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Nebraska Children's Commission
Foster Care Committee
LB 820 requires DHHS to create a committee to develop a standard foster care reimbursement rate structure for children in foster care. This will include a statewide standardized level of care assessment and shall tie performance with payments to achieve permanency outcomes for children and families.
 
This committee shall:
  • Use the Foster Care Minimum Adequate Rates for Children study as a beginning standard for setting reimbursement rates,
  • Adjust the standard to reflect the reasonable cost of achieving measurable outcomes for all children in foster care in Nebraska,
  • Use consumer expenditure data, additional costs of children in foster care and a geographic cost of living adjustment.
  • The reimbursement rate structure shall comply with funding requirements related to Title IV-E and federal programs.

 Members - Foster Care Reimbursement Rate Committee

 

 

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Barb NissenLincolnmailto:nfapa@windstream.netFoster and Adoptive Parent Association
Beverly StutzmanWood Rivermailto:bstutzman@pvsb.comFoster parent who contracts directly with DHHS
Carol KruegerOmahamailto:ckrueger@nchs.orgEastern Service Area child welfare agency
Carrie HauschildOmahamailto:carrie.hauschild@nebraska.govEastern Service Area CFS Division Employee
Charlie PonecGrand Islandmailto:charlie.ponec@nebraska.govCentral Service Area CFS Division Employee
Cory RathbunTopeka, KSmailto:cory.rathbun@st-francis.orgWestern Service Area child welfare agency
David NewellOmahamailto:david.newell@nebraskafc.orgLead agency (NFC)
Debbie SilvermanGeringmailto:debbie.silverman@nebraska.govWestern Service Area CFS Division Employee
Gregg NicklasWaltonmailto:greggn@chne.orgSoutheast Service Area child welfare agency
Jackie MeyerNorfolkmailto:jmeyer@inebraska.comNorthern Service Area child welfare agency
Joan KinseyLincolnmailto:joankinsey@gmail.comFoster parent who contracts with child welfare agency
Jodi AllenLincolnmailto:jodi.allen@nebraska.govSoutheast Service Area CFS Division Employee
Karen KnappNorfolkmailto:karen.knapp@nebraska.govNorthern Service Area CFS Division Employee
Lana Temple-PlotzBoys Townmailto:lana.temple-plotz@boystown.orgAdvocacy organization dealing w/legal & policy issues
Leigh EsauLincolnmailto:leighesau@fostercarecloset.orgAdvocacy organization dealing w/issues impacting children
Rosey HiggsOmahamailto:rhiggs@nebraskachildren.orgAdvocacy organization supporting young adults who were in foster care as children
Susan HenrieKearneymailto:shenrie@scbsne.comCentral Service Area child welfare agency
Thomas PristowLincolnmailto:thomas.pristow@nebraska.govDHHS CEO designee
Future Meetings

All meetings are scheduled in the Nebraska State Office Building, Lower Level A, Lincoln, NE

  • TBD

 

Past Meeting Documents

Meeting Documents (Listed by date - Most recent first)

July 30, 2012 - Foster Care Rate Sub-Committee
July 30, 2012 - Level of Care Sub-Committee
July 11, 2012 - Full Committee
July 11, 2012 - Level of Care Sub-Committee

July 9, 2012 - Foster Care Rate Sub-Committee

June 28, 2012 - Level of Care Sub-Committee

June 20, 2012 - Full Committee