North Dakota § 19-03.3-01 Definitions

North Dakota Statutes

§ 19-03.3-01 — Definitions

North Dakota § 19-03.3-01

Title 19Foods, Drugs, Oils, and Compounds

Ch. 19-03.3Controlled Substances for Care and Treatment

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N.D. Cent. Code § 19-03.3-01 (2026).

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1."Board" means the North Dakota board of medicine.

2."Pain" means acute pain and chronic pain. Acute pain is the normal, predicted physiological response to a noxious chemical or thermal or mechanical stimulus and typically is associated with invasive procedures, trauma, or disease, and is generally time-limited. Chronic pain is a state that persists beyond the usual course of an acute disease or healing of an injury or that may or may not be associated with an acute or chronic pathologic process that causes continuous or intermittent pain over months or years.

3."Physician" means a physician licensed by the board.

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Board" means the North Dakota board of medicine.
2. "Pain" means acute pain and chronic pain. Acute pain is the normal, predicted
physiological response to a noxious chemical or thermal or mechanical stimulus and
typically is associated with invasive procedures, trauma, or disease, and is generally
time-limited. Chronic pain is a state that persists beyond the usual course of an acute
disease or healing of an injury or that may or may not be associated with an acute or
chronic pathologic process that causes continuous or intermittent pain over months or
years.
3. "Physician" means a physician licensed by the board.