§ 23-41-01 — Definitions

In this chapter unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:
1. "Department" means the department of health and human services.
2. "Human service zone" means a county or consolidated group of counties
administering human services within a designated area in accordance with an
agreement or plan approved by the department of human services.
3. "Human services" means:
a. A service or assistance provided to an individual or an individual's family in need
of services or assistance, including child welfare services, economic assistance
programs, medical service programs, and aging service programs, to assist the
individual or the individual's family in achieving and maintaining basic
self-sufficiency, including physical health, mental health, education, welfare, food
and nutrition, and housing.
b. A service or assistance provided, administered, or supervised by the department
in accordance with chapter 50-06.
c. Licensing duties as administered or supervised by the department or delegated
by the department of human services to a human service zone.