1. The department shall adopt rules for an evidence-based alcohol and drug education program for individuals who violate section 5-01-08 or 39-08-01, or equivalent ordinances, or subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subdivision d of subsection 7 of section 19-03.1-23. The rules must allow for the program provider to charge a fee to a participant in the program. 2. The department shall adopt rules for an evidence-based alcohol and drug education program certification.
50-06-45. North Dakota legislative health care task force - Duties - Membership - Legislative management report. There is created a North Dakota legislative health care task force. The task force shall meet at least once each quarter and may request, obtain, review, and analyze information relating to North Dakota health care, including data, reports, audits, and other information as requested by the task force. The department of health and human services shall provide staff services for the task force. The task force shall submit a report of its activities and any recommendations to improve health care in the state to the legislative management by October first of each year. The chairman of the task force must be a member of the legislative assembly appointed by the chairman of the legislative management. The chairman of the task force may invite guests to participate in task force activities. The task force consists of the following members: 1. The chairman of the house appropriations committee human resources division, or the chairman's designee; 2. The chairman of the senate appropriations committee human resources division, or the chairman's designee; 3. The chairman of the house human services committee, or the chairman's designee; 4. The chairman of the senate human services committee, or the chairman's designee; 5. One member of the house of representatives as appointed by the house minority leader; 6. One member of the senate as appointed by the senate minority leader; 7. The commissioner of the department of health and human services, or the commissioner's designee; 8. Two members of the department of health and human services, including the state health officer and one member appointed by the commissioner of the department of health and human services; 9. One member from the governor's office, appointed by the governor; 10. The insurance commissioner, or the insurance commissioner's designee; 11. Two members to represent the North Dakota health insurance industry; 12. One member of the public, appointed by an organization that represents North Dakota businesses;
13. One member appointed by the Indian affairs commissioner to represent tribal health care; 14. One member from a North Dakota association that represents physicians; 15. Five members from a North Dakota association that represents hospitals, of which: a. Two members must represent rural hospitals, including one representative of a hospital in a city with a population of ten thousand or more and one representative of a hospital in a city with a population under ten thousand; b. Two members must represent urban hospitals, including one representative of an independent hospital and one representative of an integrated health care system; and c. One member must represent a psychiatric hospital; and 16. Any other members appointed by the chairman of legislative management.
50-06-46. Cross-disability advisory council - Appointment - Duties. (Expired effective August 1, 2027) 1. The cross-disability advisory council shall participate with and provide feedback to the department regarding the implementation, planning, and design of the cross-disability children's waiver, level of care reform for the comprehensive developmental disabilities Medicaid home and community-based waiver, and a service option that will allow payment to a legally responsible individual who provides extraordinary care to an eligible individual through the Medicaid 1915(c) waivers. This subsection does not apply to the Medicaid 1915(c) home and community-based services aged and disabled waivers. 2. The department shall contract with a qualified, independent third party to facilitate and provide support services to the council. The contracted facilitator and the department shall appoint the cross-disability advisory council members in accordance with subsection 3 and establish the length of member terms and the structure of the cross-disability advisory council. A representative from the contracted facilitator shall serve as the presiding officer of the advisory council. 3. The cross-disability advisory council consists of fifteen voting members who represent a broad range of disabilities and regions of the state. The members are: a. Two individuals with a disability, who receive Medicaid home and community-based services; b. One individual with a developmental disability or who is Medicaid qualified, who does not receive Medicaid home or community-based services; c. Seven individuals that work with individuals with disabilities, individuals with behavioral health needs, or individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder; d. One individual representing tribal communities, with a focus on disability services; e. Two individuals who are parents or guardians of children under the age of eighteen with disabilities; and f. Two individuals who are parents or guardians of individuals age eighteen or over with disabilities. 4. Upon request of the department, state agency representatives shall participate with the cross-disability advisory council in a nonvoting role. 5. The cross-disability advisory council shall meet at least quarterly and may appoint subcommittees to address specific topics or disabilities, which may include autism spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injury, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. A majority of the voting members of the council constitutes a quorum. 6. The cross-disability advisory council shall: a. Discuss strategies to address gaps or needs regarding individuals with disabilities and Medicaid home and community-based services, including eligibility of legally responsible individuals; b. Provide for the active participation of stakeholders, including consumers and providers; and c. Receive information from the department and its consultants.
7. The cross-disability advisory council members, excluding the contracted facilitator, are entitled to reimbursement from the department for travel and lodging at the same rate as provided for state officers and employees.
50-06-47. Pay for success fund - Continuing appropriation - Report to legislative management. 1. There is created in the state treasury the pay for success fund. The fund consists of all transfers to the fund and fund earnings. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the department of health and human services on a continuing basis for defraying the expenses associated with a pay for success program developed by the department. The department shall develop the program with outcomes focused on improving educational, social, or emotional achievement of at-risk children, improving the health of children, and increasing participation in the workforce by individuals who qualify for government assistance. 2. The pay for success program may include a performance-based grant, contract, or other agreement for initiatives to improve outcomes that result in increased public value and social benefits, including improved outcomes, cost-savings, increased public revenue, or minimal administrative requirements. 3. The pay for success program must include the following: a. A provision that a bonus payment may be provided to the recipient of the grant, contract, or agreement to expand capacity for a proposed initiative; b. A provision that a bonus payment may be provided to the recipient of the grant, contract, or agreement only after a twenty-percent cost reduction has been achieved; c. A provision that a bonus payment may not exceed half of the cost reduction; d. A formal evaluation to determine whether the program has met its proposed outcomes; and e. An annual report to the legislative management on the progress of the program. 4. The requirements of chapter 54-44.4 do not apply to the selection of a grant recipient, the grant award, or payments made under this section. 5. All moneys designated for the fund from whatever source derived must be deposited by the state treasurer in the pay for success fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in interest-bearing accounts as is designated by the department of health and human services and the interest earned must be retained in the fund. The state treasurer shall apply the prudent investor rule in investing the moneys in the fund. The commissioner of the department of health and human services or the director's designee shall administer the fund.