Title 3, Human Resources

Reporting. The CNMI Scholarship and Financial Assistance Office shall submit an annual report to the presiding officers of the Legislature, the Governor, the Commissioner of Education, and the Secretary of Public Health reporting, among other things, the number of students partic…

Sunset. The provisions of this chapter shall expire five years after the effective date of this chapter. Source: PL 15-109, § 2, modified. Commission Comment: The Commission changed “Act” to “chapter” and deleted figures that repeated written words pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(d) and…

Nursing School Scholarship. (a) There is hereby established an Associate of Science in Nursing School Scholarship for the purpose of awarding undergraduate college scholarships to 20 students a year who are pursuing an Associate of Science in Nursing degree (ASN degree) at the No…

Conditions of Scholarship Award. (a) The recipients of the Associate of Science in Nursing School Scholarship under this article agree to reimburse the CNMI of all scholarship funds received if the student fails to work at the Commonwealth Health Center, Tinian Health Center, or …

Nursing School Scholarship Funding. Nursing School Scholarship awards will be funded from CNMI scholarship educational/assistance funds as set forth in the annual appropriations of the CNMI Scholarship and Financial Assistance Office. The scholarship administrator shall set aside…

Program Administration. The CNMI Scholarship and Financial Assistance Office shall administer the Associate of Science in Nursing School Scholarship. The CNMI Scholarship and Financial Assistance Office may promulgate rules and regulations to effectively implement this article. S…

Reporting. The CNMI Scholarship and Financial Assistance Office shall submit an annual report to the presiding officers of the Legislature, the Governor, and the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation reporting, among other things, the number of students participating in the Nursing…

Sunset. The provisions of this article shall expire six years after the effective date of this article. Source: PL 20-73 § 3 (Oct. 12, 2018).

CHAPTER 6. Public Cemeteries. [Repealed by PL 11-117] § 2611. § 2612. § 2613. § 2614. § 2615. § 2616. § 2617. § 2618. Purpose. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Definitions. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Establishment of Public Cemeteries. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Administrat…

CHAPTER 6. Public Cemeteries. [Repealed by PL 11-117] § 2611. § 2612. § 2613. § 2614. § 2615. § 2616. § 2617. § 2618. Purpose. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Definitions. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Establishment of Public Cemeteries. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Administrat…

CHAPTER 6. Public Cemeteries. [Repealed by PL 11-117] § 2611. § 2612. § 2613. § 2614. § 2615. § 2616. § 2617. § 2618. Purpose. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Definitions. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Establishment of Public Cemeteries. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Administrat…

CHAPTER 6. Public Cemeteries. [Repealed by PL 11-117] § 2611. § 2612. § 2613. § 2614. § 2615. § 2616. § 2617. § 2618. Purpose. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Definitions. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Establishment of Public Cemeteries. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Administrat…

CHAPTER 6. Public Cemeteries. [Repealed by PL 11-117] § 2611. § 2612. § 2613. § 2614. § 2615. § 2616. § 2617. § 2618. Purpose. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Definitions. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Establishment of Public Cemeteries. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Administrat…

CHAPTER 6. Public Cemeteries. [Repealed by PL 11-117] § 2611. § 2612. § 2613. § 2614. § 2615. § 2616. § 2617. § 2618. Purpose. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Definitions. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Establishment of Public Cemeteries. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Administrat…

CHAPTER 6. Public Cemeteries. [Repealed by PL 11-117] § 2611. § 2612. § 2613. § 2614. § 2615. § 2616. § 2617. § 2618. Purpose. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Definitions. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Establishment of Public Cemeteries. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Administrat…

CHAPTER 6. Public Cemeteries. [Repealed by PL 11-117] § 2611. § 2612. § 2613. § 2614. § 2615. § 2616. § 2617. § 2618. Purpose. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Definitions. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Establishment of Public Cemeteries. [Repealed by PL 11-117, § 10.] Administrat…

Definitions. (a) “Public cemetery” means a place or area set apart to serve as the final resting-place for the dead and which is owned and managed by the Commonwealth government. This term also includes all public facilities located on the site generally associated or found in pu…

Establishment and Conveyance for Marpi Public Cemetery. (a) There is hereby established a new public cemetery to be called “Marpi Public Cemetery” to be located on public land so designated for such purpose in subsection (b) of this section. (b) The Division of Public Lands shall…

Design and Development. The Department of Public Health, in coordination with the Department of Lands and Natural Resources and the Department of Public Works, shall design and develop all public cemeteries in accordance with applicable Commonwealth laws and regulations and natio…

Administration. (a) Except as provided in this section, the Department of Public Health shall administer and manage all public cemeteries, providing for by regulation: (1) The application requirements, approval, issuance and fee for burial permits. (i) Such fee shall not exceed $…

Closure of Wireless Hill Public Cemetery. Upon completion of the construction of the Marpi Public Cemetery, no further burial shall take place at Wireless Hill Public Cemetery. Within 60 days of such closure, the Secretary of Public Health shall submit an exhumation plan for the …

Funding. The Secretary of Finance shall establish a special account called the “Public Cemetery Fund Account” for the fees collected pursuant to this chapter. The funds in this account shall be reserved and appropriated solely for the administration, maintenance, supervision and …

Regulations. All regulations required or permitted under this chapter shall be promulgated not later than 60 days after the effective date of this chapter. Source: PL 11-117, § 9. Commission Comment: PL 11-117 that repealed the former Chapter 6 and created this new Chapter 6 took…

Short Title. This chapter may be cited as the Safe Diving Act of 1990. Source: PL 7-47, § 5 (§ 5601). Commission Comment: PL 7-47 took effect December 17, 1991.

Purpose. It is the intent of this chapter to require dive instructors and tour leaders to be certified and to obtain substantial liability insurance in order to ensure that only skilled divers who adhere to the strict standards of safe diving established by national and internati…

Definitions. As used in this chapter: (a) “Certified” means a person who has been licensed by a national or international dive organization approved by the Department of Finance by regulation in consultation with the Department of Public Safety. (b) “Liability insurance” means a …

Business License Required. (a) It shall be unlawful for any business to engage in scuba instruction without a business license for scuba instruction. (b) It shall be unlawful for any business to engage in conducting scuba diving tours without a business license for scuba diving t…

Penalty. Any person who violates 3 CMC § 5604 shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both. Source: PL 7-47, § 5 (§ 5604).

Scuba Instruction License. (a) In order to obtain a business license for scuba instruction, a business must employ one or more scuba diving instructors. (b) Each scuba diving instructor must possess: (1) A certificate evidencing that he or she is currently certified at the level …

Scuba Diving Tour Operation License. (a) In order to obtain a business license for a scuba diving tour operation, a business must employ one or more persons qualified to serve as tour leaders. (b) Each tour leader must possess: (1) A certificate evidencing that he or she is curre…

Conduct of Scuba Diving Tours. Every scuba diving tour must be supervised by a tour leader. Source: PL 7-47, § 5 (§ 5607).

Activities Limited by Insurance. In the event that a policy of liability insurance for a scuba instructor or a tour leader limits its coverage to one or more groups of customers, the insured shall not instruct or lead a customer who is not covered under the insurance policy. Sour…

Introductory Dive Experience. (a) Any course of instruction which is designed to introduce a noncertified diver to scuba diving, and which combines both instruction and one or more scuba dives, but does not result in the issuance of a basic scuba diving certificate, shall be refe…

Conditions for Revocation or Suspension of License. The Secretary of Finance may suspend or revoke a scuba instruction or scuba diving tour operation license upon a finding, after two weeks prior notice and a hearing pursuant to 1 CMC §§ 9108-9113, that a licensee has violated ei…

Surcharge Fee. All scuba dive shop operators shall impose an additional $10 surcharge per tank usage for the services provided by the operators. The operators shall collect and document all the fees collected and the fees shall be remitted to the Department of Finance in accordan…

Special Accounts. The Secretary of Finance shall establish a special account, Decompression Chamber Fund, and shall deposit into the account all surcharge fees collected by all scuba dive shop operators pursuant to 3 CMC § 5612 without further appropriations. Source: PL 20-36 § 2…

Expenditure Authority. The CEO of the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation shall be the expenditure authority of the funds deposited in the Decompression Chamber Fund Account. All funds in the account shall be used solely for the purchase, installation, operation, and maintenance …