Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-368 (2026)

Substantial functional impairment, defined

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Substantial functional impairment shall mean a substantial incapability, because of physical limitations, of living independently or providing self-care as determined through observation, diagnosis, investigation, or evaluation.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1996–2020 · leading case: Danell Blevins v. State, 2017 WY 43 (Wyo. 2017).
Danell Blevins v. State, 2017 WY 43 (Wyo. 2017). “, quoting Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-368 (Reissue 1995). “Living independently” was defined by statute as including, “but not be limited to, using the telephone, shopping, preparing food, housekeeping, and administering medications.”
State v. Stubbs, 562 N.W.2d 547 (Neb. 1997). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-368 (Reissue 1995), substantial functional impairment means a “substantial incapability, because of physical limitations, of living independently or providing self-care as determined through observation, diagnosis, investigation, or evaluation.”
State v. Stubbs, 555 N.W.2d 55 (Neb. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “” Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-368 (Reissue 1995). Neb.”
State v. Boyd, 28 Neb. Ct. App. 874 (Neb. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 3× “[3] Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-368 (Reissue 2016) defines “[s]ubstantial functional impairment” as “a substantial incapa- bility, because of physical limitations, of living independently or providing self-care as determined through observation, diag- nosis, investigation, or…”
State v. Janssen, 584 N.W.2d 27 (Neb. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 3× “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-368 (Reissue 1995) provides: “Substantial functional impairment shall mean a substantial incapability, because of physical limitations, of living indepen *391 dently or providing self-care as determined through observation, diagnosis, investigation, or…”
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