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Public Notice - Medicaid State Plan Changes for October 1, 2024
Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 02:15 pm - Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 05:00 pm
Categories: Public NoticesEffective on or after October 1, 2024, North Dakota Medicaid will be submitting a state plan amendment to cover a Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) device outside of a DRG payment to the instate hospital when the device is inserted prior to the discharge from the delivery stay. Medicaid expenditures for these services are expected to increase $150,000 for a 12-month period.
Public Notice - Public Comment Sought on Amendment of the Medicaid 1915(c) Traditional Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities/Developmental Disabilities (IID/DD) Home & Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Application
Friday, November 15, 2024 - Monday, December 16, 2024
Categories: Public NoticesNorth Dakota Health and Human Services is seeking public comment on a Medicaid Traditional Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities/Developmental Disabilities (IID/DD) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) amendment application to the current Traditional IID/DD waiver dated April 1, 2024. The current waiver includes an array of home and community-based services in the least restrictive environment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Special Meeting Notice - Northeast Human Service Center Regional Advisory Meeting - (Nov. 25, 2024)
Monday, November 25, 2024 at 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Categories: Public NoticesMonday, Nov. 25, 2024
10 - 11:30 a.m. CT
In-person and virtual meeting
Meeting Notice - West Central Human Service Center Advisory Group (November 26, 2024)
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 10:00 am
Categories: Public NoticesTuesday, Nov. 26, 2024
10 to 11:30 a.m. CST
Hybrid
Meeting Notice - Refugee Data Management System (Nov. 27, 2024)
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 11:00 am - 11:30 am
Categories: Public NoticesWednesday, Nov. 27, 2024
11 a.m. CT
Virtual Meeting
Meeting Notice - North Dakota Medicaid Drug Use Review Board (Dec. 4, 2024)
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 01:00 pm - 04:00 pm
Categories: Public NoticesWednesday, December 4, 2024
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT
In-person & Virtual Meeting
Special Meeting - Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee (December 11, 2024)
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Categories: Public NoticesWednesday, December 11, 2024 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. CT
Meeting Notice - Committee on Aging (Dec. 13, 2024)
Friday, December 13, 2024 at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Categories: Public NoticesFriday, Dec. 13, 2025
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT
Virtual meeting
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 - 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 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 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.
2025 Schedule - ND DOJ Stakeholder Meetings (Adult & Aging Services)
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:01 am - Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 11:59 pm
Categories: Public Notices2025 Schedule of the ND DOJ Stakeholder meetings
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 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 - 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 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 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 - 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 Meeting Schedule - Public Health Systems Modernization Committee
Monday, January 6, 2025 at 04:00 pm - Monday, December 1, 2025 at 04:45 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.
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.
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Updated: HHS office closures for Nov. 20
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 07:30 am
Categories: Announcement, Closure or DelayHuman Service Center offices in Minot and Devils Lake, as well as its outreach office Rolla will be closed today, Tuesday, Nov. 20. The Human Service Center office in Williston and its outreach office in Watford City will have a delayed opening Tuesday, Nov. 20 until 10 a.m. These delays and closures are due to reduced travel visibility from wind and falling snow. Affected offices include three of the agency’s regional human service centers and their satellite and outreach offices, child support offices and vocational rehabilitation offices. Details appear below.
HHS announces delayed office openings for today, Nov. 20
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 07:00 am
Categories: Announcement, Closure or DelayHuman Service Center offices in Williston, Watford City, Devils Lake, Rolla and Minot will have a delayed opening Tuesday, Nov. 20 until 10 a.m. due to reduced travel visibility from wind and falling snow. Affected offices include two of the agency’s regional human service centers and their satellite and outreach offices, child support offices and vocational rehabilitation offices. Details appear below.
HHS seeks public comment on amendment to a waiver that serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Friday, November 15, 2024 at 10:00 am
North Dakota Health and Human Services is seeking public comment on a Medicaid Traditional Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities/Developmental Disabilities (IID/DD) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) amendment application to the current Traditional IID/DD waiver dated April 1, 2024. The current waiver includes an array of home and community-based services in the least restrictive environment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Partnership for Success grant empowers North Dakota communities to expand underage drinking prevention efforts
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 11:00 am
Categories: Behavioral HealthNorth Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) has been awarded the Partnership for Success grant, providing $1.25 million annually for up to five years from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The grant is grounded in the Strategic Prevention Framework designed to engage communities in public health principles through data-driven, evidence-based programs. The grant aims to strengthen the capacity of local substance use prevention providers to implement underage drinking prevention efforts targeting underserved populations across North Dakota.
ND communities join efforts to raise awareness about the importance of adoption during November
Monday, November 4, 2024 at 09:30 am
North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is excited to announce that court staff, child welfare professionals and families are coming together in three North Dakota communities to finalize the adoptions of over 30 children in celebration of National Adoption Day on Nov. 23.