{"id":"ND-018","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"North Dakota","state":"ND","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Doug Burgum","authority":"N.D. Const. art. V, § 1; N.D.C.C. ch. 37-17.1","instrument":"North Dakota EO 2020-20 (Apr. 3, 2020; to Apr. 30, 2021)","title":"Nationwide criminal history check requirement for health licensure suspended while fingerprinting unavailable; in-person continuing education requirements suspended; lapsed respiratory care licenses reactivated","dateIssued":"2020-04-03","effective":"2020-04-03","end":"2021-04-30 (EO 2021-09)","startDate":"2020-04-03","endDate":"2021-04-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["HC","EMP"],"addressees":["health care and behavioral health licensing boards","licensees"],"clause":"The nationwide criminal history record check requirements... are temporarily suspended during this declared state of emergency, until such time as law enforcement agencies in North Dakota have the ability to safely conduct fingerprinting... all in-person continuing education requirements for licensing renewals for health care or behavioral health licensing statutes and regulations are suspended during the pendency of this declared emergency.","enforcement":"Suspension of statutes and rules","functions":["HR credentialing and onboarding (fingerprinting unavailable)","RC recruiting"],"notes":"The State\u0027s finding that law enforcement could not \u0027safely conduct fingerprinting\u0027 is the record of the pre-employment bottleneck for every employer whose hires required background checks.","sourceUrl":"https://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/executive-orders/Executive%20Order%202020-20.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":173159,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"ND","url":"/library/ND-018","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/ND-018","citation":"Governor Doug Burgum, North Dakota EO 2020-20 (Apr. 3, 2020; to Apr. 30, 2021) (Ex. ND-018)","stateName":"North Dakota","related":["ND-017","ND-019","ND-020","ND-015","ND-016","ND-023","ND-024","ND-025","ND-012","ND-011","ND-010","ND-028"]}