Nebraska
Anyone who provides assisted-living services for pay to four or more residents who are not related to the owner must be licensed as an assisted-living facility. Required services include housing, three meals a day, access to staff 24 hours a day, noncomplex nursing interventions and support with activities of daily living. Facilities that advertise Alzheimer's special care must also meet disclosure requirements (Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-516.01).
License categories
Assisted-living facility
Key laws
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5901 et seq. (definition § 71-5903)
Assisted-Living Facility Act — official text
175 NAC 4
Regulations Governing Licensure of Assisted-Living Facilities — official text
Key requirements
- License required at 4 or more unrelated residents (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5903)
- Administrator must be 21+, complete at least 30 hours of initial training and 12 hours a year after that, and apply to DHHS's ALF administrator registry
- Direct care staff get orientation within 2 weeks of hire and at least 12 hours of training a year (175 NAC 4-006.03)
- A registered nurse must review medication administration policies and provide or oversee medication aide training; medication aides must meet 172 NAC 95
- Enough staff on the premises at all times to meet residents' documented needs
Sources
- https://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Assisted-Living-Facilities.aspx
- https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-5903
- https://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Assisted-Living-Facilities-Initial-Administrator-Training.aspx
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/nebraska/175-Neb-Admin-Code-ch-4-SS-003
- https://law.cornell.edu/regulations/nebraska/175-Neb-Admin-Code-ch-4-SS-006
- https://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Complaints-and-Discipline-Index-Page.aspx