Developmental Disabilities Services
Developmental Disabilities provides support and training to individuals and families in order to maximize community and family inclusion, independence, and self-sufficiency; to prevent institutionalization; and to enable institutionalized individuals to return to the community. To achieve this goal, the Developmental Disabilities Division contracts with private, nonprofit and for-profit organizations to provide an array of residential services, day services, and family support services.
- Developmental Disabilities Regional Offices
- Developmental Disability Services Eligibility Determination Process (February 2019)
- Overview of Services for People with Developmental Disabilities
- BROCHURE: Developmental Disabilities Services (Updated August 2018)
- Provider Locations (72kb pdf)
- Self Directed Supports Workbook (3.01Mb pdf)
- NEW: Traditional Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities (IID/DD) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver (Effective April 1, 2019)
- Video: Go on-the-job to learn about being a Direct Support Professional for people with developmental disabilities by watching an 18-minute video called "A Realistic Job Preview." (111 MB wmv)
DD Rate Payment Methodology Changes
- Click here to view payment methodology training documents, policies, forms and other resources (Please check back regularly. New resources will be posted online as they are developed.)
- Frequently Asked Questions - New Payment Methodology - Facts for individuals, their families and guardians
- NEWS - North Dakota changes how it pays for services for people with developmental disabilities (March 23, 2018)
Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Changes
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued regulations that define the settings in which it is permissible for states to pay for Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS).
- The purpose of these regulations is to ensure that individuals receiving long-term services and supports through the HCBS programs under the 1915(i), 1915(c), and 1915(k) Medicaid authorities have:
- full access to the benefits of community living, and
- the opportunity to receive services in the most integrated and appropriate settings.
Click here for information for Licensed Providers, Family Members, Other Legal Decisionmakers, Consumers and Advocates
Information for DD Licensed Providers
- Licensing Review
- Handbook (Revised March 2017)
- Overall Service Plan (OSP)
- OSP Instructions Update (Revised June 25, 2019)
- Provider Survey Process
- Provider Integrity
- Title XIX (ICF/IID) Procedures
Electronic Visit Verification
PRESENTATION: Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) System Public Input Meetings 2018 (Spring 2018)
News
Press Release - Agency seeks public input on Medicaid waiver serving people with intellectual or developmental disabilities (Posted May 18, 2018)
Report to North Dakota - Eligibility, Service Array and Person-Centered Practices: Observations and Recommendations for Consideration (Summer 2017) (NOTE: This report is the result of the technical assistance North Dakota received.)
Powerpoint: Medicaid Waiver Technical Assistance (Presented at stakeholder meetings in June 2017, the presentation reviews Medicaid waivers and explains the technical assistance the state is receiving, which includes help identifying potential gaps in waiver services that help participants live in the community.)
LINK to Archived News and Information
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
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