HB 1012 Summary

• Appropriates $4.53 billion total ($1.58 billion general fund) to the Department of Human Services for the 2021-23 biennium, covering management, programs, field services, and county social services.

• Creates substance use disorder treatment voucher system grants for licensed treatment programs in underserved areas and establishes a behavioral health bed management system requiring public and private providers to report daily bed capacity information.

• Implements person-first language requirements in North Dakota Century Code, adds medical assistance coverage for interpreter services, and modifies Medicaid expansion program parameters including coverage for ages 19-20.

• Directs legislative study on acute psychiatric hospitalization needs and related residential treatment options; authorizes conveyance of life skills and transition center property in Grafton to parks/recreation and fire departments.

• Declares emergency status for $2.46 million in federal coronavirus relief funding for senior nutrition services and specifies effective dates (January 1, 2022 for Medicaid provisions; July 1, 2027 expiration for person-first language).