Nebraska § 71-802 Purposes of act

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§ 71-802 — Purposes of act

Nebraska § 71-802

Ch. 71Public Health and Welfare

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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-802 (2026).

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The purposes of the Nebraska Behavioral Health Services Act are to:

(1)Reorganize statutes relating to the provision of publicly funded behavioral health services;

(2)provide for the organization and administration of the public behavioral health system within the department;

(3)rename mental health regions as behavioral health regions;

(4)provide for the naming of regional behavioral health authorities and ongoing activities of regional governing boards;

(5)reorganize and rename the State Mental Health Planning and Evaluation Council and the State Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Advisory Committee;

(6)change and add provisions relating to development of community-based behavioral health services and funding for behavioral health services; and (7) authorize the closure of regional centers.

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The purposes of the Nebraska Behavioral Health Services Act
are to: (1) Reorganize statutes relating to the provision of publicly funded
behavioral health services; (2) provide for the organization and administration
of the public behavioral health system within the department; (3) rename mental
health regions as behavioral health regions; (4) provide for the naming of
regional behavioral health authorities and ongoing activities of regional
governing boards; (5) reorganize and rename the State Mental Health Planning
and Evaluation Council and the State Alcoholism and
Drug Abuse Advisory Committee; (6) change and add provisions relating
to development of community-based behavioral health services and funding for
behavioral health services; and (7) authorize the closure of regional centers.