# North Dakota SB 2113: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 50-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to certified community behavioral health clinics and the financing of health and human services; to amend and reenact section 12.1-04-06, subsection 4 of section 20.1-03-04, sections 25-03.1-03.1 and 25-03.1-04, subsection 3 of section 25-03.1-08, section 25-03.1-10, subsection 3 of section 25-03.1-11, subsection 1 of section 25-03.1-19, subsection 2 of section 25-03.1-26, subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 26.1-36-08, subdivisions c and d of subsection 2 of section 26.1-36-09, subsection 9 of section 43-12.1-04, subsection 6 of section 43-41-02, subdivision b of subsection 1 of section 44-04-18.30, sections 50-06-01, 50-06-01.4, 50-06-01.7, 50-06-05.1, 50-06-05.2, 50-06-05.3, 50-06-05.4, 50-06-05.5, 50-06-06.2, 50-06-06.5, and 50-06-06.13, subsections 1 and 3 of section 50-06-15, sections 50-06-33 and 50-06-41.3, subsection 1 of section 50-06-42, subsection 1 of section 50-06-42.1, and sections 50-06-46, 50-06.2-01, 50-06.2-02, 50-06.2-03, 50-06.3-02, and 50-06.3-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the powers and duties of the department of health and human services, treatment hearing timelines, and membership of the cross-disability advisory council; to provide for a legislative management study; and to provide an expiration date. North Dakota SB 2113, AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 50-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to certified community behavioral health clinics and the financing of health and human services; to amend and reenact section 12.1-04-06, subsection 4 of section 20.1-03-04, sections 25-03.1-03.1 and 25-03.1-04, subsection 3 of section 25-03.1-08, section 25-03.1-10, subsection 3 of section 25-03.1-11, subsection 1 of section 25-03.1-19, subsection 2 of section 25-03.1-26, subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 26.1-36-08, subdivisions c and d of subsection 2 of section 26.1-36-09, subsection 9 of section 43-12.1-04, subsection 6 of section 43-41-02, subdivision b of subsection 1 of section 44-04-18.30, sections 50-06-01, 50-06-01.4, 50-06-01.7, 50-06-05.1, 50-06-05.2, 50-06-05.3, 50-06-05.4, 50-06-05.5, 50-06-06.2, 50-06-06.5, and 50-06-06.13, subsections 1 and 3 of section 50-06-15, sections 50-06-33 and 50-06-41.3, subsection 1 of section 50-06-42, subsection 1 of section 50-06-42.1, and sections 50-06-46, 50-06.2-01, 50-06.2-02, 50-06.2-03, 50-06.3-02, and 50-06.3-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the powers and duties of the department of health and human services, treatment hearing timelines, and membership of the cross-disability advisory council; to provide for a legislative management study; and to provide an expiration date., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Senate Human Services; status signed, last action 2025-06-11 (Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2113-202501 - As of: 2026-10-18 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: North Dakota SB 2113 - State: North Dakota - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 50-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to certified community behavioral health clinics and the financing of health and human services; to amend and reenact section 12.1-04-06, subsection 4 of section 20.1-03-04, sections 25-03.1-03.1 and 25-03.1-04, subsection 3 of section 25-03.1-08, section 25-03.1-10, subsection 3 of section 25-03.1-11, subsection 1 of section 25-03.1-19, subsection 2 of section 25-03.1-26, subdivision b of subsection 2 of section 26.1-36-08, subdivisions c and d of subsection 2 of section 26.1-36-09, subsection 9 of section 43-12.1-04, subsection 6 of section 43-41-02, subdivision b of subsection 1 of section 44-04-18.30, sections 50-06-01, 50-06-01.4, 50-06-01.7, 50-06-05.1, 50-06-05.2, 50-06-05.3, 50-06-05.4, 50-06-05.5, 50-06-06.2, 50-06-06.5, and 50-06-06.13, subsections 1 and 3 of section 50-06-15, sections 50-06-33 and 50-06-41.3, subsection 1 of section 50-06-42, subsection 1 of section 50-06-42.1, and sections 50-06-46, 50-06.2-01, 50-06.2-02, 50-06.2-03, 50-06.3-02, and 50-06.3-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the powers and duties of the department of health and human services, treatment hearing timelines, and membership of the cross-disability advisory council; to provide for a legislative management study; and to provide an expiration date. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-06-11, Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02 - Sponsor: Senate Human Services - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (254 yes, 12 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 16 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Home and savings protected in eligibility: benefit, high. For services under North Dakota's chapter 50-06.2, your primary home does not count toward resource limits. The first $50,000 of your liquid assets also does not count. You must still meet the program's other eligibility requirements. - Guardians can seek children's residential care: benefit, medium. Legal guardians and parents with legal and physical custody can seek out-of-home treatment without transferring custody just to get care. The child must qualify for Medicaid and have a serious emotional disorder. The health department must approve treatment. The placement must be solely to get serv… - State clinics take on coordinated care: benefit, medium. State-operated behavioral health clinics replace regional human service centers in service delivery roles. Clinics must provide eligible people outpatient care, crisis help, rehabilitation, referrals, and support after inpatient care. The department may offer planned services through clinics or hum… - Clinic clients can skip fishing licenses: benefit, low. State-operated behavioral health clinic clients under direct therapeutic care can fish without a resident fishing license. Patients must be identified, and the department must authorize the institution to use the exemption. - Service recipients may earn council stipends: benefit, low. The health department may pay stipends to people receiving assistance or services through programs it administers or supervises. Their service providers may also qualify. Payment is for serving on a council or board and depends on legislative funding. The law sets no stipend amount and does not gua… - State clinics handle treatment screening: benefit, low. State-operated clinics take over specified screening, referral, and investigation roles in competency and involuntary-treatment cases. Screening takes place in the region where the person is located, in person when reasonably practical. Clinics also screen and approve requests for State Hospital ex… - Meals allowed for residential clinic staff: benefit, low. The health department can carry out its duties through state-operated behavioral health clinics instead of regional human service centers. During an operational disruption, it may provide meals at fair value or free to staff in 24-hour residential units. Employees' job assignments must require the… - More counselors qualify for clinic roles: benefit, low. People with a master's or doctoral degree in counseling specializing in mental health can serve as state clinic counselors or therapists. They cannot present themselves to the public as social workers. - Care providers must report open beds: benefit, low. Covered public and private residential and inpatient behavioral health providers must join the state's bed management system. They must report bed availability daily, except for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and geropsychiatric facilities. Geropsychiatric facilities must report w… - Vouchers and grants support addiction treatment: benefit, low. Licensed substance use treatment programs can receive voucher reimbursements within legislative funding. State-operated clinics and hospital- or medical clinic-based withdrawal management programs are excluded; regional centers are no longer separately named as excluded. Eligible programs with fewe… - Patients and families face clinic charges: cost, low. The health department may charge fees and expenses for state-operated behavioral health clinic services. Fee scales may account for ability to pay. Patients, their estates, and their spouses are liable for applicable charges. Parents are also liable for care provided before the patient's 18th birth… - Some treatment hearings allow longer waits: cost, low. Specified involuntary-treatment hearing deadlines increase from four to five days, excluding weekends and holidays. After emergency custody or detention, a preliminary hearing is generally due within five days. Exceptions include release, voluntary admission, requested or agreed continuances, and a… - Court-ordered care faces limits and appeals: cost, low. Specified court orders for available treatment at the State Hospital or Life Skills and Transition Center must follow state treatment laws. Through June 30, 2027, this covers listed juvenile-court orders as well as criminal-case orders. After that date, both statutory subsections specify criminal-c… - Schools lose required simulation training resource: cost, low. The health department no longer must include evidence-based online simulation training in mental health resources for school coordinators. It must still provide information about warning signs, suicide risk factors, and community resources. The law does not require a replacement training program. - Broader privacy coverage and agency sharing: mixed, low. Certain confidentiality rules now cover protected health information and personal identifying information received or created by the health department. The information must relate to program services, assistance, applicants, providers, or recipients and meet the law's other confidentiality criteria… - Community clinics face new certification rules: mixed, low. Public, private, and state-run clinics can earn a state designation for comprehensive mental health and substance use care. Community behavioral health clinics must be certified, and the department must assess need at proposed locations. It may deny applications based on need, or deny or revoke cer… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Senate Human Services ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-28 | House | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 83 nays 6 | pass | 83 | 6 | | | 2025-04-25 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 2 | pass | 43 | 2 | | | 2025-04-01 | House | Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 85 nays 3 | pass | 85 | 3 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 1 | pass | 43 | 1 | | ## Actions (42) - 2025-06-11: Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02 (House) - 2025-05-02: Signed by Governor 05/02 (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Sent to Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-28: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 83 nays 6 (House) - 2025-04-28: Conference committee report adopted (House) - 2025-04-25: Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar (House) - 2025-04-25: Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 2 (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Conference committee report adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Conference committee appointed Stemen Wagner Holle (House) - 2025-04-09: Conference committee appointed Weston Hogan Van Oosting (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Refused to concur (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Conference committee appointed Weston Hogan Van Oosting (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Refused to concur (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Returned to Senate (12) (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 85 nays 3 (House) - 2025-03-31: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (House) - 2025-03-28: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 23 0 0 (House) - 2025-03-19: Rereferred to Appropriations (House) - 2025-03-19: Reported back, do pass 10 0 3 (House) - 2025-03-12: Committee Hearing 02:30 (House) - 2025-02-18: Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-02-17: Received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-14: Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 1 (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Rereferred to Human Services (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Amendment adopted (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 1 1 (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Committee Hearing 10:00 (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Rereferred to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Amendment adopted (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Rereferred to Human Services (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Request return from committee (Senate) - 2025-01-20: Rereferred to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-01-17: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 1 (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Committee Hearing 01:30 (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee (Senate) ## Bill text - Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-01001m.pdf), [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-02001m.pdf), [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-04001m.pdf) - Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-08000.pdf) - FIRST ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-02000.pdf) - FOURTH ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-05000.pdf) - FOURTH ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-07000.pdf) - FOURTH ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-06000.pdf) - INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-01000.pdf) - Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-05001m.pdf) - Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Committee: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-03001m.pdf) - Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Hogan: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-05004m.pdf) - SECOND ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-03000.pdf) - THIRD ENGROSSMENT: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-04000.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2390: AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 54-40.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a rural catalyst committee, grant program, and f… (signed) - HB 1298: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 39-09-02, 39-09-04, and 39-09-07.1, and subsection 2 of section 40-05-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, rel… (signed) - HB 1229: AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 39-06.1-06 and section 39-10-71.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to statuto… (signed) - SB 2147: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.4, a new subsection to section 15-62.4-03, a new section to chapter 15-62.4, and a new subsecti… (signed) - SB 2018: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of commerce; to provide an appropriation to the attorney general; to provide an… (signed) - SB 2014: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the industrial commission and the agencies under its control; to create and enact a new sectio… (signed) ## Sources - [Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-01001m.pdf) - [Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-02001m.pdf) - [Adopted by the Senate Human Services Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-04001m.pdf) - [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-08000.pdf) - [FIRST ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-02000.pdf) - [FOURTH ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-05000.pdf) - [FOURTH ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-07000.pdf) - [FOURTH ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-06000.pdf) - [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-01000.pdf) - [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for House Appropriations Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-05001m.pdf) - [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Committee (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-03001m.pdf) - [Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Hogan (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-05004m.pdf) - [SECOND ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-03000.pdf) - [THIRD ENGROSSMENT (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-8094-04000.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2390: AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 54-40.1 of the North D…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2390-202501) - [HB 1298: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 39-09-02, 39-09-04, and 39-09-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1298-202501) - [HB 1229: AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 39-06.1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1229-202501) - [SB 2147: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.4, a new subsec…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2147-202501) - [SB 2018: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2018-202501) - [SB 2014: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the industrial…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2014-202501) - [North Dakota bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/north-dakota/bills) - [North Dakota state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/north-dakota) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-SB2113-202501 (as of 2026-10-18).