23.3058.01000
Sixty-eighth
Legislative Assembly SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4011
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Senators Lee, Hogan
Representatives Mitskog, M. Ruby, Weisz
1 A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to consider studying the program
2 of all-inclusive care for the elderly and the benefits of expanding the program.
3 WHEREAS, the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly provides a full-service delivery
4 system including patient-centered and coordinated care to frail and elderly individuals; and
5 WHEREAS, these services include preventive, primary, short-term, and long-term care
6 while allowing most individuals to continue living at home; and
7 WHEREAS, the program provides services for Medicare and Medicaid-eligible enrollees
8 including physical and occupational therapy, nutritional counseling, social services, and meals
9 to individuals, which are provided mainly in a program center but also are provided in home as
10 needed; and
11 WHEREAS, approximately 121 individuals residing in the Fargo area are eligible and this
12 number is projected to grow to 143 in 2027; and approximately 102 individuals residing in the
13 Grand Forks area are eligible and this number is projected to grow to 118 in 2027; and
14 WHEREAS, North Dakota has among the lowest income eligibility for the program; and
15 WHEREAS, 24 of 32 states set income eligibility at 300 percent of social security income;
16 and
17 WHEREAS, if North Dakota increased its income eligibility to 300 percent of social security
18 income, eligibility numbers would increase dramatically to a projected 383 individuals in the
19 Fargo area in 2027, and 276 individuals in the Grand Forks area in 2027; and
20 WHEREAS, the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly will require increased
21 enrollment and market penetration to become financially self-sustaining;
22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, THE
23 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN:
24 That the Legislative Management consider studying the program of all-inclusive care for the
25 elderly and the benefits of expanding the program; and
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Legislative Assembly
1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Legislative Management report its findings and
2 recommendations, together with any legislation required to implement the recommendations, to
3 the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly.
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