Definitions
N.D. Cent. Code § 50-10.1-01
in effect50-10.1-01. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
1. "Administrative action" means any action or decision made by an owner, employee, or
agent of a long-term care facility, or by a public agency, which affects the provision of
services to a resident of a long-term care facility.
2. "Department" means the department of health and human services.
3. "Long-term care facility" means any skilled nursing facility, basic care facility, nursing
home as defined in subsection 3 of section 43-34-01, assisted living facility, or
swing-bed hospital approved to furnish long-term care services; provided, that a
facility, as defined in section 25-01.2-01, providing services to individuals with
developmental disabilities is not a long-term care facility.
4. "Resident" means an individual residing in and receiving personal care from a
long-term care facility.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t50c10-1.pdf#nameddest=50-10p1-01Fetched: 10/16/2026