Claimant living outside of North Dakota

When a request for fair hearing is received from an applicant for or recipient of Medicaid, children's health insurance program, economic assistance programs, intellectual disabilities - developmental disabilities program management services, or Medicaid eligibility benefits, who is living outside of the state, it must be acknowledged and reported in the same manner as other requests for fair hearing. Unless the claimant returns to North Dakota for the hearing or has an authorized representative in North Dakota, the hearing will be conducted by telephone or other acceptable electronic means.