North Dakota Code § 25-04-05.1

Transfer of individuals - Visiting privileges - Release and placement of
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individuals.
1. The superintendent of the life skills and transition center shall have the right of 
temporary transfer of any individual served or noneligible individual, at the life skills 
and transition center, to an appropriate hospital or other specialized facility when in the 

superintendent's opinion the immediate health and safety of the individual or the 
immediate health and safety of others requires the transfer.
2. Subject to reasonable rules for the orderly operation of the life skills and transition 
center, any parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the individual served or noneligible 
individual shall have the right of visiting and communicating with the individual served 
or noneligible individual and authorizing visits and communications with others.
3. The superintendent may authorize the temporary discharge of any individual served or 
noneligible individual to the custody of the individual served's or noneligible individual's 
parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the individual, or to another person designated 
by the parent, guardian, or legal custodian . In the absence of such authorization, any 
parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the individual served may formally request, in 
writing, the individual served's temporary discharge. The discharge must be granted at 
the earliest reasonable opportunity, but not more than thirty days after receipt of a 
written application. If a discharge is, or would be, effected contrary to the advice of the 
superintendent based on a recent comprehensive evaluation of the individual, the 
superintendent shall so advise the parent, guardian, or legal custodian in writing.
4. The superintendent may arrange for the suitable placement of:
a. An individual served outside the life skills and transition center and to discharge 
the individual served , provided placement has been preceded by a 
comprehensive evaluation. No such placement of an individual served may be 
effected until all reasonable efforts have been made to consult with the individual 
served's care team and parent , guardian , or legal custodian of the individual 
served; and
b. A noneligible individual outside the life skills and transition center or to discharge 
the noneligible individual.

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