HB 1326 - LAW & POLICY CHANGE - ND Veterans Affairs access to Vital Records Death Certificates - 2023

Intent of bill:

Suicide prevention

1. Allow ND DVA’s access to veteran/military death records at ND Vital Records
2. Identify any similarities, patterns or consistencies in ND veteran suicides which could assist in prevention.     
3. No PII information released

No fiscal note expected

HOUSE ACTION:

• Removed all language under NDCC 37-18
• Added to NDCC 23-02.1-27 (2)
  • A certified copy of a complete death record may be issued to a relative, an authorized representative, the child fatality review board, a licensed physician, or a genetic sibling for the purposes of researching family medical history, a funeral director reporting the facts of death, the commissioner of veterans' affairs for a death record of an individual designated as having served in the United States armed forces,...