North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota HCR3011: A concurrent resolution urging Congress to provide veterans with medical coverage for hyperbaric oxygenation therapy.
Status: Signed into law, March 18, 2025
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution urging Congress to provide veterans with medical coverage for hyperbaric oxygenation therapy.
From the enrolled text, March 17, 2025:
A concurrent resolution urging Congress to provide veterans with medical coverage for hyperbaric oxygenation therapy. WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates between 1.6 million to 3.8 million concussions occur each year; and WHEREAS, efforts must be made to reduce the risk and health care costs for the country, veterans, and others with brain injuries; and WHEREAS, veterans injured in the line of duty deserve the best treatment our nation can offer; and WHEREAS, veterans suffering with traumatic brain injuries or posttraumatic stress disorder are prescribed symptom-reducing drugs; and WHEREAS, in essence, veterans are warehoused and discharged, dependent on costly antidepressants and other antipsychotic medicines that promote dangerous dependencies and may result in lethal interactions; and WHEREAS, traumatic brain injury is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States, accounting for approximately 2 million emergency room visits, between 230,000 and 500,000 hospital admissions, and 52,000 deaths annually in the United States; and WHEREAS, hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a medical treatment that enhances the body's natural healing process by inhalation of one hundred percent oxygen in a total body chamber, where atmospheric pressure is increased and controlled, and which is used for a wide variety of treatments as a part of an overall medical care plan; and WHEREAS, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and improving diagnostics …
Sponsors
- Karen Anderson (R, 19) · primary sponsor
- Kathy Frelich (R, 15)
- Roger Maki (R, 26)
- Lisa Meier (R, 32)
- Scott Meyer (R, 18)
- Bob Paulson (R, 3)
- Brandy Pyle (R, 22)
- Matthew Ruby (R, 40)
- Bill Tveit (R, 33)
- Desiree van Oosting (R, 36)
- Robin Weisz (R, 14)
- Michael Wobbema (R, 24)
Latest actions
- : Filed with Secretary Of State 03/21
- : Signed by Speaker
- : Signed by President
- : Returned to House
- : Second reading, adopted
- : Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0
- : Committee Hearing 11:15
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee
- : Received from House
- : Second reading, adopted
Common questions
- What is HCR3011?
- HCR3011 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): A concurrent resolution urging Congress to provide veterans with medical coverage for hyperbaric oxygenation therapy.
- What does HCR3011 do?
- In its own words: A concurrent resolution urging Congress to provide veterans with medical coverage for hyperbaric oxygenation therapy.
- What is the status of HCR3011?
- Signed into law as of March 18, 2025. Latest action: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/21 (March 18, 2025).
- Who sponsored HCR3011?
- Karen Anderson (R, 19), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR3011?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo3011.html
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