Except as provided in subsection 7, the following corporations shall notify the attorney general of their intent to dissolve, merge, or consolidate, or to transfer all or substantially all of their assets: A corporation that holds assets for a charitable purpose. A corporation that is exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. See definition section N.D. Cent. Code § 10-33-01.

Within ninety days of receipt of the written notice required under section 10-33-144, and such other additional extension of time permitted or provided under section 10-33-144, the attorney general shall notify, in writing, the nonprofit corporation or entity operating or controlling a hospital or nursing home of the attorney general’s decision to approve, deny, or take any other action on the proposed agreement or transaction. See definition section N.D. Cent. Code § 10-33-01.

A plan of merger or consolidation must be approved and adopted by each constituent corporation as provided in this section. See definition section N.D. Cent. Code § 10-33-01.

A merger or consolidation is effective when the articles of merger or consolidation are filed with the secretary of state or on a later date named in the articles. See definition section N.D. Cent. Code § 10-33-01.

The health council shall: provide for the development, establishment, and enforcement of basic standards for hospitals and related medical institutions which render medical and nursing care, and for the construction and maintenance of such institutions, such standards to cover matters pertaining to sanitation, building construction, fire protection measures, nursing procedures, and preservation of medical records.

The state department of health shall conduct a life safety survey process for all health facilities licensed by the division of health facilities of the state department of health during and at the conclusion of a construction, renovation, or construction and renovation project. The department shall design and operate the program in a manner that will provide that the surveyor that performs a life safety survey under this section does not violate the federal requirements associated with Medicare-certified life safety surveys.

Except as otherwise provided under this subsection, effective August 1, 2015, a drug prior authorization request must be accessible to a health care provider with the provider’s electronic prescribing software system and must be accepted electronically, through a secure electronic transmission, by the payer, by the insurance company, or by the pharmacy benefit manager responsible for implementing or adjudicating or for implementing and adjudicating the authorization or denial of the prior authorization request.

The health council, in conjunction with the state department of health, may establish and maintain a comprehensive trauma system for the state. The trauma system may include standards for the following components: Hospitals, for which the standards must include: Standards for evaluation and quality improvement programs for designated trauma centers.

The commissioner shall: see that all the laws of this state respecting insurance companies and benevolent societies are executed faithfully, and report in detail to the attorney general any violation of law relative to insurance companies and their officers or agents.

Definition section applicable to the Comprehensive Health Association.