N.D. Cent. Code § 43-46-01: Definitions

1."Board" means:

a.The board of registry in podiatry;

b.The state board of chiropractic examiners;

c.The state board of funeral service;

d.The North Dakota board of nursing;

e.The North Dakota state board of optometry;

f.The state board of pharmacy;

g.The North Dakota board of medicine;

h.The North Dakota board of massage therapy;

i.The state examining committee for physical therapists;

j.The state board of dental examiners;

k.The state board of veterinary medical examiners;

l.The North Dakota state board of psychologist examiners;

m.The board of hearing aid specialists;

n.The North Dakota state board of examiners for nursing home administrators;

o.The state board of examiners of audiology and speech pathology;

p.The North Dakota board of athletic trainers;

q.The board of occupational therapy practice;

r.The North Dakota board of social work examiners;

s.The North Dakota state board of respiratory care;

t.The board of dietetic practice;

u.The board of addiction counseling examiners; and

v.Any health care-related board granted licensing authority by the legislative assembly after July 1, 1989.

2."Peer assistance entity" means an organization, a program, or a committee or a professional association which is designed to address the issues of alcoholism and other drug dependency and impairment affecting practitioners of the health care professions.