ND HB1038

Appropriates $200,000 from federal funds and other income to the Department of Human Services for administering a lifespan respite care program, including public information, for the biennium July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019.

Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and promote a caregiver resource center website during the July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019 biennium.

Directs the Department of Human Services to review long-term care services and funding for the 2015-17 and 2017-19 bienniums, including nursing home services and home- and community-based services.

Requires the department to report to Legislative Management during the 2017-18 interim on funding levels and expenditures by program for nursing home and home- and community-based services.

Mandates the department provide recommendations on options to increase the number and level of home- and community-based services and funding for the 2019-21 biennium.