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What is the 1915(i)?
The 1915(i) is a Medicaid program that allows individuals with behavioral health conditions to access additional home and community-based services.
Member Rights and Responsibilities
Services Available through 1915(i)
The Care Coordinator develops a person-centered plan of care and assists in gaining access to needed 1915i services such as:
- Training and Support for Unpaid Caregivers- help for your caregiver to learn ways to support you
- Community Transition Services- money to help move into your own home after living in a group home, treatment center, or nursing home
- Benefits Planning- help to learn about your benefits and how things change when you get a job in your community
- Non-Medical Transportation- rides to activities in your community or to non-medical appointments to help you meet your goals
- Respite- short term help for you while your caregiver runs errands or takes care of other needs
- Pre-Vocational Training- help for a short time so you can learn work or volunteer skills
- Supported Education- help so you can work on your educational goals
- Supported Employment- help getting and keeping a job in your community
- Housing Support- help so you can move into and/or stay in your own home
- Family Peer Support- help for your family members by connecting them with other families who also support their loved ones
- Peer Support- help for you from other people who also live with challenges
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Applying for 1915(i)
A 1915(i) application may be submitted
by e-mail: applyforhelp@nd.gov
by mail: Customer Support Center
PO Box 5562
Bismarck, ND 58506
in-person at any Human Service Zone office (find your local Human Service Zone here)
or call: 1-866-614-6005 or 701-328-1000; 711 (TTY) for assistance
Eligible individuals meet each of the following criteria:
- age 0+; and
- currently enrolled in ND Medicaid or Medicaid Expansion; and
- have a household income at or below 150% of the Federal Poverty Level (revised 4.1.2023); and
- receive a WHODAS score of 25 or above (the WHODAS is a simple assessment that takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. Your WHODAS assessment must have been completed within the past 90 days. If you need a current WHODAS Assessment, the Human Service Zone is one way to receive a current assessment); and
- reside in and will receive services in a setting meeting the federal home and community-based setting requirements (home and community-based settings do not include a nursing facility, institution for mental disease, or an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities); and
- have a qualifying behavioral health diagnosis (revised 1.1.2022)
Form to be completed:
1915(i) Eligibility Form (SFN 741)
Translation available - please submit requests to nd1915i@nd.gov.
Receiving Services under the 1915(i)
Once you have been found eligible for the 1915(i), the next step is to connect with a Care Coordinator.
- Your approval letter from the Human Service Zone will include a list of Care Coordinator agencies you can choose from in your area
- The 1915(i) Navigator will contact you to offer assistance if you don’t connect with a Care Coordinator on your own
- When you connect with your Care Coordinator, they will work with you to develop a Plan of Care and help you request available 1915(i) services that meet your needs