North Dakota Century Code Title 50. Public Welfare § 50-24.5-07. Residency

a. The person is not living in an institution and is living in this state:

b. The person is living in an institution outside this state and was receiving a benefit under chapter 50-01 on January 1, 1995.

c. The person was placed in an out-of-state institution by a human service zone or the department while the person was incapable of indicating intent.

d. The person is living in an in-state institution, has lived in that institution for at least thirty days, and was not placed in that institution by another state. A person placed in an institution by another state is a resident of the state making the placement. Any action beyond providing information to the person and the person's family constitutes arranging or making a state placement. However, the following actions do not constitute state placement: