Section 4-07-38-02 - DefinitionsThe terms used throughout this chapter have the same meaning as in North Dakota Century Code chapters 54-06, and 54-44.3, except:
1. "Employee" means a state employee, who has been employed by the employer for at least twelve months, and who has worked at least one thousand two hundred fifty hours for the employer over the previous twelve months.2. "Employer" means the state but does not include any political subdivision of the state.3. "Intermittently" means leave taken in separate periods of time due to a single illness or injury, rather than for one continuous period of time, and may include leave of periods from an hour or more to several weeks.4. "Rolling twelve-month period" means the twelve-month period measured backward from the date an employee uses any family medical leave.5. "Serious health condition" means a disabling physical or mental illness, injury, impairment, or condition involving:a. Inpatient care in a hospital, long-term care facility, or hospice program; orb. Outpatient care that requires continuing treatment by a health care provider.6. "Spouse" means an employee's husband or wife.N.D. Admin Code 4-07-38-02
Adopted by Administrative Rules Supplement 2024-393, July 2024, effective 7/1/2024.General Authority: NDCC 54-44.3-12
Law Implemented: NDCC 54-52.4