North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota SB2172: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 26.1-45 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to long-term care insurance policy terms and claim payments.
Status: Signed into law, April 9, 2025
Relating to long-term care insurance policy terms and claim payments.
What the bill says
An act to create and enact a new section to chapter 26.1-45 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to long-term care insurance policy terms and claim payments.
From the enrolled text, April 4, 2025:
AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 26.1-45 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to long-term care insurance policy terms and claim payments. SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 26.1-45 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and enacted as follows: Defined term requirements - Claim payments. 1. A long-term care insurance policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state may not include the following terms, unless the terms are defined in the policy and consistent with the following requirements: a. "Activities of daily living" means bathing, continence, dressing, eating, toileting, and transferring. b. "Bathing" includes washing oneself by sponge bath, or in a tub or shower, and the process of getting into and out of the tub or shower. c. "Cognitive impairment" includes a deficiency in an individual' (2) Orientation as to an individual, place, or time; (3) Deductive or abstract reasoning; or (4) Judgment as it relates to safety awareness. d. "Continence" includes the ability to maintain control of bowel and bladder function, or when unable to maintain control of bowel or bladder function, the ability to perform associated personal hygiene, including caring for a catheter or colostomy bag. e. "Dressing" includes putting on and taking off any item of clothing and any necessary brace, fastener, or artificial limb. f. …
Sponsors
- Dale Patten (R, 26) · primary sponsor
- Sean Cleary (R, 35)
- Gretchen Dobervich (D, 11)
- Kathy Frelich (R, 15)
- Kathy Hogan (D, 21)
- Kristin Roers (R, 27)
Latest actions
- : Filed with Secretary Of State 04/08
- : Signed by Governor 04/07
- : Sent to Governor
- : Signed by President
- : Signed by Speaker
- : Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0
- : Concurred
- : Returned to Senate (12)
- : Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 90 nays 1
- : Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
Votes
- Final Passage (April 2, 2025): 46 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Final Passage (March 24, 2025): 90 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Final Passage (January 22, 2025): 47 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB2172?
- SB2172 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 26.1-45 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to long-term care insurance policy terms and claim payments.
- What does SB2172 do?
- In its own words: An act to create and enact a new section to chapter 26.1-45 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to long-term care insurance policy terms and claim payments.
- What is the status of SB2172?
- Signed into law as of April 9, 2025. Latest action: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/08 (April 9, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB2172?
- Dale Patten (R, 26), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB2172?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo2172.html
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