Section 23-09.4-01 - DefinitionsIn this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Autism spectrum disorder" means a brain disorder that may prevent understanding of what a person sees, hears, or otherwise senses and is conceptualized as a behavioral syndrome with multiple biological manifestations.2. "Department" means the department of health and human services.3. "Residential care facility for children with autism spectrum disorder" means a living facility providing twenty-four-hour assistance for five or more children not related by blood or marriage to the operator through a multidisciplinary approach including a medical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.4. "Residential care giver" means an individual who routinely provides assistance with activities of daily living or direct care services in implementing the treatment plan, behavior management, or education to residents in a residential care facility for children with autism spectrum disorder.Amended by S.L. 2021, ch. 352 (HB 1247),§ 203, eff. 9/1/2022.