§ 50-25.3-01 — Definitions

North Dakota § 50-25.3-01

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 50: Public Welfare
• Ch. 50-25.3: Vulnerable Adult Family Visitation Rights

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As used in this chapter:
1. "Caregiver" means a person that has assumed the legal responsibility or a contractual
obligation for the care of a vulnerable adult or has voluntarily assumed responsibility
for the care of a vulnerable adult. The term includes a facility operated by a public or
private agency, organization, or institution which provides services to, and has
assumed responsibility for the care of, a vulnerable adult.
2. "Clergy member" means a member of the clergy or spiritual counselor who has
provided a vulnerable adult with religious or spiritual care or who represents a religious
organization to which a vulnerable adult is a member.
3. "Family member" means an individual related by blood, marriage, or adoption to a
vulnerable adult.
4. "Friend" means an individual who is in a dating relationship with a vulnerable adult or
any other individual with whom a vulnerable adult has an established relationship.
5. "Substantial functional impairment" means, because of physical limitations, a
substantial incapability of living independently or providing self-care as determined
through observation, diagnosis, evaluation, or assessment.
6. "Substantial mental impairment" means a substantial disorder of thought, mood,
perception, orientation, or memory which grossly impairs judgment, behavior, or ability
to live independently or provide self-care as revealed by observation, diagnosis,
evaluation, or assessment.
7. "Vulnerable adult" means an adult who has a substantial mental or functional
impairment or an adult who is experiencing visitation restrictions while under the care
of a caregiver.