Publications: Medicaid and other Medical Services

For additional information regarding the Medicaid program, you may choose from several options. A general overview is available via the following brochures and booklets.

News

For Public Input: Survey on Medicaid Expansion Managed Care Organization Request for Proposals

• Complete survey by July 15, 2020 and return it to dhsmed@nd.gov.

For Public Comment: Draft Medicaid 1915(i) state plan amendment (Posted Feb. 18, 2020). Public Notice. Comments accepted through March 19, 2020 at 5 p.m. (Central Time).

For Public Comment: 2020 DRAFT Medicaid Expansion Quality Strategy Plan (Posted Dec. 13, 2019). Public Notice. Comments accepted through Jan. 13, 2020 at 5 p.m. (Central Time).

For Public Information: CURRENT Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waiver (Effective Jan. 1, 2020)

For Public Information: North Dakota's Medicaid Access Monitoring Plan 2019 (1.83MB pdf)

Medicaid Access Monitoring Plan (5 MB pdf) - submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Oct. 1, 2016.

LEARN MORE about North Dakota's Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule Statewide Transition Plan

Link to Archived News and Information

Public Notices

Date Posted	Description of Notice
June 23, 2020	North Dakota Medicaid Rate and State Plan Changes for July 1, 2020
April 2, 2020	North Dakota Medicaid disaster relief changes effective March 1, 2020
March 23, 2020	North Dakota Medicaid program changes effective April 1, 2020
Feb. 18, 2020	Draft Medicaid 1915(i) state plan amendment
Dec. 20, 2019	North Dakota Medicaid program and rates changes effective Jan. 1, 2020
Dec. 20, 2019	Clarification to North Dakota Medicaid Rate and State Plan changes effective July 1, 2019
Dec. 13, 2019	Public comments on draft 2020 North Dakota Medicaid Expansion Quality Strategy Plan
Sept. 23, 2019	North Dakota Medicaid SUPPORT Act Changes for Oct. 1, 2019
Aug. 28, 2019	Public comments on draft amendments to the Medicaid Autism Spectrum Disorder Waiver
Aug. 19, 2019	Renewal request - 1915(b) waiver for managed care enrollment for the Medicaid Expansion Program
June 20, 2019	North Dakota Medicaid Rate and State Plan Changes effective July 1, 2019
April 1, 2019	Medicaid Rate Notice
Feb. 5, 2019	CMS Approval Letter: North Dakota Statewide Transition Plan for Home and Community-Based Services Settings under Medicaid 1915 (c) Waivers LINK: ND Approved Statewide Transition Plan
Dec. 17, 2018	North Dakota Medicaid Provider Rate Notice
Dec. 14, 2018	Public Comment: Draft 2019 Medicaid Expansion Quality Strategy Plan
Nov. 27, 2018	Public Comment: Draft 2019 North Dakota Healthy Steps Quality Strategy Plan (Children’s Health Insurance Program)
Oct. 31, 2018	Public Comment: Draft Children with Medically Fragile Needs Waiver, Children Hospice Waiver and Home and Community Based Services Waiver renewal applications
Oct. 30, 2018	Public Comment: Draft Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities Home and Community-Based Services Waiver renewal application
Oct. 22, 2018	ND Medicaid rate and program changes
Sept. 28, 2018	Public comment: North Dakota Revised Initial Statewide Transition Plan for Home and Community-Based Services Settings under Medicaid 1915(c) Waivers
Sept. 26, 2018	SPECIAL MEETING: North Dakota Department of Human Services public information and comment meeting on the initial Statewide Transition Plan to align services for people receiving Medicaid waiver services with the Home and Community Based Services Rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Sept. 18, 2018	North Dakota Medicaid Rate Notice for October 2018
June 19, 2018	Public comment on renewal of the Medicaid Autism Spectrum Disorder Waiver
June 15, 2018	Medicaid Rate and State Plan changes effective July 1, 2018
April 2, 2018	North Dakota Medicaid Program public notification

Comments can be sent to and viewed at: Medical Services Division Room 309, ND Department of Human Services, 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept 325, Bismarck, ND 58505-0250. Questions may be directed to the local county social service office, or individuals may contact the ND Medicaid Program at 1-800-755-2604.

Fee schedules for services are on the Department of Human Services website at: http://www.nd.gov/dhs/services/medicalserv/medicaid/provider-fee-schedules.html

Application

• If you are under age 65, not disabled, and you want medical coverage ONLY, you may complete the Application for Health Care Coverage and Paying Costs (SFN 1909)
  • Return completed application to the ND Dept. of Human Services, Medical Services Division, 600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58505-0250, or to your local County Social Service Office.
  • Questions? Call 1-877-KIDSNOW (1-877-543-7669)
• Health Care Application for the Elderly and Disabled - Used to determine if individuals who are elderly or who have disabilities quality for Medicaid, the Aid to the Blind Remedial Program, Basic Care Assistance Program, and/or Medicare Savings Programs
• Online Application for Economic Assistance Programs - Used to apply online for Medicaid, Healthy Steps Children's Health Insurance Plan, Basic Care Assistance, Medicare Savings programs, and other assistance such as Child Care Assistance, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (Food Stamps), and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
  • For IMPORTANT information about these programs and client rights, see the Application for Assistance Guidebook (1.59Mb pdf)
  • Complete this Application for Assistance (SFN 405) if you prefer to print, complete, and return it manually to your county social service office.

Booklets

• Guide to N.D. Medicaid Primary Care Provider Program (Revised March 2017) (597kb pdf) - provides an overview of the primary care provider program for people who qualify for Medicaid under the children and families coverage group

Brochures

• Children's Hospice Waiver Program (487kb pdf)
• Children with Medically Fragile Needs (Medicaid Waiver) (66 kb pdf)
• Health Tracks - preventative health care program for newborns to young adults through age 20 enrolled in Medicaid. (814kb pdf) March 2017
• Medicaid Estate Recovery (65kb pdf)
• Notice of Right to Claim Good Cause - This form is to be completed by Medicaid applicants who believe they have "good cause" not to cooperate with the state's effort to establish paternity or collect child support or medical support.
• Coordinated Services Program (453kb pdf)

Fact Sheets

• Medical Claims Processing for County Jail Inmates (Revised December 2018)
• Children with Disabilities Medicaid Coverage (February 2011)
• Long-Term Care Partnership Program and Medicaid (53kb pdf) July 2008
• UPDATED: Medicaid Client Share (Recipient Liability) (June 2020)
• UPDATED: Medicaid - Disqualifying Transfers of Assets and Income (June 2020)
• UPDATED: Medicaid - Disqualifying Transfer Hardship Provisions (June 2020)
  • FORM: Request for Medicaid Hardship Provision (Summer 2010)
• UPDATED: Medicaid and Spousal Impoverishment Protection (June 2020)
• UPDATED: Medicaid Asset Assessment - Protecting Assets for the Spouse Still Living in the Community (34kb pdf) June 2020
• Medicaid State Plan - Personal Care Services (MSP-PC) (808kb pdf) July 2011
• Medicaid Waivers for Home and Community-Based Services (808kb pdf) July 2011
• Medicare Savings Programs - Helping qualified individuals with Medicare Part B premiums and other cost sharing elements (38kb pdf) Spring 2010
• Service Payments for the Elderly and Disabled (SPED) Program (848kb pdf)
• UPDATED: State Long Term Care Subsidy Program - Provides funds for personal needs such as clothing, health and beauty supplies, snacks and related items. July 2020
• UPDATED: Program for All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (66kb pdf) March 2020
• Qualified Service Providers (QSPs) (778kb pdf) July 2011
• Workers with Disabilities Medicaid Coverage (April 2017)

Provider Newsletters

If you have trouble viewing the e-newsletters below, cut and paste the URL into another web browser – Chrome, Firefox or Internet Explorer or Safari for Mac users.

• June 2020 (e-newsletter) PDF of newsletter (9.87mb pdf)
• December 2019 (e-newsletter) PDF of newsletter (7mb pdf)
• September 2019 (e-newsletter) PDF of newsletter (9.54mb pdf)
• June 2019 - Issue 78 (528kb pdf)
• March 2019 - Issue 77 (421kb pdf)
• December 2018 - Issue 76 (580kb pdf)
• September 2018 - Issue 75 (536kb pdf)
• June 2018 - Issue 74 (1.07mb pdf)
• March 2018 - Issue 73 (658kb pdf)
• August 2015 - Issue 72 (607kd pdf)
• June 2014 - Issue 71 (607kd pdf)
• February 2013 - Issue 70 (410kb pdf)
• May 2012 - Issue 69 (972kb pdf)
• April 2011 - Issue 68 (415kb pdf)

Recipient Newsletters

• September 2019 (209kb pdf)
• January 2019 (220kb pdf)
• November 2017 (240kb pdf)
• September 2016 (263kb pdf)
• December 2014 (380kb pdf)
• December 2013 (719kb pdf)

Link to Newsletter Archive

Reports

• Medicaid Expansion Annual Technical Report Measurement Year 2018 (921kb pdf)
• ND Medicaid Expansion Annual Technical Report Measurement Year 2017 (1.70mb pdf)
• ND Medicaid Expansion Annual Technical Report Measurement Year 2016 (1.68mb pdf)
• ND Medicaid Expansion Annual Technical Report Measurement Year 2015 (962kb pdf)
• ND Medicaid Expansion Annual Technical Report Measurement Year 2014 (899kb pdf)
• North Dakota Long-Term Care Interim Study Final Report - July 1, 2014 (1.62mb pdf)

Other Documents

• Notice of Privacy Practices
• List - Licensed Assisted Living Facilities

Quarterly Budget Insight: This report includes caseload and expenditure data for selected programs within the N.D. Department of Human Services.

 

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