---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to defining health care provider to include a physical therapist."
description: "Relating to defining health care provider to include a physical therapist."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67"
identifier: "SB 2148"
citation: "North Dakota SB 2148 (67)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-08"
last_action: "2021-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/010d40ac-f204-4c7c-88b5-ceb617872f02"
source_url: "http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/bill-overview/bo2148.html"
source_hash: "46c880302fda712961333c0547d1e4f512c9e770f3ae7bccda6f44dee43f2e12"
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 2148 (67) — Relating to defining health care provider to include a physical therapist.

## Version chain

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

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0430-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0430-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/67-2021/regular/documents/21-0430-02000.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Bekkedahl — cosponsor (person)
- Burckhard — cosponsor (person)
- Dobervich — cosponsor (person)
- Oban — cosponsor (person)
- Paur — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-08** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2021-01-18** Committee Hearing 10:30
- **2021-01-19** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-20** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-01-21** Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-01-22** Received from Senate
- **2021-02-19** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-16** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2021-03-17** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 10 3 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 90 nays 1 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-23** Returned to Senate
- **2021-03-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-25** Signed by President
- **2021-03-25** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-30** Signed by Governor 03/29 `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-31** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/30 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/010d40ac-f204-4c7c-88b5-ceb617872f02`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).