In 1995, North Dakota passed tort reform legislation that ushered in an era of medical liability insurance stability that has held strong despite recent court challenges. Since its enactment in 1995, North Dakota's non-economic damages caps have proven to be a key factor in attracting and retaining highly qualified physicians to practice in North Dakota.

Copic believes that access to quality care is critical. One way to ensure this is to foster an environment where health care providers are encouraged to review their peers; to report adverse outcomes and near misses and learn from them; and to educate others. North Dakota established professional review laws in 1997 to help create such an environment by providing legal protections for the professional reviewers as well as the participants.

Copic works in collaboration with its partners to maintain these laws that ensure a stable tort environment and improve access to safe, quality health care delivery.

North Dakota Legislature

The North Dakota State Legislature will convene again in January 2027.

Upon the legislature's return in January, navigate Copic's multi-state bill tracker here by selecting the state on the right-hand side under Key Legislation. Please reach out to Sarah Meirose (smeirose@copic.com), Senior Manager of Public Affairs, with any additional questions regarding state legislation or regulations.