Nebraska Statutes 71-6023.01. Licensure; retention of medicaid resident required; when
A nursing home seeking or renewing a license shall be required to retain a resident whose economic status changes so that such resident receives medicaid or becomes eligible for medicaid if such resident has resided in the nursing home for a period of at least one year after July 17, 1986, unless ten percent of such nursing home’s residents are receiving medicaid or are eligible for medicaid. Such requirement shall constitute a condition of licensure. The department shall notify the nursing home of such requirement ninety days prior to the renewal of a license or upon application for a license. For purposes of this section, nursing homes shall include long-term care hospitals, including long-term care units of a hospital. This section shall not apply to the Nebraska veterans homes established pursuant to Chapter 80, article 3.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-6023.01
- Department: shall mean the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nebraska Statutes 71-6010
- License: shall mean a license to operate a nursing home issued under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act. See Nebraska Statutes 71-6016
- Medicaid: means the medical assistance program established pursuant to the Medical Assistance Act. See Nebraska Statutes 71-6017.01
- Nursing home: shall mean a nursing facility or a skilled nursing facility as defined in section Nebraska Statutes 71-6012
- Resident: shall mean any person domiciled, residing, or receiving care and treatment, for a period in excess of twenty-four hours, in a nursing home. See Nebraska Statutes 71-6013
- Year: shall mean calendar year. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801