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N.D. Cent. Code Chapter 50-06.2 - Comprehensive Human Services Programs (Qualified Service Provider authority; SPED)

North DakotastatuteNorth Dakota Legislative Assembly / Department of Health and Human Services

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1Each eligible person, or representative, must be free to choose among available qualified service providers offering competitively priced services; the human service zone shall inform each applicant of the identity of available QSPs (§ 50-06.2-06).(N.D. Cent. Code Chapter 50-06.2 - Comprehensive Human Services Programs (Qualified Service Provider authority; SPED))
  • 2The state agency may pay only qualified service providers "which meet standards for services and operations" for enumerated in-home services (homemaker, chore, respite, home health aide, case management, family home care, personal attendant care, adult family foster care) provided to eligible individuals (§ 50-06.2-03(1)(e)).(N.D. Cent. Code Chapter 50-06.2 - Comprehensive Human Services Programs (Qualified Service Provider authority; SPED))
  • 3A "qualified service provider" is a human service zone or independent contractor which agrees to meet standards for service and operations established by the state agency (§ 50-06.2-02(6)).(N.D. Cent. Code Chapter 50-06.2 - Comprehensive Human Services Programs (Qualified Service Provider authority; SPED))
  • 4An overpayment, whenever made and however caused, is subject to recovery by the state agency and may be collected from any person that benefited from or was responsible for the overpayment (§ 50-06.2-10(3)).(N.D. Cent. Code Chapter 50-06.2 - Comprehensive Human Services Programs (Qualified Service Provider authority; SPED))

Applies to: personal care

Statutory basis defining "qualified service provider," empowering the state agency to set service/operational standards and pay QSPs meeting those standards, and requiring recipient freedom of choice among available QSPs for in-home services.

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