2025 Testimony

Testimony is listed in order of bill/resolution number.

HB 1012 – Relating  to an appropriation for defraying the expenses of various divisions of the department of health and human services; providing an exemption; and providing a report. House Appropriations – Human Resources Division Committee 2/5/25 – NDHA Member Testimony.

HB 1012– Relating to department of health and human services – public testimony – forensic pathology disease control – healthy and safe communities-health statistics and performance – laboratory services – health and response. Senate Appropriation – Human Resources Division – 3/17/25 – NDHA Member Testimony – Mike Delfs.

HB 1012 – Relating to the department of health and human services – nursing facilities – basic care. Senate Appropriations – Human Resources Division – 3/27/25 – NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

HB 1035– Relating to adoption of the social work licensure compact. Senate Workforce Development Committee 2/21/25 – NDHA Testimony – Melissa Hauer.

HB 1108 – Relating to interstate contracts for treatment of mental illness or a substance use disorder; and to declare an emergency. House Human Services Committee 1/15/25 – NDHA Testimony – Melissa Hauer

HB 1108– Relating to interstate contracts for treatment of mental illness or a substance use disorder; and to declare an emergency. Senate Human Services Committee 2/10/25 – NDHA Testimony – Melissa Hauer.

HB 1220 – Relating to the creation of a North Dakota accelerated degree for high-demand occupations. House Education Committee 1/20/25 – NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

HB 1220 – Relating to the creation of a North Dakota accelerated degree for high-demand occupations. Senate Workforce Development Committee – 3/21/25 – NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

HB 1311 – Provide for a legislative management study regarding volunteer emergency responder recruitment and retention. House Political Subdivisions 1/23/25. NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

HB 1311 – Provide for a legislative management study regarding volunteer emergency responder recruitment and retention. Senate Human Services Hearing 3/5/25 – NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

HB 1322 – Relating to ambulance service provider reimbursement. House Human Services Committee 1/20/25 – NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

HB 1341 – Relating to simple assault; and to provide a penalty. Senate Judiciary Committee 3/11/25 – NDHA Member Testimony – Angie Sersha.

HB 1373– Relating to the definition of human being and person as the terms relate to the offenses of murder and assault, and civil actions for death caused by wrongful acts. House Human Services Committee 2/5/25 – NDHA Testimony – Melissa Hauer.

HB 1391 – Relating to creating a new status related to human rights and antidiscrimination policies. Senate Industry and Business Committee – 3/18/25 – NDHA Testimony – Melissa Hauer.

HB 1430 – Relating to the regulation of social workers. Senate Human Services Committee – 3/11/25 – NDHA Testimony – Melissa Hauer.

HB 1450 – Relating to parent and guardian access to the medical examination room of a minor. Senate Human Services Committee – 3/17/25 – NDHA Testimony – Melissa Hauer.

HB 1457 – Relating to an exemption to required vaccines. House Human Services Committee 4/4/25 – NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

HB 1468 – Relating to an appropriation to the department of health and human services for a behavioral health facility grant. House Human Services Committee 1/28/25 – NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

HB 1473 – Relating to prohibited acts of drug manufacturers. House Industry, Business and Labor Committee 2/10/25 – NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

HB 1473 – Relating to prohibited acts of drug manufacturers. House Industry, Business and Labor Committee 2/10/25 – NDHA Member Testimony.

HB 1570 – relating to the creation of a tobacco tax distribution behavioral health fund and the collection, transfer, and report of a tax on electronic smoking devices and alternative tobacco products; to amend and reenact sections 57-36-01, 57-36-25, 57-36-26, 57-36-31, and 57-36-32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the tax imposed on cigarettes and other tobacco products; to provide a penalty; and to provide an effective date. House Finance and Taxation committee 2/12/25 – NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

HB 1594 – Relating to medical costs transparency for health care facilities. Senate Human Services Committee – 3/18/25 – NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

HB 1597 – To provide an exemption. Senate Human Services Committee – 3/18/25 – NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

SB 2018 – Relating to a rural health care grant program. Senate Appropriations Government Operations Division 1/15/25 –  NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

SB 2029 – Relating to the task force on guardianship monitoring; to provide a penalty; to provide for a report; to provide an appropriation; and to provide a continuing appropriation. House Human Services Committee – 3/10/25 – NDHA Testimony – Melissa Hauer.

SB 2097 – The creation of a rural community endowment fund. Senate Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee 1/17/25 – NDHA Testimony – Melissa Hauer.

SB 2097 – Relating to the creation of a rural community endowment fund and a rural community endowment fund committee; to provide an appropriation for the rural community endowment fund; to provide for a transfer; and to provide for a report. House Political Subdivisions Committee 3/7/25 – NDHA Testimony – Melissa Hauer.

SB 2146 – Relating to the occupational therapy licensure compact. Senate Workforce Development Committee 1/16/25 – NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

SB 2146 – Relating to the occupational therapy licensure compact. House Industry, Business and Labor Committee – 3/24/25 – NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

SB 2147 –   Relating to student financial assistance grants, dual-credit tuition scholarships, and the scholars program; relating to the skilled workforce student loan repayment and scholarship programs. Native America scholarships, and the North Dakota scholarship; provide an appropriation. Senate Appropriations Education and Environment Division 2/3/25 – NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

SB 2147 – Relating to the skilled workforce student loan repayment and scholarship programs, Native American scholarships, and the North Dakota scholarship; and to provide an appropriation. House Education Committee – 3/10/25 – NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

SB 2221– Relating to eligibility for the skilled workforce student loan repayment program. Senate Workforce Development Committee 1/31/25 – NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

SB 2221 – Relating to eligibility for the skilled workforce scholarship program. House Human Services Hearing – 3/17/25 – NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

SB 2280 – Relating to prior authorization for health and dental insurance. House Industry, Business and Labor Committee – 3/17/25 – NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

SB 2280 – Relating to prior authorization for health and dental insurance. House Industry, Business and Labor Committee – 3/17/25 – NDHA Member Testimony – Marcus Lewis.

SB 2280 – Relating to prior authorization for health and dental insurance. Senate Industry and Business Committee 2/5/25 – NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

SB 2280 – Relating to prior authorization for health and dental insurance. Senate Industry and Business Committee 2/5/25 – NDHA Member Testimony.

SB 2281 – Relating to a tax on cigars, other tobacco products, alternative tobacco products, electronic smoking devices, and electronic smoking device substances and a tobacco tax distribution fund; to amend and reenact sections of the NDCC, regarding tobacco and alternative tobacco products. Senate Finance and Taxation Committee 1/27/25. NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

SB 2281 – relating to the definition of alternative tobacco products, transfer and allocation of tobacco products tax revenue and tax on cigarettes; to provide a penalty; to provide a continuing appropriation; and to provide an effective date. House Finance and Taxation Committee – 3/11/25 – NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

SB 2286 – Relating to a legislative management study regarding the university of North Dakota health profession programs; and an appropriation. Senate Education Committee 3/4/25 – NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

SB 2286– to provide for a legislative management study regarding university of North Dakota health profession programs. House Education Committee – 3/11/25 – NDHA Testimony – Tim Blasl.

SB 2297 – Relating to informed consent of incapacitated individuals. Senate Human Services Committee 4/4/25 – NDHA Testimony – Melissa Hauer.