Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Lifespan Respite Exceptional Circumstances · About this organization
What you get
Up to an extra $2,000 per approval period for respite during an unexpected crisis or unusually high care need.
How to start
Ask the agency about an exceptional-circumstances request and describe the extra care need.
The details, as published
An already eligible respite client may request up to an additional $2,000 per eligibility period for an unplanned crisis or exceptionally high care need.
What help you may get
Practical Items And Home Help
Lifespan Respite Exceptional Circumstances — practical items and home help
An already eligible respite client may request up to an additional $2,000 per eligibility period for an unplanned crisis or exceptionally high care need.
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
The program does not publish an age limit.
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 · Open form or page
- Online Portal
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.
- Lifespan Respite Exceptional Circumstances · checked Aug 24, 2026