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Yes: 186 • No: 0
North DakotaSB 20702025 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 50-10.2-01, 50-10.2-02, and 50-10.2-02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the rights of health care facility residents.
Sponsored By: Senate Human Services
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Facilities can require proof of payment
A facility may ask you or your representative for financial information, including income, assets, and transfers. If you cannot verify a viable way to pay, the facility may deny admission. If denied for this reason, the facility must tell you in writing.
Install room monitors with rules and costs
The law lets you or your representative install a fixed monitoring device in your room. You must give the facility a written plan, record only your area, and include a date and time on recordings. Roommates must sign HIPAA‑compliant consent before recording. The facility must help with placement unless it is an undue burden and must post a clear sign where monitoring is used. You pay all device costs, including buying, installing, repairs, removal, and any room damage; the facility covers electricity. The facility cannot deny admission, remove you, or retaliate just because you use authorized monitoring. The law clarifies which devices count as monitors and which are personal communication devices. If the facility follows these rules, it is not criminally or civilly liable for privacy violations tied to allowing a compliant device.
Clearer rights and inspection access
The facility must explain your rights within 14 days of admission and again every year. If you cannot understand, the facility must explain the rights to your family, guardian, or representative. The facility must also tell the public that inspection records exist and provide full inspection, deficiency, and correction reports from the past three years on request.
Stronger privacy for in-room recordings
In a shared room, a roommate must sign to allow monitoring and can limit audio, video, times, direction, and focus. A roommate may withdraw their consent in writing, and the device must then be disabled. If a new roommate moves in, monitoring must stop unless the new roommate authorizes it. When roommates disagree, the facility must try to accommodate both residents. Staff cannot access recordings without your written consent or a court order. No one may intercept or share recordings without your written consent. Intentionally tampering with a device or its recordings can be a class B misdemeanor, and tampered material may be excluded from proceedings.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Senate Human Services
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/21/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0
Yes: 47 • No: 0
House vote • 3/26/2025
Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 92 nays 0
Yes: 92 • No: 0
Senate vote • 1/27/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0
Yes: 47 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Filed with Secretary Of State 05/01
5/2/2025HouseSigned by Governor 04/30
5/1/2025SenateSent to Governor
4/29/2025SenateSigned by President
4/29/2025SenateSigned by Speaker
4/28/2025HouseConference committee report adopted
4/24/2025HouseReported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate accept)
4/21/2025HouseSecond reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0
4/21/2025SenateConference committee report adopted
4/21/2025SenateReported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (Senate accept)
4/16/2025SenateConference committee appointed Frelich M. Ruby Rios
4/3/2025HouseConference committee appointed Roers Van Oosting Hogan
4/2/2025SenateRefused to concur
4/2/2025SenateReturned to Senate (12)
3/27/2025SenateSecond reading, passed as amended, yeas 92 nays 0
3/26/2025HouseAmendment adopted, placed on calendar
3/24/2025HouseReported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 0 2
3/21/2025HouseCommittee Hearing 10:30
3/11/2025HouseIntroduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee
2/18/2025HouseReceived from Senate
1/28/2025HouseSecond reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0
1/27/2025SenateAmendment adopted, placed on calendar
1/24/2025SenateReported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0
1/23/2025SenateCommittee Hearing 10:00
1/14/2025SenateIntroduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee
1/7/2025Senate
Bill Text
Adopted by the House Human Services Committee
Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee
Enrollment
FIRST ENGROSSMENT
FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments
INTRODUCED
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