2017 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 68 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
68-914 Application for medical assistance; form; department; decision; appeal.
68-914. Application for medical assistance; form; department; decision; appeal.
(1) An applicant for medical assistance shall file an application with the department in a manner and form prescribed by the department. The department shall process each application to determine whether the applicant is eligible for medical assistance. The department shall provide a determination of eligibility for medical assistance in a timely manner in compliance with 42 C.F.R. 435.911, including, but not limited to, a timely determination of eligibility for coverage of an emergency medical condition, such as labor and delivery.
(2) The department shall notify an applicant for or recipient of medical assistance of any decision of the department to deny or discontinue eligibility or to deny or modify medical assistance. Decisions of the department, including the failure of the department to act with reasonable promptness, may be appealed, and the appeal shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Source
- Laws 2006, LB 1248, § 14;
- Laws 2011, LB494, § 1.
Cross References
- Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
