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NE Code § 71-1958 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-1958 - Quality scale rating; application; assignment of rating.

71-1958.  Quality scale rating; application; assignment of rating.(1) Quality rating criteria shall be used as provided in this section to assign a quality scale rating to each applicable child care or early childhood education program if the program applies under section 71-1957 to participate in the quality rating and improvement system developed pursuant to section 71-1955.(2) Licensure under the Child Care Licensing Act for a program which serves children from birth to kindergarten-entrance age shall be sufficient criteria to be rated at step one.(3) Meeting criteria established by the State Department of Education for a prekindergarten service or prekindergarten program established pursuant to section 79-1104 and reporting to the Nebraska Early Childhood Professional Record System created under section 71-1962 shall be sufficient criteria to be rated at step three.(4) Meeting performance standards required by the federal government for a federal Head Start program or Early Head Start program and reporting to the Nebraska Early Childhood Professional Record System created under section 71-1962 shall be sufficient criteria to be rated at step three.(5) Accreditation by a nationally recognized accrediting body approved by the State Department of Education and reporting to the Nebraska Early Childhood Professional Record System created under section 71-1962 shall be sufficient criteria to be rated at step three.(6) A participating applicable child care or early childhood education program operating under a provisional license shall have a quality scale rating at step one even if it meets other quality rating criteria. A participating applicable child care or early childhood education program in good standing operating under a provisional license due to a change in license type may be rated above step one. If a participating applicable child care or early childhood education program is at a quality scale rating higher than step one and the program's license is placed on disciplinary limitation, probation, or suspension, such program shall have its quality scale rating changed to step one. If an applicable child care or early childhood education program's license is revoked, the program is not eligible to participate in or receive a quality scale rating under the quality rating and improvement system until the program has an operating license which is in full force and effect.Source  Laws 2013, LB507, § 7;  Laws 2016, LB1066, § 1;  Laws 2021, LB351, § 1.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021  Cross References  Child Care Licensing Act, see section 71-1908.
NE Code § 71-1959 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-1959 - Quality scale rating review; reevaluation.

71-1959.  Quality scale rating review; reevaluation.(1) An applicable child care or early childhood education program participating in the quality rating and improvement system developed pursuant to section 71-1955 may apply no more than once each fiscal year to have its quality scale rating reviewed.(2) A participant shall meet all of the quality rating criteria for a step-two rating prior to applying for a step-three, step-four, or step-five rating. To meet quality rating criteria for a step-three, step-four, or step-five rating, a participant shall be independently evaluated based upon the quality rating criteria.(3) A participant with a quality scale rating at step two through step four shall be reevaluated at least once every two fiscal years but no more than once in any fiscal year, including any review pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. A participant with a quality scale rating at step five shall be reevaluated at least once every five years but no more than once in any fiscal year. If a participant has achieved accreditation and is being reevaluated by a nationally recognized accrediting body approved by the State Department of Education, the state shall make reasonable efforts to conduct its reevaluation in the same fiscal year that the accrediting body is reevaluating the program.Source Laws 2013, LB507, § 8.
NE Code § 71-1960 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-1960 - License under Child Care Licensing Act; denial of license or disciplinary act authorized.

71-1960.  License under Child Care Licensing Act; denial of license or disciplinary act authorized.The Department of Health and Human Services may deny the issuance of or take disciplinary action against a license issued under the Child Care Licensing Act to a participating applicable child care or early childhood education program for failure to comply with the Step Up to Quality Child Care Act.Source Laws 2013, LB507, § 9.Cross References  Child Care Licensing Act, see section 71-1908.
NE Code § 71-1961 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-1961 - Quality rating and improvement system incentives and support.

71-1961.  Quality rating and improvement system incentives and support.Quality rating and improvement system incentives and support under the Step Up to Quality Child Care Act shall include, but not be limited to:(1) Tiered child care subsidy reimbursements as provided in section 68-1206 based upon quality scale ratings of step three or higher that reflect the cost of higher quality programs and promote affordability of high-quality child care and early childhood education programs for all families;(2) Incentive bonuses given to providers of child care and early childhood education programs upon completion of specific requirements of step two ratings or higher to improve quality based upon the quality rating criteria established pursuant to sections 71-1956 and 71-1958;(3) Professional development, training, and scholarships developed in collaboration with community-based organizations, postsecondary education representatives, and other stakeholders;(4) Support that expands family engagement in and understanding of high-quality early childhood education in ways that are inclusive and respectful of diversity of families and children with special needs; and(5) Other incentives as necessary to carry out the Step Up to Quality Child Care Act.Source Laws 2013, LB507, § 10.
NE Code § 71-1962 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-1962 - Nebraska Early Childhood Professional Record System; creation and operation; State Department of Education; duties; develop classification system for eligible staff members; use.

71-1962.  Nebraska Early Childhood Professional Record System; creation and operation; State Department of Education; duties; develop classification system for eligible staff members; use.(1) Not later than March 1, 2014, the State Department of Education shall create and operate the Nebraska Early Childhood Professional Record System. The system shall be designed in order to:(a) Establish a database of Nebraska's early childhood education workforce;(b) Verify educational degrees and professional credentials held and relevant training completed by employees of participating applicable child care and early childhood education programs; and(c) Provide such information to the Department of Health and Human Services for use in evaluating applications to be rated at a step above step one under section 71-1959.(2) When an applicable child care or early childhood education program participating in the quality rating and improvement system developed pursuant to section 71-1955 applies under section 71-1959 to be rated at a step above step one, the child care or early childhood education program shall report the educational degrees and professional credentials held and relevant training completed by its child care and early childhood education employees to the Nebraska Early Childhood Professional Record System for the program to be eligible for a quality scale rating above step one.(3) Any child care or early childhood education provider residing or working in Nebraska may report his or her educational degrees and professional credentials held, relevant training completed, and work history to the Nebraska Early Childhood Professional Record System.(4) The State Department of Education shall develop a classification system for all eligible staff members as defined in section 77-3603 who are employees of or who are self-employed individuals providing services for applicable child care and early childhood education programs listed in the Nebraska Early Childhood Professional Record System. The classification system shall be based on the eligible staff members' educational degrees and professional credentials held, relevant training completed, and work history and shall be made up of four levels, with level one being the least qualified and level four being the most qualified. The minimum qualification for an eligible staff member to be classified as level one shall be a Child Development Associate Credential or a one-year certificate or diploma in early childhood education or child development. The classification system shall be used for purposes of the tax credit granted in section 77-3605.Source  Laws 2013, LB507, § 11;  Laws 2015, LB525, § 1;  Laws 2016, LB889, § 9;  Laws 2020, LB266, § 1.
NE Code § 71-1963 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-1963 - Quality scale ratings available on website; when.

71-1963.  Quality scale ratings available on website; when.By July 1, 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services in collaboration with the State Department of Education shall make the quality scale ratings of participating applicable child care and early childhood education programs under the quality rating and improvement system developed pursuant to section 71-1955 available on a publicly accessible website to provide parents a tool by which to evaluate the quality of child care and early childhood education programs and to promote accountability for public funding of such programs.Source Laws 2013, LB507, § 12.
NE Code § 71-1964 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-1964 - Rules and regulations.

71-1964.  Rules and regulations.The State Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Step Up to Quality Child Care Act.Source Laws 2013, LB507, § 13.
NE Code § 71-2001 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2001 - Act, how cited.

71-2001.  Act, how cited.Sections 71-2001 to 71-2016 may be cited as the State Hospital Survey and Construction Act.Source  Laws 1947, c. 232, § 1, p. 733.
NE Code § 71-2002 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2002 - Terms, defined.

71-2002.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the State Hospital Survey and Construction Act:(1) Department shall mean the Department of Health and Human Services;(2) The federal act shall mean, but is not restricted to, Public Law 88-156, Public Law 88-164, Public Law 88-581, Public Law 88-443, and other measures of similar intent which have been, or may in the future be, passed by the Congress of the United States;(3) The Surgeon General shall mean the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service of the United States or such other federal office or agency responsible for the administration of the federal Hospital Survey and Construction Act, 42 U.S.C. 291 and amendments thereto;(4) Hospital includes, but is not restricted to, facilities or parts of facilities, which provide space for public health centers, mental health clinics, and general, tuberculosis, mental, long-term care, and other types of hospitals, and related facilities, such as homes for the aged or infirm, laboratories, out-patient departments, nurses' home and educational facilities, and central service facilities operated in connection with hospitals;(5) Public health center shall mean a publicly owned facility for providing public health services, including related facilities such as laboratories, clinics, and administrative offices operated in connection with public health centers; and(6) Nonprofit hospital shall mean any hospital owned and operated by a corporation or association, no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.Source   Laws 1947, c. 232, § 2, p. 733;   Laws 1965, c. 421, § 1, p. 1349;   Laws 1971, LB 753, § 1;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 593;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 507.
NE Code § 71-2003 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2003 - Department; duties.

71-2003.  Department; duties.The department shall constitute the sole agency of the state for the purpose of (1) making an inventory of existing hospitals, surveying the need for construction of hospitals, and developing a program of hospital construction as provided in section 71-2007, and (2) developing and administering a state plan for the construction of public and other nonprofit hospitals as provided in the State Hospital Survey and Construction Act.Source   Laws 1947, c. 232, § 3, p. 734;   Laws 1965, c. 421, § 2, p. 1350;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 594;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 179;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 508.
NE Code § 71-2004 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2004 - Department; powers and duties.

71-2004.  Department; powers and duties.In carrying out the purposes of the State Hospital Survey and Construction Act, the department is authorized and directed:(1) To require such reports, make such inspections and investigations, and prescribe such regulations as it deems necessary;(2) To provide such methods of administration, appoint an assistant director and other personnel of the division, and take such other action as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the federal act and the regulations thereunder;(3) To procure the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants or organizations thereof, by contract, when such services are to be performed on a part-time or fee-for-service basis and do not involve the performance of administrative duties;(4) To the extent desirable to effectuate the purposes of the State Hospital Survey and Construction Act, to enter into agreements for the utilization of the facilities and services of other departments, agencies, and institutions, public or private;(5) To accept on behalf of the state and to deposit with the State Treasurer any grant, gift, or contribution made to assist in meeting the cost of carrying out the purposes of the act and to expend the same for such purpose; and(6) To match funds with federal grants when required in order to obtain such funds in carrying out the act.Source   Laws 1947, c. 232, § 4, p. 734;   Laws 1967, c. 450, § 1, p. 1397;   Laws 1981, LB 545, § 21;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 509.
NE Code § 71-2006 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2006 - Administration; appropriation by the Legislature; expenditures; certification by department.

71-2006.  Administration; appropriation by the Legislature; expenditures; certification by department.Such money as may be appropriated by the Legislature for the administration of the State Hospital Survey and Construction Act shall be expended upon proper certification by the department as provided by law.Source   Laws 1947, c. 232, § 6, p. 736;   Laws 1965, c. 421, § 4, p. 1351;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 510.
NE Code § 71-2007 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2007 - Department; inventory; survey; planning; program.

71-2007.  Department; inventory; survey; planning; program.The department is authorized and directed to make an inventory of existing hospitals and medical facilities, including, but not restricted to, public, nonprofit and proprietary hospitals and other medical facilities, to accumulate pertinent comparable statistical data from existing hospitals and medical facilities, to survey the need for construction or expansion of hospitals and, on the basis of such statistical data, inventory and survey, and to develop a program for the construction or expansion of such public and other nonprofit hospitals and medical facilities as will, in conjunction with existing facilities, afford the necessary physical facilities for furnishing adequate hospital, clinic, and other essential health services without duplication or fragmentation of such facilities or services to all the people of the state.Source   Laws 1947, c. 232, § 7, p. 736;   Laws 1965, c. 421, § 5, p. 1351;   Laws 1972, LB 1310, § 1;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 511.
NE Code § 71-2008 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2008 - Construction program.

71-2008.  Construction program.The construction program shall provide, in accordance with regulations prescribed under the federal act, for adequate hospital facilities for the people residing in this state and insofar as possible shall provide for their distribution throughout the state in such manner as to make all types of hospital and medical facility service reasonably accessible to all persons in the state.Source   Laws 1947, c. 232, § 8, p. 736;   Laws 1965, c. 421, § 6, p. 1351.
NE Code § 71-2009 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2009 - Survey and planning; application for federal funds; expenditure.

71-2009.  Survey and planning; application for federal funds; expenditure.The department is authorized to make application to the Surgeon General for federal funds to assist in carrying out the activities provided in the State Hospital Survey and Construction Act. Such funds shall be deposited in the state treasury and shall be available when appropriated for expenditure for carrying out the purposes of the act. Any such funds received and not expended for such purposes shall be repaid to the Treasury of the United States.Source   Laws 1947, c. 232, § 9, p. 736;   Laws 1965, c. 421, § 7, p. 1352;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 512.
NE Code § 71-2010 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2010 - State plan; notice; hearing; submission to Surgeon General; hearing; approval of plans; review of program.

71-2010.  State plan; notice; hearing; submission to Surgeon General; hearing; approval of plans; review of program.The department shall prepare and submit to the Surgeon General a state plan which shall include the hospital construction program developed under the State Hospital Survey and Construction Act, and which shall provide for the establishment, administration, and operation of hospital and medical facility construction activities in accordance with the requirements of the federal act and regulations thereunder. The department shall, prior to the submission of such plan to the Surgeon General, give adequate publicity to a general description of all the provisions proposed to be included therein and hold a public hearing at which all persons or organizations with a legitimate interest in such plan may be given an opportunity to express their views. After approval of the plan by the Surgeon General, the department shall make the plan, or plans, or a copy thereof, available upon request to all interested persons or organizations. The department shall from time to time review the hospital construction program and submit to the Surgeon General any modifications necessary, and may submit to the Surgeon General such modifications of the state plan, or plans, not inconsistent with the requirements of the federal act.Source   Laws 1947, c. 232, § 10, p. 737;   Laws 1965, c. 421, § 8, p. 1352;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 513.
NE Code § 71-2011 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2011 - Department; maintenance and operation of hospitals and medical facilities; prescribe minimum standards.

71-2011.  Department; maintenance and operation of hospitals and medical facilities; prescribe minimum standards.The department shall by regulation prescribe minimum standards for the maintenance and operation of hospitals and other medical facilities which receive federal aid for construction under the state plan.Source   Laws 1947, c. 232, § 11, p. 737;   Laws 1965, c. 421, § 9, p. 1353;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 514.
NE Code § 71-2012 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2012 - State plan; need; construction.

71-2012.  State plan; need; construction.The state plan shall set forth the relative need for the several projects included in the construction program determined in accordance with regulations prescribed pursuant to the federal act, and provide for the construction, insofar as financial resources available therefor and for maintenance and operations make possible, in the order of such relative need.Source  Laws 1947, c. 232, § 12, p. 737.
NE Code § 71-2013 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2013 - Construction projects; federal funds; application; requirements.

71-2013.  Construction projects; federal funds; application; requirements.Applications for hospital construction projects for which federal funds are requested shall be submitted to the department and may be submitted by the state or any political subdivision thereof or by any public or nonprofit agency authorized to construct and operate a hospital. Each such application shall conform to federal and state requirements.Source   Laws 1947, c. 232, § 13, p. 737;   Laws 1965, c. 421, § 10, p. 1353;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 515.
NE Code § 71-2014 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2014 - Construction projects; hearing; approval; recommendation of department.

71-2014.  Construction projects; hearing; approval; recommendation of department.The department shall afford to every applicant for a construction project an opportunity for a fair hearing. If the department, after affording reasonable opportunity for development and presentation of applications in the order of relative need, finds that a project application complies with the requirements of section 71-2013 and is otherwise in conformity with the state plan, such application shall be approved and shall be recommended and forwarded to the Surgeon General.Source   Laws 1947, c. 232, § 14, p. 738;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 516.
NE Code § 71-2015 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2015 - Construction projects; inspection; certification of work performed; payment due.

71-2015.  Construction projects; inspection; certification of work performed; payment due.From time to time the department shall inspect each construction project approved by the Surgeon General and, if the inspection so warrants, the department shall certify to the Surgeon General that work has been performed upon the project, or purchases have been made, in accordance with the approved plans and specifications, and that payment of an installment of federal funds is due to the applicant.Source   Laws 1947, c. 232, § 15, p. 738;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 517.