In this chapter:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 23-28-01

  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

1. “Disabled condition” means the condition of being unconscious, semiconscious, incoherent, or otherwise incapacitated to communicate.

2.    “Disabled person” means a person in a disabled condition.

3.    “The emergency symbol” means the caduceus inscribed within a six-barred cross used by the American medical association to denote emergency information.

4.    “Identifying device” means an identifying bracelet, necklace, metal tag, or similar device bearing the emergency symbol and the information needed in an emergency.

5.    “Medical practitioner” means a person licensed or authorized to practice medicine.