{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-802","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-802","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-802","body":"The purposes of the Nebraska Behavioral Health Services Act are to: (1) Reorganize statutes relating to the provision of publicly funded behavioral health services; (2) provide for the organization and administration of the public behavioral health system within the department; (3) rename mental health regions as behavioral health regions; (4) provide for the naming of regional behavioral health authorities and ongoing activities of regional governing boards; (5) reorganize and rename the State Mental Health Planning and Evaluation Council and the State Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Advisory Committee; (6) change and add provisions relating to development of community-based behavioral health services and funding for behavioral health services; and (7) authorize the closure of regional centers.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 71"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-802","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"22b7275ea05919a969f3decdbc73208a7703a0fb3af1b5b7a08da144be000d12","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-801","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}