25.1101.03000
Sixty-ninth
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives Schreiber-Beck, Mitskog
Senator Luick
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 65-05-07 of the North Dakota
Century Code, relating to benefits for adaptations to real estate and motor vehicles; and to
provide for application.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subsection 5 of section 65-05-07 of the North Dakota Century
Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
5.Under this section, the organization may modify real estate and may provide for
adaptations and modifications to motor vehicles as follows:
a.InExcept as provided in subdivision c, in the case of an injured employee who
sustained a catastrophic injury, as defined in chapter 65-05.1, the organization
may pay an amount not to exceed seventy-five thousand dollarsone hundred fifty
thousand dollars to provide permanent additions, remodeling, or adaptations to
real estate it determines necessary. The dollar limit is for the life of the injured
employee, regardless of any subsequent claim. This subdivision does not allow
the organization to purchase any real estate.
b.InExcept as provided in subdivision c, in the case of an injured employee who
sustained a catastrophic injury, as defined in chapter 65-05.1, the organization
may pay an amount not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollarstwo hundred
thousand dollars to provide the most cost-effective, specially equipped motor
vehicle or vehicle adaptations the organization determines medically necessary.
The organization may establish factors to be used in determining whether a
specially equipped motor vehicle or adaptation is necessary. Under this
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subdivision, the organization may not pay for insurance of or maintenance of the
motor vehicle. Within the dollar limit and under this subdivision, the organization
may pay for vehicle or adaptation replacement purchases. The dollar limit is for
the life of the injured employee, regardless of any subsequent claim.
c.In the case of an injured employee who has not sustained a catastrophic injury,
as defined in chapter 65-05.1, the organization may provide the benefits under
subdivisions a and b if the organization determines the benefits would be
cost-effective and appropriate because of exceptional circumstances as
determined by the organization.
SECTION 2. APPLICATION. This Act applies to qualifying expenditures made on or after
the effective date of this Act.
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