Section 37-17.4-04 - Volunteer health practitioner registration systems1. In the case of a volunteer health practitioner whose principal practice is located in this state and who is licensed by a North Dakota professional board or agency, the volunteer health practitioner registration system is the emergency system for advance registration of volunteer health professionals and is maintained by the department of health and human services and is known as the public health emergency volunteer medical reserve corps.2. In the case of a volunteer health practitioner who is not covered under subsection 1, the volunteer health practitioner registration system is the system established under subsection 1 or a system that qualifies under this subsection. To qualify as a volunteer health practitioner registration system under this subsection, a system must: a. Accept applications for the registration of volunteer health practitioners before or during an emergency;b. Include information about the licensure and good standing of health practitioners which is accessible by authorized persons;c. Be capable of confirming the accuracy of information concerning whether a health practitioner is licensed and in good standing before health services or veterinary services are provided under this chapter; andd. Meet one of the following conditions: (1) Be an emergency system for advance registration of volunteer health-care practitioners established by a state and funded through the United States department of health and human services under section 319I of the Public Health Services Act [ 42 U.S.C. 247d-7b ];(2) Be a local unit consisting of trained and equipped emergency response, public health, and medical personnel formed pursuant to section 2801 of the Public Health Services Act [ 42 U.S.C. 300hh ]; or(3) Be operated by a: (a) Disaster relief organization;(c) National or regional association of licensing boards or health practitioners;(d) Health facility that provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient health care services, including a tertiary care and teaching hospital; or3. During an emergency, the department of health and human services, a person authorized to act on behalf of the department of health and human services, or a host entity may confirm whether volunteer health practitioners utilized in this state are registered with a registration system that complies with subsection 1 or 2. Confirmation is limited to obtaining identities of the practitioners from the system and determining whether the system indicates that the practitioners are licensed and in good standing.4. Upon request of a person in this state authorized under subsection 3, or a similarly authorized person in another state, a registration system located in this state shall notify the person of the identities of volunteer health practitioners and whether the practitioners are licensed and in good standing.5. A host entity is not required to use the services of a volunteer health practitioner even if the practitioner is registered with a registration system that indicates that the practitioner is licensed and in good standing.Amended by S.L. 2021, ch. 352 (HB 1247),§ 348, eff. 9/1/2022.