Definitions

1. "Approved health department" means a city health department which: a. Is in compliance with all minimum standards for core services/programs as established by the department; b. Has at a minimum, a city health officer and at least a one-half time registered nurse; c. Submits records and reports as requested by the department; and d. Is funded by the city at a level of at least two dollars and fifty cents per capita. 2. "Department" means the state department of health. 3. "District health unit" means one or more contiguous counties which have adopted a district health plan pursuant to North Dakota Century Code chapter 23-14. It includes all cities within the counties except those cities of greater than fifteen thousand population which have specifically rejected the plan.