Bill > LB61

This bill requires the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to submit an application to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to amend the home and community-based services waiver for aged and disabled individuals by adding a specific rate for memory care provided by assisted-living facilities. The bill proposes that the department seek to establish a daily rate for memory care services, with the Legislature intending to appropriate funding from both the General Fund and federal funds for fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27 to support these new rates. Although the exact dollar amounts are not specified in the bill (marked with "XXX"), the goal is to create a new reimbursement mechanism for memory care services within the existing Medicaid home and community-based services waiver, which would potentially improve access to and affordability of memory care services for eligible elderly and disabled individuals in assisted-living facilities.

Health and Social Services

https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=59141