Chapter 71 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
3,329 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5646 Legislative findings.
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The Legislature finds and recognizes that rural health care is in the process of transition. Many rural communities are finding it difficult to recruit and retain health care professionals, to keep hospitals open, and to provide quality care to their residents. Although recent na…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5647 Office of Rural Health; created; powers and duties.
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The Office of Rural Health is hereby created within the Department of Health and Human Services. The office shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To assist rural residents in obtaining high quality health care which includes the following: (a) Assist in the recruitment …
Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 400, § 26.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5649 Legislative appropriation.
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The Legislature shall appropriate sufficient funds to the Department of Health and Human Services to enable the Office of Rural Health to carry out its duties pursuant to section 71-5647.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-565 Council; purpose; collaboration.
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(1) The purpose of the council shall be to examine (a) the needs of aging individuals and individuals living with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia, (b) the services available in the state for those individuals and their family caregivers, and (c) the ability of health care p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5650 Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act; act, how cited.
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Sections 71-5650 to 71-5670 shall be known and may be cited as the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5651 Legislative findings.
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(1) The Legislature finds that (a) residents of rural Nebraska frequently encounter difficulties in obtaining medical care due to the lack of health care providers, facilities, and services, (b) many rural communities experience problems in recruiting and retaining health care pr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5652 Purposes of act.
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The purposes of the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act are to (1) create the Nebraska Rural Health Advisory Commission and establish its powers and duties, (2) establish a student loan program that will provide financial incentives to medical, dental, master's le…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5653 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act: (1) Approved medical specialty means family practice, general practice, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, general surgery, obstetrics/gynecology, and psychiatry; (2) Approved dental specialty me…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5654 Nebraska Rural Health Advisory Commission; created; members; appointment; terms.
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The Nebraska Rural Health Advisory Commission is hereby created as the direct and only successor to the Commission on Rural Health Manpower. The Nebraska Rural Health Advisory Commission shall consist of thirteen members as follows: (1) The Director of Public Health of the Divisi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5655 Commission; purpose.
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The purpose of the commission shall be to advise the department, the Legislature, the Governor, the University of Nebraska, and the citizens of Nebraska regarding all aspects of rural health care and to advise the office regarding the administration of the Rural Health Systems an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5656 Commission; officers.
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The commission shall annually elect from among its members a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. The commission shall receive assistance from the staff of the office.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5657 Commission members; expenses.
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Members of the commission shall be reimbursed for expenses as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177 from funds appropriated for the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5658 Commission; meetings; quorum.
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The commission shall hold at least four meetings a year, at times and places fixed by the commission. At least one meeting each year shall be held at a site other than Lincoln or Omaha. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5659 Commission; powers and duties.
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The commission shall have the following powers and duties: (1) Advise the department regarding the development and implementation of a state rural health policy; (2) Advise the department and other appropriate parties in all matters relating to rural health care; (3) Serve as an …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-566 Council; considerations; findings and recommendations.
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The council shall consider and make findings and recommendations on the following topics: (1) Trends in the state's aging and Alzheimer's disease and other dementia populations and service needs, including: (a) The state's role in providing or facilitating long-term care, family …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5660 Act; how administered.
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The Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act shall be administered by the office with the advice and consultation of the commission.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5661 Financial incentives; funding; Rural Health Professional Incentive Fund; created; use; investment.
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(1) The financial incentives provided by the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act shall consist of (a) student loans to eligible students for attendance at an eligible school as determined pursuant to section 71-5662, (b) the repayment of qualified educational debt…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5662 Student loan; medical resident incentive; loan repayment; eligibility.
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(1) To be eligible for a student loan under the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act, an applicant or a recipient shall be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in any of the following accredited programs in Nebraska: (a) Medical or dental education program; (b) Phys…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5663 Amount of financial assistance; limitation.
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(1) The amount of financial assistance provided through student loans pursuant to the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act shall be limited to thirty thousand dollars for each recipient for each academic year and, except as provided in subdivision (4)(a) of this se…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5664 Financial incentives; commission; considerations.
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In screening applicants for financial incentives, the commission shall consider the following factors: (1) Motivation to practice in a health profession shortage area in Nebraska; (2) Motivation and preference toward an approved specialty; and (3) Other factors that would influen…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5665 Commission; designate health profession shortage areas; factors.
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The commission shall periodically designate health profession shortage areas within the state for the following professions: Medicine and surgery, psychiatry, physician assistants' practice, nurse practitioners' practice, nurse anesthesia practice, dietitian nutritionist practice…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5666 Student loan recipient agreement; contents.
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Each student loan recipient shall execute an agreement with the state. Such agreement shall be exempt from the requirements of the State Procurement Act and shall include the following terms, as appropriate: (1) The borrower agrees to practice the equivalent of one year of full-t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5667 Agreements under prior law; renegotiation.
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Agreements executed prior to July 1, 2007, under the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act may be renegotiated and new agreements executed to reflect the terms required by section 71-5666. No funds repaid by borrowers under the terms of agreements executed prior to …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5668 Loan repayment recipient agreement; contents; funding; limitation.
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Each loan repayment recipient shall execute an agreement with the department and a local entity. Such agreement shall be exempt from the requirements of the State Procurement Act and shall include, at a minimum, the following terms: (1) The loan repayment recipient agrees to prac…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5669 Loan repayment program; office; duties.
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The office shall develop guidelines for community participation in the loan repayment program. The office shall provide consultation to potential community participants and facilitate the matching of communities and health professionals.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5669.01 Medical resident incentive recipient; agreement; contents.
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Each medical resident incentive recipient shall execute an agreement with the department. Such agreement shall be exempt from the requirements of the State Procurement Act and shall include, at a minimum, the following terms: (1) The medical resident incentive recipient agrees to…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-567 State Alzheimer's Plan.
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(1)(a) No later than December 31, 2024, the council shall compile the findings and recommendations and submit them as a State Alzheimer's Plan to the Legislature and the Governor. (b) No later than December 31, 2028, and every four years thereafter, the council shall issue an upd…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5670 Department; rules and regulations.
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The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary to the administration of the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act.
Repealed. Laws 2026, LB716, § 5.
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Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 242, § 4.
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Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 242, § 4.
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Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 242, § 4.
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Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 242, § 4.
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Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 242, § 4.
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Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 242, § 4.
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Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 242, § 4.
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Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 242, § 4.
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Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 242, § 4.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-568 Dementia services coordinator; appointment; duties.
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The department shall appoint a dementia services coordinator who shall: (1) Serve as a referral point for linking families caring for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia with supportive services and resources; (2) Provide information, counseling, education, an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5680 Rural Behavioral Health Training and Placement Program Act; act, how cited.
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Sections 71-5680 to 71-5683 shall be known and may be cited as the Rural Behavioral Health Training and Placement Program Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5681 Legislative findings and declarations.
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The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (1) Eighty-eight of Nebraska's ninety-three counties are classified as mental and behavioral health profession shortage areas by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration and the Nebraska Department of Health and Huma…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5682 Rural Behavioral Health Training and Placement Program; created.
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The Rural Behavioral Health Training and Placement Program is created and shall be administered by the Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The program shall address behavioral health professional shortages in rural areas by: (1) Offering service l…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5683 Funding under act; use.
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Funding under the Rural Behavioral Health Training and Placement Program Act shall support: (1) Faculty clinical training activities; (2) Internship stipends for behavioral health interns and postdoctoral fellows; and (3) Training and service provision expenses, including, but no…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-5684 Rural Health Opportunity Program; Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges; Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska; administer; students; eligibility; tuition waiver.
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(1) For purposes of this section, program means the Rural Health Opportunity Program that encourages students from rural communities to pursue health care professions and return to practice in those rural communities. (2)(a) The Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-569 Aging, Alzheimer's, and Dementia Advisory Council Fund; created; use; investment.
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The Aging, Alzheimer's, and Dementia Advisory Council Fund is created. The fund shall consist of federal funds and grants or gifts for the purposes authorized by the Aging, Alzheimer's, and Dementia Support Act. Expenditures from the fund shall be subject to any conditions agreed…
Repealed. Laws 2008, LB 395, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 2008, LB 395, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 2008, LB 395, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 2008, LB 395, § 22.
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