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NE Code § 81-3111 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-3111 - Purposes of act.

81-3111.  Purposes of act.The purposes of the Health and Human Services Act are to (1) provide for the administration of publicly funded health and human services programs and services in the State of Nebraska through the Department of Health and Human Services; (2) transfer programs, services, and duties of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure, and the Department of Health and Human Services Finance and Support to a single state agency to be known as the Department of Health and Human Services; (3) create six divisions within the Department of Health and Human Services; (4) require the appointment by the Governor of a single chief executive officer for the department, a director for each of the six divisions of the department, and a chief medical officer; and (5) clarify the department's core missions, scope, functions, and responsibilities; ensure and improve accountability, collaboration, and coordination; and enhance services provided to Nebraskans by the department.Source Laws 2007, LB296, § 2.
NE Code § 81-3112 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-3112 - Programs, services, and duties transferred to Department of Health and Human Services.

81-3112.  Programs, services, and duties transferred to Department of Health and Human Services.Effective July 1, 2007, all programs, services, and duties of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure, and the Department of Health and Human Services Finance and Support shall be transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services.Source Laws 2007, LB296, § 3.
NE Code § 81-3113 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-3113 - Department of Health and Human Services created; divisions.

81-3113.  Department of Health and Human Services created; divisions.The Department of Health and Human Services is created. The department shall have five divisions to be known as (1) the Division of Behavioral Health, (2) the Division of Children and Family Services, (3) the Division of Developmental Disabilities, (4) the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care, and (5) the Division of Public Health.Source  Laws 2007, LB296, § 4;  Laws 2017, LB340, § 18.
NE Code § 81-3114 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-3114 - Chief executive officer; qualifications.

81-3114.  Chief executive officer; qualifications.The Governor shall appoint the chief executive officer of the Department of Health and Human Services who shall have recognized and demonstrated knowledge and expertise in the delivery of publicly funded health and human services programs and services and administrative experience in an executive capacity. The chief executive officer shall report to the Governor and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The chief executive officer shall be subject to confirmation by a majority vote of the members of the Legislature.Source Laws 2007, LB296, § 5.
NE Code § 81-3115 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-3115 - Division directors; appointment; chief medical officer; duties.

81-3115.  Division directors; appointment; chief medical officer; duties.(1) The Governor shall appoint a director for each division created in section 81-3113 who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and shall report to the chief executive officer. Each division director shall be subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of the Legislature.(2) If the Director of Public Health is licensed to practice medicine and surgery in the State of Nebraska, he or she shall also be the chief medical officer. If the Director of Public Health is not licensed to practice medicine and surgery in the State of Nebraska, the Governor shall appoint a chief medical officer in addition to the Director of Public Health. The chief medical officer shall be licensed to practice medicine and surgery in the State of Nebraska, shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor, and shall be subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of the Legislature.(3) The chief medical officer shall perform duties under the Uniform Credentialing Act as provided in section 38-1,101, shall be the final decisionmaker in contested cases of health care facilities defined in the Health Care Facility Licensure Act arising under the act and sections 71-6042, 71-6732, and 81-604.03, and shall perform such other duties as provided by law.Source  Laws 2007, LB296, § 6;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 1315. Cross References   Health Care Facility Licensure Act, see section 71-401.  Uniform Credentialing Act, see section 38-101.
NE Code § 81-3116 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-3116 - Responsibilities of divisions.

81-3116.  Responsibilities of divisions.The responsibilities of the divisions created in section 81-3113 include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) The Division of Behavioral Health shall administer (a) the state hospitals for the mentally ill designated in section 83-305 and (b) publicly funded community-based behavioral health services;(2) The Division of Children and Family Services shall administer (a) protection and safety programs and services, including child welfare programs and services and the Office of Juvenile Services, (b) economic and family support programs and services, and (c) service areas as may be designated by the chief executive officer or by the Director of Children and Family Services under authority of the chief executive officer, except that on and after September 1, 2012, the western, central, and northern service areas shall be aligned to be coterminous with the district court judicial districts described in section 24-301.02;(3) The Division of Developmental Disabilities shall administer (a) the Beatrice State Developmental Center and (b) publicly funded community-based developmental disabilities services;(4) The Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care shall administer (a) the medical assistance program also known as medicaid, (b) aging services, and (c) other related programs and services; and(5) The Division of Public Health shall administer (a) preventive and community health programs and services, (b) the regulation and licensure of health-related professions and occupations, and (c) the regulation and licensure of health care facilities and health care services.Source  Laws 2007, LB296, § 7;  Laws 2012, LB961, § 4;  Laws 2017, LB340, § 19.
NE Code § 81-3118 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-3118 - Confidential information; how treated; duties.

81-3118.  Confidential information; how treated; duties.(1) The chief executive officer of the Department of Health and Human Services may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations which prescribe standards and procedures for access to and security of confidential information among the divisions within the department and within each division. These include standards for collection, maintenance, and use of information in electronic or other storage media. Procedures for disclosure of confidential information among the divisions shall include a determination by the chief executive officer on whether confidential information should be shared among the divisions. In making the determination, the following factors shall be considered:(a) The law governing the confidentiality of the information and the original purpose for which the information was collected;(b) The potential for harm to an individual if the disclosure is made;(c) Whether the disclosure will enhance the coordination of policy development, service provision, eligibility determination, program management, quality assurance, financial services, or support services;(d) Whether the information is a trade secret, academic or scientific research work which is in progress and unpublished, or other proprietary or commercial information;(e) Any limitations placed on the use of the information by the original source of the information;(f) Whether the proposed use is for a bona fide research project or study, the procedures and methodology of which meet the standards for research in the particular body of knowledge;(g) The security of the information, including the scope of access, ongoing security, publication, and disposal of the information at the end of its use;(h) The degree to which aggregate or summary data may identify an individual whose privacy would otherwise be protected; and(i) Whether such information constitutes criminal intelligence information maintained by correctional or law enforcement authorities.(2) Otherwise confidential information may be disclosed among the divisions pursuant to subsection (1) of this section if not expressly prohibited by law. Such disclosure shall not be considered a public disclosure or make the record a public record. Any further disclosure may be made only if permitted by law or a policy governing the originating division. Each division shall observe confidentiality of human resources information and employment records, except that the divisions shall act and be considered to be one agency for purposes of human resources issues, employment records, and related matters.(3) All officials and employees shall be informed regarding laws, rules and regulations, and policies governing confidential information and acknowledge receipt of that information.Source Laws 2007, LB296, § 9.
NE Code § 81-3119 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-3119 - Health and Human Services Cash Fund; created; transfer; investment.

81-3119.  Health and Human Services Cash Fund; created; transfer; investment.The Health and Human Services Cash Fund is created and shall consist of funds from contracts, grants, gifts, or fees. Transfers may be made from the fund to the General Fund at the direction of the Legislature. The State Treasurer shall transfer three hundred thousand dollars on or before July 15, 2015, from the Health and Human Services Cash Fund to the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Cash Fund. It is the intent of the Legislature that the transfer to the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Cash Fund shall be from funds credited to the Medicaid Fraud Settlement Fund. Any money in the Health and Human Services Cash Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.Source  Laws 2007, LB296, § 10;  Laws 2008, LB961, § 6;  Laws 2009, LB288, § 39;  Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 85;  Laws 2013, LB199, § 38;  Laws 2015, LB661, § 36.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 81-3120 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-3120 - Petty cash funds authorized.

81-3120.  Petty cash funds authorized.The chief executive officer of the Department of Health and Human Services may request that petty cash funds be created at specific locations which may be used for fees and costs related to the prosecution of support establishment, modification, and enforcement cases, including, but not limited to, court costs, filing fees, service of process fees, sheriff's costs, garnishment and execution fees, court reporter and transcription costs, costs related to appeals, witness and expert witness fees, and fees or costs for obtaining necessary documents. The petty cash funds shall be created and administered as provided in section 81-104.01, except that the amount in each petty cash fund shall not be less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two thousand dollars.Source  Laws 2007, LB296, § 11;  Laws 2011, LB265, § 1.
NE Code § 81-3121 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-3121 - Contracts, documents, funds, and records of departments transferred to Department of Health and Human Services; how treated.

81-3121.  Contracts, documents, funds, and records of departments transferred to Department of Health and Human Services; how treated.On and after July 1, 2007, whenever the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Health and Human Services Finance and Support, or the Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure is referred to or designated by any contract or other document in connection with the duties and functions transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to the Health and Human Services Act, such reference or designation shall apply to such department. All contracts entered into by the agencies prior to July 1, 2007, in connection with the duties and functions transferred to the department are hereby recognized, with the department succeeding to all rights and obligations under such contracts. Any cash funds, custodial funds, gifts, trusts, grants, and any appropriations of funds from prior fiscal years available to satisfy obligations incurred under such contracts shall be transferred and appropriated to the department for the payments of such obligations. All licenses, certificates, registrations, permits, seals, or other forms of approval issued by the departments in accordance with functions or duties transferred to the department shall remain valid as issued under the names of the original departments unless revoked or their effectiveness is otherwise terminated as provided by law. All documents and records transferred, or copies of the same, may be authenticated or certified by the department for all legal purposes.Source Laws 2007, LB296, § 12.
NE Code § 81-3122 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-3122 - Rules, regulations, orders, judicial or administrative proceedings, and references in law; how treated.

81-3122.  Rules, regulations, orders, judicial or administrative proceedings, and references in law; how treated.All rules, regulations, and orders of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Health and Human Services Finance and Support, or the Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure or their predecessor agencies adopted prior to July 1, 2007, in connection with the powers, duties, and functions transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to the Health and Human Services Act, shall continue to be effective until revised, amended, repealed, or nullified pursuant to law.No suit, action, or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced prior to July 1, 2007, or which could have been commenced prior to that date, by or against any of such departments, or any director or employee thereof in such director's or employee's official capacity or in relation to the discharge of his or her official duties, shall abate by reason of the transfer of duties and functions from the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Health and Human Services Finance and Support, or the Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure to the Department of Health and Human Services.On and after July 1, 2007, unless otherwise specified, whenever any provision of law refers to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Health and Human Services Finance and Support, or the Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure in connection with duties and functions transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services, such law shall be construed as referring to such department.Source Laws 2007, LB296, § 13.
NE Code § 81-3123 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-3123 - Employees of departments transferred to Department of Health and Human Services; how treated.

81-3123.  Employees of departments transferred to Department of Health and Human Services; how treated.On and after July 1, 2007, positions of employment in the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Health and Human Services Finance and Support, and the Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure related to the powers, duties, and functions transferred pursuant to the Health and Human Services Act are transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services. For purposes of the transition, employees of the former departments shall be considered employees of the Department of Health and Human Services and shall retain their rights under the state personnel system or pertinent bargaining agreement, and their service shall be deemed continuous. This section does not grant employees any new rights or benefits not otherwise provided by law or bargaining agreement or preclude the divisions or the chief executive officer of the Department of Health and Human Services from exercising any of the prerogatives of management set forth in section 81-1311 or as otherwise provided by law. This section is not an amendment to or substitute for the provisions of any existing bargaining agreements.Source Laws 2007, LB296, § 14.
NE Code § 81-3124 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-3124 - Property of departments transferred to Department of Health and Human Services; how treated.

81-3124.  Property of departments transferred to Department of Health and Human Services; how treated.On July 1, 2007, all items of property, real and personal, including office furniture and fixtures, books, documents, and records of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Health and Human Services Finance and Support, and the Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure pertaining to the duties and functions transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to the Health and Human Services Act shall become the property of such department.Source Laws 2007, LB296, § 15.
NE Code § 81-3125 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-3125 - Personnel who work with sex offenders; duties; department; maintain records; contents.

81-3125.  Personnel who work with sex offenders; duties; department; maintain records; contents.(1) The personnel of the Department of Health and Human Services who work with sex offenders shall develop, maintain, and adhere to written policies or administrative rules and regulations governing the transfer and discharge of sex offenders treated in a program of the department. At a minimum, the policies or rules and regulations shall contain:(a) Specific requirements regarding treatment that sex offenders are required to meet in order to be transferred from one sex offender treatment unit to another or to be discharged from treatment; and(b) A list of the personnel of the department who are required to review and document their opinions regarding the treatment progress of each sex offender prior to his or her transfer or discharge.(2) The department shall maintain, along with each sex offender's permanent medical records, complete treatment records for sex offenders treated in a program of the department, including documentation of the reason behind transfer and discharge decisions. At a minimum, each sex offender's records shall contain:(a) Detailed documentation that the sex offender has or has not met the requirements for transfer or discharge; and(b) Signed comments from all personnel of the department required to review the sex offender's treatment progress prior to his or her transfer or discharge.Source Laws 2007, LB610, § 1.
NE Code § 81-3127 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-3127 - Program administration; terms, defined.

81-3127.  Program administration; terms, defined.For purposes of sections 81-3127 to 81-3132:(1) Client means an applicant for one or more economic assistance programs or his or her legal representative;(2) Community-based organization means:(a) An area agency on aging established pursuant to the Nebraska Community Aging Services Act;(b) A Nebraska-based community action agency designated under the federal Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.;(c) A Nebraska-based center for independent living established under the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 701 et seq., as such act existed on January 1, 2012;(d) A Nebraska-based rural health clinic established under the federal Rural Health Clinics Act of 1983, 42 U.S.C. 201 et seq., as such act existed on January 1, 2012;(e) A Nebraska-based federally qualified health center and rural health clinic as such terms are defined in the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa), as such section existed on January 1, 2012; and(f) Any other organization that demonstrates to the Department of Health and Human Services that it can comply with the requirements of subsection (2) of section 81-3131;(3) Economic assistance programs includes aid to dependent children; aid to the aged, blind, and disabled; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; medicaid; child care; emergency assistance; energy assistance; social services block grants; and other similar programs administered by the department; and(4) Existing local office means all office locations for economic assistance programs of the Department of Health and Human Services that existed on January 1, 2012.Source Laws 2012, LB825, § 1.Cross References  Nebraska Community Aging Services Act, see section 81-2201.
NE Code § 81-3128 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-3128 - Program administration; staffing; considerations; caseworkers; activities; appointments; equipment.

81-3128.  Program administration; staffing; considerations; caseworkers; activities; appointments; equipment.(1) The Department of Health and Human Services shall staff multiple, integrated access points for economic assistance programs administered by the department in order to assure that Nebraskans who rely on such programs will be able to utilize them effectively.(2) The department shall staff existing local offices that provide access to economic assistance programs throughout the state with caseworkers to provide in-person services to department clients. The department shall provide sufficient numbers and hours of staff to perform the activities described in this section and section 81-3129.(3) The department shall determine appropriate numbers and hours of staff for each existing local office based on a review of the need in each service area. In determining the appropriate numbers and hours of staff, the department shall, at a minimum, consider: (a) The need for staff to travel to community-based organizations as provided in section 81-3131; (b) the volume of economic assistance cases in the counties served by the existing local office; (c) the number of community-based organizations in the counties served by the existing local office; (d) the volume of call-center calls originating in the counties served by the existing local office; and (e) the requirements of sections 81-3127 to 81-3131.(4) Caseworkers at existing local offices shall perform the following activities by appointment and on a drop-in basis:(a) Help clients complete assistance and renewal applications;(b) Screen clients for program eligibility;(c) Interview clients for assistance eligibility and assistance renewal eligibility;(d) Determine program eligibility of the client; and(e) Answer client questions in person.(5) Department call centers for economic assistance programs shall take appointments for face-to-face help for clients regarding or relating to such assistance upon request of the client.(6) Each existing local office shall be equipped with a reasonable number of computers, telephones, and scanning equipment for client use.Source Laws 2012, LB825, § 2.