Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 395 - CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES: PROTECTION AND SAFETY
Chapter 10 - YOUNG ADULT VOLUNTARY SERVICES AND SUPPORT BRIDGE TO INDEPENDENCE
Section 395-10-002 - DEFINITIONS

002.01 CASE MANAGEMENT. Support provided by the Department to a young adult to complement his or her own efforts toward self-sufficiency.

002.02 FOSTER CARE MAINTENANCE PAYMENT. A financial payment made to or on behalf of a young adult to cover the cost the young adult's basic needs. Foster care maintenance payments under Bridge to Independence shall remain at least at the rate set immediately prior to the young adult's exit from foster care.

002.03 HOST HOME. A setting in which a young adult resides in the home of an adult or family (who may or may not be related to the young adult), shares basic facilities, and agrees to basic expectations as established by the host home, young adult, and the Department.

002.04 INDEPENDENCE COORDINATOR. A Department employee who is responsible for providing case management to a young adult.

002.05 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. The medical assistance program established by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-903, which is also known as Nebraska Medicaid.

002.06 PART-TIME ENROLLMENT. Enrollment in an education program for at least 6 credit hours per semester.

002.07 POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. Education beyond secondary education including university, college, vocational or trade schools, and other settings of higher education.

002.08 SECONDARY EDUCATION. High school or a program leading to an equivalent to a high school diploma.