§ 23-07-02.3 — Emergency reporting

North Dakota § 23-07-02.3

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 23: Health and Safety
• Ch. 23-07: Reportable Diseases

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1. The state health officer may issue a temporary order for emergency reporting of
disease conditions or information if the state health officer finds probable cause to
believe there is a threat caused by an imminent or emerging condition affecting the
public health, including actual or threatened terrorism.
2. The state health officer may designate who must report, what conditions or information
must be reported, what information must be contained in the report, the methods and
frequency of reporting, and may make any other pertinent requirement.
3. The temporary order may be issued and is effective without regard to chapter 28-32 for
a period of ninety days, unless earlier revoked by the state health officer. Emergency
rulemaking must be initiated under chapter 28-32 within ninety days of the order or the
order expires. The temporary order and any emergency rulemaking under this section
are effective without the necessity of approval from the department of health and
human services.
4. If the governor declares an emergency or a disaster based on an epidemic under
chapter 37-17.1, the state health officer shall consider whether to issue a temporary
order to include this infectious disease as a reportable disease or condition or as a
post-mortem communicable disease.