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NE Code § 71-514.05 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-514.05 - Health care providers; provider agencies; adopt procedures.

71-514.05.  Health care providers; provider agencies; adopt procedures.Provider agencies shall adopt written procedures regarding infectious diseases or conditions which address preexposure safeguards and postexposure risk-reduction methods. All records regarding any tests made as a result of a significant exposure of a health care provider to blood or other body fluid shall be kept only for the purpose of medical surveillance of an occupational risk of the health care provider.Source  Laws 1994, LB 819, § 11.
NE Code § 71-516.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-516.01 - Act, how cited.

71-516.01.  Act, how cited.Sections 71-516.01 to 71-517 shall be known and may be cited as the Alzheimer's Special Care Disclosure Act.Source   Laws 1994, LB 1210, § 162;  Laws 2016, LB698, § 23.
NE Code § 71-516.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-516.02 - Legislative findings and declarations.

71-516.02.  Legislative findings and declarations.The Legislature finds and declares that:(1) Certain nursing homes and related facilities and assisted-living facilities claim special care for persons who have Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or a related disorder;(2) It is in the public interest to provide for the protection of consumers regarding the accuracy and authenticity of such claims;(3) The provisions of the Alzheimer's Special Care Disclosure Act are intended to require such facilities to disclose the reasons for those claims, require records of such disclosures to be kept, and require the department to examine the records; and(4) Alzheimer’s special care units provide care for persons with cognitive impairments and dementia and assisted-living facilities would benefit from a memory care endorsement.Source   Laws 1994, LB 1210, § 163;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 499;   Laws 1997, LB 608, § 6;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 387;  Laws 2016, LB698, § 24.
NE Code § 71-516.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-516.03 - Terms, defined.

71-516.03.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Alzheimer's Special Care Disclosure Act:(1) Alzheimer's special care unit means any nursing facility or assisted-living facility, licensed by the department, which secures, segregates, or provides a special program or special unit for residents with a diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or a related disorder and which advertises, markets, or otherwise promotes the facility as providing specialized Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or related disorder care services;(2) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services; and(3) Memory care endorsement has the same meaning as in section 71-422.01.Source   Laws 1994, LB 1210, § 164;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 500;   Laws 1997, LB 608, § 7;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 388;  Laws 2016, LB698, § 25.
NE Code § 71-516.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-516.04 - Facility; disclosures required; department; duties.

71-516.04.  Facility; disclosures required; department; duties.(1) Any facility which offers to provide or provides care for persons with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or a related disorder by means of an Alzheimer's special care unit shall disclose the form of care or treatment provided that distinguishes such form as being especially applicable to or suitable for such persons. The disclosure shall be made to the department and to any person seeking placement within an Alzheimer's special care unit. The department shall examine all such disclosures in the records of the department as part of the facility's license renewal procedure at the time of licensure or relicensure.(2) The information disclosed shall explain the additional care provided in each of the following areas:(a) The Alzheimer's special care unit's written statement of its overall philosophy and mission which reflects the needs of residents afflicted with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or a related disorder;(b) The process and criteria for placement in, transfer to, or discharge from the unit;(c) The process used for assessment and establishment of the plan of care and its implementation, including the method by which the plan of care evolves and is responsive to changes in condition;(d) Staff training and continuing education practices which shall include, but not be limited to, four hours annually for direct care staff. Such training shall include topics pertaining to the form of care or treatment set forth in the disclosure described in this section. The requirement in this subdivision shall not be construed to increase the aggregate hourly training requirements of the Alzheimer's special care unit;(e) The physical environment and design features appropriate to support the functioning of cognitively impaired adult residents;(f) The frequency and types of resident activities;(g) The involvement of families and the availability of family support programs; and(h) The costs of care and any additional fees.(3) In order to qualify for a memory care endorsement, an assisted-living facility making a disclosure under this section shall comply with section 71-472.Source   Laws 1994, LB 1210, § 165;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 501;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 389;  Laws 2010, LB849, § 23;  Laws 2016, LB698, § 26.
NE Code § 71-517 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-517 - Memory care endorsement.

71-517.  Memory care endorsement.An assisted-living facility which is an Alzheimer’s special care unit may apply for a memory care endorsement as provided in the Health Care Facility Licensure Act but shall not advertise itself as an endorsed memory care unit without such endorsement.Source Laws 2016, LB698, § 27. Cross References  Health Care Facility Licensure Act, see section 71-401.
NE Code § 71-520 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-520 - Food supplement and treatment services program; authorized; fees.

71-520.  Food supplement and treatment services program; authorized; fees.The Department of Health and Human Services shall establish a program to provide food supplements and treatment services to individuals suffering from the inherited or congenital infant or childhood-onset diseases set forth in section 71-519. To defray or help defray the costs of any program which may be established by the department under this section, the department may prescribe and assess a scale of fees for the food supplements. The maximum prescribed fee for food supplements shall be no more than the actual cost of providing such supplements. No fees may be charged for formula, and up to two thousand dollars of pharmaceutically manufactured food supplements shall be available to an individual without fees each year. For purposes of this section, pharmaceutically manufactured foods are chemically synthesized or processed for the treatment of inborn errors in metabolism.Source   Laws 1987, LB 385, § 2;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 503;   Laws 1997, LB 610, § 1;   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 86;  Laws 2002, LB 235, § 2;  Laws 2005, LB 301, § 16;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 391;  Laws 2017, LB91, § 2.
NE Code § 71-521 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-521 - Tests and reports; department; duties.

71-521.  Tests and reports; department; duties.The Department of Health and Human Services shall prescribe the tests, the test methods and techniques, and such reports and reporting procedures as are necessary to implement sections 71-519 to 71-524.Source   Laws 1987, LB 385, § 3;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 504;  Laws 2002, LB 235, § 3;  Laws 2005, LB 301, § 17;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 392.
NE Code § 71-522 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-522 - Central data registry; department; duties; use of data.

71-522.  Central data registry; department; duties; use of data.The Department of Health and Human Services shall establish and maintain a central data registry for the collection and storage of reported data concerning inherited or congenital infant or childhood-onset diseases. The department shall use reported data to ensure that all infants born in the State of Nebraska are tested for diseases set forth in section 71-519 or by rule and regulation. The department shall also use reported data to evaluate the quality of the statewide system of newborn screening and develop procedures for quality assurance. Reported data in anonymous or statistical form may be made available by the department for purposes of research.Source   Laws 1987, LB 385, § 4;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 505;   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 87;  Laws 2002, LB 235, § 4;  Laws 2005, LB 301, § 18;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 393;  Laws 2017, LB91, § 3.
NE Code § 71-524 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-524 - Enforcement; procedure.

71-524.  Enforcement; procedure.In addition to any other remedies which may be available by law, a civil proceeding to enforce section 71-519 may be brought in the district court of the county where the infant is domiciled or found. The attending physician, the hospital or other birthing facility, the Attorney General, or the county attorney of the county where the infant is domiciled or found may institute such proceedings as are necessary to enforce such section. It shall be the duty of the Attorney General or the county attorney to whom the Department of Health and Human Services reports a violation to cause appropriate proceedings to be initiated without delay. A hearing on any action brought pursuant to this section shall be held within seventy-two hours of the filing of such action, and a decision shall be rendered by the court within twenty-four hours of the close of the hearing.Source   Laws 1987, LB 385, § 6;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 507;  Laws 2002, LB 235, § 6;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 395. Annotations By its terms, in addition to the specific and therefore preferred remedy in district court, this section states that the newborn screening statutes may also be enforced through "other remedies which may be available by law." Under the proper set of proven facts, enforcement through the neglect provisions of the juvenile code may be one such "other remedy." In re Interest of Anaya, 276 Neb. 825, 758 N.W.2d 10 (2008).
NE Code § 71-526 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-526 - Act, how cited.

71-526.  Act, how cited.Sections 71-526 to 71-530 shall be known and may be cited as the Childhood Vaccine Act.Source  Laws 1992, LB 431, § 1.
NE Code § 71-528 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-528 - Intent and purpose.

71-528.  Intent and purpose.(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the citizens of the State of Nebraska benefit by participation in national efforts to take innovative action to provide immunization of our children by removal of barriers which impede vaccine delivery and by improving access to immunization services.(2) It is also the purpose of the Childhood Vaccine Act to provide authorization for childhood immunization programs and demonstration or pilot projects that document childhood immunization trends, encourage cooperation between and use of both private practitioners and public providers in offering health care to children, and otherwise assess a total approach to immunization against childhood diseases.Source   Laws 1992, LB 431, § 3;   Laws 1994, LB 1223, § 31.
NE Code § 71-530 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-530 - Act; entitlement not created; availability of funds; effect.

71-530.  Act; entitlement not created; availability of funds; effect.The Childhood Vaccine Act is not intended to create an entitlement to any activities described in the act, and the Department of Health and Human Services may perform the activities described in the act to the extent funds are available.Source   Laws 1992, LB 431, § 5;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 509.
NE Code § 71-531 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-531 - Test; anonymous testing; referral for treatment; person committed to the Department of Correctional Services; department; duties.

71-531.  Test; anonymous testing; referral for treatment; person committed to the Department of Correctional Services; department; duties.(1) A person seeking a human immunodeficiency virus test shall have the right to remain anonymous. If an anonymous test is requested, a health care provider shall confidentially refer such person to a site which provides anonymous testing.(2) When a health care provider or a health facility performs a human immunodeficiency virus test and the result is positive, the person being tested shall be referred for posttest treatment.(3) When a human immunodeficiency virus test is performed by licensed medical personnel of the Department of Correctional Services on an individual committed to such department, the person committed to the department shall be informed by the department (a) if he or she is being tested for the human immunodeficiency virus, (b) that education shall be provided to him or her about the human immunodeficiency virus, including, but not limited to, the identification and reduction of risks, and (c) of the test result and the meaning of such result. Posttest counseling shall be required for the subject of the test if such test is positive.Source   Laws 1994, LB 819, § 5;   Laws 1997, LB 194, § 1;  Laws 2009, LB288, § 33;  Laws 2010, LB1036, § 35;  Laws 2018, LB285, § 2.
NE Code § 71-532 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-532 - Test results reportable; manner.

71-532.  Test results reportable; manner.The Department of Health and Human Services shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations which make the human immunodeficiency virus infection reportable by name in the same manner as communicable diseases under section 71-502.Source   Laws 1994, LB 819, § 6;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 510;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 397.
NE Code § 71-539 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-539 - Legislative intent.

71-539.  Legislative intent.It is the intent of the Legislature that sections 71-539 to 71-544 provide for the exchange of immunization information between health care professionals, health care facilities, health care services, schools, postsecondary educational institutions, licensed child care facilities, electronic health-record systems, public health departments, health departments of other states, Indian health services, and tribes for the purpose of protecting the public health by facilitating age-appropriate immunizations which will minimize the risk of outbreak of vaccine-preventable diseases.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1063, § 11;  Laws 2011, LB591, § 6.
NE Code § 71-540 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-540 - Immunization information; nondisclosure.

71-540.  Immunization information; nondisclosure.All immunization information may be shared with the Department of Health and Human Services and entered into the central database created pursuant to section 71-541.01. A patient or, if the patient is a minor, the patient's parent or legal guardian may deny access under sections 71-539 to 71-544 to the patient's immunization information by signing a nondisclosure form with the professional or entity which provided the immunization and with the department. The nondisclosure form shall be kept with the immunization information of the patient, and such immunization information is considered restricted immunization information.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1063, § 12;  Laws 2011, LB591, § 8.
NE Code § 71-541 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-541 - Immunization information system; immunization information; access; fee.

71-541.  Immunization information system; immunization information; access; fee.Any person or entity authorized under section 71-541.01 to access immunization information in the immunization information system established pursuant to section 71-541.01 may access such information pursuant to rules and regulations of the Department of Health and Human Services for purposes of direct patient care, public health activities, or enrollment in school or child care services. The unrestricted immunization information shared may include, but is not limited to, the patient's name and date of birth, the dates and vaccine types administered, and any immunization information obtained from other sources. A person or entity listed in section 71-539 which provides immunization information to a licensed child care program, a school, or a postsecondary educational institution may charge a reasonable fee to recover the cost of providing such immunization information.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1063, § 13;  Laws 2000, LB 1115, § 25;  Laws 2005, LB 256, § 34;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 398;  Laws 2011, LB591, § 9.
NE Code § 71-541.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-541.01 - Immunization information system; established; purpose; access to records authorized.

71-541.01.  Immunization information system; established; purpose; access to records authorized.The Department of Health and Human Services shall establish an immunization information system for the purpose of providing a central database of immunization information which can be accessed pursuant to rules and regulations of the department by any person or entity listed in section 71-539, by a patient, and by a patient's parent or legal guardian if the patient is a minor or under guardianship. In order to facilitate operation of the immunization information system, the department shall provide the system with access to all records of the department, including, but not limited to, vital records.Source Laws 2011, LB591, § 7.
NE Code § 71-542 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-542 - Immunization information system; immunization information; confidentiality; violation; penalty.

71-542.  Immunization information system; immunization information; confidentiality; violation; penalty.Immunization information in the immunization information system established pursuant to section 71-541.01 is confidential, and unrestricted immunization information may only be accessed pursuant to rules and regulations of the Department of Health and Human Services. Unauthorized public disclosure of such confidential information is a Class III misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1063, § 14;  Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 54;  Laws 2011, LB591, § 10.
NE Code § 71-543 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-543 - Rules and regulations.

71-543.  Rules and regulations.The Department of Health and Human Services may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to implement sections 71-539 to 71-544, including procedures and methods for and limitations on access to and security and confidentiality of the immunization information.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1063, § 15;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 399;  Laws 2011, LB591, § 11.
NE Code § 71-544 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-544 - Immunity.

71-544.  Immunity.Any person who receives or releases immunization information in the form and manner prescribed in sections 71-539 to 71-544 and any rules and regulations which may be adopted and promulgated pursuant to sections 71-539 to 71-544 is not civilly or criminally liable for such receipt or release.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1063, § 16;  Laws 2011, LB591, § 12.
NE Code § 71-552 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-552 - Syndromic surveillance program; development; department set standards for reporting by hospitals; additional powers of department; use, confidentiality, and immunity; failure to make report; grounds for discipline.

71-552.  Syndromic surveillance program; development; department set standards for reporting by hospitals; additional powers of department; use, confidentiality, and immunity; failure to make report; grounds for discipline.(1) For purposes of protecting the public health and tracking the impact of disease prevention strategies intended to lower the cost of health care, the Department of Health and Human Services shall develop a syndromic surveillance program that respects patient privacy and benefits from advances in both electronic health records and electronic health information exchange. The syndromic surveillance program shall include the monitoring, detection, and investigation of public health threats from (a) intentional or accidental use or misuse of chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear agents, (b) clusters or outbreaks of infectious or communicable diseases, and (c) noninfectious causes of illness.(2) The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations setting standards for syndromic surveillance reporting by hospitals. The standards shall specify (a) the syndromic surveillance data elements required to be reported for all encounters, which shall include at a minimum the date of the encounter and the patient's gender, date of birth, chief complaint or reason for encounter, home zip code, unique record identifier, and discharge diagnoses and (b) the manner of reporting.(3) The department may require, by rule and regulation, syndromic surveillance reporting by other health care facilities or any person issued a credential by the department.(4) The department shall establish, by rule and regulation, a schedule for the implementation of full electronic reporting of all syndromic surveillance data elements. The schedule shall take into consideration the number of data elements already reported by the facility or person, the capacity of the facility or person to electronically report the remaining elements, the funding available for implementation, and other relevant factors, including improved efficiencies and resulting benefits to the reporting facility or person.(5) The use, confidentiality, and immunity provisions of section 71-503.01 apply to syndromic surveillance data reports.(6) Failure to provide a report under this section or the rules and regulations is grounds for discipline of a credential issued by the department.Source Laws 2011, LB591, § 1.
NE Code § 71-553 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-553 - Act, how cited.

71-553.  Act, how cited.Sections 71-553 to 71-557 shall be known and may be cited as the Newborn Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening Act.Source Laws 2013, LB225, § 1.
NE Code § 71-554 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-554 - Legislative findings.

71-554.  Legislative findings.The Legislature finds that:(1) Critical congenital heart disease is among the most common birth defects;(2) Critical congenital heart disease is the leading cause of death for infants born with a birth defect;(3) A major cause of infant mortality as a result of critical congenital heart disease is that a significant number of newborns affected are not diagnosed in the newborn nursery as having critical congenital heart disease; and(4) An effective mechanism for critical congenital heart disease screening of newborns can reduce infant mortality.Source Laws 2013, LB225, § 2.