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HB1012

North Dakota Health and Human Services Funding and Program Updates

Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 3:24 AM

In one sentence

This law provides money for the Department of Health and Human Services, creates a new housing loan fund for extraordinary medical needs, and updates rules on property leases, treatment payments, child care residency, opioid oversight, and children's services.

What it does

  • Provides funding to cover expenses for various divisions within the department of health and human services.
  • Creates an extraordinary medical needs housing loan fund in state law.
  • Updates rules regarding leases on property owned by the department of health and human services.
  • Amends laws related to substance use disorder treatment programs, basic care payment rates, state of residence for child care assistance, the opioid settlement advisory committee, and the children's cabinet.
  • Provides for a transfer of funds and authorizes a line of credit.

Who it affects

  • The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
  • People seeking housing loans due to extraordinary medical needs
  • Providers receiving payments for basic care or substance use disorder treatment
  • Families applying for child care assistance

Limits and unknowns

  • The text does not state the specific dollar amounts for the funding provided.
  • The exact details of how payment rates or residency rules will change are listed as topics but not described in this summary.
  • No specific effective date is included in the source material.

Plain language

Terms to know

Appropriation
Money that the government sets aside to pay for specific programs.
Extraordinary medical needs housing loan fund
A new pool of money created by this law to help people get loans for housing when they have serious health issues.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

HB 1012