Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) bonus

Bonuses that are paid to providers based on their Bright and Early ND quality rating will also be changing. Starting Jan. 1, there will no longer be a bonus for a provider with a Step 2 quality rating and the amount of bonuses will decrease. Bonuses will only be provided to providers that are Step 3 and 4. This will be an incentive to encourage providers to provide higher quality care.

New bonuses are:

Step 3 – 5%

Step 4 – 10%