Nebraska legislation · 109th Legislature
Nebraska LB1091: Provide requirements for the Department of Health and Human Services for long-term care clients with special needs under the medical assistance program
Status: Signed into law, April 17, 2026
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT relating to public assistance; to amend section 68-994, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024; to provide requirements for long-term care clients with special needs under the medical assistance program; and to repeal the original section.
From the enrolled text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to public assistance; to amend section 68-994, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024; to provide requirements for long-term care clients with special needs under the medical assistance program; and to repeal the original section. Section 1. Section 68-994, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, is amended to read: 68-994 (1) Until July 1, 2023, the department shall not add long-term care services and supports to the medicaid managed care program. For purposes of this section, long-term care services and supports includes services of a skilled nursing facility, a nursing facility, and an assisted-living facility and home and community-based services. (2) It is the intent of the Legislature that services provided to longterm care clients with special needs be administered in a manner that preserves continuity of care, program stability, and specialized oversight. (3)(a) The department shall exclude skilled nursing facility and nursing facility services for long-term care clients with special needs from enrollment with medicaid managed care organizations. (b) For purposes of this section, (i) long-term care client with special needs means a medicaid recipient whose medical or nursing needs are complex or intensive and exceed the usual level of staff expertise and services ordinarily provided in a nursing facility and (ii) provider means a medicaid-approved provider of long-term care services for long-term care clients with …
Sponsors
- Eliot Bostar (NP, 29) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026
- : Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026
- : President/Speaker signed
- : Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0
- : Placed on Final Reading
- : Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- : Kauth FA750 withdrawn
- : Placed on Select File
- : Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- : Health and Human Services AM2381 adopted
Votes
- Final Reading (April 10, 2026): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- General File: AM 2381 Health (March 25, 2026): 46 yea, 0 nay, passed
- General File: ADVANCE TO E&R INITIAL (March 25, 2026): 46 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is LB1091?
- LB1091 is a bill in the Nebraska Legislature (109th Legislature): Provide requirements for the Department of Health and Human Services for long-term care clients with special needs under the medical assistance program.
- What does LB1091 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT relating to public assistance; to amend section 68-994, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024; to provide requirements for long-term care clients with special needs under the medical assistance program; and to repeal the original section.
- What is the status of LB1091?
- Signed into law as of April 17, 2026. Latest action: Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026 (April 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored LB1091?
- Eliot Bostar (NP, 29).
- Where is the official record for LB1091?
- On the Nebraska Legislature website: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=63278
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