No medical assistance payments may be made to any nursing home unless the nursing home is certified to participate in the medical assistance program under title XIX of the federal Social Security Act and has in effect a provider agreement with the department meeting the requirements of state and federal statutes and rules. No medical assistance payments may be made to any nursing home unless the nursing home complies with all requirements of North Dakota law including, but not limited to, this chapter and rules adopted under it that govern participation in the program. This section applies whether the nursing home participates fully in the medical assistance program or is withdrawing from the medical assistance program.
N.D.C.C. § 50-24.4-05