HB 1252 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 50-24.1-40 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the tribal health care coordination fund.

HB 1252 creates a dedicated tribal health care coordination fund in North Dakota's state treasury, providing ongoing state funding to tribal governments for public health services. Funds are distributed based on each tribe's federal care coordination funding, with strict requirements: tribes must use funds for core public health services (limiting capital construction to 50% until 2027, then 35%), submit annual reports, and undergo biennial independent audits. The state department of health withholds funds for missing reports or improper use, and can restore distributions once compliance is verified. This bill directly affects North Dakota's tribal nations by establishing formalized, accountable funding for health programs aligned with federal public health priorities.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed Mar 18, 2025
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FIRST ENGROSSMENT Enrollment · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill creates a new Tribal Health Care Coordination Fund in the state treasury to provide ongoing funding to tribal governments for public health services. The fund distributes money based on federal care coordination funding levels and requires tribes to use funds for ten essential health services, with spending limits on capital construction. The bill includes reporting requirements, audit provisions, and enforcement mechanisms to ensure proper fund usage.
Scope change
New fund created for tribal health care coordination; applies to tribal governments receiving federal care coordination funding
FISCAL

Created a new Tribal Health Care Coordination Fund in the state treasury with continuing appropriations to the department for distribution to tribal governments

REQUIREMENT

Requires tribes to use distributed funds for ten essential public health services and community health representative programs, with capital construction limited to 50% through June 30, 2025, then 35% thereafter

Mandates annual reports to the department detailing fund usage and biennial independent audits by certified public accountants, with tribes able to use fund money to pay for audits

ENFORCEMENT

Establishes enforcement mechanisms where the department can withhold distributions if tribes fail to file timely reports or audits, and must recover improperly used funds

ELIGIBILITY

Distribution amounts are proportional to federal funding received from care coordination agreement requests originating within each tribal nation

Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2025 · House Feb 17, 2025

How they voted

441
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 47
Mar 10, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican42
39 Yea 1 Nay 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18
legislature
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 03/17
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 44 nays 1
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 02:15
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 0
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 0
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:00
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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