·State program
Family Paid Caregiver Pilot Program
The Family Paid Caregiver Pilot Program allows North Dakota spouses, parents, and guardians of Medicaid waiver beneficiaries to be paid as in-home caregivers at $162.73 per day, maximum 5 days per week.
What you get
Cash Stipend, Services, as recorded:
- Daily rate of payment is $162.73 (as of July 1, 2025); maximum 5 days/week
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
- 01
Does the person receiving care live in North Dakota?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- 02
Does your relationship to the person — spouse or parent — count for this program?
- 03
What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
- 04
Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
- 05
Do you need to live with the person receiving care, and how is that verified?
- 06
Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
- 07
Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name.
Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
- 08
What documents do you need from us to start an application?
- 09
Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?
Who qualifies, in the source’s words
Where our record has a direct quote from the official source, here it is — otherwise, this is our best reading of the rule.
Disability of the person receiving care
“When a family member provides care for someone with medical or behavioral needs that is beyond what a legally responsible individual would typically perform”
hhs.nd.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Living with the person receiving care
“A legally responsible individual who lives with and provides daily care(s) to the applicant.”
hhs.nd.gov →Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
Relationship to the person receiving care
“A legally responsible individual who lives with and provides daily care(s) to the applicant. This may include, but not limited to a biological or adoptive parent, non-entity custodian, guardian, or spouse.”
hhs.nd.gov →
How to apply
- 01
Apply and submit the application through the Family Paid Caregiver Portal (familycaregiver.hhs.nd.gov); sign in with a North Dakota Login account, add the individual receiving care, then add and submit the application; after review, the applicant completes a self-assessment to identify extraordinary needs.