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NE Code § 83-354 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-354 - State hospitals for the mentally ill; equal treatment; special care at private expense.

83-354.  State hospitals for the mentally ill; equal treatment; special care at private expense.All patients in the state hospitals for the mentally ill shall be regarded as standing on an equal footing. The patients, according to their different conditions of mind and body and their respective needs, shall be provided for and treated with equal care. If the relatives or immediate friends of any patient desire special care and pay the expenses thereof, such patient shall have special care and shall be provided with a special attendant as may be agreed upon with the chief executive officer. In such cases the charges for the special care and attendance shall be paid quarterly in advance.Source   G.S.1873, c. 31, § 28, p. 417;   R.S.1913, § 7255;   C.S.1922, § 6912;   C.S.1929, § 83-717;   R.S.1943, § 83-354;   Laws 1947, c. 335, § 41, p. 1073;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 139.
NE Code § 83-355 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-355 - State hospitals for the mentally ill; admission of nonresidents; expenses paid quarterly in advance.

83-355.  State hospitals for the mentally ill; admission of nonresidents; expenses paid quarterly in advance.Mentally ill persons from other states and territories may be admitted to the state hospitals for the mentally ill upon equal footing and on same conditions as private-pay patients. The sum to be paid monthly for the care, maintenance, and treatment of such patients shall be fixed by the Department of Health and Human Services and shall be collected quarterly in advance by the stewards of the hospitals and accounted for the same as other funds in their hands belonging to the State of Nebraska.Source   G.S.1873, c. 31, § 57, p. 425;   R.S.1913, § 7279;   C.S.1922, § 6935;   C.S.1929, § 83-740;   R.S.1943, § 83-355;   Laws 1947, c. 335, § 42, p. 1073;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 946.
NE Code § 83-356 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-356 - Mentally ill persons; mistreatment; liability; penalty.

83-356.  Mentally ill persons; mistreatment; liability; penalty.Any person taking care of a mentally ill person, and restraining such a person, either with or without authority, who shall treat such person with wanton severity, harshness or cruelty, or shall in any way abuse such a person, shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor and shall also be liable in an action for all damages sustained by such mentally ill person.Source   G.S.1873, c. 31, § 34, p. 418;   R.S.1913, § 7261;   C.S.1922, § 6918;   C.S.1929, § 83-723;   R.S.1943, § 83-356;   Laws 1947, c. 335, § 43, p. 1074;   Laws 1959, c. 442, § 9, p. 1490;   Laws 1977, LB 39, § 312.  Annotations This section does not create a criminal offense for lack of a penalty. Redding v. State, 165 Neb. 307, 85 N.W.2d 647 (1957).
NE Code § 83-357 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-357 - Persons supposed mentally ill; liberty not to be restricted; exception.

83-357.  Persons supposed mentally ill; liberty not to be restricted; exception.The liberty of any person supposed to be mentally ill shall not be restrained by any person not acting under the authority of the county board of mental health except to the extent for the period that may be necessary for the safety of persons and property, and until authority can be obtained.Source   G.S.1873, c. 31, § 33, p. 418;   R.S.1913, § 7260;   C.S.1922, § 6917;   C.S.1929, § 83-722;   R.S.1943, § 83-357;   Laws 1947, c. 335, § 44, p. 1074.
NE Code § 83-363 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-363 - Terms, defined.

83-363.  Terms, defined.As used in sections 83-227.01, 83-227.02, 83-350, and 83-363 to 83-380, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services;(2) State institution means the state hospitals at Lincoln and Norfolk, the Beatrice State Developmental Center, and such other institutions as may hereafter be established by the Legislature for the care and treatment of persons with a mental disorder or persons with an intellectual disability;(3) Relative means the spouse of a patient or, if the patient has no spouse and is under the age of majority at the time he or she is admitted, the parents of a patient in a state institution; and(4) Parents means either or both of a patient's natural parents unless such patient has been legally adopted by other parents, in which case parents means either or both of the adoptive parents.Source   Laws 1969, c. 812, § 1, p. 3051;   Laws 1975, LB 466, § 6;   Laws 1986, LB 1177, § 46;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 947;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 790;  Laws 2013, LB23, § 52;  Laws 2021, LB401, § 2.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 83-364 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-364 - Cost of patient care; liability of patient and relatives.

83-364.  Cost of patient care; liability of patient and relatives.When any person is admitted to a state institution or other inpatient treatment facility pursuant to an order of a mental health board under the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act or the Sex Offender Commitment Act or receives treatment prescribed by such institution or facility following release or without being admitted as a resident patient, the patient and the patient's relatives shall be liable for the cost of the care, support, maintenance, and treatment of such person to the extent and in the manner provided by sections 83-227.01, 83-227.02, 83-350, and 83-363 to 83-380. Such sections also shall apply to persons admitted to a state institution as transferees from any state penal institution or youth rehabilitation and treatment center but only after the expiration of the time for which the transferees were originally sentenced or committed.Source   Laws 1969, c. 812, § 2, p. 3052;   Laws 1994, LB 988, § 30;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 140;  Laws 2006, LB 1199, § 102;  Laws 2021, LB273, § 9.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021  Cross References   For other provisions relating to patient expenses, see sections 83-348 to 83-355.  Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act, see section 71-901.  Sex Offender Commitment Act, see section 71-1201.
NE Code § 83-365 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-365 - Cost of patient care; department; determine.

83-365.  Cost of patient care; department; determine.The department shall periodically determine the individual cost, exclusive of the cost of education, for the care, support, maintenance, and treatment of the patients in each state institution and for persons receiving treatment prescribed by an institution following release or without being admitted as a resident patient. In making such determinations, the department may use averaging methods for each institution if, in the judgment of the department, it is not practicable to compute the cost for each patient. The cost of capital expenditures and capital construction shall not be included in making such determinations.Source   Laws 1969, c. 812, § 3, p. 3052;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 948;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 791. Annotations There is no requirement that the Department of Health and Human Services offer proof that the cost of the care, support, maintenance, and treatment is fair and reasonable. In re Guardianship of Gaube, 14 Neb. App. 259, 707 N.W.2d 16 (2005).
NE Code § 83-366 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-366 - Cost of patient care; assess against patient or relatives; limitations.

83-366.  Cost of patient care; assess against patient or relatives; limitations.The department shall assess against the patient or his or her relatives all or such part of the cost determined under section 83-365 as they are able to pay, in the judgment of the department, except that a patient who is placed in a state institution to receive appropriate special education pursuant to the Special Education Act or his or her relatives shall be assessed only for medical care and medical treatment costs as determined pursuant to rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department in accordance with section 83-371.Source   Laws 1969, c. 812, § 4, p. 3052;   Laws 1985, LB 518, § 8;   Laws 1987, LB 367, § 73;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 792. Cross References  Special Education Act, see section 79-1110.
NE Code § 83-367 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-367 - Cost of patient care; relatives; limitation.

83-367.  Cost of patient care; relatives; limitation.The liability of each relative, except a spouse, shall cease when relatives shall have completed payments assessed pursuant to sections 83-227.01, 83-227.02, 83-350, and 83-363 to 83-380 for one hundred eighty months, or when the patient attains the age of majority, whichever shall occur first.Source   Laws 1969, c. 812, § 5, p. 3053;   Laws 1976, LB 620, § 1.
NE Code § 83-368 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-368 - Cost of patient care; ability to pay; factors.

83-368.  Cost of patient care; ability to pay; factors.Except as provided in section 71-809, the department shall determine the ability of a patient to pay by consideration of the following factors: (1) Taxable income reportable under Nebraska law; (2) the patient's age; (3) the number of his or her dependents and their ages and mental and physical conditions; (4) the patient's length of care or treatment; (5) his or her liabilities; and (6) his or her assets including health insurance coverage.Source   Laws 1969, c. 812, § 6, p. 3053;   Laws 1985, LB 487, § 2;  Laws 2012, LB871, § 3.
NE Code § 83-369 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-369 - Cost of patient care; Department of Health and Human Services; determination of ability to pay; factors considered.

83-369.  Cost of patient care; Department of Health and Human Services; determination of ability to pay; factors considered.When the department determines that a patient is unable to pay the entire cost determined pursuant to section 83-365, the department shall then determine the ability of his relatives to pay such cost. In making this determination, the department shall consider the relative's taxable income reportable under Nebraska law, and the patient's length of care and treatment. At the request of the relative, the department also shall consider other relevant factors in the interest of avoiding undue hardship. Such factors may include the relative's age, provision for his retirement years, his assets, his liabilities, the number of his dependents, and their mental and physical condition and educational requirements.Source  Laws 1969, c. 812, § 7, p. 3053.
NE Code § 83-370 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-370 - Cost of patient care; failure to furnish information; effect.

83-370.  Cost of patient care; failure to furnish information; effect.When any relative willfully fails to furnish to the department, upon request, the information required by sections 83-227.01, 83-227.02, 83-350, and 83-363 to 83-380 as to his taxable income, such relative shall be deemed to have ability to pay the entire cost determined under sections 83-227.01, 83-227.02, 83-350, and 83-363 to 83-380.Source  Laws 1969, c. 812, § 8, p. 3053. Annotations The presumption of ability to pay under this section does not extend to a patient who fails to provide the necessary financial information. The Department of Public Institutions was without authority to fashion such a rule. State ex rel. Spire v. Stodola, 228 Neb. 107, 421 N.W.2d 436 (1988).
NE Code § 83-371 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-371 - Department; rules and regulations; adopt.

83-371.  Department; rules and regulations; adopt.Pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, the department shall adopt appropriate rules and regulations for making the determinations required by sections 83-227.01, 83-227.02, 83-350, and 83-363 to 83-380.Source  Laws 1969, c. 812, § 9, p. 3053. Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
NE Code § 83-372 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-372 - Cost of patient care; county board; duties.

83-372.  Cost of patient care; county board; duties.It shall be the duty of the county board in each county to make such investigation as the department may require with regard to the ability to pay of any patient or relative of a patient who resides within the county. In making such investigation, the county board shall act in accordance with the rules and regulations of the department and shall promptly submit the required information to the department.Source   Laws 1969, c. 812, § 10, p. 3053;   Laws 1989, LB 32, § 2.
NE Code § 83-373 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-373 - Cost of patient care; determination; redetermination annually.

83-373.  Cost of patient care; determination; redetermination annually.Any determination of the ability of a patient or relative to pay shall remain in effect until a redetermination is made. A redetermination shall be made annually and at such additional times when, in the judgment of the department, it is appropriate to do so, or when a request is made by the patient or relative who is liable for the payments.Source   Laws 1969, c. 812, § 11, p. 3054;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 793.
NE Code § 83-374 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-374 - Cost of patient care; hearing; appeal.

83-374.  Cost of patient care; hearing; appeal.Any patient or relative aggrieved by a determination of ability to pay may request a hearing before the department. The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to govern the conduct of such hearings. The department may appoint an examiner who shall have power to preside at such hearing, administer oaths, examine witnesses, and take testimony and shall report the same to the department. Such hearings shall be held in the county in which the person requesting the hearing resides, if such person so requests, in which event it shall be the duty of the county board to attend such hearing. The department shall deliver the decision within sixty days after the conclusion of the hearing. Any patient or relative aggrieved by a decision following a hearing may appeal such decision, and such appeal shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.Source   Laws 1969, c. 812, § 12, p. 3054;   Laws 1988, LB 352, § 183;   Laws 1989, LB 32, § 3;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 794. Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
NE Code § 83-375 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-375 - Cost of patient care; failure to pay; action by Attorney General.

83-375.  Cost of patient care; failure to pay; action by Attorney General.When any patient or relative fails to pay the amounts determined to be due under sections 83-227.01, 83-227.02, 83-350, and 83-363 to 83-380, the state of Nebraska may proceed against such person in the manner authorized by law for the recovery of money owed to a creditor. The Attorney General shall represent the state in such actions, but may authorize the county attorney for the county in which such person resides or owns property to investigate and prosecute the action on behalf of the state.Source  Laws 1969, c. 812, § 13, p. 3054.
NE Code § 83-376 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-376 - Cost of patient care; failure of patient or relative to pay; cost to be paid by county and state.

83-376.  Cost of patient care; failure of patient or relative to pay; cost to be paid by county and state.When the full cost determined to be necessary for the care, support, maintenance, and treatment of any patient is not paid by the patient or his or her relatives within thirty days of receipt of such care, (1) the county in which the patient resides shall pay (a) the first fifteen dollars per day of the unpaid cost for each of the first thirty days at the Hastings Regional Center, the Lincoln Regional Center, the Norfolk Regional Center, or other inpatient treatment facility where the patient is receiving inpatient treatment pursuant to an order of a mental health board under the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act or the Sex Offender Commitment Act, (b) the first ten dollars per day of the unpaid cost for each of the first thirty days at the Beatrice State Developmental Center, and (c) the first three dollars per day of the unpaid costs for each day after the first thirty days at any such institution, (2) the balance of the unpaid cost shall be borne by the state, and (3) the county in which the patient resides shall be credited by the department for amounts collected from such patient or his or her relatives in excess of the portion of such costs borne by the state.Source   Laws 1969, c. 812, § 14, p. 3055;   Laws 1971, LB 1012, § 1;   Laws 1987, LB 112, § 5;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 949;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 141;  Laws 2006, LB 1199, § 103;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 795. Cross References   Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act, see section 71-901.  Sex Offender Commitment Act, see section 71-1201. Annotations The transfer of control of the Nebraska Psychiatric Institute from the Department of Public Institutions did not impliedly repeal county liability under section 83-376 for patients treated at the Nebraska Psychiatric Institute. County of Douglas v. Board of Regents, 210 Neb. 573, 316 N.W.2d 62 (1982).
NE Code § 83-377 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-377 - Cost of patient care; guardian; duties; liability.

83-377.  Cost of patient care; guardian; duties; liability.In all cases in which a guardian has been named for any person liable for payments under sections 83-227.01, 83-227.02, 83-350, and 83-363 to 83-380, the guardian shall represent such person in all matters arising under sections 83-227.01, 83-227.02, 83-350, and 83-363 to 83-380 and shall be liable in the same manner as he would be on any other matters arising from the guardianship.Source  Laws 1969, c. 812, § 15, p. 3055.
NE Code § 83-378 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-378 - Cost of patient care; claim against estate; voluntary payments.

83-378.  Cost of patient care; claim against estate; voluntary payments.No person shall be liable for the cost of the care, support, maintenance, and treatment of any patient except as provided in sections 83-363 to 83-380, but the amounts determined to be due and unpaid at the time of the death of a patient or relative shall constitute a claim against the estate of such patient or relative. The department may accept voluntary payments on behalf of any patient from any person who is not liable for payments.Source   Laws 1969, c. 812, § 16, p. 3055;   Laws 1992, LB 858, § 6.
NE Code § 83-379 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-379 - Cost of patient care; fraudulent transfers; effect.

83-379.  Cost of patient care; fraudulent transfers; effect.In the absence of fraud, a patient and his relatives shall be liable only to the extent of assessments actually made against them respectively, in accordance with sections 83-227.01, 83-227.02, 83-350, and 83-363 to 83-380. For the purposes of sections 83-227.01, 83-227.02, 83-350, and 83-363 to 83-380, it shall be deemed fraudulent for any patient or his relatives to transfer any assets or property to another person for the purpose of affecting the determination of ability to pay. When it is determined that such a fraudulent transfer has been made, the department shall consider the value of such assets or property transferred in determining the ability to pay under section 83-368 or 83-369.Source   Laws 1969, c. 812, § 17, p. 3055;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 796.
NE Code § 83-380 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-380 - Cost of patient care; Director of Administrative Services; notify county clerk of amount due; levy; disbursement; withholding of funds by state.

83-380.  Cost of patient care; Director of Administrative Services; notify county clerk of amount due; levy; disbursement; withholding of funds by state.Within thirty days after June 30, 1971, and each year thereafter, the department shall certify to the Director of Administrative Services all amounts not previously certified due to each state institution from the several counties having patients chargeable thereto. The Director of Administrative Services shall thereupon notify the county clerk of each county of the amount each county owes. The county board shall add to its next levy an amount sufficient to raise the amount certified as due. The county shall pay the amount certified into the state treasury on or before the next June 1 following such certification.Source   Laws 1969, c. 812, § 18, p. 3056;   Laws 1971, LB 1012, § 2;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 950;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 797;  Laws 2009, LB218, § 10;  Laws 2011, LB383, § 6.
NE Code § 83-380.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-380.01 - Indigent outpatient; prescription medicine; Department of Health and Human Services; pay costs; when.

83-380.01.  Indigent outpatient; prescription medicine; Department of Health and Human Services; pay costs; when.Upon the discharge from a treatment facility, an indigent person who has received mental-health-board-ordered treatment may file an affidavit with the Department of Health and Human Services or the mental health board requesting that prescription medicine which the regional center treating psychiatrist or the patient's treating physician has prescribed as necessary for the patient's mental health treatment be provided to him or her. Such affidavit shall include the following: (1) That the patient qualifies as an indigent person who is unable to pay under the same standards of ability to pay as set forth in sections 83-363 to 83-380; and (2) that such prescription medicine has been prescribed by the regional center's treatment psychiatrist or the patient's treating physician as necessary for the patient's mental health treatment. The mental health board shall refer such requests it receives to the Department of Health and Human Services and the department shall provide such prescription medicine as may be necessary for such former patient's mental health treatment so long as he or she remains an outpatient and his or her treating physician continues to prescribe and certify that such prescription medicine is necessary for the patient's mental health treatment and he or she continues to be an indigent person as determined under the same standards of ability to pay as set forth in sections 83-363 to 83-380. The Department of Health and Human Services may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, including, but not limited to, hearings necessary to determine whether such person is qualified to receive such medications and whether such medication is necessary for the patient's mental health treatment.Source   Laws 1981, LB 95, § 25;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 951.  Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.