North Dakota Century Code Title 50. Public Welfare § 50-25.1-06.1. Caseload standards--Reimbursement

The department shall adopt caseload standards establishing minimum staff-to-client ratios for the child protection assessment, alternative response assessment, and family services assessment of reports of child abuse or neglect and the provision of protective services.  Within the limits of legislative appropriation, the department shall reimburse its authorized agent, upon claim being made by the authorized agent, for seventy-five percent of additional staff costs caused by the imposition of such caseload standards.  Upon a determination that legislative appropriations are insufficient to reimburse each claiming authorized agent in the amount of seventy-five percent of such additional staff costs, the department shall reimburse each claiming authorized agent for that percentage of additional staff costs which the appropriation is sufficient to defray.