Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Katie Beckett Medicaid · About this organization
What you get
Medicaid coverage at home for children with disability and intensive care needs.
How to start
Ask the agency for the Katie Beckett application and care assessment.
Good to know
- The financial review uses the child's income and resources.
The details, as published
Children under 19 meeting disability, institutional level-of-care, and cost-effectiveness rules can receive Medicaid at home using only the child's income/resources.
What help you may get
Medical And Insurance Costs
Katie Beckett Medicaid — medical and insurance costs
Children under 19 meeting disability, institutional level-of-care, and cost-effectiveness rules can receive Medicaid at home using only the child's income/resources.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A Nebraska child with B-ALL may qualify when the separate program-specific criteria are met.
Age
Age 0 to age 18, measured at application.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: NE.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
- Use the official program route and contact Nebraska DHHS for current eligibility screening, forms, and authorization.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Cancer alone may not satisfy disability, SSI, Medicaid, developmental, caregiver, or level-of-care requirements; individual authorization and capacity rules apply.
- Confirm current individual eligibility, capacity, benefit limits, and application processing.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Katie Beckett Medicaid · checked Aug 24, 2026