Proposed Regulations - Future Public Hearings

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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, Room 1305, State Capitol, Lincoln, NE, or by calling (402) 471-2385.

Public Hearings - Select from the list below to see details.

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​​February 25, 2026 / Heritage Health Adult Program (477 NAC 29)​

1:00 - 4:00 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 477, Chapter 29​ of the Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) – Heritage Health Adult Program.  The proposed changes implement the new work requirements for certain Heritage Health Adult (HHA) applicants and beneficiaries; add definitions to the regulation; correct typographical errors; and renumber the regulatory chapter.

Authority for these regulations is found in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3117(7) and § 68-908.

Interested persons are encouraged to provide written comments via mail, fax, or email, no later than 11:59 p.m. the day of the hearing to:  Department of Health and Human Services Legal Services, PO Box 95026, Lincoln, NE 68509-5026, (402) 742-2382 (fax) or dhhs.regulations@nebraska.gov, respectively. All written comments received prior to that deadline will be fully reviewed and considered by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Alternatively, interested persons may attend the hearing and provide verbal or written comments, or both. The hearing will start at 1:00 p.m. and run until 4:00 p.m. or until there are no additional speakers, whichever comes first. Please note, oral comments will be limited in duration to 3 minutes to allow the maximum number of speakers to provide comments based on the anticipated public participation in the hearing. In order to maximize the number of speakers in the time allotted, the Department of Health and Human Services reserves the right to decrease the allotted time to 2 minutes. Participants are strongly encouraged to bring a written copy of all oral comments to ensure the Department of Health and Human Services can fully consider all comments adequately, regardless of duration of testimony or opportunity to provide comments. Please also note that all written and oral comments will be equally reviewed and considered by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Due to limited capacity, oral commenters are respectfully asked to consider vacating the premise upon completion of their testimony as to provide space for all who wish to comment.

A copy of the proposed changes is available online at http://www.sos.ne.gov, or by contacting Department of Health and Human Services 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 Department of Health and Human Services via the Nebraska Relay System at 711 or (800) 833-7352 TDD at least 2 weeks prior to the hearing.