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Medicaid is a program that helps pay for medical services for qualifying low-income adults, children, pregnant women, older adults and people with disabilities.

Medicaid Members:  Learn more about Medicaid renewals and what you need to do to prepare on our Stay Covered ND webpage.  

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What Services are Covered?

Medicaid covers a specific list of medical services. Some covered services have limitations or restrictions. It is a recipient's responsibility to ask a medical provider whether a particular service being provided is covered by Medicaid. Do not assume that all of the medical services you receive are covered and paid for by Medicaid. Non-covered medical services are the recipient's responsibility.

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Covered Services

The services listed below are a general listing, some covered services have limitations or restrictions.

Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program

Medicaid pays for breast and cervical cancer screenings. Medicaid also pays for tools and tests that a provider uses to know if a patient has cancer. Medicaid covers women who don't have insurance and need medical care for breast cancer, cervical cancer, or pre-cancer. To learn more about Medicaid Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, visit Women's Way webpage

Hospital

  • Inpatient: Covers room and board, regular nursing services, supplies and equipment, operating and delivery room, X-rays, lab and therapy.
  • Outpatient: Covers emergency room services and supplies, lab, X-ray, therapies, drugs and biologicals, and outpatient surgery.

Nursing Facility

Covers room and board, nursing care, therapies, general medical supplies, wheelchairs, and durable medical equipment.

Clinics, Rural Health Clinics

Covers outpatient medical services and supplies furnished under the direction of a doctor.

Hospice

Provides health care and support services to terminally ill individuals and their families.

Physicians

Covers medical and surgical services performed by a doctor; supplies and drugs given at the doctor's office; and X-rays and laboratory tests needed for diagnosis and treatment.

Extended Post-Partum Coverage

Medicaid provides health care coverage for new mothers up to 12 months after her baby is born without re-applying. Learn more at ND Medicaid extended coverage for new moms

Prescription Drugs

Covers a wide range of, but not all, prescription drugs, insulin, family planning prescriptions, supplies, and devices. Requires a prescription from a doctor. Pharmacists can tell you if a particular drug is covered by Medicaid.

Chiropractor

Covers X-rays and manual manipulation of the spine for certain diagnoses.

Health Tracks

Covers screening and diagnostic services to determine physical and mental status, and treatment to correct or eliminate defects or chronic conditions and help prevent health problems from occurring for children under 21. Also covers medically necessary orthodontia and vaccinations. Learn more about Health Tracks.

Home Health

Covers nursing care, therapy and medical supplies when provided in a member's home. Care must be ordered by a physician.

Durable Medical Equipment and Supplies

Covers medical supplies such as oxygen and catheters and reusable equipment that is primarily medical in nature. Items must be medically necessary and do not include exercise equipment, personal comfort or environmental control equipment.

Dental

Medicaid helps pay for dental care. Medicaid covers dental for children and adults! Coverage starts over for each person every January 1.

Some covered dental services include:

  • 2 cleanings per year
  • 2 exams per year
  • Cleanings
  • Tooth removal
  • Anesthesia
  • Dentures (partial and full)
  • X-Rays
  • Fluoride varnish 
  • Sealants (children only)
  • Braces (children only)
  • Fillings


To find a dentist in your area visit www.insurekidsnow.gov.

Family Planning

Covers diagnosis and treatment, drugs, supplies, devices, procedures and counseling for persons of childbearing age.

Sterilization

Covers sterilization procedures if: (1) The recipient is at least 21 years old; (2) The recipient is legally competent; (3) The recipient signs an informed consent form; and (4) At least 30 days but not more than 180 days have passed between the signing of the consent form and the sterilization.

Podiatry

Covers office visits, supplies, X-rays, and surgery procedures.

Medicare Savings Programs

These programs assist with Medicare costs for members who have low income and assets. These plans are for people who have Medicare Part A and Premium-Part A. Medicaid Saving Programs pay for Medicare Part B monthly costs, yearly costs, co-insurance costs, and more. Contact the Medicaid Eligibility Call Center for more information.

Behavioral Health 

Behavioral Health services offer:  

  • Psychiatric and Psychological exams
  • Psychotherapy
    • Just for you
    • In a small group
    • With your family
  • Psychiatric treatment with a hospital or psychiatric unit stay (in-patient treatment)
  • Psychiatric treatment without a hospital stay (partial hospitalization)
  • Residential Treatment Centers for people under age 21
  • Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Centers


You can visit our Behavioral Health webpage to find out more. 

Visit our Mental Health Directory to find a mental health program near you.

Ambulance

Covers ground and air ambulance trips, attendant, oxygen, and mileage when medically necessary to transport a recipient to the closest health care facility meeting his needs. House Bill 1282 permits ambulance personnel to refuse transport to an individual where medical necessity cannot be demonstrated and recommend an alternative course of action for the individual. If the ambulance was not medically necessary, Medicaid will not pay for the service.

Transportation

Covers non-emergency transportation services to and from the recipient's home to the closest medical provider capable of providing a medically necessary examination or treatment.

Vision

Covers exam, glasses, frames and some hard contact lenses for the correction of certain conditions. Replacement eyeglasses may only be provided after a minimum of

  • 12 months for children under 21 or
  • 24 months for adults if a lens change is medically necessary.

An exception to the replacement limitation may be made if new eyeglasses are required for a significant change in correction and the eyeglasses are prior approved. Lost or broken glasses for individuals over 21 will not be replaced within the first two years.

Therapies

Covers physical and occupational therapy and speech and language pathology.

Waivered Services - Home and Community-Based Services, Traumatic Brain Injury

Provides personal care and other services not otherwise covered under the Medicaid program to individuals who are at risk of institutionalization in a nursing facility.

Out-of-State Services

Medically necessary covered services may be provided outside of North Dakota if the services are not available within North Dakota and have been prior approved by the department or if the services are provided in an emergency situation.

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Non-Covered Services

The items or services listed below are generally not covered by the Medicaid program. Some exceptions do apply; however, the item or service must be medically necessary and ordered by a physician before the exception can be applied.

  • Items or services which have been determined by the DHS Medical, Optometric or Dental consultant or the peer review organization to not be medically necessary.
  • Items or services provided by immediate relatives or members of the recipient's household.
  • Over-the-counter drugs, home remedies, food supplements, nutritional items, vitamins, or alcoholic beverages except for certain items which are prescribed by a doctor.
  • Broken or missed appointments.
  • Medical equipment and supplies for an individual in a nursing facility, swing bed or ICF/MR.
  • Custodial care.
  • Services for individuals over 21 and under 65 in the state hospital, a public institution or an institution for mental disease.
  • Health services that are not documented in the recipient's medical record.
  • Services, procedures, or drugs which are considered experimental by the US Department of Health and Human Services or another federal agency.
  • Drugs and biologicals which the federal government has determined to be less than effective (Desi drugs).
  • Cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of an individual when not incidental to repairs following an accidental injury or any cosmetic surgery which goes beyond what is necessary for the improvement of the functioning of malformed body members.
  • Acupuncture.
  • Organ transplants that are not prior approved.
  • Procedures for implanting an embryo.
  • Procedures and services to reverse sterilization.
  • Autopsies.
  • Reports required solely for insurance or legal purposes.
  • Record keeping, charting or documentation related to providing a covered service.
  • Vocational training, educational activities, teaching, or counseling.
  • Self-help devices, exercise equipment, protective outerwear, personal comfort items or services, and environmental control equipment.
  • Computers, computer hookups, or printers except for assistive communication devices.
  • Payment to hold a bed in a nursing facility, swing bed or ICF/MR unless specifically provided for by the department.
  • Payment for a private room in a nursing facility or basic care facility.
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Primary Care Case Management Program

This program helps ensure that Medicaid members have a regular health care provider who helps coordinate their care. This program ended on Dec. 31, 2023.

Visit: Primary Care Case Management Program

Find a Provider

Section 5006 of the 2016 21st Century Cures Act requires Medicaid agencies to publish a Fee-for-Service (FFS) Provider Directory. Specifically, Section 5006 requires state Medicaid programs to publish annually and make available on their websites a FFS provider directory.

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Requesting Form 1095-B, Health Coverage (Posted Jan. 11, 2024)

Form 1095-B is a tax form that reports the type of health care coverage or health insurance each individual in your household had for the previous year. For the 2023 tax year, the IRS determined that individuals do not need this information to complete and file their tax returns.

North Dakota Health and Human Services will not be mailing 1095-B forms to Medicaid members. Copies are available starting Jan. 16, 2024 upon request through one of the following options:

  • Call the Medicaid Eligibility Call Center at 1-844-854-4825,
  • Email your request to medicaidcc@nd.gov
  • Send a written request to the following address: North Dakota Health and Human Services, Medicaid Eligibility, 600 E. Blvd. Ave., Bismarck, N.D. 58505

 

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Lost or stolen Medicaid ID card? Call your human service zone eligibility worker or the Medicaid Eligibility Call Center at (844) 854-4825 or email medicaidcc@nd.gov.


Requests can be made to ND Medicaid to add coverage for noncovered services, technology, or procedures by filling out the SFN 905. Please answer all applicable questions. Include as much detail as possible. Submit completed forms along with any additional supporting documentation to dhsmed@nd.gov.

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Medicaid Contacts

Medical Services Division
North Dakota Health and Human Services
600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 325
Bismarck, ND 58505-0250

Email: dhsmed@nd.gov
Phone: (701) 328-7068
Toll-Free: (800) 755-2604
Fax: (701) 328-1544
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