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2012 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 83 - STATE INSTITUTIONS
83-368 - Cost of patient care; ability to pay; factors.

Universal Citation:
NE Code § 83-368 (2012)
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83-368. Cost of patient care; ability to pay; factors.

Except as provided in section 71-809, the department shall determine the ability of a patient to pay by consideration of the following factors: (1) Taxable income reportable under Nebraska law; (2) the patient's age; (3) the number of his or her dependents and their ages and mental and physical conditions; (4) the patient's length of care or treatment; (5) his or her liabilities; and (6) his or her assets including health insurance coverage.

Source
    Laws 1969, c. 812, § 6, p. 3053;
    Laws 1985, LB 487, § 2;
    Laws 2012, LB871, § 3.

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