North Dakota Code 50-06.2-02 – Definitions
As used in this chapter:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 50-06.2-02
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- 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
1. “Comprehensive human services” means services included in the comprehensive human services plan published by the state agency and human services required by state law or state agency regulation or federal law or regulation as a condition for the receipt of federal financial participation in programs administered under the provisions of this title.
2. “Family home care” means the provision of room, board, supervisory care, and personal services to an eligible elderly or disabled person by the spouse or by one of the following relatives, or the current or former spouse of one of the following relatives, of the elderly or disabled person: parent, grandparent, adult child, adult sibling, adult grandchild, adult niece, or adult nephew. The family home care provider need not be present in the home on a twenty-four-hour basis if the welfare and safety of the client is maintained.
3. “Human service center” means a regional center established under section 50-06-05.3.
4. “Human service zone” means a county or consolidated group of counties administering human services within a designated area in accordance with an agreement or plan approved by the state agency.
5. “Human service zone plan” means the human service zone plan required by section 50-06.2-04.
6. “Human services” means:
a. A service or assistance provided to an individual or an individual’s family in need of services or assistance, including child welfare services, economic assistance programs, medical service programs, and aging service programs, to assist the individual or the individual’s family in achieving and maintaining basic self-sufficiency, including physical health, mental health, education, welfare, food and nutrition, and housing.
b. A service or assistance provided, administered, or supervised by the department in accordance with chapter 50-06.
c. Licensing duties as administered or supervised by the department or delegated by the department to a human service zone.
7. “Qualified service provider” means a human service zone or independent contractor which agrees to meet standards for service and operations established by the state agency.
8. “State agency” means the department of health and human services.