Public Notice - Public Comment Sought on Amendment of the Medicaid 1915(c) Traditional Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities/Developmental Disabilities (IID/DD) Home & Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Application

North Dakota Health and Human Services is seeking public comment on a Medicaid Traditional Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities/Developmental Disabilities (IID/DD) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) amendment application to the current Traditional IID/DD waiver dated April 1, 2024. The current waiver includes an array of home and community-based services in the least restrictive environment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Proposed changes to this waiver amendment include adding remote monitoring as a stand-alone service, which is currently included in equipment and supplies. The proposed amendment also includes adding clarifying language to environmental modification and small group employment and a HCBS ongoing monitoring section.

The Medicaid 1915(c) waiver amendment application with the proposed changes is available at: https://www.hhs.nd.gov/waivers  or  hhs.nd.gov/dd. Copies can be mailed upon request.

The anticipated effective date of the proposed amendment is expected to be April 1, 2025.

Comments and public input on the proposed changes will be accepted from Nov. 15, 2024, until 8 a.m. CT on Dec. 16, 2024.

Comments will be accepted in the following ways:

Email:       hzander@nd.gov

Phone:     (701) 328-8945 or 711 (TTY)

Mail:         Attn: Heidi Zander
                 Developmental Disabilities Section
                 Department of Health and Human Services
                 1237 W. Divide Ave. Suite 1A
                 Bismarck, ND 58501

Date Posted: Nov. 15, 2024