N.D. Cent. Code § 23-17.3-09
23-17.3-09. Inspections - Required information
23-17.3-09. Inspections - Required information
1. The department is authorized to conduct periodic inspections of the facilities of
licensed home health agencies with respect to fitness and adequacy of equipment,
personnel, rules and bylaws, standards of service and medical care, plans of
treatment, records, and other standards of licensure.
2. Any home health agency which provides or makes available any home health services
to the public in this state, in any organized program developed or rendered under its
auspices or provided under contract with any other person, shall submit annually to the
department a complete description of that home health agency's operation, including
name, address, location, or principal place of business, ownership, identification of
administrative personnel responsible for home health services, and the nature and
extent of the programs. The department shall determine the form and content of the
information compiled and the annual date for submission of information. The
department shall make the information available to the appropriate governmental
agencies of the state so as to make known the availability of home health services to
provide data for planning and for health needs of the people of the state. The
information must be available to the public and to the health systems agencies.