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.

Added new resident right to send and receive unopened personal mail and electronic mail, plus the right to access and use telephones and electronic devices for private conversations.

Added new resident right to assured private visits with spouse, partner, or significant other, and the right to share a room with another resident if both are residents of the same facility.

Clarified definitions for 'authorized electronic monitoring recording' and 'authorized electronic monitoring recording device' to specify what devices are permitted for resident use in their rooms.

Added new definitions for 'virtual monitoring', 'virtual monitoring device', and 'virtual visitation' to distinguish between monitoring and communication technologies.