North Dakota Century Code Title 50. Public Welfare § 50-25.1-06. Protective and other services to be provided

1. The department shall provide protective services for a child meeting the definition of an abused or neglected child and who is at substantial risk of continued abuse or neglect due to a supported state of impending danger, as well as other children under the same care as may be necessary for their well-being and safety and shall provide other appropriate social services, as the circumstances warrant, to the parents, custodian, or other persons serving in loco parentis with respect to the child or the other children. The department may discharge the duties described in this section through an authorized agent. The department may provide protective services, as resources permit, for any child, other children under the same care, parents, custodian, or other persons serving in loco parentis upon concurrence of the parent, custodian, or other persons serving in loco parentis.

2. The department shall provide appropriate services to a child referred as a child in need of services and shall provide appropriate services to the person responsible for the child's welfare and the children under the same care as may be necessary for the well-being and safety of the children.