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Description

FOR PERSONS WITH SEVERE CHRONIC DISABILITY AND WHO REQUIRE ASSISTANCE WITH THEIR PERSONAL CARE, THIS PROGRAM MAY AUTHORIZE PAYMENT TO THE CLIENT OR TO THE PROVIDER FOR DISABILITY-RELATED EXPENSES SUCH AS HOME MODIFICATIONS TO REMOVE BARRIERS; ATTENDANT CARE; HOUSEKEEPING; SPECIAL EQUIPMENT; TRANSPORTATION; AND FOOD & LODGING WHILE RECEIVING MEDICAL CARE. OTHER TYPES OF SUPPORT MAY BE CONSIDERED, BASED ON NEED AND CIRCUMSTANCES. PROGRAM DOES NOT PAY DOCTORS, CLINICS, HOSPITALS, ETC. MAXIMUM ALLOWANCE PER INDIVIDUAL IS $300 PER MONTH, AVERAGED OVER A 12 MONTH PERIOD.

Contact Information

Address:
MEDICAID & LONG TERM CARE 301 CENTENNIAL MALL SOUTH, 5TH FLOOR
Lincoln NE 68509-5026

Hours of Operation:
8:00 TO 5:00 MONDAY-FRIDAY

Website:
www.dhhs.ne.gov

Main Phone:
Phone 402-471-9188

Other Phone(s):
Phone 800-358-8802
TDD 402-471-9570
Fax 402-471-6352
Phone 402.471.9310

Main Contact(s):
JAN DREWEL

Other Contact(s):

Main Email:

Other Email(s):

General Information

Agency ID: 1084

List of Provided Services:
Accessibility: Financial Accessibility
Assistive Devices: Financial for Devices
Assistive Technology Services: Financial for AT Services
Case Management: Case Management
Family/Individual Resources: Attendant Financial, Financial Adult Day Care, Housekeeping, Nutrition/Meals, Respite Financial
Financial: Other Financial
Information and Referral: Information and Referral
Transportation: Transportation Financial

Counties Served: Adams, Banner, Blaine, Boone, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, York, Arthur, Antelope

Written material:

Eligibility: INCOME LIMIT SCALE BEGINS WITH $1364 FOR FAMILY SIZE OF ONE. CALL FOR MORE INFO. CANNOT BE MEDICAID ELIGIBLE. IN ADDITION TO FINANCIAL AND NEED ELIGIBILITY, MEDICAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE SEVERE CHRONIC DISABILITY, WITH PERSONAL CARE REQUIRED. EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS MAY APPLY AND DO NOT NEED TO HAVE A PERSONAL CARE NEED.

Ages Served: All Ages

Disabilities Served: Alcohol/Drug, BIMI (Behavioral Impairment/Mental Illness), Brain Injury/Head Injury, DD (Developmental Disability including ID), Hearing Impairment, LD (Learning Disability), OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Speech Disability, Visual Disability

Wheelchair Accessible: Yes

Fees:

Sliding fee schedule: Yes

How to appeal a decision: ASK FOR APPEAL FORMS OR APPEAL VERBALLY TO THE LOCAL DHHS OFFICE OR TO THE DISABLED PERSONS AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM.

Languages with interpreters on staff:

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