AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 23-06.5-03 and section 23-12-13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the determination of incapacity and informed consent of incapacitated patients and minors.
SB 2297 ties health care directives to incapacity—requires written certification and sets a fixed priority for who may consent for incapacitated patients (and minors).