North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

North Dakota House Bill HB1450 Compare Versions

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2	2		Sixty-ninth
3	3		Legislative Assembly
4	4		of North Dakota
5	5		Introduced by
6	6		Representatives S. Olson, K. Anderson, Bolinske, McLeod, Morton, Rohr, M. Ruby
7	7		Senator Castaneda
8	8		A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 14-10 of the North Dakota
9	9		Century Code, relating to parent and guardian access to the medical examination room of a
10	10		minor.
11	11		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
12	12		SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 14-10 of the North Dakota Century Code is created
13	13		and enacted as follows:
14	14		Parent or guardian access to the medical examination room of a minor.
15	15		1.A parent or guardian of a minor has full and complete access to an examination room
16	16		in which the minor is receiving medical care.
17	17		a.A provider or health care facility shall provide notice of this right in a clear and
18	18		conspicuous manner before the minor is taken into the examination room.
19	19		b.If an examination involves a private area of the body and a parent or guardian
20	20		remains in the room, a health care facility shall make available upon request a
21	21		privacy screen or other mechanism to protect the privacy of the minor.
22	22		2.A provider or health care facility shall provide a parent or guardian of a minor written
23	23		notice before any standardized oral or written questions may be asked of the minor,
24	24		regardless of whether the parent or guardian chooses to be in the examination room
25	25		with the minor. The notice must include:
26	26		a.Information stating the right of the parent, guardian, or minor to opt - out of
27	27		answering questions unrelated to the purpose of the visit;
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	28	+	b.Information on whether the minor's answers to standardized questions will be
	29	+	shared with other individuals, stored in the minor's medical record, or recorded in
	30	+	any manner; and
	31	+	c.The intention to ask a question related to:
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52		-	b.Information on whether the minor's answers to standardized questions will be
53		-	shared with other individuals, stored in the minor's medical record, or recorded in
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55		-	c.A list of the categories and topics of questions that may be asked.
	60	+	(1)Gender;
	61	+	(2)Sexual and reproductive health;
	62	+	(3)Alcohol and substance use;
	63	+	(4)Home and family life;
	64	+	(5)Firearms and weapons;
	65	+	(6)Mental and behavioral health; or
	66	+	(7)Anything other than the immediate medical treatment of the minor.
56	67		3.This section does not apply to:
57	68		a.A legally emancipated minor; or
58	69		b.A suspected case of physical or sexual abuse when the provider has
59	70		documented the concern and notified the appropriate authorities.
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