A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to consider studying inpatient services, community-based services, and existing waivers for treatment and support of individuals with neurological conditions and behavioral symptoms that put the individual at risk for incarceration, inappropriate placement, or homelessness.
HCR 3029 is a concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to study how North Dakota serves individuals with neurological conditions whose behavioral symptoms place them at risk of incarceration, inappropriate placement, or homelessness. The proposed study would examine inpatient services, community-based services, and existing waiver programs used to treat and support these individuals.
The resolution asks for a data-driven review of current services and service gaps, along with an assessment of appropriate treatment and support options. It also directs the study to consider whether a new waiver program, a new level of care, or clearer placement guidelines are needed to better fund and deliver services for people living with neurological conditions.
Because this is a concurrent resolution, HCR 3029 does not itself change state law or create new programs. Instead, it instructs Legislative Management to conduct a study and later report findings, recommendations, and any draft legislation needed to implement those recommendations to the Seventieth Legislative Assembly. If followed by future legislation, the study could affect Medicaid waivers, service delivery systems, placement standards, and state-funded behavioral health and disability support services.
The available text suggests generally supportive sentiment. The resolution is framed around recognized problems—incarceration, inappropriate placement, long-term state hospital stays, and homelessness—and emphasizes the value of collecting and analyzing data to improve care. No committee testimony or recorded votes were provided, so there is no evidence of formal opposition in the available record.
The main policy questions embedded in the resolution concern what kind of service model should be expanded or created, including whether North Dakota should adopt a new waiver program, establish a new level of care, or change placement guidelines. Potential points of contention would likely involve cost, eligibility, the scope of state responsibility, and how to balance inpatient, community-based, and waiver-based services, but no specific objections or supporters are identified in the provided materials.