Recipients and caregivers are responsible for identifying,
hiring, supervising, and firing their own provider. Providers must be Nebraska
Lifespan Respite Network screened. Providers are not employees of the State of
Nebraska when providing respite services. Caregivers are encouraged to refer
family and friends to become Network screened providers.
019.01
DEPARTMENT
DISCRETION. The Department retains the authority to deny payment
to a recipient's choice of provider in the following circumstances:
(A) The provider engages in fraudulent
billing;
(B) The provider has
committed fraud in other Department programs;
(C) The provider has been convicted of abuse
or neglect of a vulnerable adult or child;
(D) The provider has been convicted of a
violent crime;
(E) The provider has
been convicted of child pornography;
(F) The provider has been convicted of
domestic abuse or assault;
(G) The
provider has been convicted of shoplifting after age 19 and within the last
three years;
(H) The provider has a
conviction for felony fraud in the past 10 years;
(I) The provider has a conviction for
misdemeanor fraud in the past five years;
(J) The provider has a conviction for
possession controlled substances within the last 10 years;
(K) The provider has a conviction for
manufacturing of a controlled substances within the last 10 years;
(L) The provider has a conviction for
prostitution or solicitation of prostitution within the last five
years;
(M) The provider has a
conviction for robbery or burglary within the last 10 years;
(N) The provider has a conviction for rape or
sexual assault;
(O) The provider is
a registered or required to be registered on a State or National Sex Offender
Registry or Repository;
(P) The
provider has a conviction for any crime against a child or vulnerable
adult;
(Q) The provider has a
conviction for kidnapping;
(R) The
provider has a conviction for animal cruelty, abuse, or neglect;
(S) The provider has a conviction for
arson;
(T) The provider has
convictions for driving under the influence within the last five
years;
(U) The provider has two or
more pending driving under the influence charges; or
(V) The provider has convictions for any
other crimes jeopardizing the safety of a child or vulnerable adult.
019.02
USING NEBRASKA
LIFESPAN RESPITE NETWORK SCREENED PROVIDERS. Local Nebraska
Lifespan Respite Networks funded through the Nebraska Lifespan Respite Services
program assist families by matching caregivers with background screened
providers and other types of paid and unpaid respite care. The Local Network:
(A) Is operated by a community-based private
nonprofit or for-profit agency or a public agency that provides respite
services sensitive to the unique needs, strengths, and cultural values of the
recipient, family, or caregiver;
(B) Serves in one or more of the six regional
services areas of the Department;
(C) Acts as a single local source for respite
services information and referral;
(D) Assists caregivers to identify respite
care needs and resources;
(E)
Facilitates access to a flexible array of local respite service options
responsive to family and caregiver needs to prevent a crisis;
(F) Recruits and screens paid and unpaid
respite care providers; and
(G)
Identifies training resources and organizes training opportunities for respite
care providers.
