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NE LB867
NE LB867Change and eliminate provisions relating to programs and services administered by the Department of Health and Human Services
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Introduced
01/08/2026
01/08/2026
In Committee
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
109th Legislature
Bill Summary
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the Department of Health and Human Services; to amend sections 28-705, 28-706, 43-2624, 68-150, 68-716, 68-916, 68-1006, 68-1007, 68-1509, 71-2226, 71-7450, and 81-3116, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, sections 30-38,113 and 43-4504, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, and sections 38-131, 43-3342.04, and 68-919, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025; to change requirements for rules and regulations regarding special needs trusts as prescribed; to change provisions regarding fingerprint requirements under the Uniform Credentialing Act; to redefine a term; to change requirements for the Title IV-D Customer Service Unit; to change funding provisions for child care grants; to change eligibility requirements for young adults in the bridge to independence program; to change and eliminate requirements relating to application for, determination of need for, and payment of assistance to the aged, blind, and disabled; to change a requirement of the state Commodity Supplemental Food program; to change responsibility requirements for the Division of Children and Family Services; to eliminate provisions relating to spousal assets under the Medical Assistance Act; to eliminate provisions relating to the Maternal and Child Health and Public Health Work Fund; to eliminate an obsolete Nurse Licensure Compact; to provide for the use of wholesale drug distributor license fees for the prescription drug monitoring program; to harmonize provisions; to repeal the original sections; and to outright repeal sections 68-921, 68-922, 68-923, 68-924, 68-925, 68-1008, 71,1795, 71-1795.02, 71-2201, 71-2202, 71-2203, 71-2204, 71-2205, 71-2207, and 71-2208, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska.
AI Summary
This bill makes several changes to programs and services administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), including modifying rules for special needs trusts to allow for broader funding without age or transfer penalties, updating fingerprinting requirements under the Uniform Credentialing Act to apply to initial licenses, redefining terms related to the Title IV-D Customer Service Unit to remove specific hiring and location mandates, allowing child care grants to exceed appropriations by using federal funds, expanding eligibility for the bridge to independence program for young adults who were in out-of-home placements or had guardianship/adoption agreements, and eliminating provisions related to spousal assets under the Medical Assistance Act and the Maternal and Child Health and Public Health Work Fund, as well as an obsolete Nurse Licensure Compact. Additionally, it redirects wholesale drug distributor license fees to fund the prescription drug monitoring program and adjusts responsibilities for the Division of Children and Family Services. The bill also repeals several existing sections of law, including those related to spousal assets and specific program provisions.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Other Sponsors (1)
Health and Human Services Committee (Unicameral)
Last Action
McKinney FA1021 filed (on 03/04/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=62890 |
| McKinney FA1021 | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/FA1021.pdf |
| McKinney MO492 | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/MO492.pdf |
| McKinney MO491 | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/MO491.pdf |
| McKinney MO490 | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/MO490.pdf |
| Health and Human Services AM2270 | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/AM2270.pdf |
| Analysis - Committee Statement | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/CS/LB867.pdf |
| Fiscal Note for LB867 | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/FN/LB867_20260122-124755.pdf |
| Analysis - Statement of Intent | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/SI/LB867.pdf |
| Kauth FA507 | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/FA507.pdf |
| BillText | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB867.pdf |
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