Human Services

Senate Bill 2073 · Relating to security training, consultation, and assistance provided by the department of corrections and rehabilitation to the department of human services.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Reported out after 25 days, 12–0 · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2079 · Relating to the moratoria on basic care and nursing facility bed capacity.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Reported out after 41 days, 10–3 · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2080 · Relating to the definition of self-declaration, early childhood services license requirements, prerequisites for issuance of a license or self-declaration, background investigations, penalty for provision of services, and the early childhood services inclusion support services and grant program.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Reported out after 19 days, 13–0 · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2083 · Relating to assisted living facilities licensing; and to repeal section 50‑32‑02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to assisted living facilities.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Reported out after 41 days, 8–5 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 2100 · Relating to the scheduling of controlled substances; and to declare an emergency.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Reported out after 19 days, 13–0 · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2104 · Relating to immunity from liability related to opioid antagonists and limited prescriptive authority for Naloxone rescue kits.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Reported out after 32 days, 12–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2168 · Relating to confidentiality of reports and personal information in guardianship proceedings; and to amend and reenact section 30.1‑28‑03, subsection 5 of section 30.1‑28‑04, subsection 2 of section 30.1‑28‑05, subsections 1 and 2 of section 30.1‑28‑09, section 30.1‑28‑10.1, subsections 5, 8, and 9 of section 30.1‑28‑12, and subsection 2 of section 30.1‑29‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to petitions, guardians ad litem, reports, contents of court orders, service of orders and notice requirements in guardianship proceedings, emergency guardians, guardian duties and annual reports, and the appointment of a conservator.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Reported out after 26 days, 13–0 · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2173 · Relating to the governance of prescriptive practices for pharmacists.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Reported out after 19 days, 13–0 · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2174 · AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study of the state's health care delivery system.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Reported out after 20 days, 12–0 · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2176 · Relating to the autism spectrum disorder database; and to declare an emergency.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Reported out after 40 days, 13–0 · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2194 · Relating to the regulation of naturopaths; and to amend and reenact sections 43‑58‑01 and 43‑58‑08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the regulation of naturopaths.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Reported out after 40 days, 10–3 · did not pass the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 2259 · Relating to the use of experimental drugs.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Reported out after 20 days, 13–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2275 · Relating to a forced or coerced abortion performed on a victim of human trafficking; and to provide a penalty.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Reported out after 39 days, 12–1 · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2279 · Relating to prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Reported out after 40 days, 11–2 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 2334 · Relating to the state's newborn screening program; to amend and reenact sections 23‑01‑03.1, 25‑17‑00.1, 25‑17‑01, 25‑17‑03, 25‑17‑05, and 25‑17‑06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state's newborn screening program; and to repeal section 25‑17‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state's newborn screening program.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Reported out after 33 days, 13–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2335 · Relating to the duty of a physician to report certain injuries.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Reported out after 26 days, 13–0 · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2348 · Relating to training in the use of automated external defibrillators.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Reported out after 33 days, 13–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2358 · A BILL for an Act to authorize the department of human services to convey land in Walsh County.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Reported out after 40 days, 12–1 · did not pass the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 2364 · Relating to the health information technology loan fund and confidential health information; and to repeal section 6‑09‑42 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the health information technology loan fund.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Reported out after 27 days, 13–0 · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2367 · AN ACT to provide for the creation of a task force on substance exposed newborns; and to provide for a report to the legislative management.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Reported out after 27 days, 13–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2065 · Relating to appointment of state and local ombudsmen, ombudsmen access to facilities and records, posting information about the ombudsman program, and confidentiality of ombudsman records and files.

Sent February 19, 2015 · Reported out after 6 days, 13–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2081 · Relating to immunity for a person providing foster care for approving reasonable and prudent activities; and to amend and reenact section 50‑11‑00.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to definitions used in foster care homes for children and adults.

Sent February 19, 2015 · Reported out after 6 days, 13–0 · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2205 · Relating to the dentists' loan repayment program; to repeal sections 43‑28.1‑01.1, 43‑28.1‑02, and 43‑28.1‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the loan repayment program for dentists in public health and nonprofit dental clinics and new practice grants for dentists; and to provide for application.

Sent February 19, 2015 · Reported out after 49 days, 13–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2206 · Relating to the department of human services assuming certain costs of certain social service programs and to the establishment of a human services grant program; to amend and reenact sections 11‑23‑01, 50‑01.2‑00.1, 50‑03‑08, 50‑06‑20, 50‑09‑27, and 50‑24.1‑14, subsection 3 of section 57‑15‑01.1, and subsection 34 of section 57‑15‑06.7 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to county social service board budgets and programs funded at state expense and reduction of county property tax levy authority for social service board budgets to reflect county savings from programs funded at state expense; to repeal sections 50‑03‑09, 50‑06.2‑05.1, and 50‑09‑21.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the county's share of medical assistance for therapeutic foster care, service payments to the elderly and disabled, and the county share of foster care costs; to establish a social services financing commission; to provide an effective date; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.

Sent February 19, 2015 · Reported out after 42 days, 10–3 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2231 · Relating to the comprehensive health association; to provide a contingent effective date; and to provide an expiration date.

Sent February 19, 2015 · Reported out after 34 days, 13–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2234 · Relating to Down syndrome and eligibility for medical assistance.for an Act to provide for a department of human services study.

Sent February 19, 2015 · Reported out after 27 days, 12–0 · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2237 · Relating to information received by the department of human services for substance abuse treatment programs; and to declare an emergency.

Sent February 19, 2015 · Reported out after 26 days, 11–0 · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2082 · Relating to eligibility for basic care assistance; and to declare an emergency.

Sent February 13, 2015 · Reported out after 12 days, 13–0 · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 2121 · Relating to medical peer review records.

Sent February 13, 2015 · Reported out after 12 days, 13–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1244 · Relating to use of state employee sick leave for birth or adoption of a child.

Sent February 2, 2015 · Reported out after 10 days, 12–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1116 · Relating to the Health Statistics Act; and to provide for application.

Sent January 29, 2015 · Reported out after 20 days, 13–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1396 · Relating to student loan repayment programs for nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified nurse midwives, and physicianshealth care professionals; to provide for a continuing appropriation; and to provide for an application.

Sent January 26, 2015 · Reported out after 29 days, 11–2 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1378 · AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study, decisions, and directive regarding the federal Affordable Care Act and the state's benchmark plan and state-based essential health benefits package for the 2017 plan year and beyond.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 16 days, 13–0 · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1386 · Relating to the duty of the health council to adopt rules relating to carbon monoxide levels in indoor ice arenas.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 22 days, 9–3 · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 1410 · AN ACT to provide an appropriation for head start programs.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 17 days, 12–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1423 · Relating to epinephrine autoinjectable pens.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 15 days, 11–2 · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 1430 · Relating to the use of medical marijuana; and to provide a penalty.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 25 days, 8–3 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 1439 · Relating to delinquent charges for care and treatment at the state hospital.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 18 days, 10–3 · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 1455 · Relating to nurse staffing agencies.for an Act to provide for a legislative management study regarding contract nursing agencies in the state.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 16 days, 13–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1458 · Relating to hospital bad debt offset grants; and to provide an appropriation.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 21 days, 7–6 · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 1359 · Relating to basic care payment rates.

Sent January 16, 2015 · Reported out after 25 days, 13–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1366 · Relating to a bill of rights for children who are deaf or hearing‑impaired.

Sent January 16, 2015 · Reported out after 21 days, 7–6 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1370 · Relating to mammogram result notices and the notification of registered owners of mammography equipment; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.

Sent January 16, 2015 · Reported out after 20 days, 12–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1350 · A BILL for an Act to provide for a shelter and assessment pilot project for at-risk youth; to provide an appropriation; and to provide for a report to the legislative management.

Sent January 15, 2015 · Reported out after 26 days, 13–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 1353 · Relating to nonallowable costs in determining nursing home rates.

Sent January 15, 2015 · Reported out after 34 days, 13–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1214 · Relating to the tobacco settlement trust fund; and to provide for a legislative management study.

Sent January 13, 2015 · Reported out after 16 days, 11–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 1234 · Relating to nursing home rate determination.

Sent January 13, 2015 · Reported out after 28 days, 13–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1244 · Relating to use of state employee sick leave for birth or adoption of a child.

Sent January 13, 2015 · Reported out after 14 days, 12–0 · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1247 · Relating to early childhood services training on safe sleep practices for infants.

Sent January 13, 2015 · Reported out after 30 days, 12–1 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1255 · Relating to classifications of ambulance services for health insurance and workers' compensation benefits; and to amend and reenact section 50‑24.1‑16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to classification of ambulance services for medical assistance.

Sent January 13, 2015 · Reported out after 15 days, 11–0 · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1256 · Relating to the definition of brain injury; and to provide for a legislative management study.

Sent January 13, 2015 · Reported out after 15 days, 11–2 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1265 · Relating to minors and the sale and use of electronic smoking devices; and to provide a penalty.

Sent January 13, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 1 day · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 1272 · Relating to certification of medical psychologists; to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 26.1‑14‑02, subsection 1 of section 43‑15‑01, subsection 26 of section 43‑15‑01, section 43‑15‑31.1, subsection 4 of section 43‑15‑31.5, and sections 43‑17‑01, 43‑17‑02, 43‑17‑02.2, 43‑32‑01, 43‑32‑08, and 43‑32‑32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to certification of medical psychologists; and to provide a penalty.

Sent January 13, 2015 · Reported out after 41 days, 12–1 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 1273 · A BILL for an Act to require the attorney general to develop and implement a pilot grant program to integrate the services of licensed social workers in law enforcement agencies; to provide for a report to the legislative management; and to provide an appropriation.

Sent January 13, 2015 · Reported out after 28 days, 13–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 1274 · Relating to the membership, powers, and duties of the state board of psychologist examiners; and to provide a penalty.

Sent January 13, 2015 · Reported out after 42 days, 13–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1277 · Relating to the exclusion of sales tax revenue as an offset to costs in setting nursing home rates.

Sent January 13, 2015 · Reported out after 9 days, 13–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1279 · Relating to a hospital patient's designation of a caretaker to assist with after‑care.for an Act to provide for a legislative management study of home and community‑based services in North Dakota.

Sent January 13, 2015 · Reported out after 42 days, 10–3 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1280 · A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study of the feasibility and desirability of reorganizing and restructuring the department of human services.

Sent January 13, 2015 · Reported out after 22 days, 13–0 · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 1282 · AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the department of commerce to address health care workforce needs in rural areas of the state.

Sent January 13, 2015 · Reported out after 28 days, 9–4 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1285 · AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the department of commerce to provide grants to organizations that provide domestic violence shelters.

Sent January 13, 2015 · Reported out after 28 days, 13–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1286 · Relating to the medical facility infrastructure loan program; to provide for a contingent transfer; to provide a continuing appropriation; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date.

Sent January 13, 2015 · Reported out after 28 days, 9–4 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 1291 · Relating to medical assistance coverage for pregnant women; and to provide an availability date.

Sent January 13, 2015 · Reported out after 27 days, 8–5 · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 1295 · Relating to medical assistance benefits for family planning services; and to provide an effective date.

Sent January 13, 2015 · Reported out after 28 days, 10–3 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 1308 · A BILL for an Act to provide for a department of human services study of the method for calculating child support payments in the state.

Sent January 13, 2015 · Reported out after 9 days, 11–0 · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 1314 · Relating to consent for emergency medical care for a minor who has been sexually assaulted.

Sent January 13, 2015 · Reported out after 36 days, 9–4 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1323 · Relating to the creation and implementation of a stroke system; and to provide for a report to the legislative management.

Sent January 13, 2015 · Reported out after 9 days, 11–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1173 · A BILL for an Act to provide a contingent appropriation to the department of human services for providing grants for home health services and hospice programs; and to provide for a report to the budget section.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Reported out after 29 days, 9–4 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 1186 · Relating to child‑resistant packaging for liquid nicotine containers; to amend and reenact sections 12.1‑31‑03, 12.1‑31‑03.1, subsection 19 of section 27‑20‑02, and section 51‑32‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the sale to minors and use by minors of vapor products or alternative nicotine products; and to provide a penalty; and to provide an expiration date.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 2 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1039 · Relating to health insurance coverage of substance abuse treatment; to repeal section 26.1‑36‑08.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to alternative health insurance coverage of substance abuse treatment; and to provide for application.

Sent January 8, 2015 · Reported out after 41 days, 12–1 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 1049 · Relating to loans for certain behavioral health professions; to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 43‑45‑01 and subsection 2 of section 45‑45‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the transfer of the authority of the board of addiction counseling examiners to the department of human services; to repeal sections 43‑45‑02, 43‑45‑03, and 43‑45‑05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the board of addiction counseling examiners; to provide an appropriation; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide for a transfer.

Sent January 8, 2015 · Reported out after 33 days, 11–2 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1072 · Relating to insurance coverage of cancer treatment medications; and to provide for application.

Sent January 8, 2015 · Reported out after 36 days, 11–1 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1099 · Relating to temporary suspension and appeal of chiropractors; and to amend and reenact subdivision a of subsection 2 of section 43‑06‑01, section 43‑06‑02, subsections 2 and 5 of section 43‑06‑04.1, sections 43‑06‑05, 43‑06‑08, 43‑06‑09, 43‑06‑10.1, 43‑06‑13, and 43‑06‑14.1, subdivision g of subsection 1 of section 43‑06‑15, and subsections 4 and 5 of section 43‑06‑15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the practice of chiropractic.

Sent January 8, 2015 · Reported out after 20 days, 12–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1149 · Relating to adoption of administrative rules governing use of the prescription drug monitoring program.

Sent January 8, 2015 · Reported out after 12 days, 12–0 · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1153 · Relating to changing the name of the board of medical examiners to the board of medicine.

Sent January 8, 2015 · Reported out after 12 days, 12–0 · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1163 · Relating to bad faith assertions of patent infringement; and to provide a penalty.

Sent January 8, 2015 · Moved on without a report after 4 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1036 · AN ACT to provide for the state department of health to study health professional assistance programs and report to the legislative management.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Reported out after 9 days, 9–2 · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1037 · AN ACT to provide for a report to the legislative management by the department of human services on the medicaid and medicaid expansion program.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Reported out after 8 days, 12–0 · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1041 · Relating to pharmacy benefit management services for the medicaid expansion program; and to provide for application.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Reported out after 48 days, 13–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1042 · A BILL for an Act to provide appropriations to the state department of health for information technology costs related to the electronic review of death records and for the reimbursement of travel costs related to county coroner training and planning meetings.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Reported out after 14 days, 12–0 · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 1046 · Relating to traumatic brain injury regional resource facilitation and expanded traumatic brain injury programming.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Reported out after 30 days, 12–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1048 · Relating to state department of health oversight and administration of the development of uniform licensing and reciprocity standards for licensees of the board of addiction counseling examiners, board of counselor examiners, North Dakota board of social work examiners, state board of psychologist examiners, state board of medical examiners, and North Dakota marriage and family therapy licensure board.for an Act to provide for behavioral health licensure boards to each develop a plan, in collaboration with the other boards, for the administration and implementation of licensing and reciprocity standards for licensees.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Reported out after 16 days, 13–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1050 · A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the department of human services for the establishment of volunteer-based services; and to provide for reports to the legislative management.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Reported out after 48 days, 9–4 · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 1108 · Relating to changing statutory references to "developmentally disabled persons" to "individual with a developmental disability" or "individuals with developmental disabilities".

Sent January 6, 2015 · Reported out after 1 day, 13–0 · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1109 · Relating to health care facility residents' rights.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Reported out after 9 days, 11–0 · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1115 · Relating to a state behavioral health professional loan repayment program.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Reported out after 49 days, 13–0 · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 1116 · Relating to the Health Statistics Act; and to provide for application.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Reported out after 22 days, 12–0 · 1 committee amendment, not acted on · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law