North Dakota Health and Human Services
Children's Hospice Waiver · About this organization
What you get
Nursing, respite, comfort care alongside treatment, expressive therapy, grief counseling, and supplies.
How to start
Fill in and sign the Children’s Hospice waiver form, SFN 743. Get the physician letter and send the packet by email or mail.
Good to know
- Your child must need skilled nursing care and have a life expectancy of one year or less.
The details, as published
Eligible children under 22 with life expectancy of one year or less and skilled-nursing level of care can receive concurrent curative/comfort care, nursing, respite, expressive therapy, grief counseling, and supplies.
What help you may get
Bereavement And Memorial Support
Children's Hospice Waiver — bereavement and memorial support
Eligible children under 22 with life expectancy of one year or less and skilled-nursing level of care can receive concurrent curative/comfort care, nursing, respite, expressive therapy, grief counseling, and supplies.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A North Dakota B-ALL family may qualify when the separate program-specific rules are met.
Age
Age 0 to age 21, measured at application.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: ND.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
- Use the official HHS page, Self-Service/Apply for Help, Human Service Zone, provider, or program contact.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Not cancer-specific; individual eligibility, authorization, provider, funding, capacity, and waitlist rules apply.
- Confirm current eligibility, amounts, capacity, and application processing.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Children's Hospice Waiver · checked Aug 28, 2026