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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8242 Department; duties.
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The department shall: (1) Maintain the statewide trauma registry pursuant to section 71-8248 to assess the effectiveness of trauma delivery and modify standards and other requirements of the statewide trauma system to improve the provision of emergency medical services and trauma…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8243 Centers; categorized.
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Designated trauma centers and rehabilitation centers that receive trauma patients shall be categorized according to designation under the Statewide Trauma System Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8244 Designated center; requirements; request; appeal; revocation or suspension; notice; hearing.
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(1) Any hospital, facility, rehabilitation center, or specialty level burn or pediatric trauma center that desires to be a designated center shall request designation from the department whereby each agrees to maintain a level of commitment and resources sufficient to meet respon…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8245 Designation of trauma centers; reviews; applicant; duties; confidentiality; fees.
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(1) The department may contract for reviews of such hospitals and health care facilities to determine compliance with required standards as part of the process to designate and renew the designation of hospitals and health care facilities as advanced, basic, comprehensive, or gen…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8247 Trauma system quality assurance program; how established; participation.
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The board shall establish a committee for each trauma region to maintain a trauma system quality assurance program established and maintained by the health care facilities designated as advanced, basic, comprehensive, and general level trauma centers. The quality assurance progra…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8248 Statewide trauma registry.
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The department shall establish and maintain a statewide trauma registry to collect and analyze data on the incidence, severity, and causes of trauma, including traumatic brain injury. The registry shall be used to improve the availability and delivery of prehospital or emergency …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8249 Statewide trauma registry; data; confidentiality.
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(1) All data collected under section 71-8248 shall be held confidential pursuant to sections 81-663 to 81-675. Confidential patient medical record data shall only be released as (a) Class I, II, or IV medical records under sections 81-663 to 81-675, (b) aggregate or case-specific…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8250 Trauma care regions; designated.
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The department shall designate trauma care regions so that all parts of the state are within such a region.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8253 Act; how construed.
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(1) If there are conflicts between the Statewide Trauma System Act and the Emergency Medical Services Practice Act pertaining to emergency medical services, the Emergency Medical Services Practice Act shall control. (2) Nothing in the Statewide Trauma System Act shall limit a pat…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-826 Legislative intent regarding appropriations; allocation.
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It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate from the General Fund five hundred thousand dollars for fiscal year 2009-10 and one million dollars for fiscal year 2010-11 to the Department of Health and Human Services — Behavioral Health, Program 38, Behavioral Health Aid, fo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-828 Behavioral Health Workforce Act; act, how cited.
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Sections 71-828 to 71-830 shall be known and may be cited as the Behavioral Health Workforce Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-829 Legislative findings and declarations.
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The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (1) Ninety-five percent of counties in Nebraska are classified as behavioral health profession shortage areas by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration and the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; (2) …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-830 Behavioral Health Education Center; created; administration; duties; report.
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(1) The Behavioral Health Education Center is created and shall be administered by the University of Nebraska Medical Center. (2) The center shall: (a)(i) Provide funds for up to ten additional medical residents, physician assistants, or psychiatric nurse practitioners in a Nebra…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8301 Legislative intent.
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It is the intent of the Legislature that quality health care services and human services be provided to all citizens of the state, that basic standards be developed to promote safe and adequate care of individuals in health care services facilities and human services facilities, …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8302 Definitions, where found.
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For purposes of sections 71-8301 to 71-8314, the definitions found in sections 71-8303 to 71-8307 are used.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8303 Credentialing, defined.
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Credentialing means the totality of the licensure processes associated with obtaining a license or changing aspects of an existing license.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8304 Facility, defined.
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Facility means any organization which provides health care services or human services to members of the general public.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8305 Health care services, defined.
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Health care services means services associated with the diagnosis and treatment of physical, mental, or emotional injury or illness or the prevention, rehabilitation, or continuing care related to health problems.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8306 Human services, defined.
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Human services means services that assist individuals in the conduct of daily living and includes the provision of food and shelter, a minimum amount of such assistance and personal care, and health-related services for individuals who are in need of a protected environment but w…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8307 Licensure, defined.
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Licensure means the permission granted by the state to provide health care services or human services to the public which would otherwise be unlawful without such permission and which is granted to facilities which meet prerequisite qualifications pertinent to public health, safe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8308 Facilities not previously licensed; credentialing; when.
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Credentialing of categories of facilities not previously licensed should occur only when: (1) Credentialing is necessary to prevent harm or endangerment to the public health, safety, or welfare and the potential for the harm or endangerment is easily recognizable and not remote o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8309 Facilities not previously licensed; legislative intent.
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If the Legislature finds that it is necessary for the protection of the public to regulate categories of facilities not previously regulated by state law after reviewing the criteria in section 71-8308 and considering governmental and societal costs and benefits, it is the intent…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8310 Currently licensed facilities; changes in credentialing; when.
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Changes in the credentialing of categories of currently licensed facilities should occur only when: (1) Credentialing is not needed to ensure the protection of the public health, safety, or welfare or the then current rules and regulations or statutory provisions are not providin…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8311 Currently licensed facilities; legislative intent.
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If the Legislature finds that it is necessary for the protection of the public to make changes in the statutes regulating categories of facilities after reviewing the criteria in section 71-8310 and considering governmental and societal costs and benefits, it is the intent of the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8312 Facility regulation system; periodic review.
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The Department of Health and Human Services shall periodically examine and reexamine the regulations, processes, and results of the facility regulation system. Changes in the facility regulation system should occur whenever the department finds that: (1) A program or procedure is…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8314 Sections; how construed.
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Nothing in sections 71-8301 to 71-8314 is intended to authorize any certificate of need activities for facilities or to authorize the licensure of private practice health care services offices.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-832 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Act; act, how cited.
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Sections 71-832 to 71-837 shall be known and may be cited as the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-833 Legislative intent.
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The intent of the Legislature is to increase access to mental health and substance use treatment and expand capacity for comprehensive, holistic services, respond to local needs, incorporate evidence-based practices, and establish care coordination as a linchpin for service deliv…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-834 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Act: (1) Certified community behavioral health clinic means a nonprofit organization, a unit of the local behavioral health authority, an entity operated under authority of the Indian Health Service, an Indian tribe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-835 Prospective payment system; medicaid state plan amendment; development and implementation.
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(1) The department shall develop a prospective payment system under the medical assistance program for funding certified community behavioral health clinics. Such system shall permit either daily or monthly payment rates. (2) The department shall submit to the federal Centers for…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-836 Rules and regulations.
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The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to implement sections 71-833 to 71-836.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-837 Appropriations; legislative intent.
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It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate no more than four million five hundred thousand dollars annually beginning in fiscal year 2025-26 from the General Fund for the purpose of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8401 Legislative findings.
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The Legislature finds that medical records contain personal and sensitive information that if improperly used or released may do significant harm to a patient's interests. Patients need access to their own medical records as a matter of fairness to enable them to make informed de…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8402 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of sections 71-8401 to 71-8407: (1) Medical records means a provider's record of a patient's health history and treatment rendered; (2) Mental health medical records means medical records or parts thereof created by or under the direction or supervision of a licensed…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8403 Access to medical records.
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(1) A patient may request a copy of the patient's medical records or may request to examine such records. Access to such records shall be provided upon request pursuant to sections 71-8401 to 71-8407, except that mental health medical records may be withheld if any treating physi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8404 Access; charges.
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Except as provided in sections 71-8405 and 71-8407, for medical records provided under section 71-8403 or under subpoena by a patient or his or her authorized representative a provider may charge no more than twenty dollars as a handling fee and may charge no more than fifty cent…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8405 Charges; exemptions.
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(1) A provider shall not charge a fee for medical records requested by a patient for use in supporting an application for disability or other benefits or assistance or an appeal relating to the denial of such benefits or assistance under: (a) Sections 43-501 to 43-536 regarding a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8406 Provider; immunity.
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A provider who transfers or submits information in good faith to a patient's medical record shall not be liable in damages to the patient or any other person for the disclosure of such medical records as provided in sections 71-8401 to 71-8407.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8407 Sections; applicability.
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Sections 71-8401 to 71-8407 do not apply to the release of medical records under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8501 Act, how cited.
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Sections 71-8501 to 71-8508 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Telehealth Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8502 Legislative findings.
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The Legislature finds that: (1) Access to health care facilities and health care practitioners is critically important to the citizens of Nebraska; (2) Access to a continuum of health care services is restricted in some medically underserved areas of Nebraska, and many health car…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8503 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Nebraska Telehealth Act: (1) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services; (2) Health care practitioner means a Nebraska medicaid-enrolled provider who is licensed, registered, or certified to practice in this state by the department; (3)(a) Te…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8504 Act; how construed.
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The Nebraska Telehealth Act does not: (1) Alter the scope of practice of any health care practitioner; (2) authorize the delivery of health care services in a setting or manner not otherwise authorized by law; or (3) limit a patient's right to choose in-person contact with a heal…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8505 Written information; signed statement or verbal consent; requirements.
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(1) Prior to an initial telehealth consultation under section 71-8506, a health care practitioner who delivers a health care service to a patient through telehealth shall ensure that the following written information is provided to the patient: (a) A statement that the patient re…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8506 Medical assistance program; reimbursement; requirements.
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(1) In-person contact between a health care practitioner and a patient shall not be required under the medical assistance program established pursuant to the Medical Assistance Act and Title XXI of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, for health care services delivered th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8507 Health care facility; duties.
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A health care facility licensed under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act that receives reimbursement under the Nebraska Telehealth Act for telehealth consultations shall establish quality of care protocols and patient confidentiality guidelines to ensure that such consultatio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8508 Rules and regulations.
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The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Nebraska Telehealth Act, including, but not limited to, rules and regulations to: (1) Ensure the provision of appropriate care to patients; (2) prevent fraud and abuse; and (3) establish necessary me…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8509 Telehealth services for children's behavioral health; rules and regulations; terms, defined.
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(1) The Department of Health and Human Services shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations providing for telehealth services for children's behavioral health. Such rules and regulations relate specifically to children's behavioral health and are in addition to the Nebraska …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8510 Behavioral health screenings; legislative intent; optional screening.
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It is the intent of the Legislature that behavioral health screenings be offered by physicians at the time of childhood physicals. The physician shall explain that such screening is optional. The results of behavioral health screenings and any related documents shall not be inclu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8511 Behavioral Health Education Center; duties.
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The Behavioral Health Education Center created pursuant to section 71-830 shall provide education and training for educators on children's behavioral health in the areas of the state served by the Behavioral Health Screening and Referral Pilot Program created pursuant to section …