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Senate committee backs bill adding informed‑consent language to North Dakota Physical Therapy law
Summary
The Senate Human Services Committee gave Senate Bill 2169 a do‑pass recommendation after testimony from physical therapy educators and students urging the committee to add explicit informed‑consent language to the state’s Physical Therapy Practice Act.
The Senate Human Services Committee voted to give Senate Bill 2169 a do‑pass recommendation after supporters told the committee the bill would remove ambiguity in practice by adding an explicit informed‑consent requirement to the North Dakota Physical Therapy Practice Act.
The bill would add standard patient informed‑consent language to chapter 43‑26.1 of the North Dakota Century Code. Sponsor Sen. Randy Burckhardt, R‑Minot, told the committee the change would align state law with national model language used by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy.
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