North Dakota Century Code Title 23. Health and Safety § 23-01-07.1. Powers and duties of the public health division

1. Enforce rules adopted by the department of health and human services.

2. Hold public health unit boards of health responsible for enforcement of state rules, serve in an advisory capacity to public health unit boards of health, and provide for coordination of health activities.

3. Establish and enforce minimum standards of performance of the work of the local department of health.

4. Study health problems and plan for their solution as may be necessary.

5. Establish a service for medical hospitals and related institutions to include licensing of the institutions according to the standards promulgated by the department and consultation service to communities planning the construction of new hospitals and related institutions.

6. Maintain a central public health laboratory and where necessary, branch laboratories.

7. Perform all duties required or provided by law.