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Public Notice: Comments accepted on draft 2025-2027 ND Medicaid Quality Strategy
Friday, November 29, 2024 at 12:00 pm - Monday, December 30, 2024 at 12:00 pm
North Dakota Health and Human Services’ Medical Services Division is seeking public comment on the updated 2025-2027 ND Medicaid Quality Strategy. This notice is open for comment for the next 30 days.
Public Notice - Medicaid State Plan Changes for January 1, 2025
Friday, December 27, 2024 at 11:30 am - Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 11:30 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.
2024 Schedule - ND DOJ Stakeholder Meetings
Monday, December 30, 2024 at 12:01 am - Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the ND Department of Justice (DOJ) Stakeholder meetings for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - North Dakota Statewide Independent Living Council Meetings
Monday, December 30, 2024 at 12:01 am - Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the North Dakota Health and Human Services’ Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) meetings for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - Money Follows the Person Stakeholders
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the Community Health Worker Task Force meetings for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - State Laboratory Executive Steering Committee
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the State Laboratory Executive Steering Committee for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - Task Force on the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the Task Force on the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - ND HHS DD Payment System Steering Committee Meetings
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public Notices2024 Schedule - ND HHS DD Payment System Steering Committee Meetings
2024 Schedule - West Central Human Service Center Regional Advisory Group
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the West Central Human Service Center Regional Advisory Group for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - ND State Hospital Governing Body
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the North Dakota State Hospital Governing Body for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - North Central Human Service Center Advisory Group
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the North Central Human Service Center Advisory Group for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule- Child Support Modernization Project Executive Steering Committee Meetings
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:00 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the Child Support Modernization Project Executive Steering Committee meetings for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - Badlands Human Service Center Regional Advisory Board Meeting
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - Friday, December 31, 0004 at 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the Badlands Human Service Center Regional Advisory Board for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - North Dakota Behavioral Health Planning Council
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the North Dakota Behavioral Health Planning Council meetings for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - Brain Injury Advisory Council
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the Brain Injury Advisory Council for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - North Dakota Children's Cabinet
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the North Dakota Children’s Cabinet for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - Committee on Aging
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the North Dakota Department of Human Services’ Committee on Aging meetings for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - North Dakota Medicaid Drug Use Review Board
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the North Dakota Medicaid Drug Use Review Board meetings for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - Community Health Worker Task Force
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the Community Health Worker Task Force meetings for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - North Dakota State Rehabilitation Council Meetings
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the North Dakota State Rehabilitation Council meetings for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - Criminal Background Check Unit Automation Project Executive Steering Committee meeting
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Criminal Background Check Unit Automation Project (CBCU) ESC meetings for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - Early Childhood Integrated Dataset Executive Steering Committee
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the Early Childhood Integrated Dataset (ECIDS) Executive Steering Committee meetings for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - Northeast Human Service Center Regional Advisory Committee
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the Northeast Human Service Center for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - Early Childhood Meetings
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the Early Childhood Council meetings for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - Northwest Human Service Center Regional Advisory Board
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the Northwest Human Service Center Regional Advisory Board for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - FRAME/CCWIPS Replacement Project Executive Steering Committee
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the FRAME/CCWIPS Replacement Project Executive Steering Committee meetings for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - Lake Region Human Service Center Advisory Group
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the 2024 meeting schedule of the Lake Region Human Service Center Advisory Group.
2024 Schedule - Resilient Early intervention Leadership Advisory Group
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public Notices2024 Schedule of the Resilient Early intervention Leadership Advisory Group
2024 Schedule - Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) Modernization Project Executive Steering Committee
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
In compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of North Dakota Health and Human Services Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) Modernization Project Executive Steering Committee meetings for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - South Central Human Service Center Regional Advisory Board
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the 2024 meeting schedule of the Region VI Regional Advisory Board.
2024 Schedule - Medicaid Medical Advisory Committee
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the Medicaid Medical Advisory Committee (MMAC) meetings for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - Southeast Human Service Center Advisory Group
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the 2024 meeting schedule of the Southeast Human Service Center Advisory Group.
2024 Schedule of the ND Interagency Coordinating Council meetings
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 08:00 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public Notices2024 Schedule of the ND Interagency Coordinating Council meetings
2024 Schedule - Refugee Data Management System
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 08:00 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the Refugee Data Management System for calendar year 2024.
2024 Schedule - Lifespan Coalition
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 08:00 pm - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the Lifespan Coalition meetings for calendar year 2024.
2025 Schedule - myAvatar NX Upgrade Project Executive Steering Committee
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 09:00 am - Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 09:00 am
Categories: Public NoticesSpecial Meeting Notice - Behavioral Health Planning Council Legislative Committee Meeting (January 2, 2025)
Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 01:00 pm
Categories: Public NoticesThursday, January 2, 2025
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. CST
Virtual Meeting
Meeting Notice - Public Health Systems Modernization Steering Committee
Monday, January 6, 2025 at 04:00 pm - 04:45 pm
Categories: Public NoticesMonday January 6, 2024
4:00 - 4:45 pm CST
Virtual Meeting
Meeting Notice - ND Health and Human Services National Core Indicators (NCI) In-Person Survey
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 02:00 pm - 03:00 pm
Categories: Public NoticesTuesday, Jan. 7, 2025
2-3 p.m. CT
Virtual Meeting
Meeting Notice - ND Health and Human Services National Core Indicators (NCI) In-Person Survey (Jan. 8, 2025)
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Categories: Public NoticesWednesday, Jan. 8, 2025
10-11 a.m. CT
Virtual Meeting
Special Meeting Notice - Behavioral Health Planning Council Legislative Committee (January 17, 2025)
Friday, January 17, 2025 at 01:00 pm
Categories: Public NoticesFriday, January 17, 2025
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. CST
Virtual Meeting
2025 Schedule - ND DOJ Stakeholder Meetings (Adult & Aging Services)
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the Adult and Aging Services – ND DOJ Stakeholder meetings for calendar year 2025.
2025 Schedule - Bed Management System ESC
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public Notices2025 Schedule - Committee on Aging
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the North Dakota Department of Human Services’ Committee on Aging meetings for calendar year 2025.
2025 Schedule - Criminal Background Check Unit Automation Project Executive Steering Committee
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the North Dakota Health and Human Services Criminal Background Check Unit Automation Project (CBCU) ESC meetings for calendar year 2025.
2025 Schedule - Lifespan Respite Care Coalition
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the ND Lifespan Respite Care Coalition meetings for calendar year 2025.
2025 Schedule - ND Behavioral Health Planning Council
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesThe ND Behavioral Health Planning Council has established the following meeting dates and times for 2025. All meetings will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams & in-person. Times listed below are in Central Standard Time.
2025 Schedule - ND Health and Human Services National Core Indicators (NCI) In-Person Survey
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the ND Health and Human Services National Core Indicators (NCI) In-Person Survey meetings for calendar year 2025.
2025 Schedule - North Dakota State Rehabilitation Council
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the North Dakota Health and Human Services’ State Rehabilitation Council (SRC) meeting for calendar year 2025.
2025 Schedule - North Dakota Statewide Independent Living Council
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the North Dakota Health and Human Services’ Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) meetings for calendar year 2025.
2025 Schedule - Public Health Systems Modernization Committee
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 12:01 am - 11:59 pm
Categories: Public NoticesIn compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the North Dakota Health and Human Services’ Public Health Systems Modernization Committee meetings for calendar year 2025.
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Update: HHS announces early office closures for today Dec. 19
Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 12:30 pm
Categories: Announcement, Closure or DelayBISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) offices in Fargo and Jamestown and its outreach office in Valley City will close early at 3 p.m. CDT today, Dec. 19 due weather-related road conditions.
HHS announces delayed office openings for today, Dec. 19
Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 06:50 am
Categories: Announcement, Closure or DelayWEATHER-RELATED ANNOUNCEMENT: 6:50 a.m. CT Update
North Dakota Health and Human Services’ (HHS) offices in Devils Lake, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Minot and Williston and three outreach offices in Grafton, Rolla and Valley City will delay opening until 10 a.m. CT today, Dec. 19 due to hazardous weather and travel conditions. HHS offices in Bismarck, Dickinson and Fargo will operate normal business hours. Details appear below.
IMPORTANT: People experiencing a behavioral health crisis should call the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for immediate help.
HHS urges suicide prevention, mental health awareness support during the holidays
Thursday, December 12, 2024
North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is emphasizing the critical importance of suicide prevention and mental health awareness during the holiday season. While the holidays can bring joy and togetherness, they can also heighten stress, loneliness, or despair for many individuals. Recognizing the warning signs of suicide and taking action to help yourself or others can save a life.
HHS invites North Dakotans to participate in USDOJ Settlement Agreement Stakeholder meeting on Dec. 12
Monday, December 9, 2024 at 10:00 am
North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) invites residents to a quarterly update about the state’s efforts to make it easier for North Dakotans with physical disabilities to live at home with in-home help and other community support services on Thursday, Dec. 12, 1-3 p.m. CT in Bismarck or virtually.
Tips to help parents build connection and joy during the holidays
Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 10:00 am
The holiday season offers families a unique chance to create memories that last a lifetime, and North Dakota’s Parents Lead program is here to help parents make the most of this meaningful time. By focusing on connection, gratitude, and resilience, families can enjoy the season together and carry its spirit into the new year.