North Dakota Century Code Title 65. Workforce Safety and Insurance § 65-05-16. Death benefits payable

a. If there has been no disability preceding death, the death occurs within one year after the date of the injury;

b. If there has been disability preceding death, the death occurs within one year after the cessation of disability resulting from the injury;

c. If there has been disability that has continued to the time of death, the death occurs within six years after the date of injury; or

d. If there has been disability that has continued to the time of death, the death occurs more than six years after the date of injury, and the injured employee has been designated catastrophically injured as defined under section 65-05.1-06.1.

a. The death is a direct result of an accepted compensable injury; or

b. If a claim was not submitted by the deceased, the claim for death benefits is submitted within two years of the injury.