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NE Code § 83-227.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-227.01 - Beatrice State Developmental Center; patients transferred to temporary surplus space in regional centers at Lincoln and Norfolk; care, custody, and treatment.

83-227.01.  Beatrice State Developmental Center; patients transferred to temporary surplus space in regional centers at Lincoln and Norfolk; care, custody, and treatment.The Department of Health and Human Services is authorized to utilize space which is temporarily surplus to the needs of the Lincoln Regional Center and the Norfolk Regional Center facilities under their jurisdiction for patients committed to or lawfully confined in the Beatrice State Developmental Center. Patients so transferred to the Lincoln Regional Center or the Norfolk Regional Center shall be housed in facilities separate and apart from facilities used to house patients committed to such hospital, and after their transfer such patients shall receive the same type of care, custody, and treatment as they would have received had they remained at the Beatrice State Developmental Center, and the charges for their care and maintenance shall be the same as though they were housed at the Beatrice State Developmental Center, and the charges shall be collected in the manner provided in this section and sections 83-227.02, 83-350, and 83-363 to 83-380.Source   Laws 1961, c. 444, § 1, p. 1365;   Laws 1969, c. 812, § 19, p. 3056;   Laws 1969, c. 818, § 10, p. 3118;   Laws 1996, LB 1155, § 84;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 221.
NE Code § 83-227.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-227.02 - Inmates; transfer; care; cost; exception.

83-227.02.  Inmates; transfer; care; cost; exception.(1) The Department of Health and Human Services is authorized to use space which is temporarily surplus to the needs of any institution under its control, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, for the care, custody, and treatment of the inmates of any other such institution when space at such latter institution is inadequate and the facilities of the institution to which transfer is made are suitable to the needs of the inmate. Inmates so transferred shall receive the same care, custody, and treatment as they would have received had they not been transferred. If the cost of the care, custody, and treatment of such inmate is recoverable by the institution from which the transfer was made, it shall be recovered in the manner provided in sections 83-363 to 83-380.(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not be construed to permit the transfer of inmates to or from any Department of Correctional Services facility unless expressly authorized by law.Source   Laws 1965, c. 559, § 1, p. 1843;   Laws 1969, c. 812, § 20, p. 3056;   Laws 1993, LB 31, § 33;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 939.
NE Code § 83-239 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-239 - Transferred to section 43-901.

83-239.  Transferred to section 43-901.
NE Code § 83-240 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-240 - Transferred to section 43-902.

83-240.  Transferred to section 43-902.
NE Code § 83-241 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-241 - Transferred to section 43-903.

83-241.  Transferred to section 43-903.
NE Code § 83-242 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-242 - Transferred to section 43-904.

83-242.  Transferred to section 43-904.
NE Code § 83-243 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-243 - Transferred to section 43-905.

83-243.  Transferred to section 43-905.
NE Code § 83-245 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-245 - Transferred to section 43-906.

83-245.  Transferred to section 43-906.
NE Code § 83-246 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-246 - Transferred to section 43-617.

83-246.  Transferred to section 43-617.
NE Code § 83-247 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-247 - Transferred to section 43-618.

83-247.  Transferred to section 43-618.
NE Code § 83-305 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-305 - State hospitals for the mentally ill; official titles.

83-305.  State hospitals for the mentally ill; official titles.The state hospital established in Lancaster County for the treatment of mental illnesses shall be known as the Lincoln Regional Center. The state hospital established in Madison County shall be known as the Norfolk Regional Center.Source   Laws 1921, c. 162, § 1, p. 656;   C.S.1922, § 6950;   C.S.1929, § 83-755;   Laws 1935, c. 185, § 3, p. 686;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 83-755;   R.S.1943, § 83-305;   Laws 1953, c. 345, § 1, p. 1120;   Laws 1969, c. 818, § 11, p. 3119;   Laws 1973, LB 536, § 4;   Laws 1975, LB 466, § 2;   Laws 1996, LB 1155, § 85;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 129;  Laws 2021, LB401, § 1.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021  Cross References   Convicted sex offenders, evaluation and treatment, see section 29-2925 et seq.  Mentally ill veterans, care and treatment of, see sections 80-601 to 80-606.  Mentally incompetent persons:   Becoming incompetent after commission of crime, procedure, see section 29-1822.  Insanity as defense in criminal cases, procedure, see section 29-2203.  State institutions, official names, see section 83-107.01. Annotations All hospitals for the insane of the state are governed by same general provisions. State v. Gage County, 100 Neb. 753, 161 N.W. 267 (1917).
NE Code § 83-305.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-305.01 - Psychiatric services; administration.

83-305.01.  Psychiatric services; administration.Psychiatric services under the control of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska shall be under the jurisdiction of the Chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, who shall report to the Board of Regents through the President of the University of Nebraska. The chancellor or his or her designee shall be responsible for the administration and preparation of the psychiatric services budget and shall have the same powers, authority, and duties as prescribed for the chief executive officers of the state hospitals described in section 83-305.Source   Laws 1953, c. 345, § 4, p. 1122;   Laws 1975, LB 466, § 3;   Laws 1987, LB 112, § 2;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 130.  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 § 83-305.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-305.02 - Psychiatric services; operation; laws governing.

83-305.02.  Psychiatric services; operation; laws governing.The psychiatric services at the University of Nebraska Medical Center shall operate and be subject to sections 83-305 to 83-357.Source   Laws 1953, c. 345, § 5, p. 1122;   Laws 1987, LB 112, § 3.
NE Code § 83-305.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-305.03 - University of Nebraska Medical Center; temporary transfers of individuals from other institutions; procedure; responsibility; expense.

83-305.03.  University of Nebraska Medical Center; temporary transfers of individuals from other institutions; procedure; responsibility; expense.The Department of Health and Human Services or the Director of Correctional Services may order the temporary transfer of any person committed to the Department of Health and Human Services or the Department of Correctional Services to the University of Nebraska Medical Center with the concurrence of the chancellor thereof for special diagnosis and treatment of any illness such person may suffer which cannot be properly diagnosed or treated by the medical facilities of the institution of which he or she is a patient or inmate. The responsibility of guarding any such patient or inmate transferred shall remain with the institution of which he or she is a patient or inmate. The Department of Health and Human Services or the Department of Correctional Services shall pay, out of the proper account, all expenses incurred by the University of Nebraska Medical Center on behalf of any patient or inmate so transferred by the respective department.Source   Laws 1957, c. 389, § 1, p. 1348;   Laws 1963, c. 528, § 5, p. 1657;   Laws 1969, c. 817, § 75, p. 3109;   Laws 1975, LB 466, § 4;   Laws 1987, LB 112, § 4;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 940;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 786.
NE Code § 83-305.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-305.04 - Regional centers; rehabilitation model.

83-305.04.  Regional centers; rehabilitation model.The Department of Health and Human Services shall utilize a rehabilitation model when appropriate for services provided at the regional centers under the jurisdiction of the department. For purposes of this section, rehabilitation model means a comprehensive approach to treatment and rehabilitation of a person with a disability caused by a mental illness in order to assure that such person can perform those physical, emotional, social, and intellectual skills needed to live and work in the community.Source   Laws 1996, LB 1155, § 81;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 222.
NE Code § 83-305.05 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-305.05 - Hastings Correctional Behavioral Health Treatment Center; feasibility study; program statement.

83-305.05.  Hastings Correctional Behavioral Health Treatment Center; feasibility study; program statement.(1) The Legislature finds that a need exists for additional behavioral health treatment beds for inmates in the state correctional system. In order to follow an orderly and reasonable process based upon defined and documented need and an analysis of the utilization of existing facilities, the Legislature authorizes the Division of Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services to study the feasibility of the establishment of a Hastings Correctional Behavioral Health Treatment Center at the Hastings Regional Center.(2)(a) The Division of Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services shall prepare a complete program statement for the Hastings Correctional Behavioral Health Treatment Center, prepared in accordance with the Procedural Manual for Capital Construction Projects, as approved by the state building division of the Department of Administrative Services. The state building division shall assist the Department of Health and Human Services in the preparation and submission of the program statement.(b) The program statement shall plan for the long-term needs of the mentally ill inmates in the correctional system as well as inmates who have drug and alcohol addictions. The intent is to provide a facility for up to two hundred inmates in one or more buildings at the Hastings Regional Center renovated or constructed to meet the needs of the program. The program statement shall identify the classification of inmates to be placed in the center, the programs needed to provide mental health and substance abuse treatment, and the capital cost of renovation needed to fully support the program objectives. The program statement shall estimate building renovation costs, staffing costs, and operational costs for the center along with a proposed project schedule.(c) The completed program statement shall be submitted electronically to the Governor and Legislature by December 15, 2014.Source Laws 2014, LB999, § 1.
NE Code § 83-308.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-308.02 - Transferred to section 83-1071.

83-308.02.  Transferred to section 83-1071.
NE Code § 83-313 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-313 - Department of Health and Human Services; trustee for state hospitals for the mentally ill.

83-313.  Department of Health and Human Services; trustee for state hospitals for the mentally ill.The Department of Health and Human Services shall hold in trust, for the state hospitals for the mentally ill, all real or personal property given or bequeathed, to be applied for any purpose connected with the institutions.Source   G.S.1873, c. 31, § 7, p. 412;   R.S.1913, § 7240;   C.S.1922, § 6897;   C.S.1929, § 83-702;   R.S.1943, § 83-313;   Laws 1947, c. 335, § 5, p. 1057;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 943.
NE Code § 83-314 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-314 - State hospitals for the mentally ill; patients' correspondence; supplies; mailing; exception.

83-314.  State hospitals for the mentally ill; patients' correspondence; supplies; mailing; exception.Every patient in any state hospital for the mentally ill shall be allowed to write whenever the patient desires and to whomever the patient may choose, and the chief executive officer of the hospital, upon request, shall supply each patient, not otherwise supplied, with suitable writing materials and postage, at the expense of the state, sufficient for writing at least one letter per week. Such letters shall be regularly and promptly collected and shall be placed in the United States mail for delivery unless the chief executive officer of the hospital has on file a written request from a recipient or potential recipient that letters shall not be mailed to such recipient or unless there is reasonable cause to believe that the contents of any letter are threatening.Source   Laws 1883, c. 49, § 1, p. 235;   R.S.1913, § 7292;   Laws 1915, c. 135, § 1, p. 300;   C.S.1922, § 6947;   C.S.1929, § 83-752;   R.S.1943, § 83-314;   Laws 1947, c. 335, § 6, p. 1057;   Laws 1976, LB 806, § 21;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 131.
NE Code § 83-324 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-324 - Department; voluntary application for admission.

83-324.  Department; voluntary application for admission.The Department of Health and Human Services may accept patients for care and treatment upon the written application of a patient. Such written application may be made by persons desiring to receive care and treatment in one of the state hospitals for the mentally ill to the chief executive officer of the state hospital in which the patient wishes to receive treatment.Source   Laws 1905, c. 82, § 3, p. 387;   R.S.1913, § 7283;   C.S.1922, § 6939;   C.S.1929, § 83-744;   R.S.1943, § 83-324;   Laws 1947, c. 335, § 15, p. 1060;   Laws 1969, c. 818, § 17, p. 3121;   Laws 1976, LB 806, § 23;   Laws 1996, LB 1155, § 88;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 224;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 132;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 787. Annotations Application for admission as a dipsomaniac must be in writing in the nature of an information and verified by affidavit. In re Application of Cupita, 148 Neb. 555, 28 N.W.2d 149 (1947).
NE Code § 83-336 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-336 - Department; mental health board; forms; rules and regulations.

83-336.  Department; mental health board; forms; rules and regulations.The Department of Health and Human Services shall provide the mental health boards with blanks for warrants, certificates, and other forms, such as will enable them to comply with sections 83-313 to 83-357, and also with printed copies of the applicable rules and regulations of the department.Source   G.S.1873, c. 31, § 55, p. 425;   R.S.1913, § 7277;   C.S.1922, § 6933;   C.S.1929, § 83-738;   R.S.1943, § 83-336;   Laws 1947, c. 335, § 26, p. 1066;   Laws 1969, c. 818, § 19, p. 3122;   Laws 1996, LB 1155, § 89;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 225;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 133;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 788.
NE Code § 83-338 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-338 - State hospitals for the mentally ill; order of admission when facilities are limited.

83-338.  State hospitals for the mentally ill; order of admission when facilities are limited.If at any time it becomes necessary, for lack of capacity or other cause, to establish priorities for the admission of patients into the state hospitals for the mentally ill, the following priorities for admission shall be recognized: (1) Patients whose care in the state hospital is necessary in order to protect the public health and safety; (2) patients committed by a mental health board under the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act or the Sex Offender Commitment Act or by a district court; (3) patients who are most likely to be benefited by treatment in the state hospitals, regardless of whether such patients are committed by a mental health board or whether such patients seek voluntary admission to one of the state hospitals; and (4) when cases are equally meritorious, in all other respects, patients who are indigent.Source   G.S.1873, c. 31, § 37, p. 420;   R.S.1913, § 7263;   C.S.1922, § 6920;   C.S.1929, § 83-725;   R.S.1943, § 83-338;   Laws 1947, c. 335, § 28, p. 1068;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 134;  Laws 2006, LB 1199, § 100. Cross References   Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act, see section 71-901.  Sex Offender Commitment Act, see section 71-1201.
NE Code § 83-340 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-340 - State hospitals for the mentally ill; voluntary patient; discharge; when.

83-340.  State hospitals for the mentally ill; voluntary patient; discharge; when.Any voluntary patient in a state hospital for the mentally ill who no longer meets the clinical and legal requirements for treatment at such hospital shall be discharged by the chief executive officer of such hospital.Source   G.S.1873, c. 31, § 42, p. 421;   R.S.1913, § 7268;   C.S.1922, § 6923;   C.S.1929, § 83-728;   R.S.1943, § 83-340;   Laws 1947, c. 335, § 30, p. 1068;   Laws 1963, c. 526, § 9, p. 1652;   Laws 1969, c. 818, § 21, p. 3122;   Laws 1981, LB 95, § 3;   Laws 1996, LB 1155, § 91;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 227;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 135.  Annotations Any patient who is cured should be immediately discharged. State v. Noll, 171 Neb. 831, 108 N.W.2d 108 (1961).
NE Code § 83-340.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-340.01 - Transferred to section 71-936.

83-340.01.  Transferred to section 71-936.
NE Code § 83-348 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-348 - State hospitals for the mentally ill; patients whose legal settlement has not been ascertained; state to bear expense.

83-348.  State hospitals for the mentally ill; patients whose legal settlement has not been ascertained; state to bear expense.Patients in the state hospitals for the mentally ill having no legal settlement in this state, or whose legal settlement cannot be ascertained, shall be supported at the expense of the state. This section shall apply to all such patients now in the hospitals and shall include expenses already incurred and remaining unpaid. The Department of Health and Human Services may authorize the removal of any such patient at the expense of the state.Source   G.S.1873, c. 31, § 27, p. 417;   R.S.1913, § 7254;   C.S.1922, § 6911;   C.S.1929, § 83-716;   R.S.1943, § 83-348;   Laws 1947, c. 335, § 36, p. 1071;   Laws 1969, c. 818, § 22, p. 3123;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 944;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 789.
NE Code § 83-349 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-349 - State hospitals for the mentally ill; adjustment of expense between counties; notice; inquiry; effect of delay.

83-349.  State hospitals for the mentally ill; adjustment of expense between counties; notice; inquiry; effect of delay.If the mental health board finds that a person committed to a state hospital for the mentally ill by the board has, or probably has, a legal settlement in some other county in the state, the board shall immediately notify the mental health board of that county of its finding and commitment. The board members so notified shall thereupon inquire and ascertain, if possible, whether the patient has a legal settlement in their county and shall immediately notify the chief executive officer of the hospital and the board members of the county from which the patient was committed of the result of their inquiry. If the legal settlement of a patient cannot for a time be ascertained and is afterwards found, the notices provided for in this section shall then be given.Source   G.S.1873, c. 31, § 24, p. 416;   R.S.1913, § 7251;   C.S.1922, § 6908;   C.S.1929, § 83-713;   R.S.1943, § 83-349;   Laws 1947, c. 335, § 37, p. 1071;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 136.  Annotations  Notice is required to be given after commitment and not before. County of Kearney v. County of Buffalo, 167 Neb. 117, 91 N.W.2d 304 (1958). Legal settlement of an insane person is the political subdivision primarily liable for his support. Clay County v. Adams County, 69 Neb. 106, 95 N.W. 58 (1903).
NE Code § 83-350 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-350 - State hospitals for the mentally ill; legal settlement of patient in another county; treatment.

83-350.  State hospitals for the mentally ill; legal settlement of patient in another county; treatment.When the chief executive officer of a state hospital for the mentally ill has been notified, as provided for in sections 83-313 to 83-357, that a patient sent to the hospital from one county has a legal settlement in another county of the state, the chief executive officer shall thereafter hold and treat such patient as from the latter county.Source   G.S.1873, c. 31, § 25, p. 417;   R.S.1913, § 7252;   C.S.1922, § 6909;   C.S.1929, § 83-714;   R.S.1943, § 83-350;   Laws 1947, c. 335, § 38, p. 1072;   Laws 1969, c. 812, § 23, p. 3058;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 137.  Annotations County of legal settlement means the county in which a person had a residence at the time of becoming incompetent. County of Kearney v. County of Buffalo, 167 Neb. 117, 91 N.W.2d 304 (1958).
NE Code § 83-351 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 83 - State Institutions|83-351 - Expenses; adjustment between counties; patients transferred from a state institution.

83-351.  Expenses; adjustment between counties; patients transferred from a state institution.Expenses incurred by one county, on account of a mentally ill and dangerous person or a dangerous sex offender as defined in section 83-174.01 whose legal settlement is in another county of the state, shall be refunded, with lawful interest thereon, by the county in which the mentally ill and dangerous person or dangerous sex offender has his or her legal settlement. Such expenses shall be presented to the county board of the county sought to be charged, which shall allow and pay them the same as other claims. Whenever a patient of any facility over which the Department of Health and Human Services has control has been adjudicated a mentally ill and dangerous person or a dangerous sex offender as defined in section 83-174.01 and committed to a state hospital for the mentally ill, and the expenses of the adjudication and commitment have been paid by the county in which the institution is located, the county clerk of that county shall certify the total amount of the expenses thus incurred to the Department of Health and Human Services. The department shall audit the expenses so certified and shall file a statement of the amount found due with the Director of Administrative Services, and a warrant shall be drawn on the General Fund in favor of the county from which the mentally ill and dangerous person or dangerous sex offender was committed.Source   G.S.1873, c. 31, § 26, p. 417;   R.S.1913, § 7253;   Laws 1919, c. 100, § 1, p. 252;   C.S.1922, § 6910;   C.S.1929, § 83-715;   R.S.1943, § 83-351;   Laws 1947, c. 335, § 39, p. 1072;   Laws 1976, LB 806, § 26;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 945;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 138;  Laws 2006, LB 1199, § 101.