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Committee moves to remove general‑fund backstop as NDHIN loan fund is converted to operating cash
Summary
Appropriators discussed shifting North Dakota Health Information Network (NDHIN) funding from a general‑fund contingency to special‑fund authority by using cash transferred from a loan fund; lawmakers asked that general fund authority be removed and special fund authority increased to reflect the current operational funding mix.
The committee reviewed the North Dakota Health Information Network’s budget and an internal transfer of loan‑fund cash into its operational account, and instructed staff to reflect that change on the long sheet.
Committee members recalled that the Health Information Network (NDHIN) historically received a mix of federal grants, participation fees, and a loan fund seeded with roughly $9 million. Greg Hoffman and other presenters explained that over time loan recipients repaid loans into…
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