47-907 – Complaints to office; form; full investigation; when; notice.
47-907. Complaints to office; form; full investigation; when; notice. (1) Complaints to the office may be made in writing. A complaint shall be evaluated to determine if it alleges possible misconduct, misfeasance, malfeasance, or violation of a statute or of rules and regulations of the department by an employee of or a person under contract […]
47-1003 – Terms, defined.
47-1003. Terms, defined. For the purposes of the Healthy Pregnancies for Incarcerated Women Act: (1) Administrator means the Director of Correctional Services, the sheriff or other person charged with administration of a jail, or any other official responsible for the administration of a detention facility; (2) Detainee includes any adult or juvenile female detained under […]
47-705 – Sections; how construed; denial of medical services; damages.
47-705. Sections; how construed; denial of medical services; damages. (1) Sections 47-701 to 47-704 do not release any governmental agency from liability for the costs of medical services made necessary by the negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct of the agency or its employees or the costs of medical care resulting from an accident or occupational […]
47-706 – Medical assistance; federal financial participation; legislative intent; Department of Health and Human Services; Department of Correctional Services; duties.
47-706. Medical assistance; federal financial participation; legislative intent; Department of Health and Human Services; Department of Correctional Services; duties. (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that human services agencies, correctional facilities, and detention facilities recognize that: (a) Federal law generally does not authorize federal financial participation for medicaid when a person […]
47-801 – Act, how cited.
47-801. Act, how cited. Sections 47-801 to 47-807 shall be known and may be cited as the Private Prison Contracting Act. Source Laws 2001, LB 85, § 1.
47-802 – Department of Correctional Services; Department of Administrative Services; powers and duties; contractor; duties.
47-802. Department of Correctional Services; Department of Administrative Services; powers and duties; contractor; duties. (1) The Department of Correctional Services is authorized to provide for incarceration, supervision, and residential treatment at facilities other than those operated by the Department of Correctional Services. Services offered for persons under the custody or supervision of the department are […]
47-803 – Department of Correctional Services; contractor criteria; contract; requirements.
47-803. Department of Correctional Services; contractor criteria; contract; requirements. (1) The Department of Correctional Services shall develop criteria for the process by which a contractor for the construction or operation, or both, of a private prison is to be awarded a contract. The criteria shall be subject to approval by the Director of Correctional Services. […]
47-804 – Site selection criteria.
47-804. Site selection criteria. (1) The Department of Correctional Services shall develop criteria for selection of a site upon which to construct the correctional facilities. The criteria shall include, but shall not be limited to, the availability of medical services, support services, and transportation services, the availability of potential employees who would be qualified to […]
47-805 – Restriction on inmates.
47-805. Restriction on inmates. A private prison contractor shall not accept or house federal inmates or inmates from another state. Source Laws 2001, LB 85, § 5.
47-806 – County or political subdivision; prohibited acts.
47-806. County or political subdivision; prohibited acts. The Private Prison Contracting Act does not authorize a county or other political subdivision to enter into a contract with a private prison contractor to construct or operate a correctional facility within or on behalf of such county or other political subdivision. Source Laws 2001, LB 85, § […]