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NE Code § 71-555 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-555 - Terms, defined.

71-555.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Newborn Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening Act:(1) Birthing facility means a hospital or other health care facility in this state which provides birthing and newborn care services;(2) Critical congenital heart disease screening means a testing procedure or procedures intended to detect hypoplastic left heart syndrome, pulmonary atresia, tetralogy of Fallot, total anomalous pulmonary venous return, transposition of the great arteries, tricuspid atresia, and truncus arteriosus;(3) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services;(4) Newborn means a child from birth through twenty-nine days old; and(5) Parent means a natural parent, a stepparent, an adoptive parent, a legal guardian, or any other legal custodian of a child.Source Laws 2013, LB225, § 3.
NE Code § 71-556 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-556 - Newborn; critical congenital heart disease screening; responsibilities.

71-556.  Newborn; critical congenital heart disease screening; responsibilities.(1) All newborns in this state shall undergo critical congenital heart disease screening in accordance with standards determined in rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department.(2) For deliveries in a birthing facility, the birthing facility shall develop and implement policies to cause the screening of the newborn and the reporting of the results to the newborn's health care provider in accordance with standards adopted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.(3) For deliveries that are planned outside of a birthing facility, the prenatal care provider shall inform the parent of the importance of critical congenital heart disease screening and the requirement for all newborns to be screened. The parent shall be responsible for causing the screening to be performed within the period and in the manner prescribed by the department.(4) For a birth that does not take place in a birthing facility, whether or not there is a prenatal care provider, and the newborn is not admitted to a birthing facility, the person registering such birth shall be responsible for obtaining critical congenital heart disease screening for the newborn within the period and in the manner prescribed by the department.Source Laws 2013, LB225, § 4.
NE Code § 71-557 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-557 - Department; duties; rules and regulations.

71-557.  Department; duties; rules and regulations.The department shall:(1) In consultation with a panel of persons having expertise in the field of critical congenital heart disease screening, develop approved methods of critical congenital heart disease screening;(2) Apply for all available federal funding to carry out the Newborn Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening Act; and(3) Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the act.Source Laws 2013, LB225, § 5.
NE Code § 71-601 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-601 - Act, how cited.

71-601.  Act, how cited.Sections 71-601 to 71-649 shall be known and may be cited as the Vital Statistics Act.Source  Laws 2005, LB 301, § 21;  Laws 2018, LB1040, § 1;  Laws 2020, LB966, § 17.
NE Code § 71-601.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-601.01 - Terms, defined.

71-601.01.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Vital Statistics Act:(1) Abstract of marriage means a certified document that summarizes the facts of marriage, including, but not limited to, the name of the bride and groom, the date of the marriage, the place of the marriage, and the name of the office filing the original marriage license. An abstract of marriage does not include signatures;(2) Certificate means the record of a vital event. Certificate does not include a commemorative certificate;(3) Certification means the process of recording, filing, amending, or preserving a certificate, which process may be by any means, including, but not limited to, microfilm, electronic, imaging, photographic, typewritten, or other means designated by the department;(4) Commemorative certificate means a document commemorating a nonviable birth;(5) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services; and(6) Nonviable birth means an unintentional, spontaneous fetal demise occurring prior to the twentieth week of gestation during a pregnancy that has been verified by a health care practitioner.Source   Laws 1994, LB 886, § 2;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 512;  Laws 2005, LB 301, § 24;  Laws 2006, LB 1115, § 38;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 400;  Laws 2018, LB1040, § 2.
NE Code § 71-602 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-602 - Department; standard forms; release of information; confidentiality.

71-602.  Department; standard forms; release of information; confidentiality.(1) The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations prescribing all standard forms for registering with or reporting to the department and for certification to the public of any birth, abortion, marriage, annulment, dissolution of marriage, or death registered in Nebraska. Such forms shall (a) provide for the registration of vital events as accurately as possible, (b) secure information about the economic, educational, occupational, and sociological backgrounds of the individuals involved in the registered events and their parents as a basis for statistical research in order to reduce morbidity and mortality and improve the quality of life, (c) accomplish such duties in a manner which will be uniform with forms for reporting similar events which have been established by the United States Public Health Service to the extent such forms are consistent with state law, and (d) permit other deviations from such forms as will reduce the costs of gathering information, increase efficiency, or protect the health and safety of the people of Nebraska without jeopardizing such uniformity.(2) All information designated by the department on all certificates as being for health data and statistical research shall be confidential and may be released only to the United States Public Health Service or its successor, government health agencies, or a researcher as approved by the department in accordance with its rules and regulations. The department may publish analyses of any information received on the forms for scientific and public health purposes in such a manner as to assure that the identity of any individual cannot be ascertained. The release of such information pursuant to this section shall not make otherwise confidential information a public record.Source   Laws 1989, LB 344, § 1;   Laws 1992, LB 1019, § 47;   Laws 1993, LB 536, § 60;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 513;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 401.
NE Code § 71-602.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-602.01 - Release of information; written agreements authorized.

71-602.01.  Release of information; written agreements authorized.All information designated by the department on all certificates as being for health data and statistical research shall be confidential but may be released to the department for research and statistical purposes. The department may release cost, health, and associated health risk information from medicaid records to the department for research and statistical purposes. Such release shall provide for protection of the security of the content of the information, including access limitations, storage of the information, destruction of the information, and use of the information. The release of such information pursuant to this section shall not make otherwise confidential information a public record.Source   Laws 1993, LB 536, § 61;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 514;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 402.
NE Code § 71-603 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-603 - Vital statistics; duties of department; rules and regulations.

71-603.  Vital statistics; duties of department; rules and regulations.The department shall provide for the registration of vital events and shall adopt, promulgate, and enforce such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes of the Vital Statistics Act.Source   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VI, art. II, div. IX, § 1, p. 781;   C.S.1922, § 8228;   Laws 1927, c. 166, § 1, p. 448;   C.S.1929, § 71-2401;   R.S.1943, § 71-601;   Laws 1965, c. 418, § 1, p. 1335;   Laws 1991, LB 703, § 27;   Laws 1994, LB 886, § 1;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 511;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-601;  Laws 2005, LB 301, § 23.
NE Code § 71-603.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-603.01 - Electronic signatures; department; duty.

71-603.01.  Electronic signatures; department; duty.The department shall provide for an electronic means of receiving electronic signatures as provided in section 86-611 for purposes of filing and amending death and fetal death certificates under the Vital Statistics Act.Source Laws 2005, LB 301, § 22.
NE Code § 71-604 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-604 - Birth certificate; preparation and filing.

71-604.  Birth certificate; preparation and filing.(1) A certificate for each live birth which occurs in the State of Nebraska shall be filed on a standard Nebraska certificate form. Such certificate shall be filed with the department within five business days after the birth.(2) When a birth occurs in an institution or en route thereto, the person in charge of the institution or his or her authorized designee shall obtain the personal data, prepare the certificate which shall include the name, title, and address of the attendant, certify that the child was born alive at the place and time and on the date stated either by standard procedure or by an approved electronic process, and file the certificate. The physician, physician assistant, or other person in attendance shall provide the medical information required for the certificate within seventy-two hours after the birth.(3) When a birth occurs outside an institution, the certificate of birth shall be prepared and filed by one of the following:(a) The physician or physician assistant in attendance at or immediately after the birth;(b) The father, the mother, or, in the absence of the father and the inability of the mother, the person in charge of the premises where the birth occurred; or(c) Any other person in attendance at or immediately after the birth.Source   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VI, art. II, div. IX, § 5, p. 781;   Laws 1921, c. 253, § 1, p. 863;   C.S.1922, § 8232;   Laws 1927, c. 166, § 2, p. 448;   C.S.1929, § 71-2404;   R.S.1943, § 71-604;   Laws 1965, c. 418, § 2, p. 1335;   Laws 1985, LB 42, § 2;   Laws 1989, LB 344, § 9;   Laws 1994, LB 886, § 3;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 135;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 403;  Laws 2009, LB195, § 67. Annotations In the light of the legislative history of laws pertaining to osteopathy the term physician, used in this section, was intended to include regularly licensed osteopathic physicians. State ex rel. Johnson v. Wagner, 139 Neb. 471, 297 N.W. 906 (1941).
NE Code § 71-604.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-604.01 - Birth certificate; sex reassignment; new certificate; procedure.

71-604.01.  Birth certificate; sex reassignment; new certificate; procedure.Upon receipt of a notarized affidavit from the physician that performed sex reassignment surgery on an individual born in this state and a certified copy of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction changing the name of such person, the department shall prepare a new certificate of birth in the new name and sex of such person in substantially the same form as that used for other live births. The evidence from which the new certificate is prepared and the original certificate of birth shall be available for inspection only upon the order of a court of competent jurisdiction.Source   Laws 1994, LB 886, § 4;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 515;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 404.
NE Code § 71-604.05 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-604.05 - Birth certificate; restriction on filing; social security number required; exception; use; release of data to Social Security Administration.

71-604.05.  Birth certificate; restriction on filing; social security number required; exception; use; release of data to Social Security Administration.(1) The department shall not file (a) a certificate of live birth, (b) a certificate of delayed birth registration for a registrant who is under twenty-five years of age when an application for such certificate is filed, (c) a certificate of live birth filed after adoption of a Nebraska-born person who is under twenty-five years of age or a person born outside of the jurisdiction of the United States, or (d) a certificate of live birth issued pursuant to section 71-628 unless the social security number or numbers issued to the parents are furnished by the person seeking to register the birth. No such certificate may be amended to show paternity unless the social security number of the father is furnished by the person requesting the amendment. The social security number shall not be required if no social security number has been issued to the parent or if the social security number is unknown.(2) Social security numbers (a) shall be recorded on the birth certificate but shall not be considered part of the birth certificate and (b) shall only be used for the purpose of enforcement of child support orders in Nebraska as permitted by Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, or as permitted by section 7(a) of the federal Privacy Act of 1974, as amended.(3) The department may release data to the Social Security Administration which is necessary to obtain a social security number and which is contained on the birth certificate of any individual who has applied for or is receiving medicaid or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. The department shall make such data available only for the purpose of obtaining a social security number for the individual.(4) The department shall provide to the Social Security Administration each parent's name and social security number collected in the birth certification process as required by the federal Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.Source   Laws 1991, LB 703, § 28;   Laws 1993, LB 536, § 62;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 516;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 136;   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 89;  Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 55;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 405;  Laws 2009, LB288, § 34.
NE Code § 71-605.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-605.01 - Death certificate; death in military service outside continental limits of United States; recording.

71-605.01.  Death certificate; death in military service outside continental limits of United States; recording.Death certificates issued by or under the authority of the United States for persons who were residents of Nebraska at the time they entered the military or armed forces of the United States, and died while in the service of their country while outside the continental limits of the United States may be recorded with the department.Source   Laws 1947, c. 233, § 1, p. 739;   Laws 1949, c. 203, § 1, p. 588;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 518;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 406.
NE Code § 71-605.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-605.02 - Death certificate; death in military service outside continental limits of United States; fees.

71-605.02.  Death certificate; death in military service outside continental limits of United States; fees.The department shall preserve permanently and index all such certificates and shall charge and collect in advance the fee prescribed in section 71-612, to be paid by the applicant for each certified copy supplied to the applicant or for any search made at the applicant's request for access to or a certified copy of any record, whether or not the record is found on file with the department. All fees so collected shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Health and Human Services Cash Fund as provided in section 71-612.Source   Laws 1947, c. 233, § 2, p. 739;   Laws 1965, c. 419, § 1, p. 1342;   Laws 1967, c. 442, § 1, p. 1382;   Laws 1973, LB 583, § 7;   Laws 1991, LB 703, § 29;   Laws 1992, LB 1019, § 48;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 519;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 407.
NE Code § 71-605.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-605.04 - Death; autopsy; sudden infant death syndrome; report by county attorney or coroner; to whom.

71-605.04.  Death; autopsy; sudden infant death syndrome; report by county attorney or coroner; to whom.The county attorney or coroner shall, within two days of the issuance of the autopsy results showing death suspected due to the sudden infant death syndrome, notify a representative of the Nebraska Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Foundation or the appropriate area community mental health center of the name of the parents of the sudden infant death syndrome victim.Source   Laws 1978, LB 605, § 2;   Laws 1990, LB 954, § 1.
NE Code § 71-606 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-606 - Stillborn child; death certificate; how registered; duties; certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.

71-606.  Stillborn child; death certificate; how registered; duties; certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.(1) A stillborn child shall be registered as a fetal death on a certificate form furnished by the department. Such certificate shall not be required for a child which has not advanced to the twentieth week of gestation. The certificate shall be filed with the department by the funeral director and embalmer in charge of the funeral and shall include a statement of the cause of death made by a person holding a valid license as a physician who was in attendance. In the event of hospital disposition, as provided in section 71-20,121, the entire certificate shall be completed by the attending physician and subscribed to also by the hospital administrator or his or her designated representative. If the attendant is not a physician, the death shall be referred to the county attorney for certification. The same time limit for completion shall apply as for a regular death certificate.(2)(a) The parent of a stillborn child may request a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth for such child, regardless of the date of filing of the corresponding fetal death certificate. The department shall provide such certificate upon request and payment of the required fee. For purposes of this section, certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth means a birth certificate issued to record the birth of a stillborn child.(b) The person responsible for filing a fetal death certificate under this section shall notify the parent or parents of the stillborn child that such parent may request a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth and shall provide the necessary information for making such request.(c) The parent requesting a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth may provide a name for the stillborn child. If no name is provided, the department shall enter upon the certificate the name "baby boy" or "baby girl" and the last name of the requesting parent. The name on the original or amended certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth shall be the same as that entered on the original or amended fetal death certificate and shall include the state file number of the corresponding fetal death certificate for such child.Source   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VI, art. II, div. IX, § 7, p. 782;   C.S.1922, § 8237;   C.S.1929, § 71-2409;   R.S.1943, § 71-606;   Laws 1965, c. 418, § 4, p. 1337;   Laws 1985, LB 42, § 4;   Laws 1989, LB 344, § 11;   Laws 1993, LB 187, § 9;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 520;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 138;  Laws 2003, LB 95, § 34;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 408;  Laws 2008, LB1048, § 1.
NE Code § 71-607 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-607 - Nonviable birth; commemorative certificate; department; duties; fee.

71-607.  Nonviable birth; commemorative certificate; department; duties; fee.(1)(a) A health care practitioner licensed pursuant to the Uniform Credentialing Act who attends or diagnoses a nonviable birth or a health care facility licensed pursuant to the Health Care Facility Licensure Act at which a nonviable birth occurs shall advise a patient who experiences a nonviable birth that the patient may request a commemorative certificate as provided in this section and, upon request by the patient, shall provide a letter verifying the nonviable birth to the patient. The health care practitioner may delegate this duty to his or her designee. In lieu of a letter, the health care practitioner or his or her designee may provide the patient with a form provided by the department pursuant to subdivision (b) of this subsection and executed by the health care practitioner or his or her designee.(b) The department shall provide on its website a form to be executed by a health care practitioner or his or her designee affirming that a patient experienced a nonviable birth that the health care practitioner attended or diagnosed.(2) Upon the request of the patient and submission of the letter or executed form, the department shall issue a commemorative certificate within sixty days after receipt of such request. The department shall charge a fee not to exceed its actual cost for issuing the commemorative certificate.(3)(a) The commemorative certificate shall contain the name of the fetus and the gender, if known. If the name is not furnished by the patient, the department shall fill in the commemorative certificate with the name Baby Boy or Baby Girl and the last name of the patient, and if the gender of the child is also unknown, the department shall fill in the commemorative certificate with the name Baby and the last name of the patient.(b) The following statement shall appear on the front of the commemorative certificate: This commemorative certificate is not proof of a live birth.(4) The department shall not register the birth associated with a commemorative certificate issued under this section or use it to calculate live birth statistics. The commemorative certificate is commemorative in nature and has no legal effect.(5) A commemorative certificate issued under this section shall not be used to establish, bring, or support a civil cause of action seeking damages against any person or entity for bodily injury, personal injury, or wrongful death for a nonviable birth.Source Laws 2018, LB1040, § 3. Cross References   Health Care Facility Licensure Act, see section 71-401.  Uniform Credentialing Act, see section 38-101.
NE Code § 71-608.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-608.01 - Birth and death certificates; local registration; where filed; exemption.

71-608.01.  Birth and death certificates; local registration; where filed; exemption.Persons in any county containing a city of the metropolitan or primary class which has an established city-county or county health department pursuant to sections 71-1626 to 71-1636 which has an established birth and death registration system shall be exempt from the requirements of direct filing of birth and death certificates required by sections 71-604, 71-605, and 71-606. The certificates for the births and deaths occurring in any such county shall be filed with the vital statistics office of the city-county or county health department within five business days of the date of the birth or death. The city-county or county health department shall forward the certificates to the department within ten business days of the date of the birth or death.Source   Laws 1985, LB 42, § 6;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 139;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 409.