68-1207 Department of Health and Human Services; public child welfare services; supervise; caseload requirements. - Nebraska Statutes

68-1207. Department of Health and Human Services; public child welfare services; supervise; caseload requirements.The Department of Health and Human Services shall supervise all public child welfare services as described by law. The department shall establish and maintain caseloads to carry out child welfare services which provide for adequate, timely, and indepth investigations and services to children and families. In establishing the standards for such caseloads, the department shall (1) include the workload factors that may differ due to geographic responsibilities, office location, and the travel required to provide a timely response in the investigation of abuse and neglect, the protection of children, and the provision of services to children and families in a uniform and consistent statewide manner and (2) consider workload standards recommended by national child welfare organizations and factors related to the attainment of such standards. The department shall consult with the appropriate employee representative in establishing such standards.To carry out the provisions of this section, the Legislature shall provide funds for additional staff. SourceLaws 1973, LB 511, § 7; Laws 1985, LB 1, § 2; Laws 1990, LB 720, § 1; Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 348; Laws 2005, LB 264, § 2; Laws 2007, LB296, § 280.