Title 3, Human Resources

Opioid Proceeds Council. (a) Council established. There is established an Opioid Proceeds Council. (b) Purpose. The purpose of the Proceeds Council is to ensure that proceeds received by the Commonwealth pursuant to this Act are allocated and spent on the Commonwealth’s substance…

Court Order and Regulations. The Council shall disburse monies from the Fund in a manner consistent with the limitations on uses of litigation proceeds set forth in any controlling court order. The Attorney General shall promulgate regulations consistent with the controlling cour…

Reporting. Not later than October 31 of each year, beginning one year after the initial deposit of proceeds into the Fund, the Council shall provide a written report to the Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Senate President, and Attorney General, detailing the Co…

Service of Inspection Reports. Inspection reports provided for under this Act shall be deemed to have been properly served when a copy of the inspection report form or other notice has been delivered personally to the permit holder or person in charge, or such inspection report h…

Timely Correction of Violations of Critical Control Points. (a) A permit holder who has received a demerit score of more than ten points shall correct a violation of a critical control point and implement corrective actions within a reasonable time period as specified in the insp…

Regrading After Corrective Action. The applicant or person in charge of any establishment or premises that received a low grade may at any time make a written request for an inspection for the purpose of regrading the establishment after corrective action has been completed. Upon…

Verification and Documentation of Correction. (a) At the next inspection after a Health Inspector advised an establishment or person to make a correction of a violation of a critical control point or deviation, the Health Inspector shall enter the specifics about the previous vio…

Suspension and Revocation of Permit. (a) The Secretary may suspend a sanitary permit without prior hearing thereby immediately closing the establishment if a violation is of a nature so as to constitute an imminent health hazard. Suspension without prior hearing may be imposed fo…

Reinstatement of Permit. When the holder of a permit believes he has corrected a condition upon his premises or some other violation for which his permit has been suspended, he may write a letter to the Secretary for reinstatement of the permit. The Secretary, upon receipt of suc…

Revoked Permit May Not Be Reinstated. A permit is no longer valid and may not be reinstated when it has been revoked, except upon order of the Court. Source: PL 12-48, § 3 (2137).

No New Permit. No person whose permit has been revoked shall be eligible to obtain a new permit for a period of one year. Source: PL 12-48, § 3 (2138).

Closing. The Secretary shall effect the closing of any establishment or activity whose permit has been suspended or revoked. Upon the request of the Secretary, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety shall provide police personnel to enforce such closing. Source: PL 1…

Notification of Commissioner of Public Safety. The Secretary shall notify the Commissioner of Public Safety of any suspension or revocation of a permit and the Commissioner of Public Safety shall assure that the suspended or revoked permit holder shall not resume operation until …

21401. CNMI Drug Overdose Policy; First Responders to Possess & Administer Opioid Overdose Reversal Medication. (a) First responders including emergency service employees, employees, firefighters, police officers or other law enforcement officers, emergency medical services perso…

Training Mandate; Opioid Overdose Reversal Medication. (a) The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation shall conduct or approve a training program in the administration of opioid overdose reversal medication for the Department of Fire & Emergency Medical Services, the Department of P…

Notice Posted of Closure. Whenever any establishment requiring a permit is closed by the Secretary, the Health Inspector shall post a notice, easily visible to the public, stating that said establishment is closed by order of the Secretary for violations of this Act or the regula…

Inspection Report Public Information. The inspection report shall be considered a public document and the Secretary shall make it available for inspection and copying as provided by law. Source: PL 12-48, § 3 (2142).

Penalties and Fines for Violations of the Act. Those permit holders found violating the requirements of this Act or the regulations promulgated there under shall, upon issuance of notice to the permit holder or person in charge by the Secretary, be fined and penalized in the foll…

Ceasing Operations and Reporting. (a) A permit holder shall immediately discontinue operations and notify a Health Inspector if an imminent health hazard may exist because of an emergency such as a fire, flood, extended interruption of electrical or water service, sewage backup, …

Resumption of Operations. If operations are discontinued as specified under § 2144 or otherwise according to law, the permit holder shall obtain approval from a Health Inspector before resuming operations. Source: PL 12-48, § 3 (2145).

Infectious Disease Control. (a) No person managing an establishment identified in § 2122, that due to the nature of the services offered, poses a direct mode for disease transmission to the general public, shall permit an employee to work knowing or having reason to know that suc…

Procedures When Infection is Suspected. When suspicion arises as to the possibility of transmission of infection from an employee or employee applicant, the Secretary is authorized to require: (a) The immediate exclusion of the employee from all activity within the specific estab…

Isolation and Quarantine of Contagious Diseases. Persons suffering from contagious disease, and persons who have been exposed to such diseases, may be isolated and quarantined in accordance with regulations issued pursuant to this division. Source: 63 TTC § 101. Commission Commen…

Importation of Psittacine Birds. No birds of the Psittacine family, parrots, parakeets, love birds, etc., shall be imported into the Commonwealth without specific approval in each case by the Director of Public Health and Environmental Services. Birds kept in violation of this se…

Penalties for Violation of Article. Any person who violates any provision of this article or regulations issued pursuant thereto is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $500, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. Source: 63…

Definitions. As used in this article, unless otherwise indicated: (1) “Center for Diabetes Care and Control” means an interdisciplinary collaboration of health care professionals that includes, but is not limited to, physicians, surgeons, nurses, dietitian/nutritionists, communit…

Diabetes Care and Treatment Program. (a) A diabetes care and treatment program is established under the administration of the Division of Public Health Services to provide a range of diabetes treatment services. (b) Upon the effective date of this article, the head of the center …

Self-Management and Out-Reach Program. (a) The center shall provide diabetes outpatient self-management training and education under the supervision of certified, registered and licensed health care professionals. (b) Self-management training and education shall take into conside…

Prevention and Public Education Program. (a) The center, in cooperation with public and private agencies, shall design, develop and deliver appropriate, basic, practical diabetes messages about diabetes prevention and self-care management activities. (b) The center shall enhance …

Funding. (a) The legislature shall authorize annual funding of not less than $300,000.00 for the research, patient education and community outreach programs of the center. (b) The center shall evaluate other funding mechanisms in addition to legislative appropriations and report …

Diabetes Health Maintenance Act. (a) Definitions. For purposes of this section: (1) “Basic health care benefits”: (i) Means benefits for medically necessary services consisting of preventive care, emergency care, inpatient and outpatient hospital and physician care, diagnostic la…

Mandatory Prenatal HIV Education. All pregnant women in the CNMI who receive prenatal care from a physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or certified nurse midwife, registered nurses, allied health worker (counselor’s, social workers, etc.) at the Commonwealth Health…

Prenatal HIV Testing. Following the provision of mandatory HIV education, all pregnant mothers who present themselves for medical attention at the Commonwealth Health Center shall be offered free HIV testing. Prior to such testing all pregnant women will be given pre-test counsel…

Fees for HIV Testing Waived. The fee or fees associated with prenatal HIV testing at Commonwealth Health Center facilities will be waived. The Department of Public Health, through the federally funded HIV grant, will continue to pay for the prenatal HIV testing. At the end of eac…

Consent of Minors to HIV Testing. This provision shall only apply to consents given by minors to the provision of medical care and service which involves the diagnostic examination, prescription and administration of medication and other items in the treatment of sexually transmi…

Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (A) “Adjusted for inflation” means increased in accordance with the formula for inflation adjustment set forth in Exhibit C to the Master Settlement Agreement. (B) “Affiliate” means a person who …

Requirements. Any tobacco product manufacturer selling cigarettes to consumers within the CNMI (whether directly or through a distributor, retailer or similar intermediary or intermediaries) after the date of enactment of the Act shall do one of the following: (A) become a partic…

CNMI Tobacco Settlement Expenditure Fund. There is hereby established a special revolving fund with the Department of Finance which shall be known and designated as the Tobacco Settlement Expenditure Fund. All moneys received from the Master Settlement Agreement, plus all interes…

Fiscal Year and Reprogramming Limitation. Notwithstanding any provision of law, the funds allotted from the Tobacco Settlement Expenditure Fund shall not be subject to fiscal year limitation nor be reprogrammed for purposes other than what is set forth under the Commonwealth Toba…

Tobacco Prevention and Control Advisory Board. (a) There is hereby established a Tobacco Prevention and Control Advisory Board which shall be responsible for strategically planning the development and implementation of preventive systems to achieve measurable outcomes and to make…

Tobacco Control Fund. There shall be established a separate fund to be known as the Tobacco Control Fund. There shall be credited to said fund 30% of the increase in the cigarette tax authorized under 4 CMC § 1402(a)(16), together with any penalties, forfeitures, interest, costs …

Purpose. The purpose of this Act is: (a) To develop a comprehensive plan to provide for a coordinated, appropriate response in the event of a public health emergency. (b) To authorize the reporting and collection of data and records, the management of property, the protection of …

Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Bio-terrorism” means the intentional use of any microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnolo…

Declaring a State of Public Health Emergency. The governor upon the occurrence of a public health emergency shall declare a state of public health emergency. Prior to making this declaration, the governor shall consult with the public health authority and may consult with any add…

Content of Declaration. A state of public health emergency shall be declared by an executive order that specifies: (1) The nature of the public health emergency; (2) Any political subdivision(s) or geographic area(s) subject to the declaration; (3) The conditions that have brough…

Effect of Declaration. The declaration of a state of public health emergency shall activate the disaster response and recovery aspects of the Commonwealth disaster emergency plans. The declaration shall authorize the deployment and use of any forces to which the plans apply and t…