StateNebraska

LB 867: Change provisions relating to special needs trusts, fingerprints under the Uniform Credentialing Act, child care grants, the Title IV-D Division Customer Service Unit, eligibility for young adults in the bridge to independence program, licensed and self-funded insurers under the Medical Assistance Act, medicaid nursing facility rates, assistance to aged, blind, or disabled persons, and the state Commodity Supplemental Food program; provide for a money follows the person program for medicaid benefits, a youth afterschool eligibility letter for child care employment, use of wholesale drug distributor license fees for the prescription drug monitoring program, and maintenance of epinephrine by certain schools; change provisions of and rename the Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Support Act , the Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council, the State Advisory Committee on Mental Health, the Division of Developmental Disabilities of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Director of Developmental Disabilities; and eliminate provisions relating to divisions of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care Advisory Committee on Aging, the Maternal and Child Health and Public Health Work Fund, and an obsolete Nurse Licensure Compact

Health and Human Services CommitteeTo Governor

LB 867 status: To Governor — Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026 (updated Apr 17, 2026).

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What this bill does

Overall score

Score75/100 civic fit
RiskModerate risk
ImpactHigh impact 85/100

Bill summary

Official

Change provisions relating to special needs trusts, fingerprints under the Uniform Credentialing Act, child care grants, the Title IV-D Division Customer Service Unit, eligibility for young adults in the bridge to independence program, licensed and self-funded insurers under the Medical Assistance Act, medicaid nursing...

Key analysis

Constitutionality90%
Bipartisan90%
Public opinion70%
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Impact analysis

Environment

Mixed / Neutral
50%

Benefits

  • No direct effect identified

Risks

  • No direct effect identified

Economy

Positive Outlook
70%

Benefits

  • Streamlines administrative efficiency for state health programs
  • Consolidates credentialing and licensing processes

Risks

  • Potential fiscal burden of program implementation
  • Costs associated with administrative reorganization

Society

Positive Outlook
80%

Benefits

  • Expands Medicaid options via Money Follows the Person
  • Enhances administrative support for Alzheimer's and mental health
  • Increases youth afterschool child care accessibility

Risks

  • Risk of service disruption during agency reorganization
  • Potential for eligibility confusion during program transitions
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How trustworthy & consequential it is

Source

OpenStates

Confidence

low

low

Analysis status

OpenStates summary

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Limitation

Analysis based on abstract summary; full bill text not reviewed

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Where it stands

Introduced

Complete

Committee

Complete

Floor

Complete
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Governor

Current

Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026

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Enacted

Upcoming
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