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Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-718(3) | Child protection cases; central registry; name-change order; treatment; fee; waiver |
The department may charge a reasonable fee in an amount established by the department in rules and regulations to recover expenses in carrying out central registry records checks. The fee shall not exceed three dollars for each request to check the records of the central registry. The department shall remit the fees to the State Treasurer for credit to the Health and Human Services Cash Fund. The department may waive the fee if the requesting party shows the fee would be an undue financial hardship. The department shall use the fees to defray costs incurred to carry out such records checks. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section.
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Before imposition of fine or fee | Not provided for | Administrative decision | No |
Fee waiver |
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Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code § 2929.38(A) | Establishment of policy requiring payment of reception fee, fee for medical or dental treatment, or fee for random drug test |
. . . The fee for the medical treatment or service shall not exceed the actual cost of the treatment or service provided. No prisoner confined in the local detention facility shall be denied any necessary medical care because of inability to pay the fees.
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All | Not provided for | At enforcement of fine or fee | Not provided for | Administrative decision | No |
Cannot be denied medicare care. |
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