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North Dakota Family Personal Care

North Dakota's Family Personal Care service lets eligible Medicaid Waiver for HCBS participants choose a spouse or listed family member who lives in the same home as their paid personal care provider. The service is not technically Structured Family Caregiving, but it is functionally similar because live-in family members can be paid through Medicaid to provide in-home personal care.

Pays a spouse or listed family member who lives with the care recipient for providing personal care assistance to an eligible Medicaid Waiver for HCBS participant. The waiver comparison lists Family Personal Care under the Medicaid Waiver for HCBS and sets waiver eligibility at age 18 or older, with nursing facility level-of-care and disability criteria. Payment varies based on assessed need. Income eligibility is determined through Medicaid, not this program directly.

Some details for this program are still being verified. Check the official source for the most current information.

Eligibility

  • Asset limit of $3,000
  • U.S. citizenship or qualified immigrant status required
  • Care recipient must have a qualifying disability
  • Care recipient age: at least 18
  • Must live with care recipient

Services

Pays a spouse or listed family member who lives with the care recipient for providing personal care assistance to an eligible Medicaid Waiver for HCBS participant. The waiver comparison lists Family Personal Care under the Medicaid Waiver for HCBS and sets waiver eligibility at age 18 or older, with nursing facility level-of-care and disability criteria. Payment varies based on assessed need. Income eligibility is determined through Medicaid, not this program directly.

How to apply

Use the official program page for application details: official program page.

  • medicaid (depends_on): Care recipient must be Medicaid-eligible
  • hcbs-waivers (companion): Family Personal Care is available through the North Dakota HCBS Medicaid waiver