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Public Notice
ND Medicaid Program
Effective for dates of service on or after January 1, 2025, North Dakota Medicaid will be providing a 3.0% inflationary increase for all Nursing Facility services. Medicaid expenditures for these services are expected to increase $2 million for a 12-month period.
Effective for dates of service on or after January 1, 2025, North Dakota Medicaid will be providing a 3.0% inflationary increase for all Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility services. In addition to the 3.0% inflationary increase and consistent with Medicaid State Plan Authority, rates for Medicaid-eligible individuals residing in instate psychiatric residential treatment facilities will be adjusted, based on cost reports submitted by the facilities within the current rate methodology. Medicaid expenditures for these services are expected to increase $3.4 million for a 12-month period.
Effective January 1, 2025, North Dakota Medicaid will be submitting a State Plan Amendment to allow for reimbursement of up to fifteen hospital leave days per occurrence for a child residing in a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility. Medicaid expenditures are expected to have a minimal impact for a 12-month period.
Effective January 1, 2025, North Dakota Medicaid will be submitting a State Plan Amendment for updates to the nursing facility incentive program for instate nursing facilities. The amendment will update the distribution of the incentive program funds among qualifying facilities. There is no expected change in Medicaid expenditures for a 12-month period.
Effective January 1, 2025, North Dakota Medicaid will be submitting a State Plan Amendment for updates to targeted case management services for individuals with a serious mental illness (SMI) or serious emotional disturbance (SED). This amendment would expand individuals who are able to access targeted case management services for behavioral health conditions and will also modify agency and individual provider qualifications. Medicaid expenditures are expected to have a minimal impact for a 12-month period.
Effective January 1, 2025, North Dakota Medicaid will be submitting a State Plan Amendment for updates to targeted case management services for individuals to expand provider qualifications. Medicaid expenditures are expected to have a minimal impact for a 12-month period.
Effective January 1, 2025, North Dakota Medicaid will be submitting a State Plan Amendment for updates to clarify existing pricing methodology for prescribed drugs for certain providers and certain situations. ND Medicaid is clarifying that they will pay no more than the invoice price of high-cost prescribed drugs. Language will be added to clarify existing pricing methodology for FQHCs and out-of-state providers. Medicaid expenditures are expected to have a minimal impact for a 12-month period.
Effective for dates of service on or after January 1, 2025, and consistent with approved state plan language, ND Medicaid will update the payment rate for lodging to the amount established for the month of January 2025 by the General Services Administration. Medicaid expenditures for these services are expected to increase $1,000 for a 12-month period.
The capitated monthly rate for Medicaid Expansion, effective January 1, 2025, is estimated to increase, based on actuarial certification of the rates and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota acceptance of those rates. Overall, there is expected to be a minimal fiscal impact.
The benefits for ND Medicaid Expansion, as required by the Affordable Care Act and section 1937 of the Social Security Act, are provided through an Alternative Benefit Plan (ABP). Effective for dates of service on or after January 1, 2025, ND Medicaid will be submitting a state plan amendment which will clarify language for existing benefits, specifically as they relate to those under the age of 21. The amendment will align the ABP with the changes to traditional Medicaid described in other sections of this public notice.
To assure compliance with 42 CFR 440.345, ND Medicaid compared the benefits available under the ABP to those available under Traditional Medicaid fee-for-service. The results of this comparison showed that the ABP benefits include Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) services for those enrolled with ND Medicaid Expansion who are under age 21 that are consistent with the current ND Medicaid state plan regarding the delivery of these services with minimal changes.
ND Medicaid follows the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Edits. These edits were developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) based on coding conventions defined in the American Medical Association’s Correct Procedure Terminology Manual, national and local polices and edits, coding guidelines developed by national societies, analysis of standard medical and surgical practices, and a review of current coding practices. CMS annually updates the National Correct Coding Initiative Coding Policy Manual.
Comments can be sent to and viewed at: Medical Services Division Room 309, ND Department of Health and Human Services, 600 E Boulevard Ave Dept 325, Bismarck, ND 58505-0250. Questions may be directed to human service zone offices, or individuals may contact the ND Medicaid Program at 1-800-755-2604.
Date Posted: Dec. 27, 2024