Chapter 68 — PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
697 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1719 Self-sufficiency contract; purpose.
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Based on the results of the comprehensive assets assessment under section 68-1718, the applicant and the case manager shall develop a self-sufficiency contract. The contract shall be built upon the premise of urgent action. To ensure that the applicant can make constant, measurab…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1720 Self-sufficiency contract; contents.
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The responsibilities, roles, and expectations of the applicant family, the case manager, and all other service providers shall be detailed in the self-sufficiency contract developed under section 68-1719. The contract shall be signed by the applicant and by the case manager repre…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1721 Principal wage earner and other nonexempt members of applicant family; duties.
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(1) Under the self-sufficiency contract developed under section 68-1719, the principal wage earner and other nonexempt members of the applicant family shall be required to participate in one or more of the following approved activities, including, but not limited to, education, j…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1722 Legislative findings; case management practices and supportive services; department; powers and duties; extension of time limit on cash assistance; when.
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The Legislature finds that the state has responsibilities to help ensure the success of the self-sufficiency contract for each recipient. The Department of Health and Human Services shall employ case management practices and supportive services to the extent necessary to facilita…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1723 Cash assistance; requirements; extension of time limit; when; hearing; review.
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(1) Cash assistance shall be provided only while recipients are actively engaged in the specific activities outlined in the self-sufficiency contract developed under section 68-1719. If the recipients are not actively engaged in these activities, no cash assistance shall be paid.…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1724 Cash assistance; duration; reimbursement of expenses; when; conditions; extension of time limit; funding.
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(1) Cash assistance shall be provided for a period or periods of time not to exceed a total of sixty months for recipient families with children subject to the following: (a) If the state fails to meet the specific terms of the self-sufficiency contract developed under section 68…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1725 Alternative payment systems authorized.
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The Department of Health and Human Services may either develop an electronic benefit system for purposes of eliminating as much paper and coupon conveyance of public assistance as is practical or provide cash in lieu of coupons.
Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 940, § 4.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1726 Assistance under act; eligibility factors.
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Based on the comprehensive assets assessment, each individual and family receiving assistance under the Welfare Reform Act shall reach for his or her highest level of economic self-sufficiency or the family's highest level of economic self-sufficiency. The following eligibility f…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1727 Family resource centers; legislative intent.
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It is the intent of the Legislature that family resource centers be considered a priority in the utilization of the federal funding allocated to Nebraska through Family Preservation and Support Services, as provided by Public Law 103-66, 1993.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1728 Services for families and children; legislative findings and declarations.
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(1) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (a) The family is the cornerstone of society; (b) families have the primary responsibility for supporting their children; and (c) families require the support of their community and the state to fulfill their duties. (2) The Leg…
Repealed. Laws 2007, LB 296, § 815.
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Repealed. Laws 2007, LB 296, § 815.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1731 Family services; legislative intent.
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The Legislature recognizes that parents should continue to have the primary responsibility for meeting the needs of their children but that if a family requires services it should be able to receive services which are available, accessible, and equitable. It is the intent of the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1732 Integrated programs and policies; legislative intent.
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It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Health and Human Services, the State Department of Education, the Department of Labor, the Office of Probation Administration, the Department of Correctional Services, and the Department of Economic Development will have …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1733 Planning process; state agencies; duty to establish.
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The state agencies enumerated in section 68-1732 shall establish a planning process to: (1) Assist communities in joining together to assess their resources and strengths; (2) Assess what services are needed in participating communities and coordinate how such services should be …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1734 Application process; legislative intent; common assessment tool.
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It is the intent of the Legislature that the agencies enumerated in section 68-1732, whenever possible, shall develop a uniform, consolidated, and streamlined application process for all programs serving children and families. The application process shall be electronically linke…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1735 Creating self-sufficiency contract and meeting work activity requirement; applicant under twenty years of age; activities authorized.
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For purposes of creating the self-sufficiency contract and meeting the applicant's work activity requirement, an applicant who is under twenty years of age and is married or a single head of household is deemed to have met the work activity requirement in a month if he or she: (1…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1735.01 Creating self-sufficiency contract and meeting work activity requirement; applicant; activities authorized.
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(1) For purposes of this section, target work rate means fifty percent less the caseload reduction credit submitted by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to the United States Department of Health and Human Services for the fiscal year. (2) For purposes of creati…
Repealed. Laws 2025, LB376, § 42.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1735.03 Legislative intent.
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It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Health and Human Services carry out the requirements of sections 68-1735 and 68-1735.01 within the limits of its annual appropriation.
Repealed. Laws 2016, LB1081, § 8.
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Repealed. Laws 2008, LB 797, § 35.
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Repealed. Laws 2008, LB 797, § 35.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1738 Department of Health and Human Services; duty.
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The Department of Health and Human Services shall make state funds available which are appropriated to meet the needs of people living on tribal lands or in tribal service areas as defined in section 43-1503 if the people residing on tribal lands or in tribal services areas choos…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1801 Act, how cited.
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Sections 68-1801 to 68-1809 shall be known and may be cited as the ICF/DD Reimbursement Protection Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1802 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the ICF/DD Reimbursement Protection Act: (1) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services; (2) Intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities has the definition found in section 71-421; (3) Medical assistance program means t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1803 Tax; rate; collection; report.
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(1) Each intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities shall pay a tax equal to a percentage of its net revenue for the most recent State of Nebraska fiscal year. The percentage shall be (a) six percent prior to January 1, 2008, (b) five and one-half perc…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1804 ICF/DD Reimbursement Protection Fund; created; use; allocation; investment.
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(1) The ICF/DD Reimbursement Protection Fund is created. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act. Interest and income earned by the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1805 State medicaid plan; application for amendment; tax; when due.
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(1) On or before July 1, 2004, the department shall submit an application to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the United States Department of Health and Human Services amending the state medicaid plan to provide for utilization of money in the ICF/DD Reimbursemen…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1806 Collection of tax; discontinued; when; effect.
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(1) Until July 1, 2014: (a) Collection of the tax imposed by section 68-1803 shall be discontinued if: (i) The amendment to the state medicaid plan described in section 68-1805 is disapproved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; (ii) The department reduces rates pai…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1806.01 Tax; use.
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The department shall collect the tax provided for in section 68-1803 and remit the tax to the State Treasurer for credit to the ICF/DD Reimbursement Protection Fund. Beginning July 1, 2014, no proceeds from the tax provided for in section 68-1803, including the federal match, sha…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1807 Failure to pay tax; penalty.
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(1) An intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities that fails to pay the tax required by section 68-1803 shall be subject to a penalty of five hundred dollars per day of delinquency. The total amount of the penalty assessed under this section shall not …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1808 Refund; procedure.
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An intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities that has paid a tax that is not required by section 68-1803 may file a claim for refund with the department. The department may by rule and regulation establish procedures for filing and consideration of su…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1809 Rules and regulations.
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The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the ICF/DD Reimbursement Protection Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1901 Act, how cited.
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Sections 68-1901 to 68-1930 shall be known and may be cited as the Nursing Facility Quality Assurance Assessment Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1902 Definitions, where found.
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For purposes of the Nursing Facility Quality Assurance Assessment Act, the definitions found in sections 68-1903 to 68-1916 apply.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1903 Bed-hold day, defined.
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Bed-hold day means a day during which a bed is kept open pursuant to the bed-hold policy of the nursing facility or skilled nursing facility which permits a resident to return to the facility and resume residence in the facility after a transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1904 Continuing care retirement community, defined.
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Continuing care retirement community means an operational entity or related organization which, under a life care contract, provides a continuum of services, including, but not limited to, independent living, assisted-living, nursing facility, and skilled nursing facility service…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1905 Department, defined.
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Department means the Department of Health and Human Services.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1906 Gross inpatient revenue, defined.
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Gross inpatient revenue means the revenue paid to a nursing facility or skilled nursing facility for inpatient resident care, room, board, and services less contractual adjustments, bad debt, and revenue from sources other than operations, including, but not limited to, interest,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1907 Hospital, defined.
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Hospital has the meaning found in section 71-419.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1908 Life care contract, defined.
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Life care contract means a contract between a continuing care retirement community and a resident of such community or his or her legal representative which: (1) Includes each of the following express promises: (a) The community agrees to provide services at any level along the c…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1909 Medical assistance program, defined.
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Medical assistance program means the medical assistance program established pursuant to the Medical Assistance Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1910 Medicare day, defined.
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Medicare day means any day of resident stay funded by medicare as the payment source and includes a day funded under Medicare Part A, under a Medicare Advantage or special needs plan, or under medicare hospice.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1911 Medicare upper payment limit, defined.
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Medicare upper payment limit means the limitation established by 42 C.F.R. 447.272 establishing a maximum amount of payment for services under the medical assistance program to nursing facilities, skilled nursing facilities, and hospitals.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1912 Nursing facility, defined.
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Nursing facility has the meaning found in section 71-424.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1913 Quality assurance assessment, defined.
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Quality assurance assessment means the assessment imposed under section 68-1917.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1914 Resident day, defined.
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Resident day means the calendar day in which care is provided to an individual resident of a nursing facility or skilled nursing facility that is not reimbursed under medicare, including the day of admission but not including the day of discharge, unless the dates of admission an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1915 Skilled nursing facility, defined.
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Skilled nursing facility has the meaning found in section 71-429.