AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 25-01.1-07, 25-02-01.1, and 25-02-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the North Dakota state hospital.
The provided context does not include specific details about the policy changes or provisions in SB 2078. The official abstract only states the bill relates to the North Dakota state hospital without describing amendments, affected parties, or mechanisms. Without additional information on what sections 25-02-01.1, 25-02-03, or 25-01.1-07 were amended, a substantive summary cannot be generated. The bill's passage history (signed by Governor March 18, 2025) confirms it is now law but does not explain its content.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Signed Mar 18, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill updates the North Dakota Century Code to establish a new governing body for the state hospital, requiring accreditation maintenance, and clarifies the hospital's role in serving individuals with severe mental illness and substance use disorders. The changes modernize administrative oversight and ensure the facility meets recognized healthcare standards while expanding its mission to include substance use disorder treatment.
Scope change
The bill expands the state hospital's defined scope to explicitly include individuals with substance use disorders alongside those with severe mental illness, and establishes a new governing body structure with specific membership requirements.
REQUIREMENT
Establishes a new state hospital governing body with defined membership including the commissioner, behavioral health director, superintendent, medical director, fiscal representative, consumer advocate, and legislator.
Requires the department to seek funding to maintain state hospital accreditation by the Joint Commission and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
ELIGIBILITY
Clarifies that the state hospital serves individuals with severe mental illness, including those with substance use disorders, as part of the state's mental health delivery system.
FISCAL
Authorizes compensation of one hundred dollars per day for non-employee governing body members and reimbursement for meeting expenses.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 14, 2025 · House Mar 12, 2025
How they voted
46–1
Passed
Total votes 47
Jan 14, 2025
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican42
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18
legislature
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 03/18
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 86 nays 6
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass, placed on consent calendar 12 0 1
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 10:40
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 10:15
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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