Chapter 71 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
3,329 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8220.01 Intermediate level rehabilitation center, defined.
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Intermediate level rehabilitation center means a rehabilitation center which provides rehabilitative services to individuals with musculoskeletal trauma, peripheral nerve lesions, lower extremity amputations, and other diagnoses resulting in functional impairment in one or more f…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8221 Minimum data set, defined.
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Minimum data set means a predetermined set of demographic and medical definitions set forth in the rules and regulations adopted under the Statewide Trauma System Act.
Repealed. Laws 2023, LB227, § 121.
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Repealed. Laws 2009, LB 195, § 111.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8224 Patient care protocols, defined.
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Patient care protocols means the written procedures adopted by the medical staff of a trauma center, specialty level burn or pediatric trauma center, or rehabilitation center that direct the care of the patient, based upon the assessment of the patient's medical needs. Patient ca…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8225 Pediatric trauma patient, defined.
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Pediatric trauma patient means a trauma patient known or estimated to be less than sixteen years of age.
Repealed. Laws 2023, LB227, § 121.
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Repealed. Laws 2023, LB227, § 121.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8228 Regional medical director, defined.
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Regional medical director means a physician licensed under the Uniform Credentialing Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8229 Rehabilitative services, defined.
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Rehabilitative services means a system or collection of comprehensive medical and therapy services that are interdisciplinary, coordinated, and resource-intense with the goal of restoring physical, cognitive, psychological, social, and vocational functioning so that an individual…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-823 Family Navigator Program; establishment; evaluation.
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(1) No later than January 1, 2010, the department shall establish a Family Navigator Program to respond to children's behavioral health needs. The program shall be administered by the division and consist of individuals trained and compensated by the department who, at a minimum,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8230 Specialty level burn or pediatric trauma center, defined.
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Specialty level burn or pediatric trauma center means a trauma center that provides specialized care in the areas of burns or pediatrics.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8231 State trauma medical director, defined.
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State trauma medical director means a physician licensed under the Uniform Credentialing Act who advises the department and carries out duties under the Statewide Trauma System Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8232 Trauma, defined.
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Trauma means a single-system or multisystem injury requiring immediate medical or surgical intervention or treatment to prevent death or permanent disability.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8233 Trauma care regions, defined.
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Trauma care regions means geographic areas established by the department under section 71-8250.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8234 Trauma team, defined.
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Trauma team means a team of physicians, nurses, medical technicians, and other personnel compiled to respond to an acutely injured patient upon the patient's arrival at the hospital.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8235 Trauma system, defined.
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Trauma system means an organized approach to providing care to trauma patients that provides personnel, facilities, and equipment for effective and coordinated trauma care. The trauma system shall identify facilities with specific capabilities to provide care and provide that tra…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8236 State Trauma Advisory Board; created; members; terms; expenses.
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The State Trauma Advisory Board is created. The board shall be composed of representatives knowledgeable in emergency medical services and trauma care, including emergency medical providers such as physicians, nurses, hospital personnel, prehospital or emergency care providers, l…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8237 State Trauma Advisory Board; duties.
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The State Trauma Advisory Board shall: (1) Advise the department regarding trauma care needs throughout the state; (2) Advise the Board of Emergency Medical Services regarding trauma care to be provided throughout the state by emergency medical services; (3) Review proposed depar…
Repealed. Laws 2023, LB227, § 121.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8239 Statewide trauma system; rules and regulations; state trauma medical director and regional medical directors; appointment.
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(1) The department, in consultation with and having solicited the advice of the State Trauma Advisory Board, shall maintain the statewide trauma system. (2) The department, with the advice of the board, shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations and develop injury preventio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-824 Post-adoption and post-guardianship case management services; notice; administration; evaluation.
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No later than January 1, 2010, the department shall provide post-adoption and post-guardianship case management services for adoptive and guardianship families of former state wards on a voluntary basis. The department shall notify adoptive parents and guardians of the availabili…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8240 Department; statewide duties.
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The department shall establish and maintain the following on a statewide basis: (1) Trauma system objectives and priorities; (2) Minimum trauma standards for facilities, equipment, and personnel for advanced, basic, comprehensive, and general level trauma centers and specialty le…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-8241 Department; coordination.
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The department shall facilitate coordination of the State Trauma Advisory Board and the Board of Emergency Medical Services to advise the department on development of the statewide trauma system.
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…
Repealed. Laws 2023, LB227, § 121.
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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…
Repealed. Laws 2016, LB816, § 4.
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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.
Repealed. Laws 2023, LB227, § 121.
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Repealed. Laws 2023, LB227, § 121.
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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…
Repealed. Laws 2015, LB 8, § 4.
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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…