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 Food and Lodging and the Health Response and Licensure Section.
Updated August 28, 2025: List of Licensed N.D. Assisted Living Facilities (PDF)
Online License Renewal
- Health Response & Licensure Assisted Living Facility Renewal Application
- Food and Lodging Renewal Portal
Century Code and Administrative Rules
- Food and Lodging Establishments and Assisted Living Facilities: North Dakota Century Code 23-09
- North Dakota Food Code: North Dakota Century Code 33-33-04.1 (PDF)
- Effective January 1, 2024.
- Adoption of the United States Food and Drug Administration 2017 Food Code by reference.
- FDA Food Code 2017 Information
- MEMO: North Dakota Food Code Changes (PDF)
- Effective January 1, 2024
- Smoke Detector Rules: North Dakota Administrative Code 33-33-05 (PDF)
- Food Establishment License Fees: North Dakota Administrative Code 33-33-08 (PDF)
- Assisted Living Facilities:
Application
- Health Response and Licensure Section: SFN 452 Application for a License to Operate an Assisted Living Facility (PDF)
- Food and Lodging: SFN 19384 Assisted Living Facility License Application (PDF)
Related Links
- Lodging Establishments
- Adult and Aging Services Division
- Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
- Rights of Health Care Facility Residents: North Dakota Century Code Chapter 50-10.2 (PDF)
- Leasing of Real Property: North Dakota Century Code Chapter 47-16 (PDF)
- North Dakota Board of Nursing