Nebraska Statutes 71-6019. Access to residents; when permitted
Any employee, representative, or agent of the department, the office of the state long-term care ombudsman, a law enforcement agency, or the local county attorney shall be permitted access at any hour to any resident of any nursing home. Friends and relatives of a resident shall have access during normal visiting and business hours of the facility. Representatives of community legal services programs, volunteers, and members of community organizations shall have access, after making arrangements with proper personnel of the home, during regular visiting and business hours if the purpose of such access is to:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-6019
- Attorney: shall mean attorney at law. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Department: shall mean the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nebraska Statutes 71-6010
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- 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
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(1) Visit, talk with, and make personal, social, and legal services available to all residents;
(2) Inform residents of their rights and entitlements and their corresponding obligations under federal and state laws by means of educational materials and discussions in groups and with individual residents;
(3) Assist residents in asserting their legal rights regarding claims for public assistance, medical assistance, and social security benefits, as well as in all other matters in which residents are aggrieved. Assistance may include counseling and litigation; or
(4) Engage in other methods of asserting, advising, and representing residents so as to extend to them full enjoyment of their rights.