Nebraska § 83-365 Cost of patient care; department; determine

Nebraska Statutes

§ 83-365 — Cost of patient care; department; determine

Nebraska § 83-365

Ch. 83State Institutions

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Bluebook

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-365 (2026).

Text

The department shall periodically determine the individual cost, exclusive of the cost of education, for the care, support, maintenance, and treatment of the patients in each state institution and for persons receiving treatment prescribed by an institution following release or without being admitted as a resident patient. In making such determinations, the department may use averaging methods for each institution if, in the judgment of the department, it is not practicable to compute the cost for each patient. The cost of capital expenditures and capital construction shall not be included in making such determinations.

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The department shall periodically determine the individual cost, exclusive of the cost of education, for the care, support, maintenance, and treatment of the patients in each state institution and for persons receiving treatment prescribed by an institution following release or without being admitted as a resident patient. In making such determinations, the department may use averaging methods for each institution if, in the judgment of the department, it is not practicable to compute the cost for each patient. The cost of capital expenditures and capital construction shall not be included in making such determinations.

Legislative History

Source: Laws 1969, c. 812, § 3, p. 3052; Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 948; Laws 2007, LB296, § 791. Annotations: There is no requirement that the Department of Health and Human Services offer proof that the cost of the care, support, maintenance, and treatment is fair and reasonable. In re Guardianship of Gaube, 14 Neb. App. 259, 707 N.W.2d 16 (2005).