Public comment sought on an amendment to the Medicaid 1915(c) Children with Medically Fragile Needs Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver changing the age limit to 21.

The Medically Fragile Children’s Waiver currently provides services to children between the ages of three to 18 who are medically fragile. The goal of this waiver is to assist families in keeping their child home instead of having to place them in a nursing home or hospital to receive needed care.

Virtual Information 

Most North Dakota Medicaid providers will receive a two percent provider inflationary increase which are estimated to increase Medicaid expenditures effective for dates of services July 1, 2025. The increase was authorized and the funds for the increase were appropriated by the 2025 Legislative Assembly.

This meeting has been cancelled

Development Disabilities (DD) Provider Licensing Portal Steering Committee
July 2, 2025
2 – 2:30 p.m. CT

In compliance with NDCC Sections 44-04-19 and 44-04-20, this provides public notice of the Executive Steering Committee for the Developmental Disabilities (DD) Provider Licensing Portal for calendar year 2025.

The committee has established these meetings in 2025. Times listed are in Central Time.

As required by federal regulation, the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services will submit a plan for the intended use of Social Service Block Grant funds to the Department of Health and Human Services.

The funding allotted to North Dakota through the Social Service Block Grant is estimated to be $3,731,364 for the period beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2026.