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NE Code § 71-2016 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2016 - Hospital and Medical Facilities Fund; State Treasurer; disbursement by warrants; funds; investment.

71-2016.  Hospital and Medical Facilities Fund; State Treasurer; disbursement by warrants; funds; investment.The State Treasurer is hereby authorized to receive federal funds and transmit them to such applicants or to the department, if to carry out any survey, administration, or other authorized function. There is hereby established, separate and apart from all public money and funds of this state, a Hospital and Medical Facilities Fund. Money from the federal government for any authorized purpose of survey, planning, administration, or construction of approved projects, shall be received by the State Treasurer for credit to the fund. Warrants for all payments from the fund shall be drawn and paid in the manner provided by law. 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 State Funds Investment Act.Source   Laws 1947, c. 232, § 16, p. 738;   Laws 1965, c. 421, § 11, p. 1353;   Laws 1969, c. 584, § 71, p. 2388;   Laws 1995, LB 7, § 75.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 71-2031 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2031 - Transferred to section 71-6043.

71-2031.  Transferred to section 71-6043.
NE Code § 71-2032 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2032 - Transferred to section 71-6044.

71-2032.  Transferred to section 71-6044.
NE Code § 71-2033 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2033 - Transferred to section 71-6045.

71-2033.  Transferred to section 71-6045.
NE Code § 71-2034 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2034 - Transferred to section 71-6046.

71-2034.  Transferred to section 71-6046.
NE Code § 71-2035 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2035 - Transferred to section 71-6047.

71-2035.  Transferred to section 71-6047.
NE Code § 71-2036 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2036 - Transferred to section 71-6048.

71-2036.  Transferred to section 71-6048.
NE Code § 71-2037 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2037 - Transferred to section 71-6049.

71-2037.  Transferred to section 71-6049.
NE Code § 71-2038 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2038 - Transferred to section 71-6050.

71-2038.  Transferred to section 71-6050.
NE Code § 71-2039 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2039 - Transferred to section 71-6051.

71-2039.  Transferred to section 71-6051.
NE Code § 71-2040 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2040 - Transferred to section 71-6052.

71-2040.  Transferred to section 71-6052.
NE Code § 71-2041.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2041.01 - Transferred to section 71-6053.

71-2041.01.  Transferred to section 71-6053.
NE Code § 71-2041.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2041.02 - Transferred to section 71-6054.

71-2041.02.  Transferred to section 71-6054.
NE Code § 71-2041.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2041.03 - Transferred to section 71-6055.

71-2041.03.  Transferred to section 71-6055.
NE Code § 71-2041.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2041.04 - Transferred to section 71-6056.

71-2041.04.  Transferred to section 71-6056.
NE Code § 71-2041.05 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2041.05 - Transferred to section 71-6057.

71-2041.05.  Transferred to section 71-6057.
NE Code § 71-2041.06 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2041.06 - Transferred to section 71-6058.

71-2041.06.  Transferred to section 71-6058.
NE Code § 71-2041.07 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2041.07 - Transferred to section 71-6059.

71-2041.07.  Transferred to section 71-6059.
NE Code § 71-2042 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2042 - Transferred to section 71-6067.

71-2042.  Transferred to section 71-6067.
NE Code § 71-2045.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2045.01 - Transferred to section 71-6065.

71-2045.01.  Transferred to section 71-6065.
NE Code § 71-2045.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2045.02 - Transferred to section 71-2041.02.

71-2045.02.  Transferred to section 71-2041.02.
NE Code § 71-2045.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2045.03 - Transferred to section 71-6060.

71-2045.03.  Transferred to section 71-6060.
NE Code § 71-2045.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2045.04 - Transferred to section 71-6062.

71-2045.04.  Transferred to section 71-6062.
NE Code § 71-2045.05 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2045.05 - Transferred to section 71-6061.

71-2045.05.  Transferred to section 71-6061.
NE Code § 71-2045.06 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2045.06 - Transferred to section 71-6066.

71-2045.06.  Transferred to section 71-6066.
NE Code § 71-2045.08 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2045.08 - Transferred to section 71-6063.

71-2045.08.  Transferred to section 71-6063.
NE Code § 71-2045.09 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2045.09 - Transferred to section 71-6064.

71-2045.09.  Transferred to section 71-6064.
NE Code § 71-2045.10 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2045.10 - Transferred to section 71-6068.

71-2045.10.  Transferred to section 71-6068.
NE Code § 71-2048.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2048.01 - Clinical privileges; standards and procedures.

71-2048.01.  Clinical privileges; standards and procedures.Any hospital required to be licensed under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act shall not deny clinical privileges to physicians and surgeons, podiatrists, osteopathic physicians, osteopathic physicians and surgeons, certified nurse midwives, licensed psychologists, or dentists solely by reason of the credential held by the practitioner. Each such hospital shall establish reasonable standards and procedures to be applied when considering and acting upon an application for medical staff membership and privileges. Once an application is determined to be complete by the hospital and is verified in accordance with such standards and procedures, the hospital shall notify the applicant of its initial recommendation regarding membership and privileges within one hundred twenty days.Source   Laws 1989, LB 646, § 1;   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 122;  Laws 2000, LB 819, § 99;  Laws 2011, LB68, § 1. Cross References  Health Care Facility Licensure Act, see section 71-401.
NE Code § 71-2056 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2056 - Legislative findings.

71-2056.  Legislative findings.The Legislature finds that the market for hospital and health care services is becoming increasingly competitive, that hospitals and other health care providers are contracting to engage in economic joint ventures to form partnerships to offer integrated health care services to the public, and that this increasing competition is forcing hospitals and other health care providers to develop market strategies and strategic plans to effectively compete. The purpose of sections 71-2056 to 71-2061 is to enhance the ability of public hospitals to compete effectively and equally in the market for health care services.Source  Laws 1985, LB 61, § 1.
NE Code § 71-2057 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2057 - Terms, defined.

71-2057.  Terms, defined.For purposes of sections 71-2056 to 71-2061, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Hospital health services means, but is not limited to, any health care clinical, diagnostic, or rehabilitation service and any administrative, managerial, health system, or operational service incident to such service;(2) Market strategy means any plan, strategy, or device developed or intended to promote, sell, or offer to sell any hospital health service;(3) Strategic plan means any plan, strategy, or device developed or intended to construct, operate, or maintain a health facility or to engage in providing, promoting, or selling a hospital health service; and(4) Tangible benefit means, but is not limited to, any (a) reasonable expectation of a demonstrable increase in or maintenance of usage of the provider's services, (b) contractual provision requiring quality control of patient care and participation in a resource monitoring procedure, (c) reasonable expectation of prompt payment for any service rendered, or (d) activity that promotes health or furthers the provider's mission.Source   Laws 1985, LB 61, § 2;   Laws 1995, LB 366, § 5;  Laws 2012, LB995, § 13.
NE Code § 71-2058 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2058 - Public hospital; marketing strategies and plans authorized.

71-2058.  Public hospital; marketing strategies and plans authorized.In addition to powers and duties otherwise provided by law, a hospital which is owned or operated by a political subdivision, state agency, or other governmental entity may develop marketing strategies for its existing hospital health services or any hospital health service to be provided in the future and may develop strategic plans for the development of any future hospital health service or facility. Market strategies and strategic plans may be developed in cooperation with other health care providers.Source  Laws 1985, LB 61, § 3.
NE Code § 71-2059 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2059 - Governmental body; powers.

71-2059.  Governmental body; powers.A political subdivision, state agency, or other governmental entity which owns or operates a hospital or hospital health service may, relative to the delivery of health care services:(1) Enter into agreements with other health care providers, both governmental and nongovernmental, to share services or provide a tangible benefit to the hospital and into other cooperative ventures;(2) Join or sponsor membership in organizations or associations intended to benefit the hospital or hospitals in general;(3) Enter into contractual joint ventures with other governmental hospitals and health care organizations or nonprofit hospitals and health care organizations when entering into such a joint venture provides a tangible benefit to the residents of the political subdivision, state agency, or other governmental entity that owns or operates a hospital or health service;(4) Hold a membership interest in a nonprofit corporation when holding such interest provides a tangible benefit to the residents of the political subdivision, state agency, or other governmental entity that owns or operates a hospital or health service;(5) Have members of its governing authority or its officers or administrators serve without pay as directors or officers of any such venture;(6) Offer, directly or indirectly, products and services of the hospital or any such venture to the general public; and(7) Acquire, erect, staff, equip, or operate one or more medical office buildings, clinic buildings, or other buildings or parts thereof for medical services both within and outside the jurisdiction of the political subdivision, state agency, or other governmental entity. Such buildings or parts may be freestanding facilities or additions to or parts of an existing hospital or health care facility. Unless the political subdivision, state agency, or other governmental entity declares otherwise, the building or parts shall be considered an addition or improvement to the existing facilities. The political subdivision, state agency, or other governmental entity may lease all or part of such building to one or more health care practitioners or groups of health care practitioners or otherwise allow health care practitioners the use thereof on such terms as the political subdivision, state agency, or other governmental entity deems appropriate. Such lease or other use shall not be required to comply with public bidding requirements or approval of the electorate.Source   Laws 1985, LB 61, § 4;   Laws 1992, LB 1019, § 77;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 430;  Laws 2012, LB995, § 14.
NE Code § 71-2060 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2060 - Conversion of public funds.

71-2060.  Conversion of public funds.The conversion of public funds intended for or contributed to an undertaking authorized by section 71-2059 for the benefit of any individual shall constitute grounds for review and action by the Attorney General or the county attorney pursuant to sections 28-509 to 28-518.Source  Laws 1985, LB 61, § 5.
NE Code § 71-2061 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2061 - Public hospital; indebtedness, how construed; expenditures, limitation; membership interests and contractual joint ventures; how construed.

71-2061.  Public hospital; indebtedness, how construed; expenditures, limitation; membership interests and contractual joint ventures; how construed.(1) All agreements and obligations undertaken and all securities issued, as permitted under sections 71-2056 to 71-2061, by a hospital which is owned or operated by a political subdivision, state agency, or other governmental entity shall be exclusively an obligation of the hospital and shall not create an obligation or debt of the state or any political subdivision, state agency, or other governmental entity. The full faith and credit of the state or of any political subdivision, state agency, or other governmental entity shall not be pledged for the payment of any securities issued by such a hospital, nor shall the state or any political subdivision, state agency, or other governmental entity be liable in any manner for the payment of the principal of or interest on any securities of such a hospital or for the performance of any pledge, mortgage, obligation, or agreement of any kind that may be undertaken by such a hospital.(2) Expenditures permitted by sections 71-2056 to 71-2061 to be made by or on behalf of a hospital shall be for operating and maintaining public hospitals and public facilities for a public purpose. No such expenditure shall be considered to be a giving or lending of the credit of the state, or a granting of public money or a thing of value, in aid of any individual, association, or corporation within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision.(3) Membership interests and contractual joint ventures permitted by section 71-2059 that further the purposes of the political subdivision, state agency, or other governmental entity shall not be considered to cause the political subdivision, state agency, or other governmental entity to become a subscriber or owner of capital stock or any interest in a private corporation or association within the meaning of Nebraska law.Source   Laws 1985, LB 61, § 6;  Laws 2012, LB995, § 15.
NE Code § 71-2075 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2075 - Written estimate of charges; when required; notice.

71-2075.  Written estimate of charges; when required; notice.(1) Upon the written request of a prospective patient, his or her attending physician, or any authorized agent of the prospective patient, each hospital, except hospitals excluded under section 1886(d)(1)(B) of Public Law 98-21, the Social Security Act Amendments of 1983, and ambulatory surgical center shall provide a written estimate of the average charges for health services related to a particular diagnostic condition or medical procedure if such services are provided by the hospital or center. Such written request shall include a written medical diagnosis made by a health care practitioner licensed to provide such diagnosis. The prospective patient or his or her agent may also provide to the hospital or center the prospective patient's age and sex, any complications or co-morbidities of the prospective patient, other procedures required for the prospective patient, and other information which would allow the hospital or center to provide a more accurate or detailed estimate. Such estimate shall be provided within seven working days from the date of submission of the written request and information necessary to prepare such an estimate.(2) All hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers shall provide notice to the public that such hospital or center will provide an estimate of charges for medical procedures or diagnostic conditions pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. Such public notice shall be provided either as a part of the advertising or promotional materials of the hospital or center or by posting a notice in an obvious place within the public areas of the hospital or center.Source   Laws 1985, LB 382, § 14;   Laws 1994, LB 1210, § 120.
NE Code § 71-2076 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2076 - Listing of common diagnostic related groups; when required.

71-2076.  Listing of common diagnostic related groups; when required.(1) Effective January 1, 1986, each hospital, except hospitals excluded under section 1886(d)(1)(B) of Public Law 98-21, the Social Security Act Amendments of 1983, and ambulatory surgical center shall identify the twenty most common diagnostic related groups for which services are provided by the hospital or center. Such listing of diagnostic related groups shall be made available to consumers of health care, along with the range of average charges for treatment and the associated average length of stay for each diagnostic related group listed. Such listing shall be provided to any person upon request. The information included in the listing shall show the date prepared and shall be regularly updated every six months.(2) Any hospital or ambulatory surgical center which provides services for fewer than twenty diagnostic related groups or performs an insufficient number of procedures to compute a statistically valid average shall provide a listing to the public of the most common diagnostic related groups provided by the hospital or center and the average charges and length of stay for which a valid statistical average is available and shall disclose the circumstances for such limited available data.Source   Laws 1985, LB 382, § 15;   Laws 1994, LB 1210, § 121.
NE Code § 71-2078 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2078 - Injury data; legislative findings.

71-2078.  Injury data; legislative findings.The Legislature finds and declares that the cost of injury and the deaths associated with injury are of a vital concern to the health of the residents of the State of Nebraska. The Legislature further finds that the availability of reliable injury data is necessary in order to provide for the protection and promotion of the health of the residents of the state. It is the intent of the Legislature to assist in and encourage injury prevention by requiring that specific data relating to injuries be available to health care professionals and analysts in order that such data be utilized for research, analytical, and statistical purposes.Source  Laws 1993, LB 387, § 1.
NE Code § 71-2079 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2079 - Terms, defined.

71-2079.  Terms, defined.For purposes of sections 71-2078 to 71-2082:(1) Hospital shall have the meaning found in section 71-419; and(2) Hospital uniform billing form shall mean the Health Care Financing Administration claim form number 1450 mandated for the medicare program pursuant to sections 1814(a)(2) and 1871 of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, developed by the National Uniform Billing Committee and commonly referred to as the uniform billing claim form number 92.Source   Laws 1993, LB 387, § 2;  Laws 2000, LB 819, § 101.
NE Code § 71-2080 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2080 - Diagnosis code; required.

71-2080.  Diagnosis code; required.Beginning on January 1, 1994, each hospital in this state shall provide a diagnosis code for the external cause of an injury, poisoning, or adverse effect for every patient discharged from a hospital, receiving outpatient services, or released from observation for whom such a code would be appropriate. The diagnosis code shall be used in addition to other codes required under federal or state statute, rule, or regulation. The diagnosis code shall be the same as the code required by the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification System, or its most recent revision, and shall be entered on the hospital uniform billing form.Source  Laws 1993, LB 387, § 3.
NE Code § 71-2081 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2081 - Hospital; submission of data; release by department.

71-2081.  Hospital; submission of data; release by department.For each hospital uniform billing form on which a diagnosis code for the external cause of an injury, poisoning, or adverse effect is entered pursuant to section 71-2080, each hospital in this state shall submit data to the Department of Health and Human Services. Such data shall be submitted quarterly and shall include, but not be limited to, the diagnosis code for the external cause of an injury, poisoning, or adverse effect, other diagnosis codes, the procedure codes, admission date, discharge date, disposition code, and demographic data to include, but not be limited to, the birthdate, sex, city and county of residence, and zip code of residence for every patient discharged from a hospital, receiving outpatient services, or released from observation for whom a diagnosis code for the external cause of an injury, poisoning, or adverse effect is recorded pursuant to section 71-2080. This data shall be submitted to the department in written or computer form. The data provided to the department under this section shall be classified for release as determined by the department only in aggregate data reports created by the department. Such aggregate data reports shall be considered public documents.Source   Laws 1993, LB 387, § 4;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 610;  Laws 2005, LB 301, § 41;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 518.
NE Code § 71-2082 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2082 - Department; adopt rules and regulations.

71-2082.  Department; adopt rules and regulations.The Department of Health and Human Services shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations governing the recordation, acquisition, compilation, and dissemination of all data collected pursuant to sections 71-2078 to 71-2082.Source   Laws 1993, LB 387, § 5;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 611;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 519.
NE Code § 71-2083 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2083 - Surgical infections; report required.

71-2083.  Surgical infections; report required.Each hospital licensed in Nebraska shall, at least annually, provide surgeons performing surgery at such hospital a report as to the number and rates of surgical infections in surgical patients of such surgeon.Source  Laws 1994, LB 1210, § 112.