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Ex. ND-018 Order Primary source read

North Dakota EO 2020-20 (Apr. 3, 2020; to Apr. 30, 2021)

Nationwide criminal history check requirement for health licensure suspended while fingerprinting unavailable; in-person continuing education requirements suspended; lapsed respiratory care licenses reactivated

Governor Doug Burgum · North Dakota (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
North Dakota
Level
State
Authority
N.D. Const. art. V, § 1; N.D.C.C. ch. 37-17.1
Issued
2020-04-03 Apr. 3, 2020
Effective
2020-04-03
End
2021-04-30 (EO 2021-09) (read as 2021-04-30)
In force
Apr. 3, 2020 to Apr. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Health care ordersWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • health care and behavioral health licensing boards
  • licensees
Functions reached
  • HR credentialing and onboarding (fingerprinting unavailable)
  • RC recruiting
Collection
North Dakota ND

Operative words

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

Notes

The State's finding that law enforcement could not 'safely conduct fingerprinting' is the record of the pre-employment bottleneck for every employer whose hires required background checks.

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