N.D. Cent. Code § 25-01.1-14.1
25-01.1-14.1. Heads of institutions - Duty to appoint surrogate parents
25-01.1-14.1. Heads of institutions - Duty to appoint surrogate parents
The heads of each of the state institutions shall establish as required by the state
superintendent a procedure for determining whether a patient under the age of twenty-one
years needs a surrogate parent and for assigning such a surrogate parent for the purpose of
special education and related services.