Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 71-2097

Current with changes through the 2024 First Special Legislative Session

Section 71-2097 - Terms, defined

For purposes of sections 71-2097 to 71-20,101:

(1) Civil penalty includes any remedy required under federal law and includes the imposition of a civil money penalty;

(2) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services;

(3) Federal regulations for participation in the medicaid program means the regulations found in 42 C.F.R. parts 442 and 483, as amended, for participation in the medicaid program under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, as amended; and

(4) Nursing facility means any intermediate care facility or nursing facility, as defined in sections 71-420 and 71-424, which receives federal and state funds under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, as amended.

Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 71-2097

Laws 1996, LB 1155, § 72; Laws 1997, LB 307, § 180; Laws 2000, LB 819, § 103; Laws 2007, LB296, § 523; Laws 2019, LB 22, § 1.

Amended by Laws 2019, LB 22,§ 1, eff. 9/1/2019.