LANCASTER COUNTY, Neb. — An Omaha man is filing a lawsuit against the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services over its estimated cost and completion date to fulfill his public records request.
In the lawsuit filed Monday in Lancaster County District Court, Curt Safranek, who is the founder of Disability Alliance of Nebraska, said his son has an intellectual disability and autism. As such, Safranek said his family relies on state funding to pay for his son’s care.
Safranek said last year, DHHS implemented an assessment tool called InterRAI, which cut Medicaid funding. He added since then, he spent “considerable time” researching InterRaI and sent public records requests to DHHS…