Resources for Health Care Providers

• Courier Pick-up Schedule
• Evaluation and Test Report Form
• Microbiology, ND Dept. of Health Division of
• PCR Testing Guidance for Clinical Settings

• Emergency Workforce Needs/Workforce Coordination Center
• Public Health Emergency Volunteer Reserve/Medical Reserve Corps

Approval to Practice for Health Care Professionals from Out-of-State

North Dakota has temporarily suspended the licensing requirements for health care and behavioral health professionals currently licensed and in good standing in other states. The suspension impacts the following professions:

• Addiction Counselors
• Counselors
• Clinical Laboratory Personnel
• Dietitians and Nutritionists
• Emergency Medical Services
• Integrative Health Care
• Marriage and Family Therapy Practice
• Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
• Naturopaths
• Nurse Practices Act
• Occupational Therapists
• Pharmacists
• Physicians and Surgeons
• Psychologists
• Respiratory Care Practitioners
• Social Workers

Interested health care and behavioral health professionals must complete the online application which includes proof of identity, proof of licensure and a letter of good standing in another state. Once submitted, the application will be reviewed for temporary approval to practice.

 Application for approval to practice

There is no cost to obtain the temporary approval to practice. The approval will be valid for the duration of the declared state of emergency. In order to practice beyond the declared state of emergency, professionals must follow the statutory requirements associated with their profession.

For questions, please email DOHlicensure@nd.gov

State Medical Cache Information

For updated advisories, please visit the Health Alerts page. 

COVID-19 Testing Guidance, Isolation & Quarantine (August 14, 2020)

• Screening Protocol 
• Travel Guidance
• Return to Work Guidance
• PCR Testing Guidance for Clinical Settings

• Antigen Testing Guidance for Long Term Care Facilities
• Congregate Setting Testing Guidance
• Recommendations for Long Term Care Facilities
• Reopening Guidance for Long Term Care Facilities and Associated Map
• Vulnerable Population Protection Plan (VP3) 

• Donning/Doffing Steps Checklist for Airborne Precautions
• Personal Protective Equipment for COVID-19 Video
• Facemask and N95 Reuse Guide

• Battelle Decontamination System
• Battelle CCDS Science Summary
• Battelle CCDS Health Care Provider Sign Up
• Battelle CCDS Services Now Available at No Charge

• Routine Vaccines in a Pandemic
• Guidance for Post Mortem Examinations
• Video Briefings Archive