§ 23-07.6-03 — Procedures for isolation and quarantine

North Dakota § 23-07.6-03

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 23: Health and Safety
• Ch. 23-07.6: Communicable Disease Confinement Procedure

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The isolation and quarantine of an individual or groups of individuals shall be undertaken in
accordance with the following procedures:
1. Temporary isolation and quarantine without notice.
a. Authorization. The state or a local health officer, within that officer's jurisdiction,
may temporarily isolate or quarantine an individual or groups of individuals
through a written directive if delay in imposing the isolation or quarantine would
significantly jeopardize the health officer's ability to prevent or limit the
transmission of a contagious or possibly contagious disease to others.
b. Content of directive. The written directive must specify the identity of the
individual or groups of individuals subject to isolation or quarantine, including
identification by characteristics if actual identification is impossible or
impracticable; the premises subject to isolation or quarantine; the date and time
at which isolation or quarantine commences; the suspected contagious disease if
known; and decontamination, treatment, or prevention measures that must be
followed. The directive must be accompanied by a copy of this chapter and
relevant definitions.
c. Copies. A copy of the written directive must be given to the individual to be
isolated or quarantined or, if the order applies to a group of individuals and it is
impractical to provide individual copies, it may be posted in a conspicuous place
in the isolation or quarantine premises. The state or local health officer may also
use any available mass media, including broadcasting, to provide notice and
information about the written directive.
d. Petition for continued isolation or quarantine. Within ten days after issuing the
written directive, the state or local health officer shall file a petition under
subsection 2 for a court order authorizing the continued isolation or quarantine of
the isolated or quarantined individual or groups of individuals.
2. Isolation or quarantine with notice.
a. Authorization. The state or a local health officer may make a written petition to the
trial court for an order authorizing the isolation or quarantine of an individual or
groups of individuals.
b. Content of petition. A petition under subdivision a must specify the identity of the
individual or groups of individuals subject to isolation or quarantine, including
identification by characteristics if actual identification is impossible or impractical;
the premises subject to isolation or quarantine; the date and time at which
isolation or quarantine commences; the suspected contagious disease if known;
recommended decontamination, treatment, or preventative measures for the
suspected contagious disease; a statement of compliance with the conditions and
principles authorizing isolation and quarantine under this chapter; and a
statement of the basis upon which isolation or quarantine is justified in

compliance with this chapter. The petition must be accompanied by the sworn
affidavit of the state or local health officer attesting to the facts asserted in the
petition, with any further information that may be relevant and material to the
court's consideration.
c. Notice. Notice to the individuals or groups of individuals identified in the petition
must be accomplished within twenty-four hours in accordance with the North
Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure. The notice must include a statement that the
respondent has the right to counsel, including counsel provided at public expense
if indigent and must include a copy of this chapter.