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68-1001 – Assistance to the aged, blind, or disabled; program; administration.

68-1001. Assistance to the aged, blind, or disabled; program; administration. There is hereby established in and for the State of Nebraska a program to be known as assistance to the aged, blind, or disabled, which assistance shall be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. Such assistance shall consist of money payments to, […]

68-1001.01 – Department of Health and Human Services; rules and regulations; promulgate.

68-1001.01. Department of Health and Human Services; rules and regulations; promulgate. For the purpose of adding to the security and social adjustment of former and potential recipients of assistance to the aged, blind, and disabled, and of medical assistance, the Department of Health and Human Services is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations providing for […]

68-1002 – Persons eligible for assistance.

68-1002. Persons eligible for assistance. In order to qualify for assistance to the aged, blind, or disabled, an individual: (1) Must be a bona fide resident of the State of Nebraska, except that a resident of another state who enters the State of Nebraska solely for the purpose of receiving care in a home licensed […]

68-1003 – Assistance to the aged; additional qualifications required.

68-1003. Assistance to the aged; additional qualifications required. In order to qualify for assistance to the aged, an individual must, in addition to the requirements set forth in section 68-1002, have attained the age of sixty-five years. Source Laws 1965, c. 395, § 3, p. 1265.

68-1004 – Assistance to the blind; additional qualifications required.

68-1004. Assistance to the blind; additional qualifications required. In order to qualify for assistance to the blind, an individual must, in addition to the requirements set forth in section 68-1002, have been determined to be blind by an examination by a physician skilled in diseases of the eye or by an optometrist. Source Laws 1965, […]

68-1006.01 – Personal needs allowance; amount authorized.

68-1006.01. Personal needs allowance; amount authorized. The Department of Health and Human Services shall include in the standard of need for eligible aged, blind, and disabled persons at least sixty dollars per month for a personal needs allowance if such persons reside in an alternative living arrangement. For purposes of this section, an alternative living […]

68-1007 – Determination of need; elements considered; amounts disregarded.

68-1007. Determination of need; elements considered; amounts disregarded. In determining need for assistance to the aged, blind, or disabled, the Department of Health and Human Services shall take into consideration all other income and resources of the individual claiming such assistance, as well as any expenses reasonably attributable to the earning of any such income, […]

68-1008 – Application for assistance; investigation; notification.

68-1008. Application for assistance; investigation; notification. Upon the filing of an application for assistance to the aged, blind, or disabled, the Department of Health and Human Services shall make such investigation as it deems necessary to determine the circumstances existing in each case. Each applicant and recipient shall be notified in writing as to (1) […]