Psychiatric services under the control of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska shall be under the jurisdiction of the Chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, who shall report to the Board of Regents through the President of the University of Nebraska. The chancellor or his or her designee shall be responsible for the administration and preparation of the psychiatric services budget and shall have the same powers, authority, and duties as prescribed for the chief executive officers of the state hospitals described in section 83-305.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 83-305.01

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801