This allows the Commissioner to waive the first $25,000 of an estate in order to prevent substantial and unreasonable hardship.

Revision for the Ambulatory Patient Group (APG) methodology for hospital-based clinic and ambulatory surgery services, including emergency room services, to reflect the recalculated weights with component.

This increases and also clarifies the reimbursement methodology for out of state specialty hospitals.

This is a rate Increases for Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Treatment.

This reduces the Health Home per member per month outreach payment, eliminates the September 30, 2018 expiration date for the per member per month Health Home rates for children, and establishes a rate adjustment for dates of service beginning June 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018, for Health Homes that are designated to serve children.

This includes the following two (2) additional remedies when nursing facilities in the state are not in compliance: 1) Directed plan of correction; and 2) Directed in-service training.

This updates the reimbursement methodology for Montana's Graduate Medical Education (GME) Program.

This revises the effective date for the Private Duty Nursing (PDN) fee.

This enables the North Dakota Medicaid program to enroll Registered Nurses to provide nursing services in the school setting.