North Dakota Health and Human Services
Family Paid Caregiver Pilot · About this organization
What you get
Payment to a family caregiver for extraordinary care of a child enrolled in a waiver. The amount isn't published. Ask.
How to start
Use the family-paid-caregiver application portal and follow its first steps with your child’s waiver information ready.
Good to know
- Not cancer-specific; individual eligibility, authorization, provider, funding, capacity, and waitlist rules apply.
The details, as published
Legally responsible caregivers of eligible waiver participants may be paid for extraordinary care, but current application decisions are paused pending emergency rulemaking and funding may produce a waitlist.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Family Paid Caregiver Pilot — household bills and cash assistance
Legally responsible caregivers of eligible waiver participants may be paid for extraordinary care, but current application decisions are paused pending emergency rulemaking and funding may produce a waitlist.
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
The program does not publish an age limit.
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 | Not Published |
| 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.
- Family Paid Caregiver Pilot · checked Aug 28, 2026