Native American Rights Fund, A Practical Guide to the Indian Child Welfare Act, Nebraska Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-1311

Nebraska Revised Statutes of 1943

Chapter 43. Infants and Juveniles

Article 13. Foster Care

(A) Foster Care Review Act


§ 43-1311. Child removed from home; person or court in charge of child; duties.


Except as otherwise provided in the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act, immediately following removal of a child from his or her home pursuant to section 43-284, the person or court in charge of the child shall:


(1) Conduct or cause to be conducted an investigation of the child's circumstances designed to establish a safe and appropriate plan for the rehabilitation of the foster child and family unit or permanent placement of the child;


(2) Require that the child receive a medical examination within two weeks of his or her removal from his or her home; and


(3) Subject the child to such further diagnosis and evaluation as is necessary.


Source: Laws 1982, LB 714, § 11; Laws 1985, LB 255, § 42; Laws 1998, LB 1041, § 39.


CROSS REFERENCE


Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act, see section 43-1501.