Press Releases

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' (DHHS) Toxicology Laboratory for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) announced today that it has achieved national accreditation from the American Board of Forensic Toxicology (ABFT).

Gov. Pat McCrory on Tuesday signed a law increasing penalties for abusing residents of group homes or for failing to report abuse.

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Aldona Wos, MD, announced today that Robin Gary Cummings, MD, Deputy Secretary for Health Services and Medicaid Director, will step down from his position to accept the role of Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

The Office of the State Auditor today released the results of an in-depth financial audit that found the Department of Health and Humans Services' financial statements to be accurate, complete and prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes no material findings.

NCTracks, the claims payment system implemented by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services on July 1, 2013, has earned certification by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

N.C. DHHS' Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services (DMH/DD/SAS) has awarded funding to four projects to enhance mental health and substance abuse crisis services.

As winter weather makes headlines nationally, N.C. DHHS wants to remind North Carolinians about the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP).

The Carrboro Police Department saved the life of a resident Monday night (Jan. 12) - the first time naloxone was used by any police department in North Carolina.