North Dakota Code 50-28-04 – Compact administration
1. The commissioner of the department or commissioner’s designee shall:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 50-28-04
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- 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
a. Execute one or more interstate compacts on behalf of this state, not inconsistent with this chapter, to implement the purposes of this chapter; and
b. Designate a compact administrator and a deputy compact administrator as the commissioner or designee deems necessary.
2. The compact administrator shall:
a. Coordinate all activities under this compact within this state; b. Be the principal contact for officials and agencies within and without this state for the facilitation of interstate relations involving this compact and benefits and services provided under this compact; and
c. Assist child welfare agency staff from other party states and adoptive families receiving adoption and medical assistance on an interstate basis.
3. Acting with compact administrators from other party states, the compact administrator:
a. Shall develop uniform forms and administrative procedures for the interstate monitoring and delivery of adoption and medical assistance benefits and services pursuant to this compact; and
b. May enter into supplementary agreements, not inconsistent with the compact, with some or all party states, provided that no supplementary agreement may relieve a party state of any obligation to provide adoption and medical assistance in accordance with applicable state and federal law and this compact.