North DakotaBehavioral health clinics need state certification to operate
Clinics seeking certification as community behavioral health clinics must meet department rules, including a review of need at their proposed location.
What it does
Clinics seeking to operate as certified community behavioral health clinics must receive department certification. The department's rules must assess need at each proposed location.
A state fund may pay for the department's health and human services duties. It may receive county and federal money, legislative appropriations, and other public money.
During the 2025–26 interim, Legislative Management must consider studying pain treatment options. The study may examine non-opioid medicines and whether opioid settlement money could support public education.
Argument forCertification rules could help the department check that clinics meet its standards and that proposed locations have a demonstrated need.
Argument againstA clinic could be denied certification because the department finds its proposed location does not need one, limiting where certified clinics can operate.
More detail
Clinics must receive department certification to operate as certified community behavioral health clinics. This applies to private and public clinics, including state-operated clinics, seeking certification in North Dakota. The department's certification rules must include an assessment of need at the proposed location. The department may deny or revoke certification for failure to follow its rules, and may deny an application based on its assessment of need.
The commissioner or a designee and the state treasurer deposit specified money into the health and human services operating fund. The fund concerns the Department of Health and Human Services' powers and duties under Title 50. The fund may finance the department's duties under Title 50. Deposits include money received from counties, the federal government, legislative appropriations, and other public sources. Federal money must be deposited and spent under applicable federal laws or agency rules. Payments follow the stated approval and voucher steps.
Legislative Management must consider whether to study options for helping patients with moderate to severe pain improve function and care quality. The study concerns patients with moderate to severe pain. If the study is undertaken, it may examine non-opioid medicines and whether opioid settlement money could support public education about those options. The consideration is for the 2025–26 interim; the text directs a report of findings and recommendations to the seventieth legislative assembly.
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History
- 2025
- Jun 11Filed with Secretary Of State 05/02Latest
- May 2Signed by Governor Kelly Armstrong 05/02Became Law
- May 1Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- May 1Signed by President
- May 1Signed by Speaker
- Apr 28Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 83 nays 6Major
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2113. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 28Conference committee report adopted
- Apr 25Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarMinor
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2113. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 25Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 2Major
- Apr 25Conference committee report adopted
- Apr 25Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendarMinor
- Apr 9Conference committee appointed Stemen Wagner Holle
- Apr 9Conference committee appointed Weston Hogan Van Oosting
- Apr 9Refused to concur
- Apr 7Conference committee appointed Weston Hogan Van Oosting
- Apr 7Refused to concur
- Apr 2Returned to Senate (12)
- Apr 1Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 85 nays 3Passed House
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2113. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 31Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Mar 28Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 23 0 0Minor
- Mar 19Rereferred to Appropriations
- Mar 19Reported back, do pass 10 0 3Minor
- Mar 12Committee Hearing 02:30
- Feb 18Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services CommitteeMinor
- Feb 17Received from Senate
- Feb 14Second reading, passed, yeas 43 nays 1Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on SB 2113. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Feb 12Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0Minor
- Jan 31Rereferred to Human Services
- Jan 30Amendment adopted
- Jan 30Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 1 1Minor
- Jan 28Committee Hearing 10:00
- Jan 24Rereferred to Appropriations
- Jan 24Amendment adopted
- Jan 23Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0Minor
- Jan 21Rereferred to Human Services
- Jan 21Request return from committee
- Jan 20Rereferred to Appropriations
- Jan 17Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Jan 16Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 1Minor
- Jan 8Committee Hearing 01:30
- Jan 7Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services CommitteeIntroduced
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