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68-911. Medical assistance; mandated and optional coverage; department; submit state plan amendment or waiver.(1) Medical assistance shall include coverage for health care and related services as required under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, including, but not limited to:(a) Inpatient and outpatient hospital services;(b) Laboratory and X-ray services;(c) Nursing facility services;(d) Home health services;(e) Nursing services;(f) Clinic services;(g) Physician services;(h) Medical and surgical services of a dentist;(i) Nurse practitioner services;(j) Nurse midwife services;(k) Pregnancy-related services;(l) Medical supplies; and(m) Early and periodic screening and diagnosis and treatment services for children.(2) In addition to coverage otherwise required under this section, medical assistance may include coverage for health care and related services as permitted but not required under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, including, but not limited to:(a) Prescribed drugs;(b) Intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded;(c) Home and community-based services for aged persons and persons with disabilities;(d) Dental services;(e) Rehabilitation services;(f) Personal care services;(g) Durable medical equipment;(h) Medical transportation services;(i) Vision-related services;(j) Speech therapy services;(k) Physical therapy services;(l) Chiropractic services;(m) Occupational therapy services;(n) Optometric services;(o) Podiatric services;(p) Hospice services;(q) Mental health and substance abuse services;(r) Hearing screening services for newborn and infant children; and(s) Administrative expenses related to administrative activities, including outreach services, provided by school districts and educational service units to students who are eligible or potentially eligible for medical assistance.(3) No later than July 1, 2009, the department shall submit a state plan amendment or waiver to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to provide coverage under the medical assistance program for community-based secure residential and subacute behavioral health services for all eligible recipients, without regard to whether the recipient has been ordered by a mental health board under the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act to receive such services. SourceLaws 1965, c. 397, § 4, p. 1277; Laws 1967, c. 413, § 1, p. 1278; Laws 1969, c. 542, § 1, p. 2193; Laws 1993, LB 804, § 1; Laws 1993, LB 808, § 1; Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 315; Laws 1998, LB 1063, § 5; Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 60; Laws 2002, Second Spec. Sess., LB 8, § 1; R.S.1943, (2003), § 68-1019; Laws 2006, LB 1248, § 11; Laws 2009, LB603, § 1.Operative Date: May 23, 2009 Cross ReferencesNebraska Mental Health Commitment Act, see section 71-901.