North Dakota committee OKs ban on LGBT conversion therapy The members of the Administrative Rules Committee voted 8-7 on Tuesday, June 8, to authorize the prohibition proposed by the North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners, which oversees licensing for social workers in the state. 11:28 am, Jun. 9, 2021 × North Dakota House Minority Leader Josh Boschee, D-Fargo, speaks at a bill signing on Friday, April 23, 2021. (Jeremy Turley / Forum News Service) BISMARCK — A panel of North Dakota lawmakers has narrowly approved a new ethical standard barring social workers from practicing conversion therapy on clients who are LGBT or questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity.