§ 50-06-37 — Developmental disabilities system reimbursement project

The department, in conjunction with developmental disabilities community providers, shall
maintain a prospective payment system based on a state-approved assessment.
1. The department shall maintain a steering committee consisting of no more than
eighteen representatives from all interested providers which must include no more
than two clients, no more than one family member of a client, a representative of the
department, and a representative of the North Dakota protection and advocacy project.
2. The department may contract with a consultant to continuously improve, in
collaboration with the steering committee, the payment system and the resource
allocation model tying funding to the state-approved assessment.
3. The department shall conduct the standardized assessment of eligible individuals
residing at the life skills and transition center.
4. Data must be analyzed by the steering committee, and the steering committee shall
recommend to the department any rate adjustments, resource allocation modifications,
or process assumptions, including the state-approved assessment.
5. The department and the steering committee shall report development activities and
status information to an interim legislative committee.