Chapter 68 — PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
697 sections in this chapter.
Repealed. Laws 1990, LB 1067, § 2.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1990, LB 1067, § 2.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1990, LB 1067, § 2.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-131 Poor person; support by county; when eligible.
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When any poor person does not have a spouse, parent, or stepparent supporting him or her or is not eligible for other general assistance programs, the poor person shall receive such relief, referred to as general assistance for purposes of sections 68-131 to 68-148, out of the tr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-132 County board; duties.
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The county board of each county shall be the overseer of the poor and shall be vested with the superintendence of the poor in such county. It shall be the duty of the county board to provide general assistance to all poor persons (1) who meet the requirements contained in section…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-133 County; adopt standards; requirements.
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Each county shall, not later than July 1, 1984, adopt written standards of eligibility and assistance for general assistance to poor persons. Such standards shall: (1) Provide that all individuals desiring to make application for general assistance shall have opportunity to do so…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-134 Standards; review; filing; availability.
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The standards established pursuant to section 68-133 and all amendments to such standards shall be reviewed by the county on a biennial basis to insure that such standards reflect changes in living standards and costs-of-living. A copy of all standards and amendments to such stan…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-135 Standards; hearing and notice.
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No county shall adopt standards or amendments to such standards pursuant to section 68-133 or 68-134 without first holding a public hearing to permit discussion and the presentation of testimony or evidence by interested persons. Notice of such hearing shall be published not more…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-136 Failure to adopt or review standards; judicial review.
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A county board's failure to adopt standards or to review standards as required by sections 68-131 to 68-148 may be reviewed by the district court of the county in an action in mandamus.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-137 Repayment; when required.
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No county shall require a person to make repayment or any other form of compensation for general assistance provided to such person pursuant to sections 68-131 to 68-148 if such general assistance was not obtained through misrepresentation or fraud, except that a county may requi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-138 Assistance; denial; termination; reduction; notice; hearing.
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Any person whose application for assistance, made pursuant to section 68-104 or sections 68-131 to 68-148, is denied or whose continuing assistance is terminated or reduced shall, at the time of the denial, termination, or reduction, be given a written notice of the specific reas…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-139 Hearing before county board or hearing examiner; when allowed.
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Any person whose claim for general assistance or medical services (1) has not been acted upon within the time established by section 68-133, (2) has been denied, (3) has not been granted in full, (4) has been reduced or terminated, or (5) has been suspended for failure to partici…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-140 Hearing; rights of person requesting.
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A person requesting a hearing pursuant to section 68-139 shall have the following rights: (1) To examine the county file pertaining to his or her case prior to and during the hearing; (2) To be represented in the proceedings by a lawyer, friend, relative, or anyone else he or she…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1401 Act, how cited.
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Sections 68-1401 to 68-1406 shall be known and may be cited as the Genetically Handicapped Persons Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1402 Department of Health and Human Services; program for persons with genetically handicapping conditions; duties.
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The Department of Health and Human Services shall establish and administer a program for the medical care of persons of all ages with genetically handicapping conditions, including cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, and sickle cell disease, through physicians and health care providers …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1403 Genetically handicapped persons; medical care program; services and treatment included.
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The program established under the Genetically Handicapped Persons Act, which shall be under the supervision of the Department of Health and Human Services, shall include any or all of the following: (1) Initial intake and diagnostic evaluation; (2) The cost of blood transfusion a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1404 Medical care of genetically handicapping conditions; reimbursement.
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Reimbursement under sections 68-1401 to 68-1406 shall be made to the extent services are not available or provided to the recipient under any other private, state, or federal programs or under other contractual or legal entitlement including insurance, but no provision in section…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1405 Department of Health and Human Services; medical care program; uniform standards of financial eligibility and payment; establish.
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The Department of Health and Human Services shall establish uniform standards of financial eligibility for the treatment services under the program established under the Genetically Handicapped Persons Act, including a uniform formula for the payment of services by physicians and…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1406 Benefits and services; payment liability.
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The health care benefits and services specified in sections 68-1401 to 68-1406, to the extent that such benefits and services are neither provided under any other federal or state law nor provided or available under other contractual or legal entitlements including insurance of t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-141 Hearing; procedure.
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The county board or hearing examiner, as the case may be, shall use the following procedure for all hearings: (1) Tape-record the hearing; (2) Make a decision within thirty days following the hearing; (3) Make the decision based upon the evidence adduced and the law; (4) Provide …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-142 Judicial review; procedure.
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(1) Any person aggrieved by a decision rendered pursuant to sections 68-139 to 68-141 may obtain a review of such decision in the district court of the county. (2) Proceedings for review shall be instituted by filing a petition in the district court of the county where the decisi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-143 Poor person; where chargeable.
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Any person becoming chargeable as a poor person in this state shall be chargeable as such in the county in which he or she has established a legal settlement as defined in section 68-115.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-144 Poor person; duties of county where found and county of legal settlement.
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If any person shall become chargeable in any county in which he or she has not established a legal settlement at the time of applying for aid, he or she shall be duly taken care of by the proper authority of the county where he or she may be found. It shall be the duty of the cle…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-145 Poor person; county where found; action to recover costs; when authorized.
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If a poor person, by reason of sickness or disease, or by neglect of the authorities of the county in which he or she has a legal settlement, or for any other sufficient cause, cannot be removed, then the county taking charge of such individual may sue for, and recover from the c…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-146 Nonresident poor person; general assistance; legal settlement verified; assurances.
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Whenever any poor person without a legal settlement in this state shall become sick in any county in this state, not having income and assets available to pay for medical services, or whenever any poor person without a legal settlement in this state is found in distress in any co…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-147 County, when liable.
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Even though a poor person may be eligible for general assistance, the county board shall have no liability to such person until the county board or the person to whom it has delegated responsibility for administration of general assistance shall have passed upon a written applica…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-148 General assistance; not alienable; exception.
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No general assistance shall be alienable by assignment or transfer, or be subject to attachment, garnishment, or any other legal process, except that a county may pay general assistance directly to any person, corporation, or other legal entity providing goods or services, as des…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-149 Reimbursement to county; when; procedure.
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The county shall be reimbursed for any medical assistance or health services by the spouse, father, or mother of any recipient if they or any of them are of sufficient ability. A proceeding may be instituted in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state against such relati…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-150 Application; right of subrogation.
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An application for county general assistance or for county health services shall give a right of subrogation to the county furnishing such aid. Subject to sections 68-921 to 68-925, subrogation shall include every claim or right which the applicant may have against a third party …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1501 Act, how cited.
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Sections 68-1501 to 68-1519 shall be known and may be cited as the Disabled Persons and Family Support Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1502 Legislative findings.
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The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) The family is vital to the fundamental development of each person in the State of Nebraska; (2) A growing number of families are searching for ways to provide for disabled family members in the home rather than placing them in state or…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1503 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Disabled Persons and Family Support Act: (1) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services; (2) Disabled family member or disabled person means a person who has a medically determinable severe, chronic disability which: (a) Is attributable to a …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1504 Department of Health and Human Services; provide support; expenses; compensation.
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The department may provide support to families providing for a disabled member in the home and to disabled persons in independent living situations. Such support may be made available to compensate for present and future expenses, including, but not limited to: (1) The purchase o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1505 Support; families; eligibility requirements.
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Families may be eligible to receive support pursuant to sections 68-1501 to 68-1519 if the family (1) resides in the State of Nebraska, (2) has a family member who is disabled and is (a) living at home or (b) residing in a state or private institutional or residential facility bu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1506 Support; disabled person in independent living situation; eligibility requirements.
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A disabled person in an independent living situation may be eligible to receive support pursuant to sections 68-1501 to 68-1519 if the person (1) is a resident of the State of Nebraska, (2) requires care to remain within an independent living situation, and (3) has insufficient i…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1507 Eligibility; department determine.
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The determination of disability and the need for programs and services shall be supported by current program plans, evaluations, and medical reports which shall be provided to the department upon request. The department may decide that additional evaluations of the disabled perso…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1508 Support; allocation of costs; basis.
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The department may allocate costs for programs and services between the department and the family or the disabled person in an independent living situation. Such cost allocation shall be based on the need for support pursuant to sections 68-1501 to 68-1519 and shall not be based …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1509 Department; needs and eligibility criteria; factors.
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The department, in considering the needs and eligibility criteria of families and disabled persons, shall consider various factors, including, but not limited to: (1) Total family income, except that the amount which the spouse may designate as provided in section 68-922 shall be…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-151 Employable recipients; legislative findings.
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The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the increase in the number of recipients of county general assistance funds by employable recipients is a cause of great concern among county governments. County officials realize that a part of the recent increase in recipients was …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1510 Support; supplemental to other programs; availability of other programs; department; duties.
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The support available under sections 68-1501 to 68-1519 shall be supplemental to other support programs for which the family or disabled person is eligible and is not intended to reduce the responsibility for the provision of services and support by such other programs. The depar…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1511 Department; payment of support; provide assistance; providers of programs and services.
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The department may, by agreement with the head of the family or disabled person, provide support pursuant to sections 68-1501 to 68-1519 (1) directly to the family or the disabled person, or (2) directly to qualified programs and services. The department shall assist each family …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1512 Support; maximum allowance; limitations; appropriations; legislative intent.
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(1) The maximum support allowable under sections 68-1501 to 68-1519 shall be (a) four hundred dollars per month per disabled person averaged over any one-year period or (b) four hundred dollars per month per family averaged over any one-year period for the first disabled family m…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1513 Department; review needs of support recipient.
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The department shall review the needs of each family or disabled person receiving support under sections 68-1501 to 68-1519 on a regular basis, as established by the department, or upon the showing of a change of circumstances by the head of the family.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1514 Denial of support; hearing provided.
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The chief executive officer of the department, or his or her designated representative, shall provide an opportunity for a fair hearing to any family or disabled person who is denied support pursuant to the Disabled Persons and Family Support Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1515 Rules and regulations; contents.
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The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations, as necessary, to implement sections 68-1501 to 68-1519, including: (1) Standards and procedures for determining approval of qualified programs and services to participate under sections 68-1501 to 68-1519; (2) Ident…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1516 Department; provide support; when; priorities.
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The department shall begin providing support pursuant to sections 68-1501 to 68-1519 on July 1, 1982. From July 1, 1982, to July 1, 1986, the department shall provide support on a priority basis to families and disabled persons eligible to receive support pursuant to sections 68-…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1517 Department; expenditure of funds authorized.
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The department may expend funds for the administration of the Disabled Persons and Family Support Act and for support pursuant to the act.
Repealed. Laws 2025, LB376, § 42.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1519 Obtaining support in violation of sections; violation; penalty.
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Any person who by means of a willfully false statement or representation, or by impersonation or other device, obtains or attempts to obtain, or who aids or abets any other person in obtaining support under sections 68-1501 to 68-1519 shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-152 Employable recipients; programs authorized.
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A county may develop, establish, and implement vocational, rehabilitation, job training, and community service programs for employable recipients.