Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
SENATE BILL NO. 2042
(Workforce Development Committee)
(At the request of the North Dakota Board of Medicine)
AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 43-58-03.1 and section 43-60-06.1 of the
North Dakota Century Code, relating to obtaining criminal history record checks for naturopathic
doctors and genetic counselors; and to amend and reenact subdivision d of subsection 2 of
section 12-60-24 of the North Dakota Century Code, providing authority to complete the
background checks with the bureau of criminal investigation to complete the criminal history
record checks.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subdivision d of subsection 2 of section 12-60-24 of the North Dakota
Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
d.The North Dakota board of medicine for licenses or disciplinary investigations under
sectionsections 43-17-07.1, 43 - 58 - 03.1, and 43 - 60 - 06.1 , except that criminal history
record checks need not be made unless required by the board.
SECTION 2. A new subsection to section 43-58-03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code is created
and enacted as follows:
The board may require an applicant for licensure or a licensee who is the subject of a
disciplinary investigation to submit to a statewide and nationwide criminal history record
check. The nationwide criminal history record check must be conducted in the manner
provided by section 12 - 60 - 24. All costs associated with the criminal history record check are
the responsibility of the licensee or applicant.
SECTION 3. Section 43-60-06.1 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and enacted as
follows:
43-60-06.1. Criminal history record checks.
The board may require an applicant for licensure or a licensee who is the subject of a disciplinary
investigation to submit to a statewide and nationwide criminal history record check. The nationwide
criminal history record check must be conducted in the manner provided by section 12 - 60 - 24. All costs
associated with the criminal history record check are the responsibility of the licensee or applicant. S. B. NO. 2042 - PAGE 2
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
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Secretary of the Senate Chief Clerk of the House
This certifies that the within bill originated in the Senate of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North
Dakota and is known on the records of that body as Senate Bill No. 2042.
Senate Vote:Yeas 47 Nays 0 Absent 0
House Vote: Yeas 92 Nays 0 Absent 2
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Secretary of the Senate
Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025.
Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.
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Governor
Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
at ________ o’clock ________M.
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Secretary of State