The Arc of Nebraska Calls for Closure of Beatrice State Developmental Center

October 23, 2006 The Arc of Nebraska Calls for Closure of Beatrice State Developmental Center On October 9, 2006, the Arc of Nebraska (Arc) called for Governor Dave Heineman to close the Beatrice State Developmental Center (BSDC) following a federal investigation into possible abuse of restraints and mishandling of abuse or neglect cases that prompted the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to issue citations of Immediate Jeopardy on October 2, 2006. However on September 29, 2006, before CMS issued the formal citations to correct the problems discovered by the investigation, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services . . .