25.0104.01001
Title.04000
Adopted by the Human Services
Committee
Sixty-ninth
February 5, 2025
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Senators Lee, Dever, Hogan
Representatives Stemen, Wagner
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 12-44.1-24 of the North Dakota Century Code,
relating to correctional facility standards and the duties of the department of corrections and
rehabilitation.for an Act to provide for a legislative management study relating to health care
services in local correctional facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 12-44.1-24 of the North Dakota Century Code is
amended and reenacted as follows:
12-44.1-24. Correctional facility standards - Inspections.
The department of corrections and rehabilitation shall:
1. Prescribe rules establishing minimum standards for the construction, operation, and
maintenance of public or private correctional facilities.
2. Prescribe rules for the care and treatment of inmates.
3. Provide instruction to public and private correctional facilities on the correct
assessment and billing of medical care costs for medical care and treatment provided
to inmates.
4. Cause rules and regulations to be made available to inmates or be posted in at least
one conspicuous place in each correctional facility.
4.5.Appoint a correctional facility inspector qualified by special experience, education,
or training to inspect each correctional facility at least once each year to determine if
the rules and regulations have been complied with. Inspection must include health and
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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
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safety, fire and life safety, security, rehabilitation programs, recreation, treatment of
persons confined, and personnel training.
SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY - HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN
LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES .
1.During the 2025-26 interim, the legislative management shall consider studying health
care services in local correctional facilities. The study must include:
a.A review of current state and federal requirements of local correctional facilities
regarding health care services;
b.A review of health care services funding patterns for local correctional facilities;
c.A consideration of the challenges of local health care facilities and providers in
serving incarcerated individuals in local correctional facilities;
d.An analysis of models of best practices for health care services for incarcerated
individuals in local correctional facilities; and
e.A consideration of methods to expand local, state, and federal funding for health
care services in local correctional facilities.
2.The legislative management shall report its findings and recommendations together
with any legislation required to implement the recommendations, to the seventieth
legislative assembly.
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