Chapter 71 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
3,329 sections in this chapter.
Repealed. Laws 2026, LB867, § 41.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1796 Act, how cited.
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Sections 71-1796 to 71-1799 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Center for Nursing Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1797 Legislative findings and intent.
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The Legislature finds that it is imperative that the State of Nebraska protect its investment and the progress made in its efforts to alleviate the nursing shortage which exists. The Legislature also finds that the Nebraska Center for Nursing will provide the appropriate means to…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1798 Nebraska Center for Nursing; established; goals; expansion of clinical training sites; workforce development.
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(1) The Nebraska Center for Nursing is established. The center shall address issues of supply and demand for nurses, including issues of recruitment, retention, and utilization of nurses. The Legislature finds that the center will repay the state's investment by providing an ongo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1798.01 Board of Nursing; duties.
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The Board of Nursing shall recommend annually to the Department of Health and Human Services the percentage of all nursing fees collected during the year that are to be used to cover the cost of the Nebraska Center for Nursing, except that the percentage shall not be greater than…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1799 Nebraska Center for Nursing Board; created; members; terms; powers and duties; expenses.
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(1) The Nebraska Center for Nursing Board is created. The board shall be a policy-setting board for the Nebraska Center for Nursing. The board shall be appointed by the Governor as follows: (a) Ten members, at least three of whom shall be registered nurses, one of whom shall be a…
Transferred to section 38-803.
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Repealed. Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 185.
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Repealed. Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 185.
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Repealed. Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 185.
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Repealed. Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 185.
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Repealed. Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 185.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1801 Pathogenic microorganisms; sale and distribution; permit required.
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The sale and distribution of any material or substance, containing live microorganisms which are pathogenic to humans, is hereby prohibited unless authorized by special permits as provided for by sections 71-1802 and 71-1803.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1802 Permit; Department of Health and Human Services, authority; certification to State Veterinarian.
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The Department of Health and Human Services is hereby authorized to issue permits for the use of the pathogenic microorganisms described in section 71-1801 in the prevention or control of diseases in humans, if in the opinion of the department there is sufficient warrant for thei…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1803 Permit; State Veterinarian, authority; rules and regulations.
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The State Veterinarian is hereby authorized to issue permits for the use of the pathogenic microorganisms described in section 71-1801 in the prevention or control of diseases of animals, if in the opinion of the Department of Health and Human Services there is sufficient warrant…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1804 Permit; duration; abrogation; renewal.
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The permits, issued under the provisions of sections 71-1802 and 71-1803, shall be valid for the period of one year, or part thereof, expiring on December 31 of each year. However, all such permits must remain subject to abrogation and renewal, if in the opinion of the Department…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1805 Violation; penalty.
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Any person violating any of the provisions of sections 71-1801 to 71-1804 shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.
Transferred to section 38-809.
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Transferred to section 38-811.
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Transferred to section 38-1115.
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Transferred to section 38-1116.
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Transferred to section 38-1107.
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Repealed. Laws 2007, LB 463, § 1319.
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Transferred to section 38-1117.
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Transferred to section 38-1125.
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Transferred to section 38-1123.
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Transferred to section 38-1124.
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Repealed. Laws 2007, LB 463, § 1319.
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Repealed. Laws 1986, LB 926, § 65.
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Repealed. Laws 2007, LB 463, § 1319.
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Transferred to section 38-1127.
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Transferred to section 38-1128.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1901 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of sections 71-1901 to 71-1906.01: (1) Person includes a partnership, limited liability company, firm, agency, association, or corporation; (2) Child means an unemancipated minor; (3) Child-placing agency has the definition found in section 71-1926; (4) Department me…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 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.
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(1) The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations on requirements for licenses, waivers, variances, and approval of foster family homes taking into consideration the health, safety, well-being, and best interests of the child. An initial assessment of a foster f…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1903 Foster care; investigation by department; State Fire Marshal; fee; criminal history record information check.
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(1) Before issuance of a license under sections 71-1901 to 71-1906.01, the department shall cause such investigation to be made as it deems necessary to determine if the character of the applicant, any member of the applicant's household, or the person in charge of the service an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1904 Rules and regulations; licensing and regulation; waiver of licensing standard; when.
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(1) The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to sections 71-1901 to 71-1906.01 for (a) the proper care and protection of children by licensees under such sections, (b) the issuance, suspension, and revocation of licenses to provide foster care, (c)…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1905 Violation; penalty.
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Any person who violates any of the provisions of sections 71-1901 to 71-1906.01 shall be deemed guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1906 Native American foster homes; legislative intent.
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In order to achieve the goals and further the purposes of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 and the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act, it is the intent of the Legislature that Native American families have the option to meet separate licensing standards for Native Amer…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1906.01 Native American foster homes; rules and regulations.
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The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations establishing separate licensing standards for Native American foster homes located outside the boundaries of any Indian reservation or tribal service area as defined in section 43-1503. The department shall, in consult…
Repealed. Laws 2002, LB 93, § 27.
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Repealed. Laws 2002, LB 93, § 27.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1907 Child passenger restraint; requirements; violation; penalty.
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Any person furnishing foster care who is subject to licensure under section 71-1902 or the Children's Residential Facilities and Placing Licensure Act, when transporting in a motor vehicle any children for whom care is being furnished, shall use an approved child passenger restra…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1908 Child Care Licensing Act, how cited; legislative findings.
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(1) Sections 71-1908 to 71-1923.04 shall be known and may be cited as the 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 pr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1909 Purposes of act; legislative intent.
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(1) The purposes of the Child Care Licensing Act are to provide: (a) Statewide licensure standards for persons providing child care programs; and (b) The department with authority to coordinate the enforcement of standards on licensees. (2) It is the intent of the Legislature tha…
Transferred to section 38-1129.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1910 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Child Care Licensing Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services; and (2)(a) Program means the provision of services in lieu of parental supervision for children under thirteen years of age for c…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1911 Licenses; when required; issuance; corrective action status; display of license; dual license.
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(1) A person may operate child care for three or fewer children without having a license issued by the department. A person who is not required to be licensed may choose to apply for a license and, upon obtaining a license, shall be subject to the Child Care Licensing Act. A pers…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1911.01 Fees.
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(1) For a license to operate a program for fewer than thirty children, each applicant for a license and each licensee shall pay to the department, at the time of initial application and annually thereafter, a license fee of twenty-five dollars. (2) For a license to operate a prog…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1911.02 Application; contents.
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(1) An applicant for a license to operate a program required to be licensed under the Child Care Licensing Act shall file a written application with the department. The application shall be accompanied by the license fee pursuant to section 71-1911.01 and shall set forth the full…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1911.03 Applicant; liability insurance.
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(1) An applicant for a license under the Child Care Licensing Act shall provide to the department written proof of liability insurance coverage for the hours such applicant is operating and a child is in the applicant's care of at least one hundred thousand dollars per occurrence…