83-1202 – Legislative intent.
83-1202. Legislative intent. 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 disabilities shall have access to a full array of services appropriate for them as individuals; […]
83-1202.01 – Appropriations; legislative findings.
83-1202.01. Appropriations; legislative findings. 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 the Legislature that the state pursue full funding of […]
83-1203 – Definitions, where found.
83-1203. Definitions, where found. For purposes of the Developmental Disabilities Services Act, the definitions found in sections 83-1204 to 83-1208 shall be used. Source Laws 1991, LB 830, § 3.
83-1204 – Department, defined.
83-1204. Department, defined. Department shall mean the Division of Developmental Disabilities of the Department of Health and Human Services. Source Laws 1991, LB 830, § 4; Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 971; Laws 2007, LB296, § 807.
83-1205 – Developmental disability, defined.
83-1205. Developmental disability, defined. 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 persistent mental illness; (2) Is manifested before the age of twenty-two years; (3) […]
83-1206 – Director, defined.
83-1206. Director, defined. Director shall mean the Director of Developmental Disabilities of the Division of Developmental Disabilities. Source Laws 1991, LB 830, § 6; Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 972; Laws 2007, LB296, § 808.
83-1068 – Transferred to section 71-961.
83-1068. Transferred to section 71-961.
83-1206.01 – Intellectual disability, defined.
83-1206.01. Intellectual disability, defined. 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 score of seventy or below on a properly administered and valid intelligence quotient test. Source Laws 2016, LB1039, […]
83-1069 – Transferred to section 71-962.
83-1069. Transferred to section 71-962.
83-1207 – Specialized program, defined.
83-1207. Specialized program, defined. Specialized program shall mean an agency, organization, association, or other entity which provides specialized services. Source Laws 1991, LB 830, § 7.