North Dakota Approved Request For An Amendment To A §1915(c) Home & Community-Based Services Waiver

The waiver amendment was approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and went into effect on June 1, 2026 . It permits the North Dakota Medicaid program to implement a host home program for children in crisis. A host home is a private home where a child can live in the interim with reunification with the family as the primary goal. The purpose of the amendment is to implement changes in services and programming to improve access to home-and community-based services . . .