Assisted Living

An assisted living facility is a building containing a series of at least five living units operated as one entity to provide services for five or more individuals who are not related by blood, marriage, or guardianship to the owner or manager of the entity, and which is held out to the public as a place that provides or coordinates individualized support services to accommodate the individual’s needs and abilities to maintain as much independence as possible. An entity providing assisted living services to five or more individuals in this type of setting must be licensed as an assisted living facility by both the Food and Lodging Unit and the Medical Services Unit.

Update 10/27/2023: List of Licensed N.D. Assisted Living Facilities

Century Code and Administrative Rules

• North Dakota Century Code 23-09 – Food and Lodging Establishments and Assisted Living Facilities
• North Dakota Administrative Code 33-33-04.1 – Food Code Effective January 1, 2018 (Adoption of the United States food and drug administration 2013 Model Food Code by reference)
• U.S. FDA 2013 Model Food Code – Click the link “Download Food Code 2013” and the “Download Food Code 2013 Supplement” for a complete copy of the FDA 2013 Model Food Code
• North Dakota Administrative Code 33-33-05 – Smoke Detector Rules
• North Dakota Administrative Code 33-33-08 – Food Establishment License Fees
• North Dakota Administrative Code 33-33-09 – Assisted Living Facilities
• North Dakota Century Code 50-32 - Assisted Living
• North Dakota Administrative Code 75-03-34 - Licensing of Assisted Living Facilities

Application

• Medical Services Unit - Application for a License to Operate an Assisted Living Facility
• Food and Lodging Unit - Assisted Living Facility License  Application

Related Links

• Lodging Establishments
• Adult and Aging Services Division
• Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
• North Dakota Century Code (Chapter 50-10.2  Rights of Health Care Facility Residents)
• North Dakota Century Code (Chapter 47-16 Leasing of Real Property)
• North Dakota Board of Nursing