North Dakota Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule Statewide Transition Plan
Information for Licensed Providers, Family Members, Other Legal Decisionmakers, Consumers and Advocates about CMS Regulations
Information and Fact Sheet
- Federal CMS Home & Community-based Services Final Regulation
- Federal CMS Home & Community Based Settings Requirements Compliance Toolkit
- North Dakota Developmental Disabilities Division - Fact Sheet on Home & Community Based Services Rule (June 2021)
Training Material
- HCBS Setting Requirements Training for DD Licensed Providers (November 2019)
- Slides: ND Statewide Transition Plan for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings under Medicaid 1915c Waivers - revised to seek final federal approval (Sept. 28, 2018)
- Developmental Disabilities Home and Community-Based Services Provider Survey Slides (August 2016)
- Overall Service Plan Instructions for the CMS Final Rule Requirements (March 2016)
- CMS Final Rule Statewide Training Presentation Slides (4.35MB PDF) (October 2015)
- CMS Requirements for Home & Community Based Services (October 2015)
- Overall Service Plan Instructions for CMS Final Rule (October 2015)
- North Dakota Developmental Disabilities Division Presentation (Slides for Public Meeting) (September 2014)
- North Dakota Department of Human Services Presentation (Slides for Public Comment Meeting) (October 2014)
North Dakota Transition Plan Activities
- NEW - North Dakota Approved Statewide Transition Plan ADA (March 18, 2021) (1.63MB PDF)
- NEW - Statewide Transition Plan ADA Accessibility Report (March 18, 2021) (206KB PDF)
- NEW - North Dakota Milestone Template (March 18, 2021) (270KB PDF)
- Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Final Approval Letter (Feb. 1, 2019)
- DRAFT: North Dakota Approved Statewide Transition Plan For Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings under 1915c Waivers (Jan. 31, 2019)
- For Public Information - North Dakota Revised Statewide Transition Plan For Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings under 1915c Waivers Submitted for Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Final Approval (Revised to address CMS requirements and revised to seek CMS Final Approval Nov. 1, 2018)
- For Public Information - North Dakota Revised Initial Statewide Transition Plan for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings under Medicaid 1915c Waivers (The document includes technical changes required by CMS to seek final approval. Public comment will be accepted through Oct. 28, 2018.) - Posted Sept. 28, 2018
- Public Comment Notice(Includes information about were to submit comments.)
- Sept. 28, 2018 Public Comment Meeting Notice: North Dakota Department of Human Services' 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
- For Public Information - North Dakota Revised Preliminary Statewide Transition Plan of the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings under Medicaid 1915c Waivers (includes technical changes required by CMS for systemic approval granted on Nov. 1, 2016.) - Revised and Posted Nov. 1, 2016
- For Public Information - North Dakota Revised Preliminary Statewide Transition Plan of the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings under Medicaid 1915c Waivers (includes public comments received from February 19 to March 20, 2016.) - Posted March 31, 2016
- LINK to CMS State Transition Plans Web page containing documents and communications to States from CMS regarding the status of Statewide Transition Plans
- North Dakota Statewide Preliminary Transition Plan including public comments submitted to CMS (November 2014)
Developmental Disabilities Division Information
- Heightened scrutiny visit doc (Updated Nov. 16, 2017)
- Initial HCBS Setting Review (Revised Jan. 27, 2017)
- Provider-owned Settings Letter (June 2015)
- Lease and Door Requirements: Questions & Answers (June 2015)
- DD Provider Sample Lease Agreement (June 2015)
- DD Provider Door Tracking Spreadsheet (June 2015)
- Consumer and Guardian Letter (May 2015)
- Intermediate Care Facilities (ICF) Day Supports Provider Guidance (May 2015)
- North Dakota Developmental Disabilities Division On-Site Visits Summary (November 2014)
- Draft Statewide Transition Plan submitted for Public Comment (October 2014)
Aging Services Division Information
- Adult Residential Services - compliance letters and facility summaries
Contact Us
Developmental Disabilities Division
1237 W. Divide Ave., Suite 1A
Bismarck, ND 58501-1208
Phone: (701) 328-8930
Toll Free: (800) 755-8529
E-mail: dhsddreq@nd.gov
Aging Services Division
1237 W. Divide Ave., Suite 6
Bismarck, ND 58501
Aging and Disability Resource-LINK (toll free) 1-855-GO2LINK (1-855-462-5465) for information on available services.
711 (TTY)
Fax: (701) 328-8744
E-mail: carechoice@nd.gov
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