Title 46 — Welfare

A. After completing its investigation, the department shall notify a person who is alleged to have abused, neglected or exploited a vulnerable adult that the department intends to enter a substantiated finding of abuse, neglect or exploitation in the registry and of that person's…

A. The department of economic security shall maintain a registry of substantiated reports of abuse, neglect and exploitation of vulnerable adults made pursuant to section 46-458. The department shall incorporate duplicate reports on the same incident in the original report and sh…

A. Unless otherwise provided by law, all personally identifying information concerning any person who is involved in an adult protective services program, including the reporting source's identity, other than a perpetrator against whom an allegation of abuse, neglect or exploitat…

A. Adult protective services may establish a multidisciplinary adult protection team consisting of employees of the adult protective services program, the county attorney or the county attorney's designees and representatives of law enforcement, behavioral health, domestic violen…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Broker-dealer" has the same meaning as dealer prescribed in section 44-1801. 2. "Eligible adult" means either of the following: (a) A person who is sixty-five years of age or older. (b) A person who is a vulnerable adult…

A. Notwithstanding section 46-454, if a qualified individual reasonably believes that financial exploitation of an eligible adult may have occurred, may have been attempted or is being attempted, the qualified individual may notify adult protective services and the corporation co…

A. A broker-dealer or investment adviser may delay a disbursement or transaction from an account of an eligible adult or an account on which an eligible adult is a beneficiary if both: 1. The broker-dealer, investment adviser or qualified individual reasonably believes, after ini…

A. A broker-dealer or investment adviser shall provide access to or copies of records that are relevant to the suspected or attempted financial exploitation of an eligible adult to adult protective services and law enforcement, either as part of a referral to adult protective ser…

A. The department shall, without cost to the applicant, issue an identification card to every person who is a recipient of financial assistance from the department upon voluntary application by such person, except in those cases in which the financial assistance is issued by mean…

A merchant or financial institution may require the presentment of the identification card prescribed by this article as a condition for payment of a warrant issued pursuant to section 46-206.

The department may establish locations throughout the state for producing and processing the cards authorized by section 46-601. It may contract with private or public suppliers of the services necessary for production of the identification cards.

Any person who knowingly alters or utilizes the identification card prescribed by this article for any fraudulent purpose is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.

A. A telecommunications service assistance program is established to provide eligible recipients with a reduction in costs of telecommunications services. B. The program may be administered by the department. If the department administers the program, the program shall be adminis…

A. To be considered eligible for the telecommunications service assistance program, applicants must be a head of household, be sixty-five years of age or older and have a household income at or below the poverty level as determined by the United States office of management and bu…

A. The local exchange telephone company shall provide assistance to all recipients determined to be eligible pursuant to section 46-702 in the form of a credit on their telephone bill. Such a credit on the telephone bill shall apply to the following: 1. Flat rate local exchange s…

The department shall include the cost of administering the telecommunications service assistance program in its annual budget request.

A. On an annual basis, a utility shall transmit all abandoned deposits to a qualified fuel fund entity. The qualified fuel fund entity that receives any monies under this section shall provide assistance to eligible recipients in making utility deposits and owner repairs or repla…

A. A neighbors helping neighbors fund is established to provide eligible recipients with assistance in paying utility bills, conserving energy and weatherization. The department shall administer the fund. The department shall coordinate this assistance with its low income energy …

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Caretaker relative" means a relative who exercises responsibility for the day-to-day physical care, guidance and support of a child who physically resides with the relative and who is by…

The department shall establish and administer child care services. Child care services include: 1. Child care assistance to eligible families. 2. Certification of child care home and in-home providers who are not required to be licensed pursuant to title 36, chapter 7.1 for the p…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. The department shall provide child care assistance to eligible families who are attempting to achieve independence from the cash assistance program and who need child care assistance in support of and as specified in their personal responsibil…

A decision denying, reducing or terminating child care assistance is subject to appeal pursuant to title 41, chapter 6, article 6 and title 41, chapter 14.

A. The department shall establish payment rates for child care assistance. Payment rates shall provide for equal access for eligible families to comparable child care services provided to families who are not eligible to receive child care assistance. B. Payment rates shall be id…

The department shall allow parental choice of child care providers for families, except that those families referred by the department of child safety or children in foster care pursuant to title 8, chapter 4 may not receive child care assistance to use uncertified relative provi…

A. The department shall establish health, safety and training standards for the certification of child care home providers and in-home providers. B. All child care personnel shall be fingerprinted according to section 41-1964. C. The department may deny the application or suspend…

A. The department shall maintain records of complaints and investigations concerning child care home providers and in-home providers. B. Section 41-1959 does not apply to personally identifiable information concerning child care providers.

The department shall adopt rules it deems reasonable or necessary to implement child care services and to further the objectives of this article. Rules adopted by the department shall include: 1. Criteria for making child care assistance eligibility determinations. 2. Criteria fo…

The department of economic security shall provide the following data by October 1 of each year to the members of the joint legislative budget committee: 1. The number of families served and total number of children served by each of the child care programs administered by the dep…

1. Employees and volunteers of child care providers as defined in section 46-801. 2. All persons who are eighteen years of age or older and who work or reside in the home of a child care home provider as defined in section 46-801. 3. Child care personnel as defined in section 36-…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "ABLE" means the achieving a better life experience act. 2. "Account" means an individual account in the fund established as prescribed in this article for a single designated beneficiary. 3. "Committee" means the achievi…

The department shall: 1. Develop and implement the program in a manner consistent with this article through the adoption of rules, guidelines and procedures in consultation with the committee. 2. Retain professional services, if necessary, including accountants, auditors, consult…

A. The department shall implement the operation of the program through the use of one or more financial institutions to act as the depositories of the fund and managers of the program. Under the program, persons may submit applications for enrollment in the program and establish …

A. If an eligible individual is a minor or an incapacitated adult, the account may be opened and managed by any of the following as long as the individuals listed are not in conflict with 26 United States Code section 529A and any regulations issued pursuant to that section: 1. A…

A. The program shall require: 1. A designated beneficiary to have only one account. 2. A designated beneficiary to direct the investment of any contributions to the program or any earnings not more than two times in any calendar year. 3. Contributions to accounts to be made only …

A. This article does not: 1. Give any designated beneficiary any rights or legal interest in an account unless the designated beneficiary is the account owner. 2. Guarantee that an eligible individual will receive services from a department or agency of this state related to the …

A. The achieving a better life experience act oversight committee is established in the department consisting of the following members: 1. The director of the department or the director's designee. 2. The state treasurer or the state treasurer's designee. 3. One member who has kn…