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Public Notice - Medicaid State Plan Changes for Jan. 1, 2026
Monday, December 29, 2025 at 12:00 pm - Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Categories: Public NoticesEffective for dates of service on or after January 1, 2026, North Dakota Medicaid will be providing a 3.2% inflationary increase for all Nursing Facility services. In addition, North Dakota is transitioning to a new classification system titled ND PDPM, to more accurately reflects residents’ health and care needs. Medicaid expenditures for these services are expected to increase $20 million for a 12-month period.
Public Notice - Medicaid 1915(c) Traditional Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities/Developmental Disability (IID/DD) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Amendment Application
Monday, January 26, 2026 at 08:00 am - Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 05:00 pm
Categories: Public NoticesPublic comment is sought on an amendment to the state’s Medicaid 1915(c) waiver for home and community-based (HCBS) services.
Public Notice - Five-Year Renewal Medicaid 1915(c) Children with Medically Fragile Needs Home and Community-Based Services Waiver
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 07:00 am - Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 05:00 pm
Categories: Public NoticesPublic comment is being sought on the five-year renewal of the Medicaid 1915(c) Children with Medically Fragile Needs Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver.
Public Notice-Comments sought on North Dakota State Council on Developmental Disabilities Five-Year Plan 2027-2031
Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 08:30 am - Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 08:30 am
Categories: Public NoticesThe North Dakota State Council on Developmental Disabilities (DD Council) is seeking public comment on its proposed five-year state plan for 2027-2031. This plan outlines the Council’s goals, objectives and strategies to improve the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families across North Dakota.
Solicitation Notice - Transitional Living Residential
Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 12:00 pm - Monday, March 2, 2026 at 12:00 pm
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
LAKE REGION BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC
200 HIGHWAY 2 WEST
DEVILS LAKE, ND 58301
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North Dakota confirms 7 measles cases, public advised of potential exposures
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 11:00 am
Categories: Public HealthNorth Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) reports that the 2026 measles case count has risen to seven total confirmed cases, including six in Pembina County and one in Williams County. Two individuals have been hospitalized, and five of the cases involve adults over age 19.
Individuals contagious with measles visited numerous public locations throughout the state during their infectious period. Anyone who was present at these locations during the listed dates and times could have been exposed. Details of exposure locations, along with guidance on what to do if you may have been exposed, are available at hhs.nd.gov/measles.
HHS announces delayed office openings today, Feb. 18
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 06:45 am
Categories: Announcement, Closure or DelayHHS or ND Health and Human Services offices in several locations will open two hours late today, Feb. 18, at 10 a.m. in respective time zones.
BISMARCK, N.D. (Feb. 18, 2026) – North Dakota Health and Human Services offices in Devils Lake, Grafton, Rolla, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Rolla, Valley City and Williston will open two hours late Wednesday, Feb. 18, due to hazardous weather and road conditions. Affected offices include regional behavioral health clinics and their satellite and outreach offices, and vocational rehabilitation offices . Details appear below.
Weather Update: Additional HHS office closures and delay notifications
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Due to continued hazardous weather and road conditions, North Dakota Health and Human Services has closed additional offices today, Wednesday, Feb. 18, while some locations will continue with delayed openings.
The following offices are closed for the remainder of the day:
Williston: Northwest Behavioral Health Clinic and the regional vocational rehabilitation and child support offices in Williston
Valley City: outreach office for South Central Behavioral Health Clinic
Grafton: outreach office for Northeast Behavioral Health Clinic
One case of measles reported in Pembina County; brings 2026 cases to two in North Dakota
Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 10:00 am
Categories: Public HealthThe North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is reporting one confirmed case of measles in Pembina County. This is the second measles case reported in North Dakota in 2026 and the first from Pembina County.
North Dakota HHS and community partners celebrate lives saved through Helmsley Charitable Trust AED equipment grants to law enforcement
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 02:05 pm
Categories: Public HealthToday, North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS), North Dakota State Health Officer Sherry Adams, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, and local community members and partners celebrated the lives saved in the state through a grant program to equip rural law enforcement officers with modern, “connected” automated external defibrillators (AEDs).