Health and Human Services

NE - Senator Brian Hardin (U)

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Chairperson

NE - Senator Ben Hansen (U)

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Chairperson

NE - Senator Dave Murman (U)

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Member

NE - Senator Beau Ballard (U)

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Member

NE - Senator Machaela Cavanaugh (U)

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Member

NE - Senator Jen Day (U)

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Member

NE - Senator Merv Riepe (U)

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Member

NE - Senator Lynne Walz (U)

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Member

NE - LB200 Adopt the Canadian Prescription Drug Importation Act

NE - LB12 Create the Nebraska Human Breast Milk Bank

NE - LB14 Change provisions under the Young Adult Bridge to Independence Act

NE - LB115 Adopt the Family Home Visitation Act

NE - LB202 Provide for vaccine administration by pharmacy technicians

NE - LB123 Adopt the Behavior Analyst Practice Act

NE - LB64 Require the Department of Health and Human Services to provide notice in certain cases of child abuse and neglect

NE - LB1107 Provide for coverage of breast pumps under the Medical Assistance Act

NE - LB1278 Provide for reimbursement of doula and full spectrum doula services under the Medical Assistance Act

NE - LB402 Redefine home health agency under Health Care Facility Licensure Act

NE - LB572 Provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to the Medical Nutrition Therapy Practice Act

NE - LB1261 Adopt the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Respite Services Act

NE - LR196 Interim study to review ways to eliminate or reduce the current waiting list for services that adults with developmental disabilities experience

NE - LB510 Require annual cost-of-living adjustments in child welfare rates

NE - LB590 Change personal needs allowance for eligible aged, blind, and disabled persons

NE - LR132 Interim study to examine the plausibility of the State of Nebraska becoming a participant in the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact

NE - LR241 Interim study to examine the sufficiency of current provider rates and the cost and needed frequency of rebasing provider rates for child welfare services providers

NE - LR190 Interim study to examine streamlining communications on rule and regulation changes proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to the medical assistance program

NE - LR226 Interim study regarding dental offices sharing information with patients on the chance of patients getting infections in artificial body parts due to dental cleanings

NE - LR136 Interim study to examine the critical role federally qualified health centers play in expanding access to health care in Nebraska

NE - LB500 Change provisions relating to the family support program for persons with developmental disabilities and their families

NE - LB677 Create the Nebraska Knowing is Doing Something pilot program

NE - LR199 Interim study to research, through collaboration among stakeholders, ways to address youth and adult behavioral health issues

NE - LR233 Interim study to examine the plausibility of the State of Nebraska joining the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact

NE - LB794 Adopt the Nursing Incentives Scholarship Act

NE - LB676 Create the Nebraska Diaper Distribution Grant program

NE - LR232 Interim study to examine the plausibility of the State of Nebraska joining the Social Work Licensure Compact

NE - LB661 Appropriate funds to the Department of Health and Human Services

NE - LB471 Rename and change provisions of the Engineers and Architects Regulation Act to include provisions relating to registered interior designers and to create a voluntary registry for interior designers

NE - LB333 Require a state plan amendment for coverage of family planning services under the Medical Assistance Act

NE - LB451 Provide for the Department of Health and Human Services to award a grant to assist a rehabilitation hospital

NE - LR202 Interim study to examine the mental and behavioral health care needs of Nebraskans

NE - LB503 Adopt the Rural Nebraska Nursing Workforce Act

NE - LB337 Change provisions relating to disclosure of patient information under the Mental Health Practice Act

NE - LB592 Adopt the Social Care Information Privacy Act

NE - LR19 Constitutional amendment to protect the right to reproductive freedom and prohibit the state from taking adverse action for exercising or assisting in the exercise of such right

NE - LR234 Interim study to examine the effectiveness of the State of Nebraska's response to the COVID-19 pandemic

NE - LB422 Exempt certain activities from disciplinary action under the Uniform Credentialing Act

NE - LR150 Interim study to examine the gap in services such as emergency shelters and transitional housing for individuals experiencing domestic violence and human trafficking

NE - LR213 Interim study to review how the State of Nebraska can assist licensed hospitals in converting to the rural emergency hospital designation under the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021

NE - LB468 Create the position of State Dementia Director in the Department of Health and Human Services

NE - LB286 Provide for confidentiality of a physician wellness program under the Uniform Credentialing Act

NE - LR171 Interim study to examine the cost and needed frequency of rebasing medicaid inpatient per diem rates for psychiatric facilities, hospital-based psychiatric units, and psychiatric residential facilities

NE - LB433 Provide requirements for distribution of funding for behavioral health regions

NE - LB714 Change provisions of the Nebraska Affordable Housing Act

NE - LR229 Interim study to examine the lack of education and support services and any other obstacles for foster parents

NE - LB227 Provide duties for the Department of Health and Human Services relating to reimbursing certain hospitals for nursing facility services under the Medical Assistance Act

NE - LB810 Adopt the Medical Ethics and Diversity Act

NE - LB593 Change provisions relating to licensure and regulation of hearing instrument specialists

NE - LB421 Provide procedures for directed health measures

NE - LB586 Provide duties for the Nebraska Center for Nursing regarding clinical training sites

NE - LB595 Change supervision requirements under the Pharmacy Practice Act

NE - LB488 Adopt the Sexual Assault Emergency Care Act

NE - LB611 Provide requirements for certain health care facility-provided medications

NE - LR191 Interim study to examine the process for conducting the statutorily required fingerprint-based national criminal history record information check for the childhood care workforce pursuant to 71-1912

NE - LB570 Adopt the Overdose Fatality Review Teams Act

NE - LB763 Adopt the Emergency Food Assistance Act

NE - LB353 Provide for grants for projects that increase capacity for long-term care facility capacity

NE - LB748 Adopt the Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Assistance Act

NE - LB219 Require the Department of Health and Human Services to rebase rates for critical access hospitals

NE - LB517 Require the Department of Health and Human Services to pay discharge incentives to post-acute placement facilities

NE - LB792 Provide for a pilot program for assessing and treating post traumatic stress disorder

NE - LB290 Change standard of need requirements for aid to dependent children program

NE - LB772 Create the Residential Youth Parenting Facility Grant Program

NE - LB871 Require a report by the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program

NE - LB874 Change requirements relating to child care licensing and child care facilities

NE - LB245 Change per diem compensation for members of the Board of Barber Examiners

NE - LR154 Interim study to examine Nebraska's maternal care deserts

NE - LR151 Interim study to examine the results of the Nebraska Child Care Cost Model developed as a product of the Preschool Development Grant

NE - LB261 Change apprenticeship requirements under Funeral Directing and Embalming Practice Act

NE - LB1111 Require city-county health departments to obtain approval for directed health measures

NE - LB548 Change examination and compounding requirements under the Pharmacy Practice Act

NE - LB1350 Define certain terms under the Health Care Facilities Licensure Act

NE - LB1392 Change provisions relating to the Foster Care Reimbursement Rate Committee

NE - LB1325 Allow pharmacists and local public health departments to distribute fentanyl strips as prescribed

NE - LB1355 Provide for disbursement of grants from the Nebraska Opioid Recovery Fund

NE - LB1015 Change provisions of the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act

NE - LR252 Interim study to examine issues within the jurisdiction of the Health and Human Services Committee

NE - LB1060 Provide an exemption from newborn screening

NE - LB824 Adopt the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact and change provisions relating to criminal background checks

NE - LB1062 Change provisions of the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act

NE - LB1007 Provide for medicaid coverage for certain aged, blind, and disabled individuals

NE - LB1381 Provide work requirements for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

NE - LB1387 Change provisions relating to approval and regulation of adding fluoride to the water supply of certain political subdivisions

NE - LB1028 Require city-county health departments to obtain approval for directed health measures

NE - LB834 Establish requirements for a resident dental license

NE - LB933 Change medicaid coverage requirements for continuous glucose monitors

NE - LB1130 Change provisions relating to mental health practitioner licenses

NE - LB1181 Change requirements relating to controlled substances, prescription drugs, pharmacists, and pharmacies as prescribed

NE - LB626 Adopt the Nebraska Heartbeat Act

NE - LB1173 Provide for use of abstracts of death and change a requirement relating to death certificates

NE - LB1320 Require emergency medical services to report patient overdose information as prescribed

NE - LB574 Adopt the Let Them Grow Act

NE - LB1009 Change provisions of the Barber Act

NE - LB1143 Eliminate provisions relating to certain health districts

NE - LB856 Change eligibility requirements for the federal child care subsidy program

NE - LB902 Prohibit assisted-living facilities from requiring a third-party guarantee of payment

NE - LB910 Authorize emergency care providers to provide care to injured law enforcement canines

NE - LB1035 Adopt the Prescription Drug Donation Act

NE - LB1215 Change provisions relating to credentialing fees, communicable diseases, rehabilitation beds, and acute care beds

NE - LB1187 Allow registered nurses to perform auricular acupuncture as prescribed

NE - LB952 Require the Department of Health and Human Services to implement the federal Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer Program

NE - LB1003 Change a requirement relating to child care licensing in cities, villages, or counties

NE - LB1087 Adopt the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Act

NE - LB1196 Change provisions relating to registration of medication aides

NE - LB1172 Change provisions relating to access to health data in certain registries and databases for research purposes

NE - LB1171 Change verification requirements for pharmacy technicians

NE - LB1214 Change provisions relating to a criminal background check for certain professions under the Uniform Credentialing Act

NE - LR377 Interim study to examine the components of the State of Nebraska's public health registry data collection and the release of that data to appropriate research entities

NE - LR392 Interim study to examine the costs and frequency of rebasing provider rates and to develop a methodology for rebasing such rates

NE - LR366 Interim study to examine opportunities under the medical assistance program to improve state beneficiaries' social determinants of health by allowing coverage of clinically appropriate interventions that address enrollees' health-related social needs

NE - LR415 Interim study to examine the historic unwind of the federal COVID-19 Medicaid continuous coverage requirements as implemented by the Department of Health and Human Services

NE - LR433 Interim study to examine the availability and access to data regarding maternal and infant health care in Nebraska

NE - LB75 Provide for review of incidents of severe maternal morbidity

NE - LB62 Provide for coverage of translation and interpretation services under the medical assistance program

NE - LB65 Change provisions relating to the complaint tracking system and disciplinary action under the Child Care Licensing Act

NE - LB78 Redefine massage therapy under the Massage Therapy Practice Act

NE - LB181 Provide for filling and refilling prescriptions in certain circumstances

NE - LB216 Provide certification requirements for optometrists performing certain procedures

NE - LR211 Interim study to examine the statewide availability of assisted-living memory care for individuals with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia and the accessibility of this type of care for medicaid beneficiaries

NE - LB463 Change provisions relating to application for licensure under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act

NE - LB280 Adopt the Interstate Massage Compact

NE - LB434 Require the Department of Health and Human Services to enroll long-term care hospitals as providers under the medical assistance program and submission of a state plan amendment or waiver

NE - LR18 Constitutional amendment to protect the right to reproductive freedom

NE - LB539 State intent regarding use of the Nebraska Health Care Cash Fund for the Tobacco Prevention and Control Program

NE - LB419 Require submission of a medicaid state plan amendment to extend postpartum coverage

NE - LB523 Require a state plan amendment to include school psychologists as medicaid providers

NE - LB233 Provide for child support payment disregard under aid to dependent children program and eliminate child support income in determining eligibility

NE - LB605 Change provisions of the Mental Health Practice Act to include protections and requirements for certified art therapists

NE - LB907 Require medicaid coverage for treatment of obesity

NE - LB1221 Provide staff training requirements for facilities offering care to persons with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or related disorders

NE - LB1138 Provide an exemption from requirements for prescribers issuing prescriptions for controlled substances

NE - LB357 Change the maximum support allowable under the Disabled Persons and Family Support Act

NE - LB458 Allow certain central fill pharmacies to deliver to a patient under the Prescription Drug Safety Act

NE - LR203 Interim study to review how the State of Nebraska can ensure it has effective emergency medical services in rural communities

NE - LR168 Interim study to examine the impact on the services provided to eligible recipients and how to best use Nebraska's federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Family (TANF) funds

NE - LB358 State intent to increase dental services reimbursement under the Medical Assistance Act

NE - LB276 Adopt the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Act

NE - LB903 Change provisions relating to membership of the Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council and the State Alzheimer’s Plan

NE - LB657 Appropriate funds to the University of Nebraska

NE - LB345 Define palliative care under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act

NE - LB927 Require suicide awareness and prevention training for certain employees of child-placing agencies and employees of the Department of Health and Human Services

NE - LB946 Change requirements for payments to Child Care Subsidy program providers

NE - LB431 Change provisions relating to criminal history record information check under the Uniform Credentialing Act

NE - LB291 Require implicit bias or diversity, equity, and inclusion training for certain applicants and credential holders under the Uniform Credentialing Act

NE - LB430 Prohibit a multiple procedure payment reduction policy from being applied to physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech-language pathology services as prescribed under the Uniform Credentialing Act

NE - LB904 Change duties of the Department of Health and Human Services regarding child care reimbursement rates

NE - LB310 Change the maximum payment level under aid to dependent children program

NE - LB879 Repeal the Let Them Grow Act and the Preborn Child Protection Act

NE - LB882 Change provisions relating to benefits under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

NE - LB326 Provide for eligibility for certain children under the Medical Assistance Act

NE - LB913 Require a state plan amendment for postpartum coverage under the Children’s Health Insurance Program

NE - LB920 Require the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a Restaurant Meals Program

NE - LB1016 Eliminate a termination date relating to prioritization of certain developmental disabilities services

NE - LB857 Create the Nebraska Prenatal Plus Program

NE - LB561 Adopt the Cosmetology Licensure Compact

NE - LB1086 Eliminate the Department of Health and Human Services and create three departments

NE - LB982 Provide for employment of nurse aides in intellectual and developmental disabilities facilities

NE - LB1144 Change provisions relating to care management units for long-term care

NE - LB823 Adopt the Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure Compact and change provisions relating to criminal background checks

NE - LB1106 Provide for coverage of lactation consultations under the Medical Assistance Act

NE - LB1373 Adopt the Dietitian Licensure Compact and change provisions relating to criminal background checks

NE - LB1237 Require a report regarding the medical assistance program

NE - LB1100 Change provisions relating to capitation payments made in accordance with the Medical Assistance Act as prescribed

NE - LB1054 Adopt the Child Care Safety and Security Act

NE - LB905 Require the Department of Health and Human Services to submit a waiver or state plan amendment for medical respite care

NE - LB932 Change provisions relating to provisional mental health practitioner licenses

NE - LB1194 Require Legislative approval of medicaid state plan amendments and state plan amendment for the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program

NE - LB1178 Create the Intergenerational Care Facility Incentive Grant Program

NE - LB680 Change provisions of the Parkinson’s Disease Registry Act

NE - LB664 Provide powers and duties for state medicaid fraud control unit and the Attorney General

NE - LB1283 Correct the name of a commission in the Medicine and Surgery Practice Act

NE - LB1280 Provide eligibility for child care assistance to qualified apprentices and semiconductor workers

NE - LB822 Adopt the Social Worker Licensure Compact and change provisions relating to criminal background checks

NE - LB896 Change provisions relating to telehealth consultations

NE - LB765 Change, provide, and eliminate definitions, powers, and duties under the Statewide Trauma System Act

NE - LR387 Interim study to examine payment rates and methodology used by the Department of Health and Human Services for child and adolescent behavioral health care, child welfare, and juvenile service providers

NE - LR338 Interim study to examine health care delivery systems situated in rural areas, defined as all counties except Douglas, Lancaster, and Sarpy

NE - LR337 Interim study to examine public assistance programs in Nebraska to determine whether program structures could be improved

NE - LR427 Interim study to examine the use of the child care subsidy program in section 68-1206 as an incentive to recruit and retain employees in the child care industry

NE - LR422 Interim study to examine the needs, successes, and challenges relating to behavioral health in Nebraska

NE - LB13 Require coverage of human breast milk under Medical Assistance Act

NE - LB189 Change and provide exemptions for natural hair braiding and natural hairstyling

NE - LB204 Provide for reimbursement for pharmacy dispensing fees under the medical assistance program

NE - LB55 Change provisions relating to self-sufficiency contracts and work activity requirements under the Welfare Reform Act

NE - LB35 Change provisions relating to child care assistance

NE - LB88 Change provisions relating to eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits

NE - LB85 Provide for express lane eligibility under the Medical Assistance Act and the Children's Health Insurance Program

NE - LB179 Prohibit conversion therapy

NE - LB84 Change provisions relating to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

NE - LR428 Interim study to review how the State of Nebraska can ensure it has effective emergency medical services in rural communities

NE - LR404 Interim study to examine the impact of the services provided to eligible recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program funds

NE - LR442 Interim study to examine the scope and function of the Nebraska Health Information Initiative and its affiliates in Nebraska

NE - LR405 Interim study to examine the process the Department of Health and Human Services uses in selecting a provider to service a foster home

NE - LR372 Interim study to examine Nebraska's policies relating to the Board of Nursing and to evaluate the usefulness of the Board of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

NE - LR397 Interim study to examine the structure and processes of the credentialing review process known as the "407 process"

NE - LR373 Interim study to examine different methods, including potential statutory changes, to address the need to recruit, train, and retain individuals to practice dentistry in Nebraska

NE - LR386 Interim study to examine the scope of practice for behavior analysts in the State of Nebraska

NE - LR396 Interim study to examine issues within the jurisdiction of the Health and Human Services Committee

NE - LR421 Interim study to examine addiction with an emphasis on the examination of opioid addiction

NE - LR429 Interim study to examine the Child Care Licensing Act and the availability and affordability of liability insurance for licensed child care providers in Nebraska

NE - LR423 Interim study to examine child care providers in Nebraska and the shortage of child care options in rural Nebraska

NE - LR443 Interim study to examine assisted-living facility reimbursement rates at different facilities throughout Nebraska