Chapter 81 — STATE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
2,602 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3119 Health and Human Services Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
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(1) The Health and Human Services Cash Fund is created and shall consist of funds from contracts, grants, gifts, or fees. The fund may also consist of transfers from the Nebraska Opioid Recovery Trust Fund. (2) Any money transferred from the Nebraska Opioid Recovery Trust Fund sh…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3120 Petty cash funds authorized.
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The chief executive officer of the Department of Health and Human Services may request that petty cash funds be created at specific locations which may be used for fees and costs related to the prosecution of support establishment, modification, and enforcement cases, including, …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3121 Contracts, documents, funds, and records of departments transferred to Department of Health and Human Services; how treated.
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On and after July 1, 2007, whenever the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Health and Human Services Finance and Support, or the Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure is referred to or designated by any contract or other document…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3122 Rules, regulations, orders, judicial or administrative proceedings, and references in law; how treated.
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All rules, regulations, and orders of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Health and Human Services Finance and Support, or the Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure or their predecessor agencies adopted prior to July 1, 2007,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3123 Employees of departments transferred to Department of Health and Human Services; how treated.
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On and after July 1, 2007, positions of employment in the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Health and Human Services Finance and Support, and the Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure related to the powers, duties, and function…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3124 Property of departments transferred to Department of Health and Human Services; how treated.
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On July 1, 2007, all items of property, real and personal, including office furniture and fixtures, books, documents, and records of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Health and Human Services Finance and Support, and the Department of Health and Huma…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3125 Personnel who work with sex offenders; duties; department; maintain records; contents.
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(1) The personnel of the Department of Health and Human Services who work with sex offenders shall develop, maintain, and adhere to written policies or administrative rules and regulations governing the transfer and discharge of sex offenders treated in a program of the departmen…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3126 Chief executive officer; disclosure of information relating to certain children authorized; limitations; release of criminal history record check results.
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(1) For purposes of this section: (a) Chief executive officer means the chief executive officer of the Department of Health and Human Services; (b) Child abuse or neglect has the same meaning as in section 28-710; (c) Child fatality means the death of a child from suspected abuse…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3127 Program administration; terms, defined.
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For purposes of sections 81-3127 to 81-3132: (1) Client means an applicant for one or more economic assistance programs or his or her legal representative; (2) Community-based organization means: (a) An area agency on aging established pursuant to the Nebraska Community Aging Ser…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3128 Program administration; staffing; considerations; caseworkers; activities; appointments; equipment.
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(1) The Department of Health and Human Services shall staff multiple, integrated access points for economic assistance programs administered by the department in order to assure that Nebraskans who rely on such programs will be able to utilize them effectively. (2) The department…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3129 Program administration; services for clients; dedicated caseworkers; specialized department employees or units.
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(1) The Department of Health and Human Services shall provide high-quality services for clients who apply for or receive benefits under public benefit programs administered by the department. (2) The department shall utilize department caseworkers who are located in call centers,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3130 Program administration; community support specialists; duties; training required.
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(1) Community support specialists within the Department of Health and Human Services shall: (a) Act as a liaison between the department and community-based organizations; (b) Facilitate client assistance by community-based organizations; (c) Train community-based organizations in…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3131 Program administration; contracts with community-based organizations authorized; Department of Health and Human Services; duties.
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(1) The Department of Health and Human Services shall enter into contracts with community-based organizations which allow the department to keep caseworkers present at the community-based organization at the times specified in the contract. A contract under this section shall spe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3132 Program administration; Department of Health and Human Services; implement requirements; report.
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The Department of Health and Human Services shall fulfill the requirements of sections 81-3127 to 81-3131 by September 1, 2012. The department shall train community-based organizations by September 1, 2012. The department shall report back to the Health and Human Services Committ…
Repealed. Laws 2025, LB376, § 42.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3133.01 Division of Behavioral Health; strategic plan; key goals; benchmarks; progress reports.
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(1) For the biennium ending June 30, 2017, and the biennium ending June 30, 2019, the Division of Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services shall, as part of the appropriations request process pursuant to subsection (1) of section 81-132, include a strategi…
Repealed. Laws 2026, LB867, § 41.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3133.03 Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care; strategic plan; key goals; benchmarks; progress reports.
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(1) For the biennium ending June 30, 2017, and the biennium ending June 30, 2019, the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care of the Department of Health and Human Services shall, as part of the appropriations request process pursuant to subsection (1) of section 81-132, include …
Repealed. Laws 2026, LB867, § 41.
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Repealed. Laws 2022, LB1173, § 23.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3136 Department of Health and Human Services; develop model for alternative response to reports of child abuse or neglect; contents; report.
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(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the alternative response to reports of child abuse or neglect model developed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section be implemented in designated sites under the Child Protection and Family Safety Act no earlier than July 2014. (2)…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3137 Procurement of managed care for long-term care services and support; request for proposals; restriction.
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The Legislature finds that sufficient planning and meaningful input from stakeholders, including, but not limited to, service providers and consumers, is critical for establishing an effective managed care system for medicaid recipients. To ensure the safety and well-being of the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3138 System of home and community-based long-term care services; grant application; department; duties; report.
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(1) The Department of Health and Human Services shall apply to the United States Department of Health and Human Services for a grant under the State Balancing Incentive Payments Program enacted in section 10202 of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Funds from…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3139 Health Care Homes for the Medically Underserved Fund; created; purpose; investment.
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The Health Care Homes for the Medically Underserved Fund is created within the Department of Health and Human Services. 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…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3140 Health Care Homes for the Medically Underserved Fund; distribution; use.
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(1)(a) The purpose of the Health Care Homes for the Medically Underserved Fund is to enhance the ability of Nebraska's federally qualified health centers to provide patient-centered medical homes to low-income medically underserved populations. Twenty-five percent of the state po…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3141 Limited Temporary Guardian Aid Program; covered county; state aid; legislative intent regarding appropriations.
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(1) For purposes of this section: (a) Covered county means a county containing a city of the metropolitan class or a city of the primary class; and (b) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services. (2) There is created a separate and distinct budgetary subprogram …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3142 HCBS Enhanced FMAP Fund; created; use; investment.
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The HCBS Enhanced FMAP Fund is created. The fund shall be used to enhance and expand home and community-based services (HCBS) spending as outlined in the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, 42 U.S.C. 802, as amended. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Healt…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3143 Department of Health and Human Services; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program; funds; state plan amendment.
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The Department of Health and Human Services shall submit a state plan amendment to the federal Administration for Children and Families, pursuant to section 404(a)(2) of the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, to allow the funds provid…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3144 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program funds; report.
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The Department of Health and Human Services shall electronically submit a report to the Health and Human Services Committee of the Legislature by November 1 of each year on the current and anticipated expenditures for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program funds allo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3145 Intergenerational Care Facility Incentive Grant Program; requirements; eligibility; use.
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(1) The Intergenerational Care Facility Incentive Grant Program is created. It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate three hundred thousand dollars from the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund for fiscal year 2024-25 to the Department of Health and Human Services t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3146 Mental health and substance use disorder services; Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care; duties.
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The Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care of the Department of Health and Human Services shall: (1) Require contractor compliance with federal and state laws and rules and regulations applicable to coverage for mental health or substance use disorder services including early an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3147 Rural Health Transformation Program; implementation; Department of Health and Human Services; awardee; duties.
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(1) The Department of Health and Human Services, as the applicant on behalf of the State of Nebraska for money from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the Rural Health Transformation Program that was authorized by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Section 71…
Repealed. Laws 2007, LB 296, § 815.
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Repealed. Laws 2007, LB 296, § 815.
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Repealed. Laws 2007, LB 296, § 815.
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Repealed. Laws 2003, LB 467, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 2003, LB 467, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 2007, LB 296, § 815.
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Repealed. Laws 2007, LB 296, § 815.
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Repealed. Laws 2007, LB 296, § 815.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 2007, LB 296, § 815.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 2007, LB 296, § 815.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 2007, LB 296, § 815.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 2007, LB 296, § 815.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 2007, LB 296, § 815.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 2007, LB 296, § 815.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 2003, LB 467, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 2003, LB 467, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 2007, LB 296, § 815.
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Repealed. Laws 2007, LB 296, § 815.
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[Repealed or reserved.]