2014 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 83 - STATE INSTITUTIONS
83-1213 - Quality review team; members; expenses; duties; reports.

83-1213. Quality review team; members; expenses; duties; reports.

(1) The department shall provide for the establishment of at least one quality review team for each developmental disability service area designated by the department. Each team shall consist of at least four members and shall include at least one person with a developmental disability, at least one parent or other close relative of a person with a developmental disability, and at least one person who is neither a person with a developmental disability nor a close relative of such a person. No employee of any governmental agency or instrumentality or any specialized program shall be eligible to be appointed to a team. The department shall consider nominations for such teams from advocacy groups, providers, elected officials, or other groups or by persons interested in developmental disability services who are located in the service area where such team is established.

(2) Members of each quality review team shall be reimbursed by the department for their actual and necessary expenses as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177.

(3)(a) Each quality review team shall (i) conduct onsite visits of persons with developmental disabilities receiving residential services funded in whole or in part by the department, (ii) assess the quality of life of such persons receiving such services, (iii) make recommendations to improve the quality of such services on behalf of such persons, and (iv) perform such advisory or other duties as provided or approved in rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department.

(b) In making quality of life assessments of persons receiving such services, the quality review team shall consider the extent to which such persons (i) are able to exercise choice and control regarding the type and provider of services they receive and the daily activities in which they are engaged, (ii) are treated with respect and dignity by their service providers, (iii) have access to necessary services, equipment, and support, and (iv) are able to participate in activities and events that maximize community integration and inclusion.

(4) Each quality review team shall provide quarterly and annual written reports to the department and service providers of visits conducted and assessments completed under this section.

Source

Laws 1991, LB 830, § 13;
Laws 2009, LB288, § 42.