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We work to improve access to services, address behavioral health workforce needs, develop policies, and ensure quality services are available for those with behavioral health needs.
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Public Notice - Medicaid State Plan Changes for January 1, 2025
Friday, January 10, 2025 at 09:00 am - Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 09:00 am
Categories: Public NoticesPublic Notice
ND Medicaid Program
Effective for dates of service on or after January 1, 2025, North Dakota Medicaid will be providing a 3.0% inflationary increase for all Nursing Facility services. Medicaid expenditures for these services are expected to increase $2 million for a 12-month period.
Public Notice - Public comment on five-year renewal Medicaid 1915(i) State Plan Amendment
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 05:00 pm - Friday, March 28, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Categories: Public NoticesNorth Dakota Health and Human Services is seeking public comment on the five-year renewal of the state’s Medicaid 1915(i) State Plan Amendment. The 1915(i) provides in-home and community-based behavioral health services and supports for qualifying individuals with behavioral health conditions.
Special Meeting - Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Task Force: Policy, Advocacy & Legislation Subcommittee (March 10, 2025)
Monday, March 10, 2025 at 04:00 pm - 05:00 pm
Categories: Public NoticesMonday, March 10, 2025
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. CT
Virtual Meeting
Special Meeting Notice - Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee (March 11, 2025)
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 10:00 am
Categories: Public NoticesTuesday, March 11, 2025
10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. CST
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Special Meeting Notice - Money Follows the Person Stakeholders Meeting (March 11, 2025)
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 01:00 pm - 03:00 pm
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
1-3 p.m.
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Recent News
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North Dakota Housing Stability programs to ramp down homelessness re-housing supports as pandemic-related federal funding expires
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 01:00 pm
North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced North Dakota’s temporary, pandemic emergency response program for renters experiencing housing instability will begin ramping down in anticipation of the September 2025 expiration of federal funding available through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
HHS encourages North Dakotans to take the first step during Problem Gambling Awareness Month
Monday, March 3, 2025 at 10:30 am
Free online screening tool available helps identify gambling challenges
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Kelly Armstrong has proclaimed March as Problem Gambling Awareness Month in North Dakota, underscoring the importance of understanding gambling-related issues and the availability of support for those affected. The full proclamation can be viewed here. North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) encourages residents to take a free, confidential online screening at gamblernd.com/diagnosing-a-problem to assess potential gambling concerns and access available resources.
HHS seeks public comment on five-year renewal to North Dakota’s Medicaid 1915(i) State Plan Amendment
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 03:00 pm
North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking public comment on a five-year renewal to the state’s Medicaid 1915(i) State Plan Amendment. The amendment allows Medicaid to pay for additional in-home and community-based services for qualifying children and adults with mental health conditions, substance use disorders and/or brain injuries. Comments will be accepted through March 28 at noon CT.
North Central Human Service Center in Minot closed due to water line break
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 09:00 am
Categories: Announcement, Closure or Delay, Behavioral HealthNorth Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that North Central Human Service Center and its regional vocational rehabilitation office in Minot have closed temporarily today, Tuesday, Feb. 25 due to a water line break.
This American Heart Month learn how to lower your risk factors
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 01:00 pm
February marks American Heart Month, a time to raise awareness about heart disease and its prevention according to North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS).
In 2023, heart disease remained the leading cause of death in North Dakota. That same year, 31.1% of adults in the state reported being told by a health care provider that they had high blood pressure. Both high blood pressure and high cholesterol are major risk factors for heart disease but often go unnoticed or are not properly managed.