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The North Dakota Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Database Kodi Berg, Autism Database Administrator Division of Childrens Special Health Services North Dakota Department of Health North Dakota Facts on Autism According to the
Kodi Berg, Autism Database Administrator Division of Children’s Special Health Services North Dakota Department
According to the Department of Public Instruction (DPI), the data below represents the number of individuals identified with autism through the educational system
December 2013: 837 December 2012: 786 December 2011: 718 December 2010: 627
In 2012, the Autism Spectrum Disorder Task Force and other autism advocacy organizations provided recommendations to the Human Services Interim Committee During the 2013 legislative session four autism bills were introduced Ultimately a more comprehensive autism bill known as House Bill 1038, was officially passed
The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) will establish and administer an ASD Database
Must include a record of ALL reported cases of autism Collect any additional information determined relevant by NDDoH Establish criteria regarding who is qualified to report cases
Individual must be diagnosed using the most recent edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Must include a complete physical evaluation of the reported individual by a licensed physician NDDoH shall adopt rules for mandatory reporting requirements NDDoH shall keep confidential records of the database
Staff and the NDDoH researched information from other states that have autism registries
Delaware New Hampshire New Jersey North Carolina Rhode Island Utah West Virginia
Individual’s contact information
to identify an individual Family information Diagnosis Diagnostician Information
Purchased the autism database Determining the design of the autism database and the data elements to be collected with the help of the expert panel
Development of Administrative Rules Promote awareness Conduct outreach activities and education Collect data for analysis and reporting
Contact: Kodi Berg, Autism Database Administrator North Dakota Department of Health Community Health Section Division of Children’s Special Health Services 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 301 Bismarck, N.D. 58505-0200 Work: 701.328.4832 Fax: 701.328.1645 E-mail: kaberg@nd.gov Website: http://www.ndhealth.gov/cshs/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ndcshs