Nebraska § 81-3134 Report to legislative committees;
access of individuals with co-occurring conditions of intellectual disability
and mental illness to services; report; contents

Nebraska Statutes

§ 81-3134 — Report to legislative committees; access of individuals with co-occurring conditions of intellectual disability and mental illness to services; report; contents

Nebraska·Ch. 81 State Administrative Departments

On or before December 1, 2012, the Director
of Children and Family Services of the Division of Children and Family Services
of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Director of Developmental
Disabilities of the Division of Developmental Disabilities of the Department
of Health and Human Services, the Director of Behavioral Health of the Division
of Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the
Director of Medicaid and Long-Term Care of the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term
Care of the Department of Health and Human Services shall provide a report
to the Health and Human Services Committee of the Legislature and the Developmental
Disabilities Special Investigative Committee of the Legislature concerning
the access of individuals with co-occurring cond

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On or before December 1, 2012, the Director
of Children and Family Services of the Division of Children and Family Services
of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Director of Developmental
Disabilities of the Division of Developmental Disabilities of the Department
of Health and Human Services, the Director of Behavioral Health of the Division
of Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the
Director of Medicaid and Long-Term Care of the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term
Care of the Department of Health and Human Services shall provide a report
to the Health and Human Services Committee of the Legislature and the Developmental
Disabilities Special Investigative Committee of the Legislature concerning
the access of individuals with co-occurring conditions of an intellectual
disability and mental illness to the full array of services needed to appropriately
treat their specific conditions. The report shall include, but not be limited,
to:
(1) A summary of
how these individuals are currently served, including eligibility determinations,
by the Division of Children and Family Services, the Division of Developmental
Disabilities, the Division of Behavioral Health, and the Division of Medicaid
and Long-Term Care;
(2) An identification and further defining of individuals who currently
fall in the gap between the divisions or who move from one division to another
in a search for appropriate services;
(3) Information on the individuals currently
receiving services from more than one division who have these co-occurring
conditions, including the costs of the services, the types of services provided,
the unmet demand for such services, and an estimate of the number of individuals
served by one division who would also qualify for services through another
division;
(4) An explanation of the differences and similarities in funding
for services provided by the divisions and how funds from each division are
being blended or can be blended to best serve these individuals;
(5) A plan that
could be implemented by the divisions that would provide more integrated and
coordinated treatment for these individuals by the divisions; and
(6) Any recommendations
for potential legislation that would assist the Division of Children and Family
Services, the Division of Developmental Disabilities, the Division of Behavioral
Health, and the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care in carrying out the
plan provided in subdivision (5) of this section.

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