N.D. Cent. Code § 43-12.3-04: Public and private entities - Eligibility for participation - Priority

In selecting public and private entities for participation in a program the department of health and human services shall give priority to an entity that:

1.Meets the selection criteria;

2.Is located in an area that is statistically underserved; and

3.Is located at least twenty miles [32.18 kilometers] outside the boundary of a city having more than forty thousand residents.