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NE Code § 68-976 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-976 - Provider with high categorical risk level; fingerprint-based criminal history record information check; Nebraska State Patrol; issue report; cost; department; powers and duties.

68-976.  Provider with high categorical risk level; fingerprint-based criminal history record information check; Nebraska State Patrol; issue report; cost; department; powers and duties.(1)(a) Any provider with a high categorical risk level as determined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or the medicaid assistance program established pursuant to the Medical Assistance Act shall be subject to a fingerprint-based criminal history record information check.(b) Such provider who is an individual, or any individual with at least a five percent direct or indirect ownership interest in any such provider, shall provide his or her fingerprints to the Nebraska State Patrol. The Nebraska State Patrol shall undertake a search for fingerprint-based criminal history record information relating to such provider, including transmittal of the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national fingerprint-based criminal history record information check.(c) The fingerprint-based criminal history record information check shall include information concerning the provider from federal repositories of such information and repositories of such information in other states, if authorized by federal law.(d) The Nebraska State Patrol shall issue a report to the department that includes the fingerprint-based criminal history record information concerning the provider.(e) The provider or individual being screened shall pay the actual cost of the fingerprinting and fingerprint-based criminal history record information check.(2) The department shall maintain a record of the results of the fingerprint-based criminal history record information check.(3) The department may deny or terminate the enrollment of:(a) Any provider who is an individual who does not pass the national fingerprint-based criminal history record information check; or(b) Any provider in which an individual with at least a five percent direct or indirect ownership interest in the provider does not pass the national fingerprint-based criminal history record information check. Criteria for not passing the fingerprint-based criminal history record information check includes at least the following: (i) Any criminal conviction within the last ten years related to the provider's involvement with the federal Health Insurance for the Aged Act, 42 U.S.C. 1305 et seq., any program or assistance set forth in Chapter 68, or the federal Children's Health Insurance Program established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1397aa, as such act, laws, and section existed on January 1, 2016; or (ii) any conviction involving fraudulent activities.Source Laws 2016, LB698, § 16.
NE Code § 68-977 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-977 - Ground Emergency Medical Transport Act; act, how cited.

68-977.  Ground Emergency Medical Transport Act; act, how cited.Sections 68-977 to 68-988 shall be known and may be cited as the Ground Emergency Medical Transport Act.Source Laws 2017, LB578, § 2.
NE Code § 68-978 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-978 - Terms, defined.

68-978.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Ground Emergency Medical Transport Act:(1) Advanced life support means special services designed to provide definitive prehospital emergency medical care, including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiac monitoring, cardiac defibrillation, advanced airway management, intravenous therapy, administration with drugs and other medicinal preparations, and other specified techniques and procedures;(2) Basic life support means emergency first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures to maintain life without invasive techniques;(3) Capitation payment means a payment the state makes periodically to a contractor on behalf of each beneficiary enrolled under a contract and based on the actuarially sound capitation rate for the provision of services under the state plan and which the state makes regardless of whether the particular beneficiary receives services during the period covered by the payment;(4) Dry run means ground emergency medical transport services provided by an eligible ground emergency medical transport services provider to an individual who is released on the scene without transportation by ambulance to a medical facility;(5) Ground emergency medical transport means the act of transporting an individual from any point of origin to the nearest medical facility capable of meeting the emergency medical needs of the patient, including dry runs;(6) Ground emergency medical transport services means advanced life support, limited advanced life support, and basic life support services provided to an individual by ground emergency medical transport services providers before or during ground emergency medical transport;(7) Limited advanced life support means special services to provide prehospital emergency medical care limited to techniques and procedures that exceed basic life support but are less than advanced life support services; and(8) Medical transport means transportation to secure medical examinations and treatment for an individual.Source Laws 2017, LB578, § 3.
NE Code § 68-979 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-979 - Legislative intent.

68-979.  Legislative intent.It is the intent of the Legislature that no General Funds be used in carrying out the Ground Emergency Medical Transport Act.Revenue from the intergovernmental transfer program created under the Ground Emergency Medical Transport Act shall be deposited into the Health and Human Services Cash Fund.Source Laws 2017, LB578, § 4.
NE Code § 68-980 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-980 - Supplemental reimbursement.

68-980.  Supplemental reimbursement.An eligible provider as described in section 68-981 shall, in addition to the rate of payment that the provider would otherwise receive for medicaid ground emergency medical transport services, receive supplemental reimbursement pursuant to the Ground Emergency Medical Transport Act.Source Laws 2017, LB578, § 5.
NE Code § 68-981 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-981 - Supplemental reimbursement; eligibility.

68-981.  Supplemental reimbursement; eligibility.Participation in the supplemental reimbursement program by an eligible provider is voluntary. A provider is eligible for supplemental reimbursement only if the provider has all of the following characteristics continuously during a fiscal year of the state:(1) Provides ground emergency medical transport services to medicaid beneficiaries;(2) Is enrolled as a medicaid provider for the period being claimed;(3) Is owned or operated by the state or a city, county, rural or suburban fire protection district, hospital district, federally recognized Indian tribe, or another unit of government; and(4) Participates in the intergovernmental transfer program created pursuant to section 68-983.Source Laws 2017, LB578, § 6.
NE Code § 68-982 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-982 - Supplemental reimbursement; calculation and payment.

68-982.  Supplemental reimbursement; calculation and payment.(1) An eligible provider's supplemental reimbursement pursuant to the Ground Emergency Medical Transport Act shall be calculated and paid as follows:(a) The supplemental reimbursement shall equal the amount of federal financial participation received as a result of the claims submitted pursuant to the act; and(b) In no instance may the amount certified pursuant to section 68-985, when combined with the amount received from all other sources of reimbursement from the medical assistance program, exceed one hundred percent of actual costs, as determined pursuant to the medicaid state plan, for ground emergency medical transport services.(2) The supplemental reimbursement shall be distributed exclusively to eligible providers under a payment method based on ground emergency medical transport services provided to medicaid beneficiaries by eligible providers on a per-transport basis or other federally permissible basis.Source Laws 2017, LB578, § 7.
NE Code § 68-984 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-984 - Agreement.

68-984.  Agreement.(1) An eligible provider, as a condition of receiving supplemental reimbursement, shall enter into and maintain an agreement with the department for purposes of implementing the Ground Emergency Medical Transport Act and reimbursing the department for the costs of administering the act.(2) The nonfederal share of the supplemental reimbursement submitted to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for purposes of claiming federal financial participation shall be paid only with funds from the governmental entities described in subdivision (3) of section 68-981 and certified to the department as provided in section 68-985.Source Laws 2017, LB578, § 9.
NE Code § 68-985 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-985 - Governmental entity; duties.

68-985.  Governmental entity; duties.If a governmental entity elects to seek supplemental reimbursement pursuant to the Ground Emergency Medical Transport Act on behalf of an eligible provider owned or operated by the entity, the governmental entity shall:(1) Certify, in conformity with the requirements of 42 C.F.R. 433.51, that the claimed expenditures for ground emergency medical transport services are eligible for federal financial participation;(2) Provide evidence supporting the certification as specified by the department;(3) Submit data as specified by the department to determine the appropriate amounts to claim as expenditures qualifying for federal financial participation; and(4) Keep, maintain, and have readily retrievable any records specified by the department to fully disclose reimbursement amounts to which the eligible provider is entitled and any other records required by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.Source Laws 2017, LB578, § 10.
NE Code § 68-986 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-986 - Department; amendment to medicaid state plan; department; powers.

68-986.  Department; amendment to medicaid state plan; department; powers.(1) On or before January 1, 2018, the department shall submit an application to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the United States Department of Health and Human Services amending the medicaid state plan to provide for the supplemental reimbursement rate for ground emergency medical transport services as specified in the Ground Emergency Medical Transport Act.(2) The department may limit the program to those costs that are allowable expenditures under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq., as such act and sections existed on April 1, 2017. Without such federal approval, the Ground Emergency Medical Transport Act may not be implemented.(3) The intergovernmental transfer program authorized in section 68-983 shall be implemented only if and to the extent federal financial participation is available and is not otherwise jeopardized and any necessary federal approval has been obtained.(4) To the extent that the chief executive officer of the department determines that the payments made pursuant to section 68-983 do not comply with federal medicaid requirements, the chief executive officer may return or not accept an intergovernmental transfer and may adjust payments as necessary to comply with federal medicaid requirements.Source Laws 2017, LB578, § 11.
NE Code § 68-987 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-987 - Department; duties.

68-987.  Department; duties.(1) The department shall submit claims for federal financial participation for the expenditures for the services described in section 68-986 that are allowable expenditures under federal law.(2) The department shall annually submit any necessary materials to the federal government to provide assurances that claims for federal financial participation will include only those expenditures that are allowable under federal law.(3) If either a final judicial determination is made by any court of appellate jurisdiction or a final determination is made by the administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that the supplemental reimbursement provided for in the act shall be made to any provider not described in this section, the chief executive officer of the department shall execute a declaration stating that the determination has been made and such supplemental reimbursement becomes inoperative on the date of such determination.Source Laws 2017, LB578, § 12.
NE Code § 68-988 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-988 - Increased capitation payments; commencement.

68-988.  Increased capitation payments; commencement.To the extent federal approval is obtained, the increased capitation payments under section 68-983 may commence for dates of service on or after January 1, 2018.Source Laws 2017, LB578, § 13.
NE Code § 68-991 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-991 - Medical provider; authority to apply for medical assistance.

68-991.  Medical provider; authority to apply for medical assistance.A medical provider shall have the authority of a guardian and conservator for the limited purpose of making application for medical assistance on behalf of a person whom the provider is treating if the person is unconscious or otherwise is unable to apply for medical assistance and does not have an existing power of attorney or a court-appointed individual to apply on the person’s behalf.Source Laws 2017, LB268, § 13.
NE Code § 68-992 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-992 - Eligibility for medical assistance; expanded population; Department of Health and Human Services; duties.

68-992.  Eligibility for medical assistance; expanded population; Department of Health and Human Services; duties.(1) Eligibility for medical assistance shall be expanded to include certain adults ages nineteen through sixty-four whose income is equal to or less than one hundred thirty-eight percent of the federal poverty level, as authorized and using the income methodology defined by 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) and related federal regulations and guidance, as such statute, regulations, and guidance existed on January l, 2018.(2) On or before April 1, 2019, in order to ensure that eligibility for medical assistance is expanded as required by this section, the Department of Health and Human Services shall submit a state plan amendment and all other necessary documents seeking required approvals or waivers to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.(3) The Department of Health and Human Services shall take all actions necessary to maximize federal financial participation in funding medical assistance pursuant to this section.(4) No greater or additional burdens or restrictions on eligibility, enrollment, benefits, or access to health care services shall be imposed on persons eligible for medical assistance pursuant to this section than on any other population eligible for medical assistance.(5) This section shall apply notwithstanding any other provision of law or federal waiver.Source  Initiative Law 2018, No. 427, § 2.
NE Code § 68-993 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-993 - Medical parole; protocol.

68-993.  Medical parole; protocol.The Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care of the Department of Health and Human Services shall, in consultation with the Department of Correctional Services, develop a protocol to assist an individual who is eligible for medical parole pursuant to section 83-1,110.02 to apply for and receive benefits under the Medical Assistance Act.Source Laws 2019, LB726, § 2.
NE Code § 68-994 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-994 - Long-term care services and supports; department; limitation on addition to medicaid managed care program.

68-994.  Long-term care services and supports; department; limitation on addition to medicaid managed care program.Until July 1, 2023, the department shall not add long-term care services and supports to the medicaid managed care program. For purposes of this section, long-term care services and supports includes services of a skilled nursing facility, a nursing facility, and an assisted-living facility and home and community-based services.Source  Laws 2019, LB468, § 2;  Laws 2021, LB101, § 1.   Effective Date: April 22, 2021
NE Code § 68-995 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-995 - Contracts and agreements; department; duties.

68-995.  Contracts and agreements; department; duties.All contracts and agreements relating to the medical assistance program governing at-risk managed care service delivery for health services entered into by the department and existing on or after August 11, 2020, shall:(1) Provide a definition and cap on administrative spending such that (a) administrative expenditures do not include profit greater than the contracted amount, (b) any administrative spending is necessary to improve the health status of the population to be served, and (c) administrative expenditures do not include contractor incentives. Administrative spending shall not under any circumstances exceed twelve percent. Such spending shall be tracked by the contractor and reported quarterly to the department and electronically to the Clerk of the Legislature;(2) Provide a definition of annual contractor profits and losses and restrict such profits and losses under the contract so that profit shall not exceed a percentage specified by the department but not more than three percent per year as a percentage of the aggregate of all income and revenue earned by the contractor and related parties, including parent and subsidiary companies and risk-bearing partners, under the contract;(3) Provide for return of (a) any remittance if the contractor does not meet the minimum medical loss ratio, (b) any unearned incentive funds, and (c) any other funds in excess of the contractor limitations identified in state or federal statute or contract to the State Treasurer for credit to the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund;(4) Provide for a minimum medical loss ratio of eighty-five percent of the aggregate of all income and revenue earned by the contractor and related parties under the contract;(5) Provide that contractor incentives, in addition to potential profit, be up to two percent of the aggregate of all income and revenue earned by the contractor and related parties under the contract; and(6) Be reviewed and awarded competitively and in full compliance with the procurement requirements of the State of Nebraska.Source  Laws 2012, LB1158, § 2;  Laws 2016, LB1011, § 1;   R.S.1943, (2018), § 71-831;  Laws 2020, LB1158, § 2.
NE Code § 68-996 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-996 - Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund; created; use; investment.

68-996.  Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund; created; use; investment.The Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund is created. The fund shall contain money returned to the State Treasurer pursuant to subdivision (3) of section 68-995. The fund shall first be used to offset any losses under subdivision (2) of section 68-995 and then to provide for services addressing the health needs of adults and children under the Medical Assistance Act, including filling service gaps, providing system improvements, and sustaining access to care as determined by the Legislature. The fund shall only be used for the purposes described in this section. Any money in the 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 2020, LB1158, § 3. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 68-997 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-997 - Job-skills programs; voluntary; departments; powers and duties.

68-997.  Job-skills programs; voluntary; departments; powers and duties.(1) Beginning October 1, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services shall inform each adult applicant for medical assistance about job-skills programs within the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, or other skill-based programs that could assist the applicant for medical assistance in obtaining job skills or training, employment, higher-paying jobs, or related skills. The Department of Health and Human Services shall connect interested applicants to such job-skills programs. The job-skills programs may be utilized on a voluntary basis by applicants for medical assistance or recipients of medical assistance. The job-skills programs do not affect the receipt of services provided under the Medical Assistance Act.(2) Beginning February 1, 2021, and within thirty days of the expiration of each subsequent calendar quarter within the years 2021 and 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services shall report electronically to the Clerk of the Legislature on the total number of applicants for medical assistance who were referred to job-skills programs under this section and any job-skills services received as a result of this section by applicants for medical assistance.(3) Beginning January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2022, the Department of Labor shall report quarterly to the Department of Health and Human Services the number of applicants for medical assistance who were referred to job-skills programs under this section, the number of applicants for medical assistance who received help obtaining job skills or training, employment, higher-paying jobs, or related skills under this section, and the types of job-skills services received as a result of this section.(4) The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor shall administer this section.Source Laws 2020, LB1158, § 4.
NE Code § 68-999 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-999 - Direct care staff; psychiatric facilities caring for juveniles; standards.

68-999.  Direct care staff; psychiatric facilities caring for juveniles; standards.The Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care of the Department of Health and Human Services shall set standards required for direct care staff of inpatient psychiatric units for juveniles and psychiatric residential treatment facilities for juveniles. The standards shall require that each such staff member:(1) Be twenty years of age or older;(2) Be at least two years older than the oldest resident in the unit or facility;(3) Have a high school diploma or its equivalent; and(4) Have appropriate training for basic interaction care such as supervision, daily living care, and mentoring of residents in the unit or facility.Source Laws 2020, LB1002, § 44.
NE Code § 68-9,100 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 68 - Public Assistance|68-9,100 - Hospital and nursing facility services; reimbursement; rate methodology; rules and regulations.

68-9,100.  Hospital and nursing facility services; reimbursement; rate methodology; rules and regulations.The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations regarding the rate methodology for reimbursement of hospital and nursing facility services. Any change to the rate methodology is considered substantive and requires a new rulemaking or regulationmaking proceeding under the Administrative Procedure Act.Source Laws 2020, LB1053, § 2. Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.