83-370. Cost of patient care; failure to furnish information; effect.
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When any relative willfully fails to furnish to the department, upon request, the information required by sections 83-227.01 , 83-227.02 , 83-350 , and 83-363 to 83-379 as to his or her taxable income, such relative shall be deemed to have ability to pay the entire cost determined under sections 83-227.01 , 83-227.02 , 83-350 , and 83-363 to 83-379 .
The presumption of ability to pay under this section does not extend to a patient who fails to provide the necessary financial information. The Department of Public Institutions was without authority to fashion such a rule. State ex rel. Spire v. Stodola, 228 Neb. 107, 421 N.W.2d 436 (1988).