FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Commissioner Rhoades to Serve on Olmstead
Planning Advisory Committee
Lincoln, May 21, 2019 –Second District Commissioner Crystal
Rhoades will represent the Nebraska Public Service Commission
(PSC) on the Health and Human Services, Disability Services
Stakeholder Olmstead Planning Advisory Committee.
Created by LB 570, the Advisory Committee is tasked with preparing
a comprehensive, effective,working plan for providing community-
based services to qualified persons with disabilities. In order to
achieve compliance with the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990, the state must develop a qualified plan by December 15, 2021.
The stakeholders group is under the direction of the Department of
Health and Human Services.
Commissioner Rhoades represents District 2, encompassing all of
eastern Douglas County including the heavily populated Omaha Metro.
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Contact:
Deb Collins- Media & Communications Mgr.
(402) 471-0226
deb.collins@nebraska.gov
