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NE Code § 71-810 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-810 - Division; community-based behavioral health services; duties; reduce or discontinue regional center behavioral health services; powers and duties.

71-810.  Division; community-based behavioral health services; duties; reduce or discontinue regional center behavioral health services; powers and duties.(1) The division shall encourage and facilitate the statewide development and provision of an appropriate array of community-based behavioral health services and continuum of care for the purposes of (a) providing greater access to such services and improved outcomes for consumers of such services and (b) reducing the necessity and demand for regional center behavioral health services.(2) The division may reduce or discontinue regional center behavioral health services only if (a) appropriate community-based services or other regional center behavioral health services are available for every person receiving the regional center services that would be reduced or discontinued, (b) such services possess sufficient capacity and capability to effectively replace the service needs which otherwise would have been provided at such regional center, and (c) no further commitments, admissions, or readmissions for such services are required due to the availability of community-based services or other regional center services to replace such services.(3) The division shall notify the Governor and the Legislature of any intended reduction or discontinuation of regional center services under this section. The notification submitted to the Legislature shall be submitted electronically. Such notice shall include detailed documentation of the community-based services or other regional center services that are being utilized to replace such services.(4) As regional center services are reduced or discontinued under this section, the division shall make appropriate corresponding reductions in regional center personnel and other expenditures related to the provision of such services. All funding related to the provision of regional center services that are reduced or discontinued under this section shall be reallocated and expended by the division for purposes related to the statewide development and provision of community-based services.(5) The division may establish state-operated community-based services to replace regional center services that are reduced or discontinued under this section. The division shall provide regional center employees with appropriate training and support to transition such employees into positions as may be necessary for the provision of such state-operated services.(6) The provisions of this section are self-executing and require no further authorization or other enabling legislation.Source  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 10;  Laws 2005, LB 551, § 3;  Laws 2008, LB928, § 17;  Laws 2009, LB154, § 18;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 105;  Laws 2017, LB417, § 11.
NE Code § 71-811 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-811 - Division; funding; powers and duties.

71-811.  Division; funding; powers and duties.The division shall coordinate the integration and management of all funds appropriated by the Legislature or otherwise received by the department from any other public or private source for the provision of behavioral health services to ensure the statewide availability of an appropriate array of community-based behavioral health services and continuum of care and the allocation of such funds to support the consumer and his or her plan of treatment.Source  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 11;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 458.
NE Code § 71-814 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-814 - State Advisory Committee on Mental Health Services; created; members; duties.

71-814.  State Advisory Committee on Mental Health Services; created; members; duties.(1) The State Advisory Committee on Mental Health Services is created. Members of the committee shall have a demonstrated interest and commitment and specialized knowledge, experience, or expertise relating to the provision of mental health services in the State of Nebraska. The committee shall consist of twenty-three members appointed by the Governor as follows: (a) One regional governing board member, (b) one regional administrator, (c) twelve consumers of behavioral health services or their family members, (d) two providers of behavioral health services, (e) two representatives from the State Department of Education, including one representative from the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation of the State Department of Education, (f) three representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services representing mental health, social services, and medicaid, (g) one representative from the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, and (h) one representative from the Housing Office of the Community and Rural Development Division of the Department of Economic Development.(2) The committee shall be responsible to the division and shall (a) serve as the state's mental health planning council as required by Public Law 102-321, (b) conduct regular meetings, (c) provide advice and assistance to the division relating to the provision of mental health services in the State of Nebraska, including, but not limited to, the development, implementation, provision, and funding of organized peer support services, (d) promote the interests of consumers and their families, including, but not limited to, their inclusion and involvement in all aspects of services design, planning, implementation, provision, education, evaluation, and research, (e) provide reports as requested by the division, and (f) engage in such other activities as directed or authorized by the division.Source  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 14;  Laws 2006, LB 994, § 93;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 460.
NE Code § 71-815 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-815 - State Advisory Committee on Substance Abuse Services; created; members; duties.

71-815.  State Advisory Committee on Substance Abuse Services; created; members; duties.(1) The State Advisory Committee on Substance Abuse Services is created. Members of the committee shall have a demonstrated interest and commitment and specialized knowledge, experience, or expertise relating to the provision of substance abuse services in the State of Nebraska. The committee shall consist of twelve members appointed by the Governor and shall include at least three consumers of substance abuse services.(2) The committee shall be responsible to the division and shall (a) conduct regular meetings, (b) provide advice and assistance to the division relating to the provision of substance abuse services in the State of Nebraska, (c) promote the interests of consumers and their families, (d) provide reports as requested by the division, and (e) engage in such other activities as directed or authorized by the division.Source  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 15;  Laws 2005, LB 551, § 5;  Laws 2006, LB 994, § 94.
NE Code § 71-817 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-817 - Transferred to section 9-1006.

71-817.  Transferred to section 9-1006.
NE Code § 71-821 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-821 - Children and Family Behavioral Health Support Act; act, how cited.

71-821.  Children and Family Behavioral Health Support Act; act, how cited.Sections 71-821 to 71-826 shall be known and may be cited as the Children and Family Behavioral Health Support Act.Source  Laws 2009, LB603, § 5;  Laws 2015, LB8, § 2.
NE Code § 71-822 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-822 - Children and Family Support Hotline; establishment.

71-822.  Children and Family Support Hotline; establishment.No later than January 1, 2010, the department shall establish a Children and Family Support Hotline which shall:(1) Be a single point of access for children's behavioral health triage through the operation of a twenty-four-hour-per-day, seven-day-per-week telephone line;(2) Be administered by the division and staffed by trained personnel under the direct supervision of a qualified mental health, behavioral health, or social work professional engaged in activities of mental health treatment;(3) Provide screening and assessment;(4) Provide referral to existing community-based resources; and(5) Be evaluated. The evaluation shall include, but not be limited to, the county of the caller, the reliability and consistency of the information given, an analysis of services needed or requested, and the degree to which the caller reports satisfaction with the referral service.Source Laws 2009, LB603, § 6.
NE Code § 71-823 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-823 - Family Navigator Program; establishment; evaluation.

71-823.  Family Navigator Program; establishment; evaluation.(1) No later than January 1, 2010, the department shall establish a Family Navigator Program to respond to children's behavioral health needs. The program shall be administered by the division and consist of individuals trained and compensated by the department who, at a minimum, shall:(a) Provide peer support; and(b) Provide connection to existing services, including the identification of community-based services.(2) The Family Navigator Program shall be evaluated. The evaluation shall include, but not be limited to, an assessment of the quality of the interactions with the program and the effectiveness of the program as perceived by the family, whether the family followed through with the referral recommendations, the availability and accessibility of services, the waiting time for services, and cost and distance factors.Source Laws 2009, LB603, § 7.
NE Code § 71-824 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-824 - Post-adoption and post-guardianship case management services; notice; administration; evaluation.

71-824.  Post-adoption and post-guardianship case management services; notice; administration; evaluation.No later than January 1, 2010, the department shall provide post-adoption and post-guardianship case management services for adoptive and guardianship families of former state wards on a voluntary basis. The department shall notify adoptive parents and guardians of the availability of such services and the process to access such services and that such services are provided on a voluntary basis. Notification shall be in writing and shall be provided at the time of finalization of the adoption agreement or completion of the guardianship and each six months thereafter until dissolution of the adoption, until termination of the guardianship, until the former state ward attains nineteen years of age, or until extended guardianship assistance payments and medical care are terminated pursuant to section 43-4511, whichever is earlier. Post-adoption and post-guardianship case management services under this section shall be administered by the Division of Children and Family Services and shall be evaluated. The evaluation shall include, but not be limited to, the number and percentage of persons receiving such services and the degree of problem resolution reported by families receiving such services.Source  Laws 2009, LB603, § 8;  Laws 2014, LB908, § 9;  Laws 2015, LB243, § 25.
NE Code § 71-826 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-826 - Legislative intent regarding appropriations; allocation.

71-826.  Legislative intent regarding appropriations; allocation.It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate from the General Fund five hundred thousand dollars for fiscal year 2009-10 and one million dollars for fiscal year 2010-11 to the Department of Health and Human Services — Behavioral Health, Program 38, Behavioral Health Aid, for behavioral health services for children under the Nebraska Behavioral Health Services Act, including, but not limited to, the expansion of the Professional Partner Program and services provided using a sliding-fee schedule. General Funds appropriated pursuant to this section shall be excluded from the calculation of county matching funds under subsection (3) of section 71-808, shall be allocated to the regional behavioral health authorities, and shall be distributed based on the 2008 allocation formula. For purposes of this section, children means Nebraska residents under nineteen years of age.Source Laws 2009, LB603, § 10.
NE Code § 71-828 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-828 - Behavioral Health Workforce Act; act, how cited.

71-828.  Behavioral Health Workforce Act; act, how cited.Sections 71-828 to 71-830 shall be known and may be cited as the Behavioral Health Workforce Act.Source Laws 2009, LB603, § 12.
NE Code § 71-829 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-829 - Legislative findings.

71-829.  Legislative findings.The Legislature finds that there are insufficient behavioral health professionals in the Nebraska behavioral health workforce and further that there are insufficient behavioral health professionals trained in evidence-based practice. This workforce shortage leads to inadequate accessibility and response to the behavioral health needs of Nebraskans of all ages: Children; adolescents; and adults. These shortages have led to well-documented problems of consumers waiting for long periods of time in inappropriate settings because appropriate placement and care is not available. As a result, mentally ill patients end up in hospital emergency rooms which are the most expensive level of care or are incarcerated and do not receive adequate care, if any.As the state moves from institutional to community-based behavioral health services, the behavioral health services workforce shortage is increasingly felt by the inability to hire and retain behavioral health professionals in Nebraska. In Laws 2004, LB 1083, the Legislature pledged to "promote activities in research and education to improve the quality of behavioral health services, the recruitment and retention of behavioral health professionals, and the availability of behavioral health services". The purpose of the Behavioral Health Workforce Act is to realize the commitment made in LB 1083 to improve community-based behavioral health services for Nebraskans and thus focus on addressing behavioral health issues before they become a crisis through increasing the number of behavioral health professionals and train these professionals in evidence-based practice and alternative delivery methods which will improve the quality of care, including utilizing the existing infrastructure and telehealth services which will expand outreach to more rural areas in Nebraska.Source Laws 2009, LB603, § 13.
NE Code § 71-831 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-831 - Transferred to section 68-995.

71-831.  Transferred to section 68-995.
NE Code § 71-901 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-901 - Act, how cited.

71-901.  Act, how cited.Sections 71-901 to 71-963 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act.Source   Laws 1976, LB 806, § 89;   Laws 1988, LB 257, § 6;   Laws 1994, LB 498, § 12;   Laws 1996, LB 1155, § 116;   R.S.1943, (1999), § 83-1078;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 21;  Laws 2011, LB512, § 5.
NE Code § 71-902 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-902 - Declaration of purpose.

71-902.  Declaration of purpose.The purpose of the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act is to provide for the treatment of persons who are mentally ill and dangerous. It is the public policy of the State of Nebraska that mentally ill and dangerous persons be encouraged to obtain voluntary treatment. If voluntary treatment is not obtained, such persons shall be subject to involuntary custody and treatment only after mental health board proceedings as provided by the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act. Such persons shall be subjected to emergency protective custody under limited conditions and for a limited period of time.Source   Laws 1976, LB 806, § 1;   Laws 1996, LB 1155, § 93;   R.S.1943, (1999), § 83-1001;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 22. Cross References  Persons supposed mentally ill, limitations on restraint of liberty, see section 83-357.Annotations  The Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act applies to any person who is mentally ill and dangerous. In re Interest of G.H., 279 Neb. 708, 781 N.W.2d 438 (2010). One of the declared public policy purposes of the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act is that all personal records required by the act shall be confidential except as otherwise specifically provided. In re Interest of Michael M., 6 Neb. App. 560, 574 N.W.2d 774 (1998).
NE Code § 71-903 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-903 - Definitions, where found.

71-903.  Definitions, where found.For purposes of the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 71-904 to 71-914 shall apply.Source   Laws 1976, LB 806, § 2;   Laws 1994, LB 498, § 4;   R.S.1943, (1999), § 83-1002;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 23;  Laws 2011, LB512, § 6.
NE Code § 71-904 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-904 - Administrator, defined.

71-904.  Administrator, defined.Administrator means the administrator or other chief administrative officer of a treatment facility or his or her designee.Source   Laws 1976, LB 806, § 5;   R.S.1943, (1999), § 83-1005;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 24.
NE Code § 71-904.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-904.01 - Firearm-related disability, defined.

71-904.01.  Firearm-related disability, defined.Firearm-related disability means a person is not permitted to (1) purchase, possess, ship, transport, or receive a firearm under either state or federal law, (2) obtain a certificate to purchase, lease, rent, or receive transfer of a handgun under section 69-2404, or (3) obtain a permit to carry a concealed handgun under the Concealed Handgun Permit Act.Source Laws 2011, LB512, § 7.Cross References  Concealed Handgun Permit Act, see section 69-2427.
NE Code § 71-905 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-905 - Mental health board, defined.

71-905.  Mental health board, defined.Mental health board means a board created under section 71-915.Source   Laws 1976, LB 806, § 4;   R.S.1943, (1999), § 83-1004;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 25.
NE Code § 71-906 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-906 - Mental health professional, defined.

71-906.  Mental health professional, defined.Mental health professional means a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery or psychology in this state under the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact or the Uniform Credentialing Act or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Practice Act who has proof of current certification in a psychiatric or mental health specialty.Source   Laws 1976, LB 806, § 10;   Laws 1991, LB 10, § 6;   Laws 1994, LB 1210, § 159;   R.S.1943, (1999), § 83-1010;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 26;  Laws 2005, LB 534, § 1;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 1185;  Laws 2018, LB1034, § 59.  Cross References   Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Practice Act, see section 38-201.  Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, see section 38-3901.  Uniform Credentialing Act, see section 38-101. Annotations The opinion of a general practitioner of medicine as to mental conditions is admissible in commitment proceedings, provided a proper foundation is laid. Lux v. Mental Health Board of Polk County, 202 Neb. 106, 274 N.W.2d 141 (1979).
NE Code § 71-907 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-907 - Mentally ill, defined.

71-907.  Mentally ill, defined.Mentally ill means having a psychiatric disorder that involves a severe or substantial impairment of a person's thought processes, sensory input, mood balance, memory, or ability to reason which substantially interferes with such person's ability to meet the ordinary demands of living or interferes with the safety or well-being of others.Source   Laws 1977, LB 204, § 27;   R.S.1943, (1999), § 83-1009.01;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 27.  Annotations Substance dependence can be considered for purposes of determining that an individual is a dangerous sex offender. In re Interest of G.H., 279 Neb. 708, 781 N.W.2d 438 (2010).
NE Code § 71-909 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-909 - Outpatient treatment, defined.

71-909.  Outpatient treatment, defined.Outpatient treatment means treatment ordered by a mental health board directing a subject to comply with specified outpatient treatment requirements, including, but not limited to, (1) taking prescribed medication, (2) reporting to a mental health professional or treatment facility for treatment or for monitoring of the subject's condition, or (3) participating in individual or group therapy or educational, rehabilitation, residential, or vocational programs.Source   Laws 1994, LB 498, § 5;   R.S.1943, (1999), § 83-1007.01;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 29.
NE Code § 71-910 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-910 - Peace officer or law enforcement officer, defined.

71-910.  Peace officer or law enforcement officer, defined.Peace officer or law enforcement officer means a sheriff, a jailer, a marshal, a police officer, or an officer of the Nebraska State Patrol.Source   Laws 1976, LB 806, § 11;   Laws 1981, LB 95, § 5;   Laws 1988, LB 1030, § 52;   R.S.1943, (1999), § 83-1011;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 30.
NE Code § 71-911 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-911 - Regional center, defined.

71-911.  Regional center, defined.Regional center means a state hospital for the mentally ill as designated in section 83-305.Source   Laws 1976, LB 806, § 7;   R.S.1943, (1999), § 83-1007;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 31.
NE Code § 71-912 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-912 - Subject, defined.

71-912.  Subject, defined.Subject means any person concerning whom a certificate or petition has been filed under the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act. Subject does not include any person under eighteen years of age unless such person is an emancipated minor.Source   Laws 1976, LB 806, § 14;   Laws 1996, LB 1155, § 94;   R.S.1943, (1999), § 83-1014;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 32.
NE Code § 71-913 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-913 - Substance dependent, defined.

71-913.  Substance dependent, defined.Substance dependent means having a behavioral disorder that involves a maladaptive pattern of repeated use of controlled substances, illegal drugs, or alcohol, usually resulting in increased tolerance, withdrawal, and compulsive using behavior and including a cluster of cognitive, behavioral, and physiological symptoms involving the continued use of such substances despite significant adverse effects resulting from such use.Source   Laws 1985, LB 252, § 3;   R.S.1943, (1999), § 83-1009.02;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 33.
NE Code § 71-914 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-914 - Treatment facility, defined.

71-914.  Treatment facility, defined.Treatment facility means a facility which is licensed to provide services for persons who are mentally ill or substance dependent or both.Source   Laws 1976, LB 806, § 6;   Laws 1985, LB 252, § 1;   Laws 1995, LB 275, § 24;   R.S.1943, (1999), § 83-1006;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 34.