Expanded perinatal mental health screening proposed
A bill to expand mental health screening for women who have recently given birth was heard Jan. 19 by the Health and Human Services Committee.
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Health and Human Services
Session Review: Health and Human Services
Senators expanded state benefits for low-income Nebraskans, reformed youth rehabilitation and treatment centers and addressed a variety of licensure issues this session.
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Lawmakers override veto; SNAP eligibility expanded
Senators voted May 26 to override a veto of a bill expanding eligibility for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps.
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Veto of home energy assistance expansion overridden
Lawmakers successfully overrode a veto May 26 of a bill expanding a program that assists low-income homeowners in Nebraska.
Read moreYRTC changes approved
A bill establishing educational standards at youth rehabilitation and treatment centers in Nebraska passed May 20.
Read moreHome energy assistance program expanded
More Nebraskans are eligible for assistance with their residential energy consumption under a bill passed May 20.
Read moreSNAP eligibility temporarily expanded
More Nebraskans temporarily are eligible for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, after passage of a bill May 20.
Read moreExpanded child care assistance approved
More Nebraskans are eligible for subsidized child care assistance under a bill passed May 19.
Read moreDevelopmental disability waiver proposal stalls
A bill intended to supplement existing services for children with developmental disabilities in Nebraska did not advance from select file May 18 after a motion to end debate and force a vote on the proposal failed.
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Proposal to assist children with developmental disabilities advanced
A bill that seeks to supplement existing services for children with developmental disabilities in Nebraska advanced from general file May 11.
Read moreSNAP eligibility expansion amended, advanced
Lawmakers placed limits on a bill to expand eligibility for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, before advancing it from select file April 28.
Read moreExpansion of home energy program advanced
More Nebraskans could be eligible for assistance with their residential energy consumption under a bill advanced from general file April 28.
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Expanded child care assistance advances
More Nebraskans would be eligible for subsidized child care assistance under a bill advanced from general file April 20.
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YRTC bill amended, advanced
A bill establishing educational standards at youth rehabilitation and treatment centers in Nebraska was amended to become an omnibus YRTC proposal and advanced from general file April 15.
Read moreBehavioral telehealth services expanded
Nebraskans have greater access to certain telehealth services under a bill passed April 15.
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