Gov. Doug Burgum, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has announced that North Dakota has joined the lawsuit that challenges President Biden’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers employed by companies that receive Medicare and Medicaid funds.
According to the lawsuit, the CMS vaccine mandate “imposes an unprecedented federal vaccine mandate on nearly every full- or part-time employee, volunteer, and contractor working at a wide range of healthcare facilities receiving Medicaid or Medicare funding.”
“North Dakota is already experiencing a shortage of healthcare workers, and this mandate will only exacerbate the situation,” Stenehjem said.
“This misguided CMS mandate will only breed additional vaccine resistance and workforce challenges. We fully support the attorney general joining this lawsuit and urge the court to immediately block this intrusive and illegal mandate,” Gov. Doug Burgum said.
North Dakota joins attorneys general from Missouri, Nebraska, Arkansas, Kansas, Iowa, Wyoming, Alaska, South Dakota, and New Hampshire in the lawsuit.
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