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Benefits in North Dakota
Where to apply and who to call in North Dakota. For services near you, see the North Dakota state page.
Medicaid
- Program
- North Dakota Medicaid (North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS), Medical Services Division)
- Apply online
- hhs.nd.gov/healthcare/medicaid/apply
- By phone
- (866) 614-6005 or (701) 328-1000 (HHS Customer Support Center); TTY 711
- In person
- Your local Human Service Zone office. Find an office
- If you get SSISupplemental Security Income: monthly payments from Social Security for people with disabilities who have low income and few savings.
- North Dakota is a 209(b) state, so getting SSI does not give you Medicaid automatically; you must file a separate Medicaid application with HHS.
- If you work
- Workers with Disabilities coverage: lets employed people ages 16 to 65 with disabilities buy into Medicaid. There is a one-time $100 enrollment fee and a monthly premium of 5 percent of gross countable income.
Medicare Savings Programs and the Medicaid Buy-In also go through this office. How Medicaid works.
Food
- SNAP: find the North Dakota SNAP office in the USDA state directory, or call 211.
- Find your food bank and home-delivered meals.
- SNAP rules for people with disabilities
Bills and phone
- Energy help (LIHEAP): call 1-866-674-6327 to be sent to your local office.
- Lifeline phone or internet discount: lifelinesupport.org.
- More on bills, shutoffs and housing
Legal help
- Disability rights agency (free)
- North Dakota Protection and Advocacy Project, (701) 328-2950
- Legal aid
- LawHelp.org and the LSC legal aid finder
Planning forms
Free North Dakota advance directive forms, with instructions: North Dakota forms at CaringInfo. What each form does.
People who help for free
- 211: call or text 2-1-1.
- Medicare counseling (SHIP): shiphelp.org.
- Area Agency on Aging and Aging and Disability Resource Center: Eldercare Locator, 1-800-677-1116.
- Work and benefits counseling (WIPA): choosework.ssa.gov/findhelp.
- Search North Dakota services in the Atlas
Medicaid details checked October 9, 2026. Disability rights agency from the NDRN member list; forms from CaringInfo. Last reviewed November 9, 2026.
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