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NebraskaLB454109th Legislature 1st and 2nd SessionslegislatureWALLET

Change provisions relating to regional behavioral health authorities and the Behavioral Health Services Fund

Sponsored By: Dan Quick

Signed by Governor

Health and Human Services Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Housing help for very low-income behavioral health adults

The Behavioral Health Services Fund pays for housing help for adults with serious mental illness or a substance use disorder. You must be 18 or older and have household income at or below 50% of the HUD area median family income. Covered costs include rent, utilities, security and utility deposits, landlord risk mitigation payments, and related costs. The division contracts with each regional behavioral health authority to deliver this help. After these housing needs are fully met, up to 20% of the transferred money can be used to buy or fix housing for this group.

Uniform fees for behavioral health care

Regional behavioral health authorities must use one financial eligibility policy and a single fee and copay schedule. Eligibility must consider taxable income, family dependents, and debts, as set by the division. Providers must follow the schedule and cannot charge more than the actual cost of a service. The policy and schedule must be approved and filed each year.

New rules for regional behavioral health services

Regional behavioral health authorities must plan, budget, report, and manage contracts for publicly funded services and work with the state on audits. They must follow conflict-of-interest and uniform bidding rules and keep separate accounts. An authority generally cannot directly provide division-funded services unless bidding happened, no qualified provider is available, the director gives written approval, and a contract is in place. Services the authority was already providing on July 1, 2004 remain allowed. Providers can add or expand services only with department approval, network enrollment with the department and a regional authority, and a contract with the authority.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Dan Quick

    Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 215 • No: 2

legislature vote • 5/29/2025

Final Reading

Yes: 46 • No: 2

legislature vote • 5/9/2025

Vote

Yes: 35 • No: 0 • Other: 14

legislature vote • 5/9/2025

Vote

Yes: 33 • No: 0 • Other: 16

legislature vote • 5/9/2025

Vote

Yes: 34 • No: 0 • Other: 15

legislature vote • Unknown

Vote

Yes: 34 • No: 0 • Other: 15

legislature vote • Unknown

Vote

Yes: 33 • No: 0 • Other: 16

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025

    6/4/2025legislature

  2. Presented to Governor on May 29, 2025

    5/29/2025legislature

  3. President/Speaker signed

    5/29/2025legislature

  4. Passed on Final Reading 46-2*-1

    5/29/2025legislature

  5. Placed on Final Reading

    5/27/2025legislature

  6. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

    5/21/2025legislature

  7. Enrollment and Review ER83 adopted

    5/21/2025legislature

  8. Enrollment and Review ER83 filed

    5/14/2025legislature

  9. Placed on Select File with ER83

    5/14/2025legislature

  10. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    5/9/2025legislature

  11. Health and Human Services AM547 adopted

    5/9/2025legislature

  12. Quick AM952 adopted

    5/9/2025legislature

  13. Quick AM952 to AM547 filed

    4/8/2025legislature

  14. Speaker priority bill

    3/17/2025legislature

  15. Health and Human Services AM547 filed

    3/14/2025legislature

  16. Placed on General File with AM547

    3/14/2025legislature

  17. Notice of hearing for February 28, 2025

    2/7/2025legislature

  18. Referred to Health and Human Services Committee

    1/23/2025legislature

  19. Date of introduction

    1/21/2025legislature

Bill Text

  • Introduced

    1/21/2025

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  • Enrolled / Slip Law

    PDF

  • Final / Enacted

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