Chapter 47, JAILS AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
112 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 47-702 Primary responsibility for payment; reimbursement sources.
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Primary responsibility for payment of the costs of medical services provided to individuals who are arrested, detained, taken into custody, or incarcerated shall be with the recipients of such services if the recipients are entitled to payment of or reimbursement for the costs of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 47-703 Payment by governmental agency; when; notice to provider.
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(1) Upon a showing that reimbursement from the sources enumerated in section 47-702 is not available, in whole or in part, the costs of medical services shall be paid by the appropriate governmental agency. Such payment shall be made within ninety days after such showing. For pur…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 47-704 Costs not reimbursable.
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The costs of routine medical services provided in the ordinary course of the duties of regular staff of a jail, prison, or other similar holding or detention facility shall not be considered reimbursable under sections 47-701 to 47-705.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 47-705 Sections; how construed; denial of medical services; damages.
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(1) Sections 47-701 to 47-704 do not release any governmental agency from liability for the costs of medical services made necessary by the negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct of the agency or its employees or the costs of medical care resulting from an accident o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 47-706 Medical assistance; federal financial participation; legislative intent; Department of Health and Human Services; Department of Correctional Services; duties.
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(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that human services agencies, correctional facilities, and detention facilities recognize that: (a) Federal law generally does not authorize federal financial participation for medicaid when a person is an inmate of a public insti…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 47-801 Act, how cited.
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Sections 47-801 to 47-807 shall be known and may be cited as the Private Prison Contracting Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 47-802 Department of Correctional Services; Department of Administrative Services; powers and duties; contractor; duties.
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(1) The Department of Correctional Services is authorized to provide for incarceration, supervision, and residential treatment at facilities other than those operated by the Department of Correctional Services. Services offered for persons under the custody or supervision of the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 47-803 Department of Correctional Services; contractor criteria; contract; requirements.
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(1) The Department of Correctional Services shall develop criteria for the process by which a contractor for the construction or operation, or both, of a private prison is to be awarded a contract. The criteria shall be subject to approval by the Director of Correctional Services…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 47-804 Site selection criteria.
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(1) The Department of Correctional Services shall develop criteria for selection of a site upon which to construct the correctional facilities. The criteria shall include, but shall not be limited to, the availability of medical services, support services, and transportation serv…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 47-805 Restriction on inmates.
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A private prison contractor shall not accept or house federal inmates or inmates from another state.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 47-806 County or political subdivision; prohibited acts.
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The Private Prison Contracting Act does not authorize a county or other political subdivision to enter into a contract with a private prison contractor to construct or operate a correctional facility within or on behalf of such county or other political subdivision.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 47-807 Rules and regulations.
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The Department of Correctional Services shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Private Prison Contracting Act.