---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 50‑24.6‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prior authorization for medical assistance."
description: "AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 50‑24.6‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prior authorization for medical assistance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "66"
identifier: "SB 2243"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2243 (66)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRUGS - SEE ALSO ALCOHOL", "HEALTH - SEE ALSO MEDICAL SERVICES; SAFETY", "MEDICAL SERVICES - SEE ALSO DRUGS; HEALTH; SAFETY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "Beadle", "J. Lee", "Kreun", "M. Johnson"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-11"
last_action: "2019-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eab6449e-1f73-4539-9877-ab8a3e848e1d"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-actions/ba2243.html"
source_hash: "972263ec8627d4ebe3cb67242dd7b5e73f6a6ab584a2b4b0b85ade8b9f21c2bf"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nd"]
---

# North Dakota SB 2243 (66) — AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 50‑24.6‑04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prior authorization for medical assistance.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0304-01000.pdf)
2. **Adopted by the House Human Services Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0304-02001a.pdf)
3. **Adopted by the House Human Services Committee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0304-02001m.pdf)
4. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0304-04000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0304-02000.pdf)
6. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with House Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0304-03000.pdf)
7. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Lee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0304-01001a.pdf)
8. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Lee (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/documents/19-0304-01001m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Anderson — primary (person)
- Beadle — primary (person)
- J. Lee — primary (person)
- Kreun — primary (person)
- M. Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-11** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2019-01-23** Committee Hearing 10:00
- **2019-01-30** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-31** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-02-01** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-02-04** Received from Senate
- **2019-02-18** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-04** Committee Hearing 10:45
- **2019-03-20** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 1 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-21** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2019-03-25** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 67 nays 23 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-03-26** Returned to Senate (12)
- **2019-04-02** Concurred
- **2019-04-02** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2019-04-03** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-04** Signed by President
- **2019-04-04** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-09** Signed by Governor 04/08 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-10** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/09 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eab6449e-1f73-4539-9877-ab8a3e848e1d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).