Bill > HB1391

This bill amends North Dakota's human rights and antidiscrimination laws to add "health status" as a protected category across multiple sections of existing law. Specifically, the bill defines "health status" as an individual's medical records or preferences relating to the right to refuse medical procedures, treatments, injections, devices, vaccines, or prophylactic measures. The amendments prohibit discrimination based on health status in various contexts including employment, public accommodations, public services, and credit transactions. Additionally, the bill introduces a new section specifically addressing health care facilities, allowing them to ask employees about their health status for the purpose of implementing safety measures related to communicable diseases. Under this provision, health care facilities can request voluntary health status information and may consider employees who decline to provide such information as potentially at risk for communicable diseases. The changes aim to expand protections against discrimination while providing some flexibility for health care facilities to manage workplace health and safety concerns.

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https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1391.html