North Dakota Medicaid Adds Host Homes For Children With I/DD As New Waiver Service

North Dakota Medicaid added host homes as a new service under its Home and Community-Based Services Waiver for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and related conditions, effective June 1, 2026. The service provides temporary, family-style living arrangements for children with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) whose behavioral support needs create a crisis, health and safety concerns in the family home, or risk of out-of-home placement. The goal is to stabilize the child, support the family, and return the child to the family home.

Enrollment is open to entities that meet state licensure requirements, allowing qualified organizations beyond . . .