North Dakota Century Code Title 50. Public Welfare § 50-10.3-01. Definitions

1. “Declaration of disaster or emergency” means a disaster or emergency declared by the governor under chapter 37-17.1.

2. “Department” means the department of health and human services.

3. “Essential caregiver” means an individual identified by a resident of a long-term care facility or by the resident's designated decisionmaker to provide in-person physical, spiritual, or emotional support to the resident.

4. “Long-term care facility” means a skilled nursing facility, basic care facility, or swing-bed hospital approved to furnish long-term services.