Nebraska Statutes 71-472. Memory care endorsement; qualifications; rules and regulations; fee
(1) The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations establishing qualifications for a memory care endorsement. The qualifications shall be specific to those necessary for residents with cognitive impairment or dementia and shall include, but not be limited to, staffing enhancements, staff training, dedicated memory care programming, cultural competencies, facility requirements, and security issues.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-472
- Care: means the exercise of concern or responsibility for the comfort, welfare, and habilitation of persons, including a minimum amount of supervision and assistance with or the provision of personal care, activities of daily living, health maintenance activities, or other supportive services. See Nebraska Statutes 71-407
- Department: means the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nebraska Statutes 71-410
- Memory care endorsement: means an endorsement for the license of an assisted-living facility providing care for persons with cognitive impairments or dementia which meets the requirements for the endorsement under section 71-472. See Nebraska Statutes 71-422.01
(2) The department shall award a memory care endorsement to an assisted-living facility licensed under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act upon application which provides proof of meeting the qualifications and payment of the required fee.
(3) The department shall set the fee at an amount to cover the costs of administering the endorsement.