Nebraska Statutes > Chapter 71 Nebraska Statutes > Chapter 71 – Public Health and Welfare Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates | Other versions Barber Act Health Care Facility Licensure Act Alzheimer’s Special Care Disclosure Act Childhood Vaccine Act Newborn Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening Act Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia Support Act Vital Statistics Act Nebraska Behavioral Health Services Act Behavioral Health Workforce Act Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Act Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act Developmental Disabilities Court-Ordered Custody Act Sex Offender Commitment Act Cremation of Human Remains Act Nebraska Uniform Standards for Modular Housing Units Act Nebraska Housing Agency Act Nebraska Center for Nursing Act Nursing Student Loan Act Nursing Faculty Student Loan Act Child Care Licensing Act. (2) The Legislature finds that there is a present and growing need for quality child care programs and facilities. There is a need to establish and maintain licensure of persons providing such programs to ensure th Children’s Residential Facilities and Placing Licensure Act Step Up to Quality Child Care Act State Hospital Survey and Construction Act Nonprofit Hospital Sale Act Nebraska Prostitution Intervention and Treatment Act Mail Service Pharmacy Licensure Act Emergency Box Drug Act Cancer Drug Repository Program Act Immunosuppressant Drug Repository Program Act Automated Medication Systems Act Prescription Drug Safety Act Opioid Prevention and Treatment Act Prescription Drug Donation Program Act Poison Control Act Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act Health Care Crisis Protocol Act Nebraska Mental Health First Aid Training Act Child and Maternal Death Review Act Domestic Abuse Death Review Act Overdose Fatality Review Teams Act Radiation Control Act Tuberculosis Detection and Prevention Act Brain Injury Assistance Act Indoor Tanning Facility Act Down Syndrome Diagnosis Information and Support Act Stroke System of Care Act Palliative Care and Quality of Life Act Uniform Standard Code for Manufactured Homes and Recreational Vehicles Infant Hearing Act Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act Compassion and Care for Medically Challenging Pregnancies Act Primary Care Provider Act Nebraska Safe Drinking Water Act Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Act Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act Rural Behavioral Health Training and Placement Program Act Nebraska Clean Indoor Air Act Nebraska Health Care Certificate of Need Act Assisted-Living Facility Act Nebraska Nursing Home Act Interior Design Voluntary Registration Act Nebraska Regulation of Health Professions Act Asbestos Control Act Residential Lead-Based Paint Professions Practice Act Building Construction Act Medication Aide Act Preborn Child Protection Act Critical Incident Stress Management Act Uniform Determination of Death Act Let Them Grow Act Wholesale Drug Distributor Licensing Act Nebraska Health Care Funding Act Native American Public Health Act Health Care Facility-Provider Cooperation Act Primary Care Investment Act Health Care Quality Improvement Act Certified Industrial Hygienist Title Protection Act Statewide Trauma System Act Nebraska Telehealth Act Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Act Patient Safety Improvement Act Stem Cell Research Act Veterinary Drug Distribution Licensing Act Concussion Awareness Act Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights Act Assisting Caregiver Transitions Act Direct Primary Care Agreement Act Investigational Drug Use Act § 71-1,132.02 Act, expired § 71-1,132.03 Act, expired § 71-501 Contagious diseases; local public health department; county board of health; powers and duties § 71-501.01 Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; legislative findings § 71-501.02 Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome program; department; powers § 71-502 Communicable diseases; rules and regulations; control; powers of Department of Health and Human Services § 71-502.01 Sexually transmitted diseases; enumerated § 71-502.02 Sexually transmitted diseases; rules and regulations § 71-502.03 Pregnant women; subject to syphilis test; fee; human immunodeficiency virus infection test § 71-502.04 Laboratory; test results; notification required § 71-503 Contagious, infectious, or other disease or illness; poisoning; duty of attending physician; violation; penalty § 71-503.01 Reports required;confidentiality; limitations on use; immunity § 71-503.02 Chlamydia, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis; prescription oral antibiotic drugs; powers of medical professionals; restrictions § 71-503.03 Chlamydia or gonorrhea; prescriptionoral antibiotic drugs; rules and regulations § 71-504 Sexually transmitted diseases; minors; treatment without consent of parent; expenses § 71-505 Department of Health and Human Services; public health; duties; fees § 71-506 Violations; penalty; enforcement § 71-507 Terms, defined § 71-508 Exposure to infectious disease or condition; form; department; duties § 71-509 Health care facility or alternate facility; emergency services provider; significant exposure; completion of form; reports required; tests; notification; costs § 71-510 Emergency services provider; public safety official; significant exposure; testing; conditions § 71-511 Information or test; confidentiality § 71-512 Health care facilities; provider agencies; adopt procedures § 71-513 Immunity from liability; when § 71-514.01 Health care providers; legislative findings § 71-514.02 Health care providers; terms, defined § 71-514.03 Health care providers; significant exposure to blood or body fluid; procedure; cost; restriction § 71-514.04 Health care providers; patient information or test results; confidentiality; release of information § 71-514.05 Health care providers; provider agencies; adopt procedures § 71-519 Screening test; duties; disease management; duties; fees authorized; immunity from liability § 71-520 Food supplement and treatment services program; authorized; fees § 71-521 Tests and reports; department; duties § 71-522 Central data registry; department; duties; use of data § 71-523 Departments; powers and duties; adopt rules and regulations; contracting laboratories; requirements; fees § 71-524 Enforcement; procedure § 71-531 Test; anonymous testing; referral for treatment; person committed to the Department of Correctional Services; department; duties § 71-532 Test results reportable; manner § 71-539 Legislative intent § 71-540 Immunization information; nondisclosure § 71-541 Immunization information system; immunization information; access; fee § 71-541.01 Immunization information system;established; purpose; access to records authorized § 71-542 Immunization information system; immunization information; confidentiality;violation; penalty § 71-543 Rules and regulations § 71-544 Immunity § 71-551 Physician; genetic tests; written informed consent; requirements; Department of Health and Human Services; duty § 71-552 Syndromic surveillance program; development;department set standards for reporting by hospitals; additional powers ofdepartment; use, confidentiality, and immunity; failure to make report; groundsfor discipline § 71-558 Cytomegalovirus; informational materials; department; duties § 71-559 Health care provider; provide informational materials; when § 71-560 Birthing facility; newborn infant; hearing screening test; information provided § 71-701 Women’s Health Initiative of Nebraska; created; duties § 71-702 Women’s Health Initiative Advisory Council; created; members; terms; duties; expenses § 71-703 Initiative; personnel; administrative support § 71-704 Funding intent § 71-705 Women’s Health Initiative Fund; created; use; investment § 71-706 Department of Health and Human Services; powers § 71-707 Report § 71-1001 State Anatomical Board; members; powers and duties; State Anatomical Board Cash Fund; created; use; investment § 71-1003 Board; dead human bodies; distribution § 71-1004 Board; dead human bodies; transportation § 71-1007 Board; purpose § 71-1405 Medically handicapped child; birth; duty of attendant to report § 71-1569 Scald prevention device; required; when § 71-1570 Scald prevention device; inspection § 71-1571 Scald prevention device; violation; penalty § 71-1626 Terms, defined § 71-1626.01 Legislative intent § 71-1627 Local public health department; health director; other personnel § 71-1628 County board; powers § 71-1628.01 County or district health department; termination; procedure § 71-1628.04 Core public health functions; contract authorized § 71-1628.05 Report § 71-1628.06 Core public health functions; personnel § 71-1628.07 Satellite office of minority health;duties § 71-1628.08 County Public Health Aid Program; created; funds; distribution § 71-1629 County or city-county health department; county board; powers; tax; election; when required § 71-1629.01 District health department; county board; levy; limitation § 71-1629.02 Municipalities; powers; levy § 71-1630 Local boards of health; membership; terms; vacancies; duties § 71-1631 Local boards of health; meetings; expenses; powers and duties; rules and regulations; pension and retirement plans § 71-1631.01 Local boards of health; rules and regulations; violations; penalty § 71-1631.02 Local boards of health; retirement plan; reports § 71-1632 Health director; powers; duties § 71-1633 Local boards of health; records required § 71-1634 Health department; funds; how disbursed § 71-1635 Health department; establishment; other health agencies abolished; exception; city-county health department; control by department § 71-1636 Sections not applicable to school district; exception § 71-1637 Political subdivision; employment and contracts authorized; duties; tax to support; limitation; section, how construed § 71-1638 Political subdivision; tax levy; limitation; election; procedure § 71-1639 Political subdivision; tax levy; resubmission; procedure § 71-1795 Nurse Licensure Compact § 71-1795.01 Nurse Licensure Compact § 71-1795.02 Termination of prior compact § 71-1801 Pathogenic microorganisms; sale and distribution; permit required § 71-1802 Permit; Department of Health and Human Services, authority; certification to State Veterinarian § 71-1803 Permit; State Veterinarian, authority; rules and regulations § 71-1804 Permit; duration; abrogation; renewal § 71-1805 Violation; penalty § 71-1901 Terms, defined § 71-1902 Foster care; license required; license renewal; kinship homes and relative homes; department and child-placing agencies; duties; placement in nonlicensed relative home or kinship home; approval by department; when; license revocation; procedure § 71-1903 Foster care;investigation by department; State Fire Marshal; fee; criminal history recordinformation check § 71-1904 Rules and regulations; waiver of licensing standard; when § 71-1905 Violation; penalty § 71-1906 Native American foster homes; legislative intent § 71-1906.01 Native American foster homes; rules and regulations § 71-1907 Child passenger restraint; requirements; violation; penalty § 71-2048.01 Clinical privileges; standardsand procedures § 71-2056 Legislative findings § 71-2057 Terms, defined § 71-2058 Public hospital; marketing strategies and plans authorized § 71-2059 Governmentalbody; powers § 71-2060 Conversion of public funds § 71-2061 Public hospital;indebtedness, how construed; expenditures, limitation; membership interests and contractual joint ventures; howconstrued § 71-2075 Written estimate of charges; when required; notice § 71-2076 Listing of common diagnostic related groups; when required § 71-2078 Injury data; legislative findings § 71-2079 Terms, defined § 71-2080 Diagnosis code; required § 71-2081 Hospital; submission of data; release by department § 71-2082 Department; adopt rules and regulations § 71-2083 Surgical infections; report required § 71-2084 Terms, defined § 71-2085 Appointment of receiver; conditions § 71-2086 Appointment of receiver; procedure; temporary receiver; purpose of receivership § 71-2087 Receiver; appointment; effect; duties § 71-2088 Receiver; powers § 71-2089 Receiver; litigation authorized § 71-2090 Property and records; inspection by department § 71-2091 Receivership; receiver responsibility; successor appointed; when § 71-2092 Receivership; termination; procedure; failure to terminate; effect § 71-2093 Receivership; payment of expenses § 71-2094 Action against receiver; requirements; Attorney General; defense or representation; conditions; costs § 71-2095 Receivership; acts not precluded; effect on liability § 71-2096 Interference with enforcement; penalty § 71-2097 Terms, defined § 71-2098 Civil penalties; department; powers § 71-2099 Civil penalties; type and amount; criteria § 71-20,100 Nursing Facility Penalty Cash Fund; created; use; investment § 71-20,101 Rules and regulations § 71-20,114 Authority of Attorney General; act; how construed § 71-20,120 Visitation privileges; designation by patient § 71-20,121 Disposition of remains of child born dead; hospital; duties § 71-20,122 Off-campus location; claims; use National Provider Identifier § 71-2101 Sudden infant death syndrome; legislative findings § 71-2102 Abusive head trauma; legislative findings § 71-2103 Information for parents of newborn child; requirements § 71-2104 Public awareness activities; duties § 71-2201 Maternal and Child Health and Public Health Work Fund; created; investment § 71-2202 Maternal and Child Health and Public Health Work Fund; administration § 71-2203 Maternal and Child Health and Public Health Work Fund; disbursements; how made § 71-2204 Maternal and Child Health and Public Health Work Fund; federal aid; acceptance § 71-2205 Construction of sections § 71-2207 Maternal and child health funds; how used § 71-2208 Maternal and child health; reports by Department of Health and Human Services; to whom made § 71-2225 Terms, defined § 71-2226 State CSF program; authorized; department; powers § 71-2227 State WIC program; authorized; department; powers § 71-2228 Obtaining benefits; prohibited acts; violation; penalty § 71-2229 Using benefits; prohibited acts; violation; penalty § 71-2230 Attorney General; enforcement § 71-2418 Legislative findings § 71-2419 Physician, nurse, or pharmacist; disciplinary action or criminal prosecution; limitation § 71-2420 Board of Medicine and Surgery; duties § 71-2431 Community health center; relabeling and redispensing prescription drugs; requirements § 71-2432 Terms, defined § 71-2433 Property owner; law enforcement agency; Nebraska State Patrol; duties § 71-2434 Local public health department; powers and duties; fees; release of property for human habitation; civil penalty § 71-2435 Leased property; termination of lease; notice § 71-2453 Department of Correctional Services facilities, detention facilities, or jails; prescription drug or device; return for credit or relabeling and redispensing; requirements; liability; professional disciplinary action § 71-2454 Prescription drug monitoring; system established; provisions included; not public records § 71-2454.01 Veterinary Prescription Monitoring Program Task Force; created; duties; members; meeting; report § 71-2455 Prescription drug monitoring; Department of Health and Human Services; powers and duties; Health Information Technology Board; administration § 71-2456 Prescription Drug Monitoring ProgramFund; created; investment § 71-2518 Lead poisoningprevention program; established; components; results of tests; reports required;department; reports; payment of costs § 71-2601 State Board of Health; members; appointment; qualifications § 71-2602 Board; members; term; vacancy; appointment § 71-2603 Board; members; removal; grounds; procedure § 71-2605 Board; members; per diem; expenses § 71-2606 Board; members; chairperson; officers; election § 71-2607 Board; meetings; notice; open to public § 71-2610 Board; advise Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services § 71-2610.01 Board; powers and duties § 71-2611 Board; immunity § 71-2617 Health and Human Services Reimbursement Fund; created; purpose; investment § 71-2618 Water samples; analyses; fees; testing; agreements; certification; standards; fees; existing rules, regulations, certifications; agreements, forms of approval, suits, other proceedings; how treated § 71-2619 Laboratory supplies and services; fees; establish; disposition § 71-2620 Agreements for laboratory tests; contents § 71-2621 Fees; laboratory tests and services; credited to Health and Human Services Cash Fund § 71-2917 Extermination of mosquitoes, flies, insects; county and city of the primary class; jointly or severally; powers § 71-2918 Extermination of mosquitoes, flies, insects; county and city of the primary class; jointly or severally; nuisance; abatement; expenses; lien § 71-3201 Terms, defined § 71-3202 License required; false representation of employment by licensee § 71-3203 Applicability of sections § 71-3204 Secretary of State; rules and regulations; fees § 71-3205 License; application; criminal history record check; investigation; qualifications; fee § 71-3206 Applicant for license; disqualification § 71-3207 License; bond; conditions § 71-3208 License; renewal; form and content; posting § 71-3209 License; renewal; term; renewal fee; renewal application § 71-3210 Secretary of State; denial, suspension, or revocation of license; grounds § 71-3211 Appeal; procedure § 71-3212 Licensee; agents and employees; compliance required § 71-3213 Violations; penalty § 71-3305 Political subdivision; fluoride added to water supply; exception; ordinance to prohibit addition of fluoride; ballot; vote § 71-3306 Other entity; fluoride added to water supply; rules and regulations § 71-3401 Information, statements, and data; furnish without liability § 71-3402 Publication of material; purpose; identity of person confidential § 71-3403 Information, interviews, reports, statements, data; privileged communications; not received in evidence § 71-3522 Compact; withdrawal § 71-3523 Legislative intent § 71-3524 Terms, defined § 71-3525 Fees § 71-3526 Radiation Transportation Emergency Response Cash Fund; created; use; investment; changes in fees; when § 71-3527 Rules and regulations § 71-3528 Applicability of sections § 71-3529 Legislative intent § 71-3530 Terms, defined § 71-3531 Fees; use § 71-3532 Nebraska Emergency Management Agency Cash Fund; created; use; investment § 71-3533 Delivery and receipt of radiological instruments § 71-3534 Forfeiture of instrument; when; procedure § 71-3535 Applicability of sections § 71-3536 Rules and regulations § 71-4001 Transactions, defined § 71-4002 Plasma donation; consent § 71-4401 Terms, defined § 71-4402 Vaccination against rabies; required; vaccine; sales § 71-4402.02 Hybrid animal; vaccination against rabies; required; vaccine; sales § 71-4402.03 Control and prevention of rabies; rules and regulations § 71-4403 Veterinarian; vaccination for rabies; certificate; contents § 71-4404 Vaccination for rabies; cost; payment § 71-4405 Vaccination; domestic animals exempt § 71-4406 Post-incident management § 71-4407 Domestic or hybrid animal or livestock; postexposure management § 71-4408 Rabies control authority; pounds; authorized; impoundment; notice; release; fee § 71-4409 Rabies control authority; enforcement of sections; duties § 71-4410 Violation; penalty; order for seizure § 71-4411 Impoundment fees; payment § 71-4412 Control of rabies; vaccination; enforcement; political subdivisions § 71-4720 Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; created; members; appointment; qualifications § 71-4720.01 Terms, defined § 71-4721 Commission; members; terms § 71-4722 Members; removal; grounds § 71-4723 Members; expenses § 71-4724 Commission; meetings; record; quorum § 71-4725 Commission; officers; elect § 71-4726 Commission; executive director; appoint § 71-4727 Commission; employees § 71-4728 Commission; purpose; duties § 71-4728.01 Commission; mental health, alcoholism, and drug abuse services; service coordination § 71-4728.02 Commission; mental health specialist advisor; duties § 71-4728.03 Commission; special advisory committee; members § 71-4728.04 Commission; telehealth system; powers and duties § 71-4728.05 Interpreter Review Board; members; duties; expenses § 71-4729 Commission; cooperate with state agencies § 71-4730 Commission; agreements; contracts; enter into § 71-4731 Governor; gifts, grants, and donations; accept § 71-4732 Commissionfor the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Fund; created; use; investment § 71-4732.01 Telehealth System Fund; created; use; investment § 71-4745 Terms, defined § 71-4746 Language assessment program; children from birth through five years of age; scope; report § 71-4747 Advisory committee; members; meetings; quorum; duties; termination § 71-4808 Blood; who may consent to donate § 71-4813 Eye tissue;pituitary gland; removal; when authorized § 71-4814 Organ and tissuedonations; legislative findings; protocol; development § 71-4816 Certificateof death; attestation required; statistical information § 71-4819 Department of Health and Human Services; education regarding bone marrow donors; powers and duties § 71-4820 Employer; grant of leaves of absence; encouraged § 71-4821 Physician; inquire of new patient; provide information § 71-4822 Donor Registry of Nebraska; establishment; duties; restriction on information § 71-4901 Chronic renal diseases; Department of Health and Human Services program; establish; definitions § 71-4903 Department of Health and Human Services; duties § 71-4904 Chronic Renal Disease Cash Fund; created; purpose § 71-4905 Director of Administrative Services; warrants § 71-51,102 Automated external defibrillator; use; conditions; liability § 71-51,103 Nebraska Emergency Medical System Operations Fund; created; use; investment; Department of Health and Human Services; report § 71-5201 Terms, defined § 71-5202 Medical education residency program; established; purpose; implementation § 71-5203 Residency programs; funding; use of funds § 71-5204 Funding; designation of minimum enrollments and priorities § 71-5205 Family practice residency program; how funded § 71-5206 Family practice residents; contract with other programs to assist in training; when; requirements § 71-5206.01 Family practiceresidents; funding of stipends and benefits § 71-5207 Recruitment and training of physicians for rural communities; program established; purpose § 71-5208 Dental education program in comprehensive dentistry; established; purpose; implementation § 71-5209 Comprehensive dentistry program; funding § 71-5328 Lead Service Line Cash Fund; created; use; investment; Department of Environment and Energy; grants; authorized § 71-5646 Legislative findings § 71-5647 Office of Rural Health; created; powers and duties § 71-5649 Legislative appropriation § 71-5670.01 Rural Health Opportunities Loan Pool Fund; transfers § 71-5714 Tobacco Prevention and Control Program; created § 71-6038 Terms, defined § 71-6039 Nurse aide; qualifications; training requirements; department; duties; licensure as nurse; effect § 71-6039.01 Paid diningassistant; qualifications § 71-6039.02 Paid dining assistant; permitted activities § 71-6039.03 Paid dining assistant; training requirements § 71-6039.04 Paid dining assistant registry § 71-6039.05 Paid diningassistant; nursing home; duties § 71-6039.06 Eligibility for Licensee Assistance Program § 71-6040 Department; approve programs and materials § 71-6041 Department; adopt rules and regulations § 71-6042 Chief medical officer; enforcement; powers § 71-6501 Terms, defined § 71-6502 In-home personalservices worker; qualifications § 71-6503 In-home personal services agency; duties § 71-6504 Sections; applicability § 71-6601 Legislative intent § 71-6602 Terms, defined § 71-6603 Home health aide; requirements § 71-6605 Home health aides; permitted acts § 71-6606 Home health agencies; employ qualified aides § 71-6607 Home health agency; provide supervision; care plan § 71-6608 Home health aide; demonstrate competency; when required § 71-6608.01 Home health aide training course; standards; supervised training; documentation required § 71-6608.02 Home health aide competency evaluation; requirements § 71-6612 Home health agency; verify competency § 71-6615 Hospice program; volunteers exempt § 71-6743 Rules and regulations § 71-6832 Human genetic testing; requirements § 71-6833 Forensic DNA laboratories; requirements § 71-6901 Terms, defined § 71-6902 Performance ofabortion; notarized written consent required § 71-6902.01 Victim of abuse, sexual abuse,or child abuse or neglect; attending physician; duties; liability § 71-6902.02 Coercion to obtain abortion; prohibited;denial of financial support; effect § 71-6903 Abortion; authorized by court; when; procedures; confidentiality and anonymity; guardian ad litem; court order; specific factual findings and legal conclusions § 71-6904 Appeal; procedure;confidentiality § 71-6905 Court proceedings;no fees or costs required § 71-6906 Performance ofabortion; consent not required; when § 71-6907 Violation byphysician; penalty; civil action; immunity;prohibited acts; violation; penalty § 71-6908 Family or fosterfamily abuse, neglect, or sexual assault; legislative findings and declarations;prosecution encouraged § 71-6909 Physician; report; contents; form;compilation by department § 71-6910 Sections; how construed; intent § 71-6911 Declaration; confidentiality § 71-7001 Mammography; health care facilities; notice; powers and duties § 71-7001.01 Legislative findings § 71-7003.01 Department; funding; powers § 71-7010 Breast and Cervical Cancer Cash Fund; created; use; investment § 71-7012 Breast and Cervical Cancer Advisory Committee; established; members; appointment; terms; duties; expenses § 71-7013 Immunity from liability; when § 71-8301 Legislative intent § 71-8302 Definitions, where found § 71-8303 Credentialing, defined § 71-8304 Facility, defined § 71-8305 Health care services, defined § 71-8306 Human services, defined § 71-8307 Licensure, defined § 71-8308 Facilities not previously licensed; credentialing; when § 71-8309 Facilities not previously licensed; legislative intent § 71-8310 Currently licensed facilities; changes in credentialing; when § 71-8311 Currently licensed facilities; legislative intent § 71-8312 Facility regulation system; periodic review § 71-8313 Department; credentialing recommendations § 71-8314 Sections; how construed § 71-8401 Legislative findings § 71-8402 Terms, defined § 71-8403 Access to medicalrecords § 71-8404 Access; charges § 71-8405 Charges; exemptions § 71-8406 Provider; immunity § 71-8407 Sections; applicability § 71-8509 Telehealth services for children’s behavioral health; rules and regulations; terms, defined § 71-8510 Behavioral health screenings; legislativeintent; optional screening § 71-8511 Behavioral Health Education Center;duties § 71-8512 Behavioral Health Screening and Referral Pilot Program; created by University of Nebraska Medical Center; clinics; selection; collection of data; evaluation; termination of section § 71-9001 Sexual assault or domestic violencepatient; 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