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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2247 Ombudsman advocate, defined.
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Ombudsman advocate means an employee or a volunteer of the office other than the state long-term care ombudsman or of a local program trained and certified to carry out duties of the office.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2247.01 Representative of the office, defined.
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Representative of the office means an employee or volunteer designated by the state long-term care ombudsman to fulfill the duties of the office, whether personnel supervision is provided by the state long-term care ombudsman or his or her designee or by an agency hosting a local…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2247.02 Resident, defined.
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Resident means an individual who resides in a long-term care facility as a patient, resident, or client.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2247.03 Resident representative, defined.
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Resident representative means: (1) An individual chosen by the resident to act on behalf of the resident in order to support the resident in decisionmaking; access medical, social, or other personal information of the resident; manage financial matters; or receive notifications; …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2248 State long-term care ombudsman, defined.
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State long-term care ombudsman means the person appointed under section 81-2249 to fulfill the responsibilities of the office.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2249 Office; created; state long-term care ombudsman; appointed.
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Pursuant to the Older Americans Act, the office of the state long-term care ombudsman is hereby created. The department shall establish and operate the office. The chief executive officer of the department shall appoint the state long-term care ombudsman.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2250 Long-term care ombudsman program; established; contents.
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The department shall establish a long-term care ombudsman program consisting of the state long-term care ombudsman and any local long-term care ombudsman programs. The program shall: (1) Investigate and resolve complaints made by or on behalf of residents relating to action, inac…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2251 Rules and regulations; state long-term care ombudsman; qualifications.
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The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act. The department shall ensure that the state long-term care ombudsman has no conflicts of interest in fulfilling the duties of the office, is capable of administering the of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2252 Local long-term care ombudsman programs; designation; provisional status.
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The office may designate for two-year periods, within each planning-and-service area designated pursuant to section 81-2213, local long-term care ombudsman programs. The office may withdraw or provisionally maintain the designation of an entity as a local long-term care ombudsman…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2253 Staff training requirements; ombudsman advocate certification; required.
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(1) The state long-term care ombudsman shall ensure that the staff of the office and of local long-term care ombudsman programs are trained in: (a) Federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies with respect to long-term care facilities in the state; (b) Investigative …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2254 Office; investigations; procedure.
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The office shall investigate and seek to resolve complaints and concerns communicated by or on behalf of a resident. The office may initiate investigations based on its observations of the conditions in a long-term care facility. If the office does not investigate a complaint, th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2255 Abuse, neglect, or exploitation; referral required; procedure.
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(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law related to reporting, when abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a resident is suspected, the long-term care ombudsman program, with the permission of the resident or the resident representative, shall make an immediate referral to adul…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2256 Long-term care facility; notice required; form.
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Every long-term care facility shall post in a conspicuous location a notice of the name, address, and telephone number of the office and the name and telephone number of the nearest local long-term care ombudsman program. A brief description of the services provided by the office…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2257 Office; access to governmental records.
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Upon request, the office shall have access to any record of a state or local governmental agency which is necessary to carry out its responsibilities under the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2258 Office; access to medical and personal records; liability for disclosure; confidentiality.
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(1) The office shall have access to the medical and personal records of a resident of a long-term care facility which are retained by the facility. If the resident: (a) Has the ability to consent in writing or through the use of auxiliary aids and services, access may only be obt…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2259 State long-term care ombudsman and ombudsman advocate; access to resident.
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A state long-term care ombudsman or an ombudsman advocate shall have immediate access to any consenting resident for the purpose of effectively carrying out the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act if such state long-term care ombudsman or ombudsman advocate identifies himself or herself…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2260 Complaints or investigations; confidentiality; exceptions.
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(1) Information relating to any complaints or investigation made pursuant to the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act that discloses the identities of complainants or residents shall remain confidential except: (a) When disclosure is authorized in writing by the complainant, resident, or…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2261 Department; duties.
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The department shall ensure that: (1) No individual involved in the designation of the state long-term care ombudsman has a pecuniary or other interest in a long-term care facility; (2) No state long-term care ombudsman or ombudsman advocate has a pecuniary or other interest in a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2262 Local long-term care ombudsman program and certified individual; treatment.
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Any local long-term care ombudsman program or any individual certified by the office, whether an employee of the program or office or an unpaid volunteer of the program or office, shall be treated as a representative of the office.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2263 State long-term care ombudsman and ombudsman advocate; immunity from liability; legal counsel.
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No state long-term care ombudsman or ombudsman advocate shall be liable for the good faith performance of official duties pursuant to the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act. Pursuant to the Older Americans Act, the department shall ensure that adequate legal counsel is available to the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2264 Interference with lawful actions; institution of certain proceedings; prohibited; department; sanctions.
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(1) No person shall willfully interfere with the lawful actions of the office, including the request for immediate entry into a long-term care facility by an individual certified pursuant to section 81-2253 who identifies himself or herself and presents his or her credentials to …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2268 Medicaid waiver funds; use authorized.
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Services identified by care plans for those eligible for medical assistance whose care needs are appropriate for nursing facilities but whose needs can be met outside a nursing facility may be purchased with medicaid waiver funds available through the home and community-based wai…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2269 Statewide project; establishment.
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(1) The Department of Health and Human Services, through its care management units, shall establish a statewide project to prevent premature institutionalization of nursing facility medicaid-eligible applicants sixty-five years of age and older through preadmission screening. In …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2270 Purchase of services with state funds; sliding-fee scale.
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Services identified by care plans for those not eligible for services provided through the home and community-based waiver for the aged and disabled may be purchased with funds appropriated through section 81-2235 based on a sliding-fee scale.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2271 Rules and regulations.
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The Department of Health and Human Services shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to establish procedures and standards to implement the intent of sections 81-2268 to 81-2271.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2273 Act, how cited.
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Sections 81-2273 to 81-2283 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Senior Volunteer Program Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2274 Purpose of act.
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The purpose of the Nebraska Senior Volunteer Program Act is to provide volunteer community service opportunities for older persons following priorities outlined in the federal Older Americans Act of 1965, as the act existed on January 1, 2017.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2275 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Nebraska Senior Volunteer Program Act: (1) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services; and (2) Senior volunteer means an individual who is sixty years of age or older.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2279 Senior volunteers; benefits.
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(1) A senior volunteer may receive (a) transportation expenses for transportation to and from their residences and the place where services are to be rendered, (b) one free meal when reasonably available during each day that services are rendered, and (c) an annual physical exami…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2281 Grants; amount.
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(1) The department shall make annual grants in an amount not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars. (2) As a condition to receiving a grant, an applicant shall obtain at least ten percent matching funds from local sources.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2282 Grantee; reports.
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Each grantee shall file with the department a quarterly report of its activities on forms provided by the department.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2283 Rules and regulations.
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The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Nebraska Senior Volunteer Program Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2401 Act, how cited.
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Sections 81-2401 to 81-2408 shall be known and may be cited as the Prompt Payment Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2402 Terms, defined.
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As used in the Prompt Payment Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Agency shall mean the state and any agency, department, office, commission, board, panel, or division of the state. Agency shall include the University of Nebraska and the Nebraska state colleges; (2) B…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2403 Goods or services; payment in full; when required.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, each agency shall make payment in full for all goods delivered or services rendered on or before the forty-fifth calendar day after (a) the date of receipt by the agency of the goods or services or (b) the date of receipt …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2404 Creditor; charge interest; when.
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Any creditor of an agency not receiving payment in full for goods delivered or services rendered within the forty-five-day or sixty-day time period, whichever is applicable, may charge the agency interest on the unpaid principal balance at the rate specified in section 45-104.02,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2405 Incorrect bill; notice to creditor; corrected bill; payment.
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When a bill submitted to an agency is filled out incorrectly or when there is any defect or impropriety in a bill submitted, the agency shall notify the creditor in writing prior to the date on which payment in full is due. The notice shall contain a description of the defect or …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2406 Act, how construed.
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Nothing in the Prompt Payment Act shall be construed to prohibit full or partial payments by agencies for goods or services whether or not such goods or services have been completely received or finally accepted by the agencies.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2407 Act; applicability.
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The Prompt Payment Act shall not apply to the following: (1) Claims subject to a good faith dispute if notice of the dispute is conveyed to the creditor in writing before the time required for payment, except that the Prompt Payment Act shall take effect on the date that the disp…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2408 Agency; reports; required.
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Each agency shall report monthly to the Director of Administrative Services and the Legislative Fiscal Analyst any account that has not been paid within the applicable time period prescribed by section 81-2403. The report submitted to the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall be submi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2501 Commission; members; qualifications; nomination; appointment; terms.
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(1) There is hereby established the Commission on Indian Affairs. For purposes of sections 81-2501 to 81-2508, commission shall mean the Commission on Indian Affairs. (2) The commission shall consist of fourteen members who shall be enrolled tribal members of a federally recogniz…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2502 Commission; purpose.
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The purpose of the commission shall be to join representatives of all Indians in Nebraska to do all things which it may determine to enhance the cause of Indian rights and to develop solutions to problems common to all Nebraska Indians.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2503 Commission; legal entity; executive director; qualifications; office.
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The commission shall be a legal entity with the power to receive and administer funds from state, federal, tribal, and other sources, and to employ and fix the compensation of an executive director of its own choosing who shall be an enrolled member of a Nebraska tribe or a legal…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2504 Commission; functions.
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The functions of the commission shall be to: (1) Promote state and federal legislation beneficial to the Indian community in Nebraska; (2) Coordinate existing programs relating to the Indian community in such areas as housing, education, welfare, medical and dental care, employme…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2505 Commission; alcohol rehabilitation programs; participation.
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The Commission on Indian Affairs may participate in alcohol rehabilitation programs with any nonprofit organization.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2506 Commission; members; compensation; expenses.
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The members of the commission shall each receive fifty dollars for each day spent in the performance of their duties and shall receive reimbursement for expenses as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2507 Commission; meetings; quorum; attendance required; exception.
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(1) The commission shall meet at least once every calendar quarter. Meetings shall be held on the first Friday of January, April, July, and October. If such day is a holiday, or if the commission is prevented from meeting on such day, the meeting shall be held on the following Fr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2508 Commission; executive board; purpose; members; powers.
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(1) For the purpose of administration of the Commission on Indian Affairs during the interim between its regular quarterly meetings, there is hereby established an executive board of the Commission on Indian Affairs consisting of the chairperson of the commission, two members rep…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2516 Commission on Indian Affairs Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
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The Commission on Indian Affairs Cash Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the Commission on Indian Affairs. The fund shall consist of money from contracts, fees, grants, or gifts from nonfederal sources received by the state and any investment income earned on the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2517 Native American Scholarship and Leadership Fund; created; use; investment.
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The Native American Scholarship and Leadership Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the Commission on Indian Affairs and shall consist of money credited to the fund pursuant to section 60-3,163.02. The commission shall use the fund to provide scholarships to Native …