Section 473-2-003 - NEEDS ELIGIBILITYSocial services are authorized based on the applicant or recipient's income eligibility and needs and are not provided based on demand. Need for a particular service implies that the provision of that service will assist the applicant, recipient, or the family members toward achieving one of the five program goals:
(A) Achieving or maintaining economic self-support to prevent, reduce, or eliminate dependency;(B) Achieving or maintaining self-sufficiency, including reduction or prevention of dependency;(C) Preventing or remedying neglect, abuse, or exploitation of children and adults unable to protect their own interests, or preserving, rehabilitating, or reuniting families;(D) Preventing or reducing inappropriate institutional care by providing for community-based care, home-based care, or other forms of less intensive care; or(E) Securing referral or admission for institutional care when other forms of care are not appropriate. 003.01NEEDS CRITERIA. The applicant or recipient has no defined service need when:(A) The applicant or recipient is able to perform or provide for the identified service needs in 473 NAC 4;(B) The applicant or recipient has family members or caregivers who have the responsibility or capability to meet identified service needs;(C) The applicant or recipient has other relatives, friends, or interested individuals who will provide needed identified services at no cost to the applicant or recipient or to the family;(D) The applicant or recipient has access to financial resources which may be used to meet the needs;(E) The applicant or recipient is residing in an institution except when transitioning from the institution or short-term care; or(F) The applicant or recipient does not meet the requirements specified for each service.473 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 2, § 003
Amended effective 7/11/2021