ATTORNEY GENERAL, NEBRASKA
Description
CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND LAWYER FOR THE U.S. STATE OF NE. PROTECTS CONSUMERS FROM FRAUD AND DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES, AS WELL AS, ENSURES FAIR COMPETITION BETWEEN BUSINESSES. ENFORCES SEVERAL LAWS THAT PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM FALSE, MISLEADING AND UNDESIRABLE SALES PRACTICES. A MEDIATION SERVICE IS AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS TO HELP THEM RESOLVE COMPLAINTS AGAINST BUSINESSES. IT ALSO PROVIDES CONSUMERS WITH THE INFORMATION AND EDUCATION THEY NEED TO MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS. MEDICAID FRAUD CONTROL UNIT (MFCU) - DESIGNED TO UNCOVER, INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE MEDICAID PROVIDER FRAUD AND PATIENT ABUSE AND NEGLECT. INVESTIGATES HEALTH AGENCIES, ETC.
Contact Information
Address:
STATE CAPITOL, ROOM 2115
PO BOX 98920
Lincoln
NE
68509
Hours of Operation:
8-5 M-F
Website:
www.ago.ne.gov
Main Phone:
Phone
800.727.6432
Other Phone(s):
Fax
402.471.3297
Phone/TDD
402.471.2682
Main Contact(s):
STAFF
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
Other Email(s):
General Information
Agency ID: 1401
List of Provided Services:
Advocacy and Support: Protection and Advocacy
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: BROCHURES
Eligibility: ANYONE
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:
Languages with interpreters on staff: