Chapter 83 — STATE INSTITUTIONS
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Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 830, § 36.
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Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 830, § 36.
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Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 830, § 36.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-113 Department of Health and Human Services; examination of employees; investigation of alleged abuses; report.
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The Department of Health and Human Services may examine any of the officers, attendants, guards, and other employees and make such inquiries as will determine their fitness for their respective duties and shall investigate and report to the Governor any abuses or wrongs alleged t…
Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 830, § 36.
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Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 830, § 36.
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Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 830, § 36.
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Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 830, § 36.
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Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 830, § 36.
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Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 830, § 36.
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Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 830, § 36.
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Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 830, § 36.
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Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 830, § 36.
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Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 830, § 36.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-114 Department of Health and Human Services; investigatory powers; interference with investigation; penalty; privileges of witnesses; contempt.
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The Department of Health and Human Services shall have the power to summon and examine witnesses under oath, to examine books and papers pertaining to the subject under investigation, and to compel the production of such books and papers. Witnesses who are not employees of the st…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-115 Department of Health and Human Services; investigation; legislative committee; powers of committee.
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The Department of Health and Human Services shall be prepared to give any information desired by the Legislature concerning the institutions under its control, and its administration shall be subject to examination under oath by a legislative committee, touching any matter in reg…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-116 Department of Health and Human Services; actions at law.
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The Department of Health and Human Services shall have the power to bring all suits necessary to protect the interests of the state. Such proceedings shall be instituted in the name of the State of Nebraska.
Repealed. Laws 1961, c. 416, § 32.
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Repealed. Laws 1961, c. 416, § 32.
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Repealed. Laws 1961, c. 416, § 32.
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Repealed. Laws 2000, LB 1115, § 93.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1201 Act, how cited.
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Sections 83-1201 to 83-1226 shall be known and may be cited as the Developmental Disabilities Services Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1202 Legislative intent.
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It is the intent of the Legislature that: (1) All persons with developmental disabilities shall receive services and assistance which present opportunities to increase their independence, productivity, and integration into the community; (2) All persons with developmental disabil…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1202.01 Appropriations; legislative findings.
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The Legislature finds that present state appropriations on behalf of community-based services to persons with developmental disabilities are inadequate to pay the reasonable costs of providing such services to all Nebraskans who are eligible to receive them. It is the intent of t…
Repealed. Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 985.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1203 Definitions, where found.
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For purposes of the Developmental Disabilities Services Act, the definitions found in sections 83-1204 to 83-1208 shall be used.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1204 Department, defined.
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Department shall mean the Division of Disability and Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1205 Developmental disability, defined.
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Developmental disability shall mean a severe, chronic disability, including an intellectual disability, other than mental illness, which: (1) Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment unless the impairment is solely attributable to a severe emotional disturbance or persi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1206 Director, defined.
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Director shall mean the Director of Disability and Aging of the Division of Disability and Aging.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1206.01 Intellectual disability, defined.
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Intellectual disability means significant subaverage general intellectual functioning which is associated with significant impairments in adaptive functioning manifested before the age of twenty-two years. Significant subaverage general intellectual functioning shall refer to a s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1207 Specialized program, defined.
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Specialized program shall mean an agency, organization, association, or other entity which provides specialized services.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1208 Specialized service, defined.
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Specialized service shall mean a service provided specifically for persons with developmental disabilities.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1209 Director; duties.
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To carry out the policies and purposes of the Developmental Disabilities Services Act, the director shall: (1) Ensure effective management by (a) determining whether applicants are eligible for specialized services, (b) authorizing service delivery for eligible persons, (c) ensur…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-121 School District Reimbursement Fund; created; use; investment.
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There is hereby created the School District Reimbursement Fund for use by the Department of Health and Human Services. The fund shall consist of money received from school districts or the department for the operation of special education programs within the department. The fund …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1210 Local field offices.
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The department may establish local field offices to assist in discharging departmental responsibilities and to ensure accessibility of departmental services for persons with developmental disabilities and their families throughout the state.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1211 Responsibility for cost of services.
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A person receiving specialized services from a local specialized program which receives financial assistance through the department shall be responsible for the cost of such services in the same manner as are persons receiving services at the Beatrice State Developmental Center. …
Repealed. Laws 2005, LB 205, § 1.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1212.01 Advisory Committee on Developmental Disabilities; created; members; expenses; duties.
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(1) There is hereby created the Advisory Committee on Developmental Disabilities. The advisory committee shall consist of a representative of a statewide advocacy organization for persons with developmental disabilities and their families, a representative of Nebraska's designate…
Repealed. Laws 2017, LB333, § 13.
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Repealed. Laws 2006, LB 1248, § 92.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1215 Department; authority granted for specialized services; social services; duties.
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The department shall carry out the authority granted to it pursuant to section 68-1204 and shall comply with all applicable provisions of the federal act identified in such section and of sections 68-1202 to 68-1210.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1216 Department; duties; services; legislative intent; priorities.
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(1) The department shall administer the medicaid home and community-based services waivers upon application approval by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The amount of funding for any person receiving services shall be determined using an objective assessmen…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1216.01 Quality management and improvement plan; purpose; contents.
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(1)(a) The department shall, with the assistance and support of the Advisory Committee on Developmental Disabilities, develop and implement a quality management and improvement plan to promote and monitor quality relating to services and quality of life for persons with developme…
Repealed. Laws 2026, LB867, § 41.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1217 Department; contract for specialized services; certification and accreditation requirements; assisted services; method of reimbursement.
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The department shall contract for specialized services and shall only contract with specialized programs which meet certification and accreditation requirements. Assisted services provided under this section through community-based developmental disability programs shall be reimb…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1217.01 Employees; criminal history record information check; fingerprints; Nebraska State Patrol; duties.
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(1) Each employee of state-operated services and facilities providing developmental disabilities services shall be subject to the criminal history record information check requirements of subdivision (9) of section 83-1217 and shall file a complete set of his or her legible finge…
Repealed. Laws 2014, LB 728, § 3.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1218 Specialized program; local governing board; duties.
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The local governing board for a specialized program shall: (1) Organize and supervise the delivery of specialized services within its governance; (2) Cause such services to be provided; (3) Report annually to the director regarding the expenditure of funds and the evaluation of s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1219 Complaints and hearings; procedures.
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A person with developmental disabilities or his or her parent or guardian may initiate a hearing on matters related to the initiation, change, or termination of or the refusal to initiate, change, or terminate the determination of eligibility for specialized services or the evalu…
Repealed. Laws 1971, LB 376, § 7.
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