{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-83-378","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-378","heading":"Cost of patient care; claim against estate; voluntary payments.","body":"No person shall be liable for the cost of the care, support, maintenance, and treatment of any patient except as provided in sections 83-363 to 83-379, but the amounts determined to be due and unpaid at the time of the death of a patient or relative shall constitute a claim against the estate of such patient or relative. The department may accept voluntary payments on behalf of any patient from any person who is not liable for payments.","path":["Chapter 83 - STATE INSTITUTIONS"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=83-378","current_through":"Laws 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:01:11Z","sha256":"245a360a292f7e59603fea7896b9d10bf2ee3bd958c4a00d6d47e430fea3378b","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-83-377","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-83-379"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}