, § 14. Commission Comment…
3 CMC § 3501 Employee Contributions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 3: SOCIAL SECURITY ACT § 3501. Employee Contributions. Except as provided in 3 CMC § 3505, there is hereby imposed on the income of every employee a tax equal to the following percentages of wages received by him with respect to employment subjec…
3 CMC § 3502 Employer Contributions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 3: SOCIAL SECURITY ACT § 3502. Employer Contributions. Except as provided in 3 CMC § 3505, there is hereby imposed on every employer an excise tax, with respect to having an individual in his employ, equal to the following percentages of wages, p…
3 CMC § 3503 Refunds of Excess Taxes
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 3: SOCIAL SECURITY ACT § 3503. Refunds of Excess Taxes. (a) If by reason of an employee receiving wages from more than one employer during a calendar year the wages received by such employee from all employers during such year are in excess of (a…
3 CMC § 3504 Administration, Collection and Assessment, and Enforcement
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 3: SOCIAL SECURITY ACT § 3504. Administration, Collection and Assessment, and Enforcement. Effective April 1, 1977, all provisions of the laws of the United States applicable to the administration, collection and assessment, and enforcement of th…
3 CMC § 3505 Contributions Payable by Self-Employed Persons
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 3: SOCIAL SECURITY ACT § 3505. Contributions Payable by Self-Employed Persons. (a) Prior to the first taxable year beginning after December 31, 1980, there is hereby imposed on the wages of every self-employed person a tax, in lieu of the taxes i…
3 CMC § 5501 Purpose
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 5: PUBLIC SAFETY § 5501. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to protect the inhabitants of the Commonwealth as well as visitors in the use of ocean areas and swimming pools adjacent to commercial recreational areas. Source: MIDC § 9.28.010.