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North Dakota Century Code Title 23. Health and Safety § 23-07-02. Who to report reportable diseases

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Except as otherwise provided by section 23-07-02.1, the following persons or their designees shall report to the department of health and human services any reportable disease coming to their knowledge:

1. All health care providers, including physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, dentists, medical examiners or coroners, pharmacists, emergency medical service providers, and local health officers.

2. The director, principal manager, or chief executive officer of:

a. Health care institutions, including hospitals, medical centers, clinics, long-term care facilities, assisted living facilities, or other institutional facilities;

b. Medical or diagnostic laboratories;

c. Blood bank collection or storage centers;

d. Public and private elementary and secondary schools;

e. Public and private universities and colleges;

f. Health or correctional institutions operated or regulated by municipal, county or multicounty, state, or federal governments;

g. Funeral establishments and mortuaries; and

h. Child care facilities or camps.

3. The state veterinarian, if the disease may be transmitted directly or indirectly to or between humans and animals.

4. A person having knowledge that a person or persons are suspected of having a reportable disease may notify the department and provide all information known to the person reporting concerning the reportable disease or condition of the person or persons.

If the person reporting is the attending physician or the physician's designee, the physician or the physician's designee shall report not less than twice a week, in the form and manner directed by the department of health and human services, the condition of the person afflicted and the state of the disease. A person making a report in good faith is immune from liability for any damages which may be caused by that act.

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