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View Current Rules & RegulationsInterested 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, Room 1305, State Capitol, Lincoln, NE, or by calling (402) 471-2385.
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If auxiliary aids or reasonable accommodations are needed to participate in a hearing, please call (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 two weeks before the hearing date. This notice is given in compliance with Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 84-907.
Public Hearings - Select from the list below to see details.
May 29, 2026 / Hospital Services & Rates for Hospital Services (471 NAC 10 & 46)
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 the proposed amendments to the following regulations:
Title 471, NAC 10 – Hospital Services
The proposed changes update the regulations' scope and authority; update definitions; update prior authorization requirements for sleep studies; add service requirements for long-term acute care hospital services; set mammography screening and diagnostic requirements; update billing and payment for hospital services requirements; add beneficiary medical records requirements; update section headings; clarify language; update terminology and acronyms; remove unnecessary and duplicative language; correct typographical and punctuation errors; and renumbering the regulatory chapter.
Title 471, NAC 46 – Rates for Hospital Services
The proposed changes update the regulations' scope and authority; update definitions; add payment for hospital-sponsored psychiatric residential treatment facilities requirements; set requirements on payment for long-term acute care hospital services; establish requirements on payment for outpatient mental health and substance use disorder services that are provided in a hospital setting; incorporate new Peer Group numbering; establish requirements for payment for non-acute admin days; set requirements for payment methodology for swing bed days; add requirements for hospital providers participating in Nebraska Medicaid that do not comply with the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Act; update section headings; clarify language; update terminology and acronyms; remove unnecessary language; correct typographical and punctuation errors; 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.
May 29, 2026 / Physicians' Services (471 NAC 18)
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 18 of the Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) – Physicians' Services. The proposed changes incorporate the Prenatal Plus Program requirements to the regulation; update definitions; update terminology; modify service requirements; add targeted case management requirements; correct punctuation and typographical errors; add clarification language; remove unnecessary and redundant language; remove duplicate statutory language from the regulation; 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.
June 1, 2026 / Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Medical Supplies (DMEPOS) (471 NAC 7)
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 7 of the Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) – Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Medical Supplies (DMEPOS). The proposed changes update definitions; clarify provider and service requirements; update prior authorization requirements; add mail order and direct delivery requirements; establish requirements for beneficiaries eligible for Medicare and Nebraska Medicaid; add requirements for electric personal-use breast pumps coverage; update terminology; remove unnecessary, redundant, or unclear language; add clarification language; correct typographical and punctuation errors; update formatting and section headings; 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.
June 11, 2026 / Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Household Processing (475 NAC 2) and Eligibility (475 NAC 3)
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 475, Chapters 2 and 3 of the Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) – Household Processing and Eligibility – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The proposed changes update application requirements; clarify the interview requirements; consolidate applicant information verification requirements from both chapters into chapter 2; modify when verification of the following items will occur: citizenship, work requirement exemptions, shelter costs, and utility expenses; update work requirements for able-bodied adults to align with federal requirements; remove unnecessary language; update formatting; correct grammatical errors; clarify federal law references; remove self-regulating language from the regulations; and renumber the regulatory chapters.
Authority for these regulations is found in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3117(7) and § 68-1017.02.
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.