ND HB1108

Establishes three types of child protection assessments: child protection assessment, alternative response assessment (for substance-exposed newborns), and family services assessment (for low-risk cases) under North Dakota Century Code Chapter 50-25.1.

Updates definitions of alcohol abuse to reference current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and adds new definitions for "child protection assessment" and "family services assessment" including the use of evidence-based screening tools.

Creates mandatory reporting requirements for healthcare providers, educators, law enforcement, social workers, and clergy members to report suspected child abuse or neglect, with limited clergy exception for spiritually-derived knowledge.

Allows Department of Human Services to refer cases to children's advocacy centers for forensic interviews and examinations, with audio or video recording requirements.

Provides confidentiality protections for evidence-based screening tool records, making them privileged and exempt from subpoena or discovery in civil or administrative actions.

Establishes compliance provision allowing family services assessments to conclude without requiring services if the person responsible for the child's welfare complies with referred services.