Section 401-2-007 - GRIEVANCESYouth committed to a Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center will be permitted to report a grievance.
007.01GRIEVANCE TOPICS. Any topic may be the subject of a grievance, if a youth believes the circumstances are unjust and grounds for a complaint related to his or her basic rights. 007.01(A)EXCEPTIONS. The following topics may not be the subject of a grievance:(i) Matters over which the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center has no control; and(ii) Youth disciplinary actions.007.02GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES. Each Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center will have written grievance procedures that will be provided to each youth upon arrival at the facility. Any grievance submitted by a youth must be in compliance with the established procedures.007.03GRIEVANCE TIME FRAME. Grievances must be submitted within 20 calendar days of the incident giving rise to the complaint.007.04PROMPT RESPONSE. Each grievance will be reviewed and may be investigated by facility staff. A written response will be provided to the grievant.007.05APPEAL OF GRIEVANCE DECISIONS. A grievant who is dissatisfied with the written response to his or her grievance, may appeal the response to the Office of Juvenile Services Administrator within ten calendar days from the receipt of the response.007.06NO ADVERSE ACTION. No youth who utilizes the grievance procedure will be subject to any type of disciplinary sanction or other adverse action for exercising the right to report a grievance.007.07CONFIDENTIALITY. Youth grievances shall be treated in a confidential manner. Only those individuals whose involvement is needed to complete the investigation of the grievance or the judge and legal parties in the committing court case shall be made aware of its existence. Individuals contacted during an investigation shall only be made aware of the information needed to allow them to contribute meaningfully to the investigation.401 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 2, § 007
Adopted effective 5/17/2022