Categories: Children and families

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is reaching out to employers to participate in the new Working Parents Child Care Relief pilot program. The program will  match employer-led child care benefits of at least $300 per month. The new public-private partnership can help employers attract and retain workforce while providing some working parents with financial relief from the high cost of child care for infants and toddlers. 

North Dakota Health and Human Services is seeking public comment on an amendment to terminate the state’s Medicaid 1915(c) Technology Dependent waiver effective July 1, 2023, due to under use and other available service options. 

Categories: Announcement, Closure or Delay

North Dakota Health and Human Services announced that its West Central Human Service Center (WCHSC) and several other offices at its Prairie Hills Plaza location at 1237 W. Divide Ave., in Bismarck, have closed temporarily today, March 7, due to a possible natural gas leak.   

Categories: Announcement, Closure or Delay

WEATHER-RELATED ANNOUNCEMENT: 7 a.m. CST Update 
HHS offices in Dickinson will delay opening until 10 a.m. MST today, March 6

Categories: Medical Services Division

Parents of children with a life limiting diagnosis, providers, and other interested stakeholders are invited to provide public comments on proposed renewal of the Medicaid Children’s Hospice waiver. North Dakota Health and Human Services is seeking federal approval to renew the waiver for another five years. Comments will be accepted until March 30, at 5 p.m. CT. 

Categories: Announcement, Closure or Delay

WEATHER-RELATED ANNOUNCEMENT: 7:30 a.m. CST Update 
HHS offices in Bismarck, Fargo, Jamestown and Valley City will be closed today, March 1 

Categories: Announcement, Closure or Delay

North Dakota Health and Human Services offices in Fargo, Jamestown and Valley City will be closed today, Feb. 23, due to hazardous weather and travel conditions. Details appear below.