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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 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 - Scroll Down to View Description of Hearing
| Hearing Date | Subject |
06/12/2025
| Independent Mental Health Practitioners, Mental Practitioners, Marriage and Family Therapists, Professional Counselors, and Social Workers (172 NAC 94)
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06/18/2025
| Social Services for Families and Children - General Program Requirements (474 NAC 1)
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07/8/2025
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - General Provisions (475 NAC 1)
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JUNE 12, 2025
10:00 A.M.
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, Chapter 94 of the Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) – Independent Mental Health Practitioners, Mental Health Practitioners, Marriage and Family Therapists, Professional Counselors, and Social Workers. The proposed changes update title name; add art therapy to the regulations' scope and authority; update definitions; update statutory references; add acceptable electronic transcript service as a method for submitting transcripts; expand provisional certificate requirements for art therapists; add requirements for certified art therapist; set educational, examination, and supervision requirements for art therapist; correct punctuation and typographical errors; remove section citations, acronyms, redundant and unnecessary language; add clarification language; and renumber the regulatory chapter.
Authority for these regulations is found in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3117(7), § 38-126, and §§ 38-2101 to 38-2147.
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 18, 2025
1:00 P.M.
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 REPEAL of Title 474, Chapter 1 of the Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) – Social Services for Families and Children – General Program Requirements. The regulations are proposed for REPEAL in their entirety as the regulations govern a benefit program that no longer provides services for clients or has funding. The regulations are obsolete and no longer necessary.
Authority for these regulations is found in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3117(7), and § 68-1208.
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.
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JULY 8, 2025
10:00 A.M.
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, Chapter 1 of the Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – General Provisions. The proposed changes implement the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Healthy Choices waiver which updates the definition of eligible food to include ineligible foods; adds definitions of energy drinks, soft drink, and soda; and renumbers the regulatory chapter.
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.
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JULY 17, 2025
10:00 A.M.
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 20 – Psychiatric Services for Individuals Age 21 and Older
The proposed changes update the chapter name; add the regulations' scope and authority; update definitions; update psychiatric therapeutic staff standards to cover specific billing and payment provisions for personal assistance services; update supervising practitioner requirements; update active treatment requirements; add functional family therapy and opioid treatment program services requirements; update treatment plan document and initial diagnostic interview requirements; modify procedure codes to reflect most current services; incorporate the role and responsibility of case management and social services staff requirements; add inpatient services and medically monitored inpatient withdrawal management services requirements. Additional proposed changes include updating section headings; clarifying language; updating terminology; removing duplicate statutory language from the regulations; removing unnecessary language; correcting typographical and punctuation errors; updating formatting and renumbering the regulatory chapter.
Title 471 NAC 32 – Children's Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment Services
The proposed changes update the chapter name; add the regulations' scope and authority; update definitions; incorporate eligibility and provider agreement requirements; add advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) as a supervision practitioner; update assessments, community intervention, covered services, locations of services, special treatments for beneficiaries, treatment plans, authorizations, provider agreement and reporting requirements, types of providers, medications, proper documentation, accreditation, crisis intervention services, annual renewals, payments, and procedure codes and descriptions; remove treatment foster care, treatment group home, and residential treatment services; and add therapeutic group home and applied behavior analysis (ABA) services and requirements. Additional proposed changes include updating section headings; clarifying language; updating terminology; removing duplicate statutory language from the regulations; removing unnecessary language; correcting typographical and punctuation errors; updating formatting and renumbering the regulatory chapter.
Title 471 NAC 35 – Rehabilitative Psychiatric Services
The proposed changes add the regulations' scope and authority; update definitions; update the regulations to reflect current state and federal regulations; clarify and update assertive community treatment (ACT) requirements; and modify requirements for clinical supervision. Additional proposed changes include updating section headings; clarifying language; updating terminology; removing duplicate statutory language from the regulations; removing unnecessary and outdated language; correcting typographical and punctuation errors; updating formatting and renumbering the regulatory chapter.
Authority for these regulations is found in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3117(7) and § 71-806(2), and § 71-836.
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.