§ 6-1209.Case management and evaluation requirements.
Article 12: Problem-Solving Courts · Last amended February 14, 2019 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceSection 6-1209 requires problem-solving courts to collect participant census, demographic, and compliance data, use the statewide case management system once available, cooperate with outside evaluations, and protect confidential participant information.
(A)Problem-solving courts shall collect and record the data necessary to permit the Administrative Office of the Courts to facilitate outcome and process evaluations. At a minimum, the data to be collected and recorded shall include:
(1)Information regarding participant census, including numbers of:
(a)active participants
(b)total participants served since program's inception
(c)graduates
(d)participants terminated
(2)Participant demographics including, but not limited to:
(a)age
(b)race
(c)ethnicity
(d)gender
(3)Participant program compliance, including, but not limited to:
(a)attendance in treatment
(b)drug testing
(c)phase movement
(d)attendance in other services
(B)Problem-solving courts shall utilize the statewide case management system as approved by the Administrative Office of the Courts to record its data when such statewide case management system becomes available. Until then, such courts shall, in a timely manner, provide data to the Administrative Office of the Courts as requested.
(C)Problem-solving courts shall participate fully in any process or outcome evaluation facilitated by the Administrative Office of the Courts.
(D)Unauthorized disclosure of confidential information regarding participants is prohibited.
(E)The Court shall reserve the right to allow exemptions to any of the requirements set forth in § 6-1209(A) through (D). Any request for an exemption shall be made to the Court in writing. Exemptions shall be terminated at the discretion of the Court.
Amendment History
§ 6-1209 amended September 21, 2016; § 6-1209(E) amended February 14, 2019.
Plain-English Summary
Section 6-1209 focuses on the information a problem-solving court has to track so the Administrative Office of the Courts can evaluate how the program is working. At minimum, that means census numbers — active participants, total participants served, graduates, and terminations — demographic data on age, race, ethnicity, and gender, and compliance data covering treatment attendance, drug testing, phase movement, and attendance at other services.
Programs are supposed to record this data in the statewide case management system once it becomes available; until then, they provide it to the Administrative Office of the Courts on request. Programs also have to participate fully in any process or outcome evaluation the Administrative Office facilitates, and unauthorized disclosure of confidential participant information is off-limits. As with the operational requirements in Section 6-1208, the Supreme Court can grant a written exemption from any of these data requirements and can end that exemption whenever it decides to.
Frequently Asked Questions
What data does a problem-solving court have to collect on its participants?
At minimum, census figures (active participants, total served, graduates, terminations), demographic data (age, race, ethnicity, gender), and compliance data (treatment attendance, drug testing, phase movement, and attendance at other services).
Where does this data get recorded?
In the statewide case management system approved by the Administrative Office of the Courts once it’s available; until then, programs provide the data to the Administrative Office as requested.
Does a program have to take part in outside evaluations of how it’s doing?
Yes. Programs must participate fully in any process or outcome evaluation the Administrative Office of the Courts facilitates.
Can program staff share confidential participant information?
No. Unauthorized disclosure of confidential information about participants is prohibited.
Can a court get out of one of these data requirements?
Yes, by written request to the Supreme Court, which can also terminate the exemption at its discretion.
Source & verification. Section text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Judicial Branch, adopted by the
Supreme Court of Nebraska. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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