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83-1211 – Responsibility for cost of services.

83-1211. Responsibility for cost of services. 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. Provisions of law in effect on September 6, […]

83-1212.01 – Advisory Committee on Developmental Disabilities; created; members; expenses; duties.

83-1212.01. Advisory Committee on Developmental Disabilities; created; members; expenses; duties. (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 designated protection and advocacy organization, a representative of the […]

83-1216 – Department; duties; services; legislative intent; priorities.

83-1216. Department; duties; services; legislative intent; priorities. (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 assessment process developed by the department and approved by […]

83-1216.01 – Quality management and improvement plan; purpose; contents; implementation report.

83-1216.01. Quality management and improvement plan; purpose; contents; implementation report. (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 developmental disabilities. (b) The purpose […]

83-1216.02 – Insufficient funds to provide services; department; duties; termination.

83-1216.02. Insufficient funds to provide services; department; duties; termination. (1) If the department determines that there are not enough funds available to provide services to all eligible individuals under subdivision (4)(d) of section 83-1216, the department shall provide day services to individuals who: (a) Are transitioning from the education system upon attaining twenty-one years of […]

83-1217 – Department; contract for specialized services; certification and accreditation requirements; assisted services; method of reimbursement.

83-1217. Department; contract for specialized services; certification and accreditation requirements; assisted services; method of reimbursement. 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 reimbursed on a daily rate basis, including […]

83-1217.01 – Employees; criminal history record information check; fingerprints; Nebraska State Patrol; duties.

83-1217.01. Employees; criminal history record information check; fingerprints; Nebraska State Patrol; duties. (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 fingerprints with the […]

83-1218 – Specialized program; local governing board; duties.

83-1218. Specialized program; local governing board; duties. 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 specialized services rendered during the […]

83-1210 – Local field offices.

83-1210. Local field offices. 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. Source Laws 1991, LB 830, § 10.