North Dakota Code 23-07-15 – Removal of individual with reportable disease or condition – Removal of body of individual who died of reportable disease or condition – Prohibited – Declaration of emergency or disaster – Rulemaking authority
1. Unless the person has a permit from the local board of health or department of health and human services, a person may not remove or cause to be removed from without this state into this state, from one building to another within this state, or from or to any railroad car or motor vehicle, an individual with a reportable disease or condition, or the body of an individual who died of a reportable disease or condition.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 23-07-15
- Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
2. If the governor declares an emergency or a disaster based on an epidemic under chapter 37-17.1, the department of health and human services shall consider whether to adopt rules or emergency rules to notify emergency medical services personnel of the presence of a reportable disease or condition and any person taking possession of a dead body of a post-mortem communicable disease. Notwithstanding state laws to the contrary, rules adopted under this section may provide for the disclosure of personally identifiable information.