2017 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 68 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
68-1212 Department of Health and Human Services; cases; case manager; employee of department; duties; case management lead agency model pilot project; contract authorized; conditions, performance outcomes, and oversight; extension of contract.
68-1212. Department of Health and Human Services; cases; case manager; employee of department; duties; case management lead agency model pilot project; contract authorized; conditions, performance outcomes, and oversight; extension of contract.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, by April 1, 2012, for all cases in which a court has awarded a juvenile to the care of the Department of Health and Human Services according to subsection (1) of section 43-285 and for any noncourt and voluntary cases, the case manager shall be an employee of the department. Such case manager shall be responsible for and shall directly oversee: Case planning; service authorization; investigation of compliance; monitoring and evaluation of the care and services provided to children and families; and decisionmaking regarding the determination of visitation and the care, placement, medical services, psychiatric services, training, and expenditures on behalf of each juvenile under subsection (1) of section 43-285. Such case manager shall be responsible for decisionmaking and direct preparation regarding the proposed plan for the care, placement, services, and permanency of the juvenile filed with the court required under subsection (2) of section 43-285. The health and safety of the juvenile shall be the paramount concern in the proposed plan in accordance with such subsection.
(2) The department may contract with a lead agency for a case management lead agency model pilot project in the department's eastern service area as designated pursuant to section 81-3116. The department shall include in the pilot project the appropriate conditions, performance outcomes, and oversight for the lead agency, including, but not be limited to:
(a) The reporting and survey requirements of lead agencies described in sections 43-4406 and 43-4407;
(b) Departmental monitoring and functional capacities of lead agencies described in section 43-4408;
(c) The key areas of evaluation specified in subsection (3) of section 43-4409;
(d) Compliance and coordination with the development of the statewide strategic plan for child welfare program and service reform pursuant to Laws 2012, LB821; and
(e) Assurance of financial accountability and reporting by the lead agency.
(3) Before June 30, 2014, the department may extend the contract for the pilot project described in subsection (2) of this section. The lead agency shall also comply with the requirements of section 43-4204.
Source
- Laws 2012, LB961, § 2;
- Laws 2014, LB660, § 1.
