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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3138 System of home and community-based long-term care services; grant application; department; duties; report.
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(1) The Department of Health and Human Services shall apply to the United States Department of Health and Human Services for a grant under the State Balancing Incentive Payments Program enacted in section 10202 of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Funds from…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3139 Health Care Homes for the Medically Underserved Fund; created; purpose; investment.
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The Health Care Homes for the Medically Underserved Fund is created within the Department of Health and Human Services. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3140 Health Care Homes for the Medically Underserved Fund; distribution; use.
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(1)(a) The purpose of the Health Care Homes for the Medically Underserved Fund is to enhance the ability of Nebraska's federally qualified health centers to provide patient-centered medical homes to low-income medically underserved populations. Twenty-five percent of the state po…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3141 Limited Temporary Guardian Aid Program; covered county; state aid; legislative intent regarding appropriations.
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(1) For purposes of this section: (a) Covered county means a county containing a city of the metropolitan class or a city of the primary class; and (b) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services. (2) There is created a separate and distinct budgetary subprogram …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3142 HCBS Enhanced FMAP Fund; created; use; investment.
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The HCBS Enhanced FMAP Fund is created. The fund shall be used to enhance and expand home and community-based services (HCBS) spending as outlined in the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, 42 U.S.C. 802, as amended. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Healt…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3143 Department of Health and Human Services; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program; funds; state plan amendment.
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The Department of Health and Human Services shall submit a state plan amendment to the federal Administration for Children and Families, pursuant to section 404(a)(2) of the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, to allow the funds provid…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3144 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program funds; report.
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The Department of Health and Human Services shall electronically submit a report to the Health and Human Services Committee of the Legislature by November 1 of each year on the current and anticipated expenditures for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program funds allo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3145 Intergenerational Care Facility Incentive Grant Program; requirements; eligibility; use.
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(1) The Intergenerational Care Facility Incentive Grant Program is created. It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate three hundred thousand dollars from the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund for fiscal year 2024-25 to the Department of Health and Human Services t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3146 Mental health and substance use disorder services; Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care; duties.
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The Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care of the Department of Health and Human Services shall: (1) Require contractor compliance with federal and state laws and rules and regulations applicable to coverage for mental health or substance use disorder services including early an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3147 Rural Health Transformation Program; implementation; Department of Health and Human Services; awardee; duties.
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(1) The Department of Health and Human Services, as the applicant on behalf of the State of Nebraska for money from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the Rural Health Transformation Program that was authorized by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Section 71…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3401 Act, how cited.
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Sections 81-3401 to 81-3455 shall be known and may be cited as the Engineers and Architects Regulation Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3402 Architecture and engineering; regulation.
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In order to safeguard life, health, and property and to promote the public welfare, the professions of architecture and engineering are declared to be subject to regulation in the public interest. The practice of architecture and engineering and use of the titles architect or pro…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3403 Definitions, where found.
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For purposes of the Engineers and Architects Regulation Act, the definitions found in sections 81-3403.01 to 81-3427 shall be used.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3403.01 ABET, defined.
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ABET means an entity incorporated as the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., which is a nongovernmental organization that accredits postsecondary education programs.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3404 Architect, defined.
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Architect means a person who is licensed by the board to practice architecture.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3405 Board, defined.
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Board means the Board of Engineers and Architects.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3405.01 Building official, defined.
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Building official means a person appointed by the state or a political subdivision having responsibility for the public safety and welfare and the enforcement of building codes with regard to buildings and other structures within such person's jurisdiction.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3405.02 Building, defined.
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Building means any structure used, or intended to be used, to support, shelter, or enclose any use or occupancy.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3407 Continuing education, defined.
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Continuing education means lifelong learning and training relevant to a licensee's professional practice.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3408 Coordinating professional, defined.
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Coordinating professional means a licensee who coordinates, as appropriate, the work of all licensees involved in a project.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3409 Design, defined.
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Design means the preparation of schematics, layouts, plans, drawings, specifications, calculations, and other diagnostic documents which show the features of an architectural or engineering project.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3411 Direct supervision, defined.
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Direct supervision means having full professional knowledge and control over work that constitutes the practice of architecture or engineering.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3412 Emeritus, defined.
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Emeritus means an architect or professional engineer who has relinquished his or her license and who is approved by the board to use the honorary title emeritus.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3414 Engineer-intern, defined.
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Engineer-intern means a person who has been duly enrolled as an engineer-intern by the board.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3415 Estimator, technician, or other similar titles, defined.
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Estimator, technician, or other similar titles means a person who through training or experience is performing tasks associated with the practice of architecture or engineering under the supervision of an architect or professional engineer, respectively.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3416 Good ethical character, defined.
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Good ethical character means such character as will enable a person to discharge the fiduciary duties of an architect or professional engineer to his or her client and to the public for the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3416.01 Intern architect, defined.
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Intern architect means a person who has enrolled in the Architectural Experience Program of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and holds a degree from a program accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board or equivalent.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3416.02 Licensee, defined.
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Licensee means a licensed architect or professional engineer.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3418 Organization, defined.
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Organization means a business entity created by law, including, but not limited to, a partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or joint venture.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3420 Practice of architecture, defined.
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(1) Practice of architecture means providing or offering to provide design services in connection with the construction, enlargement, or alteration of a building or group of buildings and the space within and surrounding the buildings. The services may include, but not be limited…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3421 Practice of engineering, defined.
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(1) Practice of engineering means any service or creative work that requires engineering education, training, and experience in the application of special knowledge of the mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences. The services may include, but not be limited to, planning,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3422 Professional engineer, defined.
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Professional engineer means a person who is licensed by the board to practice engineering. The board may designate a professional engineer, on the basis of education, experience, and examination, as being licensed in a specific discipline of engineering signifying an area in whic…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3422.01 Project, defined.
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Project means one or more related activities that require the practice of architecture or engineering for completion.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3423 Public service provider, defined.
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Public service provider means any political subdivision which employs or appoints an architect or a professional engineer to be in responsible charge of the political subdivision's architectural or engineering work.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3425 Responsible charge, defined.
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Responsible charge means the management of the technical and financial aspects of engineering or architectural work through an organization.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3426 Rules and regulations, defined.
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Rules and regulations means rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under the Engineers and Architects Regulation Act by the board.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3427 Technical submissions, defined.
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Technical submissions means designs, drawings, specifications, studies, and other technical reports that constitute, or may be prepared in conjunction with, a project.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3428 Board of Engineers and Architects; created; members; terms; location.
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(1) The Board of Engineers and Architects is created to administer the Engineers and Architects Regulation Act. The board shall consist of eight members appointed by the Governor for terms of five years terminating on the last day of February. The board shall consist of: (a) Thre…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3429 Board; members; per diem; expenses.
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(1) Each member of the board shall receive as compensation not more than one hundred dollars per day or portion of a day for (a) participating in meetings of the board and its committees, (b) traveling to or attending authorized meetings of the National Council of Architectural R…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3430 Certificate of appointment; oath; Attorney General; legal advisor; seal; rules and regulations.
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Each member of the board shall receive a certificate of appointment from the Governor and, before beginning his or her term of office, shall file with the Secretary of State the constitutional oath of office. The board or any committee of the board is entitled to the services of …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3431 Board; meetings; officers; quorum.
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The board shall hold at least one regular meeting each year. Special meetings shall be held as the rules and regulations provide and at such places as the board elects. Notice of all meetings shall be given in such manner as the rules and regulations provide. The board shall elec…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3432 Engineers and Architects Regulation Fund; created; use; investment.
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The Engineers and Architects Regulation Fund is created. The board shall receive and account for all money derived from the operation of the Engineers and Architects Regulation Act and shall remit the money to the State Treasurer for credit to the Engineers and Architects Regulat…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3432.01 Repayment of qualified educational debt; authorized; eligibility.
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(1) The board may repay qualified educational debt owed by an eligible graduate. Such repayment shall be made from the Engineers and Architects Regulation Fund. To be eligible for debt repayment, a recipient shall be a graduate of (a) a National Architectural Accrediting Board-ac…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3433 Roster.
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The board shall maintain and make available to the public a complete roster of all architects and professional engineers showing their names and last-known addresses. The board may distribute a copy of the roster to each licensed person as well as county and municipal officials. …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3434 Code of practice; contents.
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(1) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that a code of practice established by the board by which architects and professional engineers could govern their professional conduct would be beneficial to the state and would safeguard the life, health, and property and promote th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3435 Application for licensure, examination, intern enrollment, certificate of authorization, or emeritus status; form; fees.
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(1) Applications for licensure, examination, intern enrollment, a certificate of authorization, or emeritus status shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the board. Applications shall be made under oath. (2) The board may accept the verified information contained in …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3436 Organizational practice; certificate of authorization; when required; application; immunity; Secretary of State; registration of trade name or service mark; limitation.
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(1) An individual licensed under the Engineers and Architects Regulation Act may practice or offer to practice the profession of architecture or engineering through an organization if the criteria for organizational practice established by the board are met and the organization h…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3436.01 Combined services with construction services; authorized; conditions.
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(1) Providing combined services involving the practice of architecture or engineering, or both, with construction services is allowed if: (a) An architect participates substantially in, and has direct supervision of, the architectural services provided on the project; (b) A profe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3437 Certificate of licensure; issuance; certificate of enrollment; issuance.
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(1) The board shall issue to any applicant who, on the basis of education, experience, and examination, has met the requirements of the Engineers and Architects Regulation Act a certificate of licensure giving the licensee proper authority to carry out the prerogatives of the act…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3437.01 Seal; contents; use; prohibited acts.
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(1) Each licensee authorized to practice architecture or engineering must obtain a seal. The design of the seal shall be determined by the board. If a professional engineer's license has been issued in a specific discipline, the discipline shall be specified on the seal. The foll…