The North Dakota State Hospital, located in Jamestown, provides short-term acute inpatient psychiatric and substance abuse treatment, intermediate psycho-social rehabilitation services, forensic services, and safety net services for adults. The hospital also provides residential addiction treatment services for adult male and female clients referred to the Tompkins Rehabilitation Center (TRC). The inpatient psychiatric service and TRC are considered the traditional patient population.
The NDSH also provides inpatient evaluation and treatment services for sexually dangerous individuals. This group of patients is housed and treated in the secure services unit of the NDSH.
General Information:
- Frequently Asked Questions
- State Hospital Client Handbook - Adult Psychiatric Services (Revised 2024)
- Field Services Client Handbook (State Hospital, Regional Human Service Centers, and Life Skills & Transition Center clients' handbook)
The North Dakota State Hospital provides psychiatric and substance use disorder treatment services to North Dakotans who require inpatient or specialized residential care.
Programs and services are delivered by a wide variety of clinical and support staff. Clinical disciplines include psychiatry, psychology, nursing, social work, addiction counseling, chaplaincy, education, occupational therapy, therapeutic recreation, and vocational rehabilitation.
Adult Psychiatric Services
- The Adult Psychiatric Services Unit provides services for patients age 18 and older who have a primary diagnosis of serious mental illness.
- Inpatient services include short-term stabilization, trauma program, geropsychiatric services, and psychosocial rehabilitation services.
- A 16-bed transitional living program on campus provides a residential level of care for individuals preparing to return to their home communities.
Substance Use Disorder Services
- Services include inpatient treatment for people who need medical intervention and monitoring and services for individuals who are diagnosed with both a mental illness and a substance use disorder.
How to Access Services
If hospitalization may be needed, initial contact should be made via the appropriate regional human service center. Behavioral health professionals from the regional human service centers will refer an individual to the State Hospital for specialized inpatient services if the individual meets the criteria for severity of illness and intensity of service need.
Cost for Services
The North Dakota Legislature requires that the State Hospital provides for a portion of its allocated budget by collecting payment for services it provides. The cost of treatment is based on a daily rate that varies depending on the intensity of services required.
Like other hospitals, the State Hospital submits claims to patients' insurance companies, and also receives Medicaid funding for patients younger than 21 years of age or older than 65 years of age.
A sliding fee scale is available for individuals who do not have the resources to pay for their treatment. Hospital staff will work with patients and explain how the sliding fee scale works.
Tompkins Rehabilitation Center (TRC) is a clinically managed, high-intensity residential care program on the campus of the North Dakota State Hospital. TRC offers continuous observation, monitoring and treatment by professional staff designed to treat clients who are not sufficiently stable to benefit from outpatient substance use disorder treatment.
Programming includes:
- On-site, 24 hours per day clinical staffing
- Specialized professional consultation
- Programming offered seven days per week
- Variable length of stay based on client need
- 24-hour-a-day available medical and nursing care
Daily clinical services include:
- Cognitive behavioral therapies
- Motivational and enhancement strategies
- Individual and group therapies as deemed appropriate by the client assessed need
- Family treatment services
- Educational, vocational and rehabilitation services
- Referral for continued care and support when transitioning to community living
Admission criteria:
- A substance use disorder diagnosis
- ASAM III.5 referral:
- No need of detoxification
- No physical condition or complication impacting immediate safety and well-being or requiring 24-hour medical or nursing intervention
American Psychological Association
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National Institute of Mental Health National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
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Mental Health Association in ND
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National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Information about treatment, support, advocacy, parity initiatives and related topics for consumers of mental health services, their families, and others.
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National Mental Health Association
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SAMHSA’s National Mental Health Information Center
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SAMHSA’s Center for Mental Health Services
Information about programs and funding provided by the Center for Mental Health Services, a component of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The North Dakota State Hospital Governing Body includes the executive director of North Dakota Health and Human Services, the director of the department's Behavioral Health Division, who is the chairperson; the state hospital superintendent; the state hospital medical director; a representative of the department's Fiscal Administration; a behavioral health consumer selected by the mental health association; and a legislator selected by legislative management. It may include others appointed by the governing body. Membership is outlined in North Dakota Century Code 25-02-01.1.
2024 Meetings
- Monday, March 11 - 9 a.m., LRC/Administration Building, 2605 Circle Dr., Jamestown and by Microsoft Teams/conference call - Meeting Notice/Agenda
- Monday, June 10 - 9 a.m., LRC/Administration Building, 2605 Circle Dr., Jamestown and by Microsoft Teams/conference call - Meeting Notice/Agenda
- Monday, Sept. 16 - 9 a.m., LRC/Administration Building, 2605 Circle Dr., Jamestown and by Microsoft Teams/conference call - Meeting Notice/Agenda
- Monday, Dec. 9 - 9 a.m., LRC/Administration Building, 2605 Circle Dr., Jamestown and by Microsoft Teams/conference call
2023 Meetings
- Monday, April 17 - 9 a.m., LRC/Administration Building, 2605 Circle Dr., Jamestown and by Microsoft Teams/conference call (Meeting Canceled)
- Monday, May 8 - 9 a.m., LRC/Administration Building, 2605 Circle Dr., Jamestown and by Microsoft Teams/conference call (Special Meeting) Meeting Notice/Agenda
- Monday, June 12 - 9 a.m., LRC/Administration Building, 2605 Circle Dr., Jamestown and by Microsoft Teams/conference call - Meeting Notice/Agenda
- Monday, Sept. 11 - 9 a.m., LRC/Administration Building, 2605 Circle Dr., Jamestown and by Microsoft Teams/conference call - Meeting Notice/Agenda
- Monday, Dec. 11 - 9 a.m., LRC/Administration Building, 2605 Circle Dr., Jamestown and by Microsoft Teams/conference call - Meeting Notice/Agenda
2022 Meetings
NOTE: Face masks are required for in-person meeting attendees.
- Monday, March 14 - 9 a.m., LRC/Administration Building, 2605 Circle Dr., Jamestown and by Microsoft Teams/conference call. Meeting Notice/Agenda
- MEETING CHANGE: Monday, June 27 - 9 a.m., LRC/Administration Building, 2605 Circle Dr., Jamestown and by Microsoft Teams/conference call (the meeting was originally scheduled for Monday, June 13) Meeting Notice/Agenda
- Monday, Sept. 26 - 9 a.m., LRC/Administration Building, 2605 Circle Dr., Jamestown and by Microsoft Teams/conference call. Meeting Notice/Agenda
- Monday, Dec. 12 - 9 a.m., LRC/Administration Building, 2605 Circle Dr., Jamestown and by Microsoft Teams/conference call. Meeting Notice/Agenda
2021 Meetings
Contact Information
2605 Circle Drive
Jamestown, ND 58401-6905
Phone: (701) 253-3650
TTY: (701) 253-3880
Fax, Administration: (701) 253-3999
Fax, Admissions: (701) 253-3748
Fax, Health Information Services: (701) 253-3035
For questions regarding community-based behavioral health services, contact a Regional Human Service Center.
Staff Contact
Dr. Ed Yabut, M.D.
Medical Director
Phone: (701) 253-3650
Email: eyabut@nd.gov
Aaron Olson
Superintendent
Phone: (701) 253-3650
Email: olsonaaron@nd.gov