Verified October 10, 2026 against the statutes, regulations and sources cited below. The state decides every application. All states
What operators miss in Nebraska
- The license application names the owner and everyone in control, and is signed by the owner, two LLC members or two corporate officers.
- By statute the license fee is a $50 base plus an added fee set by rule; for this facility class the added fee may not exceed $700.
Does Nebraska license behavioral health and addiction treatment programs?
Nebraska licenses a "mental health substance use treatment center," a facility giving more than 24 hours of shelter, care and treatment for mental illness or substance use disorder, as a health care facility under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act. How outpatient programs are licensed was not confirmed.
- Health care facility license: mental health substance use treatment center (residential)
- Issued by Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Citation: Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-413, 71-423, 71-433
How does Nebraska license each level of care?
- Residential: Licensed by DHHS as a mental health substance use treatment center (stays of more than 24 consecutive hours).
Citation: Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-423
What does an opioid treatment program need in Nebraska?
- State opioid treatment authority: No agency named on SAMHSA list (Lincoln contact at nebraska.gov)
- 7 opioid treatment programs in 2024 (N-SUMHSS)
Opening or expanding a program in Nebraska?
We confirm what Nebraska requires for your services and levels of care, prepare the application and every attachment for your owner or officer to sign, and track it to a decision. An outpatient program license is $1,995 per site. Every fee is flat and never depends on admissions or census.