SSI DISABLED CHILDREN'S PROGRAM, ADMIN
Description
SUB PROGRAM OF MEDICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S PROGRAM. FOR CHILDREN 15 YEARS AND UNDER WHO ARE RECEIVING SSI DISABILITY BENEFITS. THE CASEWORKER , PARENTS AND CHILD DEVELOP AN INDIVIDUAL SERVICE PLAN FOR THE CHILD, BASED ON A NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE PLAN DESCRIBES THE TYPE AND AMOUNT OF SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED IF THE SERVICES ARE NOT AVAILABLE FROM ANY OTHER AGENCY OR PROGRAM. EXAMPLES ARE: ARCHITECTURAL MODIFICATIONS (RAMPS, WIDER DOORS, ETC.); ATTENDANT CARE (ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR CHILDCARE), MEALS AND LODGING FOR HOSPITAL STAY, DISABILITY-RELATED TRAINING INCLUDING SIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING FOR PARENTS; RESPITE CARE; SPECIAL EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. THE PLAN MAY BE REVISED AS NECESSARY.
Contact Information
Address:
DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
301 CENTENNIAL MALL SOUTH, 5TH FLOOR
PO BOX 95026
Lincoln
NE
68509
Hours of Operation:
8:00 TO 5:00 MONDAY-FRIDAY
Website:
www.dhhs.ne.gov
Main Phone:
Phone
402.471.9155
Other Phone(s):
Phone
800-358-8802
Fax
402-471-6352
Main Contact(s):
CYNTHIA BRAMMEIER
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
Other Email(s):
cynthia.brammeier@nebraska.gov
General Information
Agency ID: 707
List of Provided Services:
Accessibility: Financial Accessibility
Administrative: Administrative
Assistive Devices: Financial for Devices
Assistive Technology Services: Financial for AT Services
Case Management: Case Management
Emergency Relief: Utilities
Family/Individual Resources: Attendant Financial, Respite Financial
Financial: Other Financial
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: BROCHURES
Eligibility: CHILD MUST BE RESIDING IN NEBRASKA, UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE AND RECEIVING SSI.
Ages Served: Ages 0 to 15
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: APPEAL TO LOCAL OFFICE HANDLING THE CASE OR TO STATE OFFICE. CAN APPEAL ANY ACTION OR INACTION (INCLUDING A DECISION RESULTING FROM A GRIEVANCE) EXCEPT FOR DECISIONS RELATED TO MEDICAL ELIGIBILITY OR A TREATMENT.
Languages with interpreters on staff: