§ 50-06-06.13 — Treatment services for children with serious emotional disorders

North Dakota § 50-06-06.13

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 50: Public Welfare
• Ch. 50-06: Department of Health and Human Services

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1. The department shall establish a program to provide out-of-home treatment services
for a Medicaid-eligible child with a serious emotional disorder. The department may not
require a parent or legal guardian to transfer legal custody of the child in order to have
the child placed in an out-of-home treatment program if the sole reason for the
placement is the need to obtain services for the child's emotional or behavioral
problems. With departmental approval, a parent with legal and physical custody or a
legal guardian of the child may obtain treatment services for the child through the
program. A parent without physical custody of a child, who disagrees with a child's
treatment under this section, may request a judicial determination regarding the child's
treatment.
2. The department may establish a program to prevent out-of-home placement for a
Medicaid-eligible child with a behavior health condition as defined in the "Diagnostic

and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders", American psychiatric association, fifth
edition, text revision (2013).