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Categories: Public Health
North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that the Community Health Worker (CHW) Certification application is now available online marking an important step in strengthening the state’s health workforce and improving access to care and support.
Categories: Children and families, Economic Assistance, Medical Services Division
In response to the federal government shutdown, North Dakota Health and Human Services issued a statement today in regards to the status of mandatory entitlement programs it administers.
Categories: Children and families
Each October, Foster Youth Voice Month is observed nationwide to amplify the voices of young people with foster care experience. This month, North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) highlights the importance of giving older children in foster care a say in decisions about their lives and driving positive change in the child welfare system.
Categories: Public Health
During National Child Passenger Safety Week, Sept. 21–27, North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS), in partnership with Vision Zero, reminds caregivers with young children to safely buckle children in vehicles.
Categories: Announcement, Closure or Delay, Medical Services Division
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 Tuesday, Oct. 7, 10 a.m.-noon CT in Bismarck or virtually.
Categories: Announcement, Closure or Delay, Medical Services Division
North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking public comment on an amendment to the state’s Medicaid Traditional Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities/Developmental Disabilities (IID/DD) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver dated April 1, 2025. Comments will be accepted from Aug. 29 through Sept. 28.
Categories: Medical Services Division
Today, North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a request for information survey to gather public feedback on how the state could shape its new Rural Health Transformation Program to build a stronger, more sustainable rural health care system.
North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) and partner organizations have developed the 2025-2035 Cancer Control Plan, which is a blueprint for saving lives through prevention, screening and early intervention while promoting quality of life for North Dakotans living with cancer.
North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking public comment on an amendment to the state’s Medicaid 1915(c) waiver for in-home and community-based services. The waiver pays for services that help older adults and adults with physical disabilities who qualify for skilled nursing care to live in their own homes and communities. Comments will be accepted through Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, at 5 p.m. CT.
The proposed amendment includes rate increases to several in-home services and supports that were approved by North Dakota lawmakers during the 2025 legislative session. Other changes include language updates to waiver regulations and provider qualifications.
North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) has completed the state's application for Federal Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant supporting the health and well-being of women, infants, children and adolescents for the federal fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026. The application is now available for public comment until July 17, 2025.