Department of Health and Human Services

Sara Gagné-Holmes has worked in DHHS for five years, serving as acting commissioner since June. Waterville's former fire chief, Shawn Esler, was confirmed as the new state fire marshal.

Beginning in 2024, Maine will no longer require healthcare workers to be vaccinated for COVID-19.

The proposal is still in development and will require legislative action and funding. The outline targets risk factors that increase the chance that a child will come under state supervision.

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry will evaluate PFAS concentrations in Fairfield's drinking water, soil and local food sources, such as deer and fish.

The denial is likely to spark discussion among lawmakers over whether to push for access, potentially sparking a court fight with the executive branch.

An Orono woman will receive $8 million in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services after a Brewer clinic failed to point out signs that her baby son was being physically abused.

More than 2,600 Maine children were abused in 2018, according to a report published this month by the state’s Child Protective Services. That’s a nearly…

For the second time in less than two months, the Legislature's Government Oversight Committee has voted to subpoena a high ranking official at the Maine…

Two nurses and a Democratic lawmaker have filed suit against the LePage administration for failing to fill vacant public health nursing positions.The…

For months the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability, or OPEGA, has been investigating Maine’s Department of Health and Human…