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Panel debates LB351: proponents urge flexibility for Lincoln Regional Center; counties say mandated bed percentages improved waits
Summary
LB351 would remove statutory bed‑allocation percentages at Lincoln Regional Center to give the Department of Health and Human Services more flexibility; county corrections and regional authorities opposed the change, saying statutory minimums reduced wait times.
Senator John Kavanaugh introduced LB351 as the second bill arising from the legislative mental health capacity study. He said the measure “strikes language in statute relating to priority of admission at the regional centers” and would remove mandated bed percentages that currently limit Health and Human Services’ allocation of beds at the Lincoln Regional Center (LRC).
Kavanaugh backed the recommendation that the LRC’s admissions prioritize public‑safety needs and urged removing rigid percentages that were written into law in 2022. He said the…
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