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For additional information regarding the Medicaid program, you may choose from several options. A general overview is available via the following brochures and booklets.
HCBS Agency Direct Caregiver Workforce Recruitment/Retention Incentives
- Description - HCBS Agency Direct Caregiver Workforce Retention Incentive
- Description - HCBS Agency Direct Caregiver Workforce Recruitment Incentive
- FAQ - HCBS Agency Direct Caregiver Retention and Recruitment Incentives
News and Information
North Dakota Marketplace Navigator Program
The ND Navigator project is a grant-funded program at the ND Center for Persons with Disabilities that helps people apply for health care coverage through the federal Health Insurance Marketplace or Medicaid/CHIP. Applicants do not need to have a disability to get help. Call 1-800-233-1737 for more information or visit their website.
For Public Information
- DRAFT 2023 ND Medicaid Expansion Quality Strategy Plan (Public Comment being accepted through 5 p.m. CT on Jan. 17. See public notice.)
- CURRENT Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waiver (Effective April 1, 2022)
- 2022 North Dakota Medicaid Expansion Quality Strategy Plan (Posted Jan. 11, 2022)
- North Dakota Plan for Implementation of ARPA of 2021 Section 9817 10% Enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for home and community-based services
- North Dakota's Medicaid Access Monitoring Plan 2019 (1.83MB pdf)
Other News
Medicaid Access Monitoring Plan (5 MB pdf) - submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Oct. 1, 2016.
Link to Archived News and Information.
Public Notices
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Previous Years - Public Notices
2022
- Aug. 16, 2022: Medicaid Rate and State Plan Changes for Sept. 1, 2022
- June 14, 2022: Medicaid Rate and State Plan Changes for July 1, 2022
- March 24, 2022: Medicaid Rate and State Plan Changes for April 1, 2022
2021
- Dec. 21, 2021: Medicaid Rate and State Plan Changes for Jan. 1, 2022
- Dec. 1, 2021: Public comment sought on the draft 1915(c) Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services waiver renewal application
- Nov. 30, 2021: Public comment sought on the draft 2022 Medicaid Expansion Quality Strategy Plan
- Sept. 23, 2021: North Dakota 1915(b) Waiver January 1, 2022
- June 23, 2021: North Dakota Medicaid Rate and State Plan Changes for July 1, 2021
- Feb. 23, 2021: Public comment sought on the draft 2021 Medicaid Expansion Quality Strategy Plan
- Jan. 27, 2021: Public comment sought on the five-year renewal of the Medicaid 1915(c) Children with Medically Fragile Needs Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver
- Jan. 14, 2021: North Dakota Medicaid Rate and State Plan Changes for January 1, 2021
2020
- Sept. 18, 2020: Public comment sought on renewal of Medicaid 1915(c) Technology Dependent Waiver
- Sept. 16, 2020: North Dakota Medicaid Rate and State Plan Changes for October 1, 2020
- Aug. 28, 2020: North Dakota Medicaid Alternative Benefit Plan and 1915(b) Waiver Amendment Submission
- 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
2019
- 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
2018
- 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
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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 Human Service Zone 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.
- 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) (September 2019)
- Children with Medically Fragile Needs (Medicaid Waiver) (66 kb pdf) (March 2020)
- Health Tracks - preventative health care program for newborns to young adults through age 20 enrolled in Medicaid.
- 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) (October 2019)
Fact Sheets
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See fact sheets
- Medical Claims Processing for County Jail Inmates (77kb pdf) (December 2018)
- Children with Disabilities Medicaid Coverage (226kb pdf) (March 2022)
- Long-Term Care Partnership Program and Medicaid (53kb pdf) (July 2008)
- Medicaid Asset Assessment - Protecting Assets for the Spouse Still Living in the Community (34kb pdf) (September 2021)
- Medicaid Burial Policy (September 2021)
- Medicaid Client Share (Recipient Liability) (359kb pdf) (September 2021)
- Medicaid Disqualifying Transfers of Assets and Income (369kb pdf) (September 2021)
- Medicaid Disqualifying Transfer Hardship Provisions (350kb pdf) (September 2021)
- NEW: Medicaid Estate Recovery (378kb pdf) (May 2021)
- Medicaid and Spousal Impoverishment Protection (389kb pdf) (March 2022)
- 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 Program - Helping qualified individuals with Medicare Part B premiums and other cost-sharing elements (382kb pdf) (March 2022)
- Service Payments for the Elderly and Disabled (SPED) Program (848kb pdf)
- State Long Term Care Subsidy Program - Provides funds for personal needs such as clothing, health and beauty supplies, snacks and related items. (369kb pdf) (March 2022)
- Program for All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (66kb pdf) (December 2020)
- Qualified Service Providers (QSPs) (778kb pdf) (July 2011)
- Workers with Disabilities Medicaid Coverage (355kb pdf) (September 2021)
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Provider Newsletters
For provider newsletters please visit our Medicaid Provider Information page.
Member Newsletters
- November 2022 (2.50mb pdf)
- October 2021 (1.43mb pdf)
- October 2020 (186kb pdf)
- September 2019 (209kb pdf)
- January 2019 (220kb pdf)
Reports
- Medicaid Expansion Annual Technical Report Measurement Year 2020 (1.16mb pdf)
- Medicaid Expansion Annual Technical Report Measurement Year 2019 (961kb pdf)
- 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
Quarterly Budget Insight: This report includes caseload and expenditure data for selected programs within the N.D. Department of Human Services.