Section 75-03-17.1-04 - County social service board financial responsibility upon release as authorized agent in providing child welfare servicesUpon approval of a request for release as authorized agent by the department, or if the department initiates the release of a county as an authorized agent, the following will occur:
1. The department, in consultation with the county social service board, will obtain a provider to deliver identified child welfare services at a reasonable rate for the county social service board released from providing child welfare services. The county social service board released from providing child welfare services shall not be responsible for any legal actions regarding the quality or delivery of the services provided by the subsequent authorized agent. 2. For administrative costs, the department will pay the subsequent authorized agent the negotiated rate for providing the services. The county social service board released from providing child welfare services will be responsible for the difference between the negotiated rate and the approved reimbursement rate for child protective services assessments and child care licensing. Child welfare case management services will be reimbursed in the manner used for reimbursing county administrative expenditures. The county social service board released from providing any or all child welfare services shall remain responsible for the total cost of any or all child welfare services while continuing eligibility for federal, state-appropriated, and other appropriated funds. N.D. Admin Code 75-03-17.1-04
General Authority: NDCC 50-06-15
Law Implemented: NDCC 50-01.2-03