Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 71-6502

Current with changes through the 2024 First Special Legislative Session

Section 71-6502 - In-home personal services worker; qualifications

An in-home personal services worker:

(1) Shall be at least eighteen years of age;

(2) Shall have good moral character;

(3) Shall not have been convicted of a crime under the laws of Nebraska or another jurisdiction, the penalty for which is imprisonment for a period of more than one year and which crime is rationally related to the person's fitness or capacity to act as an in-home personal services worker;

(4) Shall have no adverse findings on the Adult Protective Services Central Registry, the central registry created in section 28-718, the Medication Aide Registry, the Nurse Aide Registry, or the central registry maintained by the sex offender registration and community notification division of the Nebraska State Patrol pursuant to section 29-4004;

(5) Shall be able to speak and understand the English language or the language of the person for whom he or she is providing in-home personal services; and

(6) Shall have training sufficient to provide the requisite level of in-home personal services offered.

Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 71-6502

Laws 2007, LB236, § 40; Laws 2014, LB 853, § 49.

Amended by Laws 2014, LB 853,§ 49, eff. 7/18/2014.