Interested persons may attend the hearing and provide verbal or written comments or mail, fax or email written comments, no later than the day of the hearing to:
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Children and Family Services is holding this hearing to accept comments on the proposed state plan for:
Interested persons are invited to submit written comments or to attend and comment at the hearing. Written comments should be submitted by 5:00 p.m. CT on August 17, 2026, and sent to the address above.
Auxiliary aids or reasonable accommodations needed to participate in a hearing can be requested by calling (402) 471-8417. Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may call DHHS via the Nebraska Relay System at 711 or (800) 833-7352 TDD at least 2 weeks prior to the hearing.
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of Economic Assistance, is holding this hearing to accept comments on the proposed state plan for:
August 19, 2026 / Dental Services (471 NAC 6)
10:00 A.M. CST
Nebraska State Office Building
Lower Level Meadowlark Conference Room
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE
The purpose of this hearing is to receive comments on proposed changes to Title 471, Chapter 6 of the Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) – Dental Services. The proposed changes update definitions; remove the annual benefit cap for adult beneficiaries; allow for dentists to use greater discretion to extract asymptomatic wisdom teeth; update general, covered, and diagnostic service requirements; add requirements for oral screenings; modify processes for provider payment for dentures; add third molar extraction requirements; remove teledentistry requirements; remove unnecessary, redundant, or unclear language; add clarification language; correct typographical and punctuation errors; update formatting; and renumber the regulatory chapter.
Authority for these regulations is found in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3117(7) and § 68-908.
Interested persons may attend the hearing and provide verbal or written comments, or mail, fax, or email written comments, no later than the day of the hearing to: DHHS Legal Services, PO Box 95026, Lincoln, NE 68509-5026, (402) 742-2382 (fax) or dhhs.regulations@nebraska.gov, respectively.
A copy of the proposed changes is available online at http://www.sos.ne.gov, or by contacting DHHS at the mailing address or email above, or by phone at (402) 471-8417. The fiscal impact statement for these proposed changes may be obtained at the office of the Secretary of State, Regulations Division, 1201 N Street, Suite 120, Lincoln, NE 68508, or by calling (402) 471-2385.
Auxiliary aids or reasonable accommodations needed to participate in a hearing can be requested by calling (402) 471-8417. Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may call DHHS via the Nebraska Relay System at 711 or (800) 833-7352 TDD at least 2 weeks prior to the hearing.
August 24, 2026 / Home Health Agencies and Skilled Nursing Services (471 NAC 9)
1:00 P.M. CST
Nebraska State Office Building
Lower Level Meadowlark Conference Room
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE
The purpose of this hearing is to receive comments on proposed changes to Title 471, Chapter 9 of the Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) – Home Health Agencies and Skilled Nursing Services. The proposed changes add Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) requirements for all Nebraska Medicaid home health services; update definitions; update terminology; add acronyms; correct punctuation and typographical errors; add clarification language; remove unnecessary and redundant language; update section headings; and renumber the regulatory chapter.
Authority for these regulations is found in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3117(7) and § 68-901 et seq.
Interested persons may attend the hearing and provide verbal or written comments, or mail, fax, or email written comments, no later than the day of the hearing to: DHHS Legal Services, PO Box 95026, Lincoln, NE 68509-5026, (402) 742-2382 (fax) or dhhs.regulations@nebraska.gov, respectively.
A copy of the proposed changes is available online at http://www.sos.ne.gov, or by contacting DHHS at the mailing address or email above, or by phone at (402) 471-8417. The fiscal impact statement for these proposed changes may be obtained at the office of the Secretary of State, Regulations Division, 1201 N Street, Suite 120, Lincoln, NE 68508, or by calling (402) 471-2385.
Auxiliary aids or reasonable accommodations needed to participate in a hearing can be requested by calling (402) 471-8417. Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may call DHHS via the Nebraska Relay System at 711 or (800) 833-7352 TDD at least 2 weeks prior to the hearing.
September 2, 2026 / Medical Nutrition Therapists (172 NAC 61)
10:00 A.M. CST
Nebraska State Office Building
Lower Level Meadowlark Conference Room
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE
The purpose of this hearing is to receive comments on proposed changes to Title 172 NAC 61 of the Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) – Medical Nutrition Therapists. The proposed changes update the chapter name, scope and authority, and; incorporate practical and supervision of practical experience requirements; add precepting as an acceptable source of continuing education; remove duplicate statutory language from the regulations; remove unnecessary, redundant, or unclear language; update terminology; add clarification language; correct typographical and punctuation errors; update formatting; and renumber the regulatory chapter.
Authority for these regulations is found in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3117(7) and § 38-126.
Interested persons may attend the hearing and provide verbal or written comments, or mail, fax, or email written comments, no later than the day of the hearing to: DHHS Legal Services, PO Box 95026, Lincoln, NE 68509-5026, (402) 742-2382 (fax) or dhhs.regulations@nebraska.gov, respectively.
A copy of the proposed changes is available online at http://www.sos.ne.gov, or by contacting DHHS at the mailing address or email above, or by phone at (402) 471-8417. The fiscal impact statement for these proposed changes may be obtained at the office of the Secretary of State, Regulations Division, 1201 N Street, Suite 120, Lincoln, NE 68508, or by calling (402) 471-2385.
Auxiliary aids or reasonable accommodations needed to participate in a hearing can be requested by calling (402) 471-8417. Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may call DHHS via the Nebraska Relay System at 711 or (800) 833-7352 TDD at least 2 weeks prior to the hearing.
September 9, 2026 / Statewide Trauma System (185 NAC 1)
10:00 A.M. CST
Nebraska State Office Building
Lower Level Meadowlark Conference Room
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE
The purpose of this hearing is to receive comments on proposed changes to Title 185, Chapter 1 of the Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) – Statewide Trauma System. The proposed changes update the regulations scope and authority; update definitions; modify on-site review requirements; remove requirements for creating and maintaining regional plans; reorganize trauma centers criteria chart; clarify language; remove unnecessary language; update section headings; correct grammar, typographical errors, and punctuation; renumber and restructure the regulatory chapter.
Authority for these regulations is found in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3117(7), and § 71-8239.
Interested persons may attend the hearing and provide verbal or written comments, or mail, fax, or email written comments, no later than the day of the hearing to: DHHS Legal Services, PO Box 95026, Lincoln, NE 68509-5026, (402) 742-2382 (fax) or dhhs.regulations@nebraska.gov, respectively.
A copy of the proposed changes is available online at http://www.sos.ne.gov, or by contacting DHHS at the mailing address or email above, or by phone at (402) 471-8417. The fiscal impact statement for these proposed changes may be obtained at the office of the Secretary of State, Regulations Division, 1201 N Street, Suite 120, Lincoln, NE 68508, or by calling (402) 471-2385.
Auxiliary aids or reasonable accommodations needed to participate in a hearing can be requested by calling (402) 471-8417. Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may call DHHS via the Nebraska Relay System at 711 or (800) 833-7352 TDD at least 2 weeks prior to the hearing.