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Northern Mariana Islands Statutes, Title 3

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Title 3, Human Resources

47 chapters · 686 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 3686 Ch 1, Education Act of 2017146 Ch 4, Child Care Standards Act101 Ch 3, Postsecondary Education Act (Norther…83 Ch 7, Educational Leadership Graduate Program72 Ch 2, Chamorro-Carolinian Language Policy …70 Ch 5, Commonwealth Library53 Ch 6, Scholarship41 Ch 11, Professional Student Exchange Program25 Ch 9, Technical Education Program24 Ch 12, Career and Technical Training Act24 Ch 10, CNMI Scholarship Office13 Ch 8, Selective Service Assistance10 Ch 13, Chamorro and Carolinian Language Edu…3

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3 CMC § 1388 Reproduction of Records on Films; Disposition of Original
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DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1388. Reproduction of Records on Films; Disposition of Original. (a) The head of any agency having the care and custody of any record may cause the same to be photographed, microphotographed, or otherwise reproduced on film or in computerized form. When su…
3 CMC § 1389 Destruction of Non-record Materials
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DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1389. 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 Archivist. The CNMI Archivist may for…
3 CMC § 1390 Destruction of Non-record Materials
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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 Archivist. The CNMI Archivist may for…
3 CMC § 1391 Rules and Regulations
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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 codifying PL 23-24, the Commission…

3 CMC § 2301 Short Title

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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 63 TTC §§ 152, 154 and 156 as they applied to the p…

3 CMC § 2302 Purpose

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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 establishment of a Board of Nurse Examiners and defining…

3 CMC § 2303 Findings

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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 nursing should be regulated and controlled in the pub…

3 CMC § 2304 Definitions and Scope

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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 the practice of Advanced Practice Registered Nursing…

3 CMC § 2305 Membership; Appointment; Term of Office; Removal; Vacancies; Qualifications; Immunity

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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 as the Northern Mariana Islands Board of Nursing or…

3 CMC § 2306 Commonwealth Board of Nurse Examiners: Power and Duties

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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 necessary to the enforcement of this chapter, includ…

3 CMC § 2307 Executive Director: Duties and Responsibilities

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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 out the functions of the Board; and (c) The perform…

3 CMC § 2308 Compensation: Board of Nurse Examiners

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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. Source: PL 14-62, § 2 (2308).

3 CMC § 2309 Administrative Procedure Act: Application

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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. Source: PL 14-62, § 2 (2309).

3 CMC § 2310 Licensure Requirements

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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, Certified Nursing Assistant and Advanced Practice Regist…

3 CMC § 2311 Titles and Abbreviations

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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 following titles and abbreviations: (a) Title: “Registe…

3 CMC § 2312 Approval of Nursing Education Programs

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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 learning experiences, and shall survey and approve s…

3 CMC § 2313 Violations and Penalties

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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 under cover of any diploma, license or record illeg…

3 CMC § 2314 Discipline and Proceedings

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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 any one or a combination of the grounds set forth in s…

3 CMC § 2315 Emergency Relief

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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 statute or rule that the Board is empowered to enforce…

3 CMC § 2316 Reporting Requirement

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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 Registered Nurses shall report to the Board the name…

3 CMC § 2317 Exemptions

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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 rendering of assistance by anyone in the case of an …

3 CMC § 2318 License Fees

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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 examination, endorsement, or waiver, or any temporar…

3 CMC § 2319 Implementation

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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 a Registered Nurse under the provisions of this cha…

3 CMC § 3301 Who is Covered

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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 individual, shall be covered by this division unless such wages or sel…

3 CMC § 3302 Agreement for Coverage of Employees of the Government of the Trust Territory

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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 the Trust Territory for the purpose of extending coverage under t…

3 CMC § 3303 Old-Age Insurance Benefits: Eligibility

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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 July 1, 1978, and ending February 28, 1979; (3) Sixty-one years in …

3 CMC § 3304 Disability Insurance Benefits: Eligibility

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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 disability shall be entitled to a disability insurance benefit (1…

3 CMC § 3305 Survivors' Insurance Benefits: Eligibility

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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 (B) Has filed application for survivors’ insurance benefits shall …

3 CMC § 3306 Retirement and Disability Insurance Benefits: Amount

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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 an amount calculated upon an annual basis of nine percent of the …

3 CMC § 3307 Survivors' Insurance Benefits: Eligibility

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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 an amount equal to 50 percent of the retirement insurance benefit…

3 CMC § 3308 Lump Sum Benefits

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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 received under this division were less than four percent of the worker’…

3 CMC § 3309 Overpayments and Underpayments

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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 Administrator in accordance with law, by increasing or decreasing subsequ…

3 CMC § 3310 Totalization Agreement

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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 arrangement between the social security system established by this divi…

3 CMC § 3311 Application for Monthly Insurance Benefits

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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 of such month shall be entitled to such benefit for such month i…

3 CMC § 3312 Earnings Test

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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 benefit reduced by $1 for each $2 earned in a quarter, except the…

3 CMC § 5301 Fires to Clear Land: Permission Required

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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 and Emergency Medical Services, or an authorized represent…

3 CMC § 5302 Fires to Clear Land: Penalties

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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 than one month, or both. (b) A person who, without proper and …

3 CMC § 5321 Permits

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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 installed on water systems and accessible to public highway…

3 CMC § 5322 Fire Apparatus Access

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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.

3 CMC § 5323 Fire Hydrant Systems

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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. Source: PL 12-74, § 4.

3 CMC § 5324 Fire Protection Equipment and Fire Hydrants

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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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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 defective. Addition, repairs, alterations and servicing sha…

3 CMC § 5326 Systems in High-Rise Buildings

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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. Source: PL 12-74, § 7.

3 CMC § 5327 Fire Hydrants and Fire Appliances

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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 fire, training, recharging or making necessary repairs, or w…

3 CMC § 5328 Barriers, Security Devices, Signs and Seals

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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 removed, unlocked, destroyed, tampered with or otherwise moleste…

3 CMC § 5329 Obstruction and Impairment of Fire Hydrants and Fire Protection Equipment

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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 connections or fire-protection system control valves in a m…

3 CMC § 5330 Clear Space Around Hydrants

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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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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 Commonwealth Utilities Corporation in the performance of the…

3 CMC § 5332 Penalties

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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, § 13, modified.

3 CMC § 1401 Short Title

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Short Title. This chapter may be cited as the Child Care Standards Act of 1985. Source: PL 4-67, § 1. Commission Comment: PL 4-67 took effect September 10, 1985.