§ 25-03.1-04 — Screening and admission to a public treatment facility

North Dakota § 25-03.1-04

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 25: Mental and Physical Illness or Disability
• Ch. 25-03.1: Commitment Procedures

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Under rules adopted by the department, screening of an individual to a public treatment
facility for observation, diagnosis, care, or treatment for mental illness or a substance use
disorder must be performed, in person when reasonably practicable, by a state-operated
behavioral health clinic. This screening must be performed in the region where the individual is
physically located. Upon the request of a court, a law enforcement official, a mental health
professional, the individual's legal guardian, a minor's parent or legal custodian, or the individual
requesting services, the state-operated behavioral health clinic shall conduct a screening. If a
request for screening is made by a mental health professional and the individual who is the
subject of the screening does not authorize the disclosure of the individual's protected health
information, upon the request of the state-operated behavioral health clinic, any mental health
professional who treated the individual within the previous six months shall disclose, subject to
the requirements of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, part 2, to the state-operated
behavioral health clinic any relevant protected health information regarding that treatment. Upon
receipt of the request, the state-operated behavioral health clinic shall arrange for a screening of
the individual and, if appropriate, shall treat the applicant or refer the applicant to the
appropriate treatment facility. Upon admittance to a public treatment facility, the superintendent
or director shall immediately designate a tier 1 or tier 2 mental health professional to examine
the individual.