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NE Code § 71-424.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-424.03 - PACE provider, defined.

71-424.03.  PACE provider, defined.PACE provider means provider of services pursuant to a PACE program meeting the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 1396u-4(a)(3), as such section existed on January 1, 2020.Source Laws 2020, LB1053, § 12.
NE Code § 71-425 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-425 - Pharmacy, defined.

71-425.  Pharmacy, defined.Pharmacy means a facility advertised as a pharmacy, drug store, hospital pharmacy, dispensary, remote dispensing pharmacy, or any combination of such titles where drugs or devices are dispensed as defined in the Pharmacy Practice Act.Source  Laws 2000, LB 819, § 25;  Laws 2001, LB 398, § 66;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 1180;  Laws 2018, LB731, § 94.  Cross References  Pharmacy Practice Act, see section 38-2801.
NE Code § 71-426 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-426 - Psychiatric or mental hospital, defined.

71-426.  Psychiatric or mental hospital, defined.Psychiatric or mental hospital means a hospital that provides psychiatric services on an inpatient or outpatient basis to persons who have a mental disease, disorder, or disability.Source Laws 2000, LB 819, § 26.
NE Code § 71-427 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-427 - Rehabilitation hospital, defined.

71-427.  Rehabilitation hospital, defined.Rehabilitation hospital means a hospital that provides an integrated program of medical and other services for the rehabilitation of disabled persons.Source Laws 2000, LB 819, § 27.
NE Code § 71-427.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-427.01 - Representative peer review organization, defined.

71-427.01.  Representative peer review organization, defined.Representative peer review organization means a utilization and quality control peer review organization as defined in section 1152 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1320c-1, as such section existed on September 1, 2007.Source Laws 2007, LB203, § 3.
NE Code § 71-427.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-427.02 - Remote dispensing, defined.

71-427.02.  Remote dispensing, defined.Remote dispensing means dispensing that occurs using remote supervision in compliance with section 71-436.02.Source Laws 2018, LB731, § 95.
NE Code § 71-427.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-427.03 - Remote dispensing pharmacy, defined.

71-427.03.  Remote dispensing pharmacy, defined.Remote dispensing pharmacy means a pharmacy staffed by certified pharmacy technicians in Nebraska in which remote dispensing may occur.Source Laws 2018, LB731, § 96.
NE Code § 71-427.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-427.04 - Supervising pharmacy, defined.

71-427.04.  Supervising pharmacy, defined.Supervising pharmacy means a pharmacy licensed and located in Nebraska that owns and operates a licensed remote dispensing pharmacy.Source Laws 2018, LB731, § 97.
NE Code § 71-428 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-428 - Respite care service, defined.

71-428.  Respite care service, defined.(1) Respite care service means a person or any legal entity that provides short-term temporary care on an intermittent basis to persons with special needs when the person's primary caregiver is unavailable to provide such care.(2) Respite care service does not include:(a) A person or any legal entity which is licensed under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act and which provides respite care services at the licensed location;(b) A person or legal entity which is licensed to provide child care to thirteen or more children under the Child Care Licensing Act or which is licensed as a residential child-caring agency under the Children's Residential Facilities and Placing Licensure Act;(c) An agency that recruits, screens, or trains a person to provide respite care;(d) An agency that matches a respite care service or other providers of respite care with a person with special needs, or refers a respite care service or other providers of respite care to a person with special needs, unless the agency receives compensation for such matching or referral from the service or provider or from or on behalf of the person with special needs;(e) A person who provides respite care to fewer than eight unrelated persons in any seven-day period in his or her home or in the home of the recipient of the respite care; or(f) A nonprofit agency that provides group respite care for no more than eight hours in any seven-day period.Source  Laws 2000, LB 819, § 28;  Laws 2002, LB 1062, § 40;  Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 43;  Laws 2005, LB 2, § 1;  Laws 2013, LB265, § 39. Cross References   Child Care Licensing Act, see section 71-1908.  Children's Residential Facilities and Placing Licensure Act, see section 71-1924.
NE Code § 71-429 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-429 - Skilled nursing facility, defined.

71-429.  Skilled nursing facility, defined.Skilled nursing facility means a facility where medical care, skilled nursing care, rehabilitation, or related services and associated treatment are provided for a period of more than twenty-four consecutive hours to persons residing at such facility who are ill, injured, or disabled.Source Laws 2000, LB 819, § 29.
NE Code § 71-430 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-430 - Substance use disorder, defined.

71-430.  Substance use disorder, defined.Substance use disorder means a medical illness caused by repeat misuse of a substance or substances, characterized by clinically significant impairments in health, social function, and impaired control over substance use and diagnosed through assessing cognitive, behavioral, and psychological symptoms. Substance use disorders range from mild to severe and from temporary to chronic.Source  Laws 2000, LB 819, § 30;  Laws 2018, LB1034, § 55.
NE Code § 71-431 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-431 - Treatment, defined.

71-431.  Treatment, defined.Treatment means a therapy, modality, product, device, or other intervention used to maintain well being or to diagnose, assess, alleviate, or prevent a disability, injury, illness, disease, or other similar condition.Source Laws 2000, LB 819, § 31.
NE Code § 71-432 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-432 - Health care facility; health care service; licensure required.

71-432.  Health care facility; health care service; licensure required.A health care facility or health care service shall not be established, operated, or maintained in this state without first obtaining a license issued by the department under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act. No facility or service shall hold itself out as a health care facility or health care service or as providing health care services unless licensed under the act. The department shall issue a license to health care facilities and health care services that satisfy the requirements for licensure under the act.Source  Laws 2000, LB 819, § 32;  Laws 2002, LB 1062, § 41.
NE Code § 71-433 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-433 - Health care facility; health care service; license; application.

71-433.  Health care facility; health care service; license; application.(1) An applicant for an initial or renewal license to operate a health care facility or health care service required to be licensed under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act shall file a written application with the department. The application shall be accompanied by the license fee set pursuant to section 71-434 and shall set forth the full name and address of the facility or service to be licensed, the full name and address of the owner of such facility or service, the names of all persons in control of the facility or service, and additional information as required by the department, including affirmative evidence of the applicant's ability to comply with rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under the act. The application shall include the applicant's social security number if the applicant is an individual. The social security number shall not be public record and may only be used for administrative purposes.(2) The application shall be signed by (a) the owner, if the applicant is an individual or partnership, (b) two of its members, if the applicant is a limited liability company, (c) two of its officers, if the applicant is a corporation, or (d) the head of the governmental unit having jurisdiction over the facility or service to be licensed, if the applicant is a governmental unit.Source Laws 2000, LB 819, § 33.
NE Code § 71-434 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-434 - License fees.

71-434.  License fees.(1) Licensure activities under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act shall be funded by license fees. An applicant for an initial or renewal license under section 71-433 shall pay a license fee as provided in this section.(2) License fees shall include a base fee of fifty dollars and an additional fee based on:(a) Variable costs to the department of inspections, architectural plan reviews, and receiving and investigating complaints, including staff salaries, travel, and other similar direct and indirect costs;(b) The number of beds available to persons residing at the health care facility;(c) The program capacity of the health care facility or health care service; or(d) Other relevant factors as determined by the department.Such additional fee shall be no more than two thousand six hundred dollars for a hospital or a health clinic operating as an ambulatory surgical center, no more than two thousand dollars for an assisted-living facility, a health clinic providing hemodialysis or labor and delivery services, an intermediate care facility, an intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities, a nursing facility, or a skilled nursing facility, no more than one thousand dollars for home health agencies, hospice services, and centers for the developmentally disabled, and no more than seven hundred dollars for all other health care facilities and health care services.(3) If the licensure application is denied, the license fee shall be returned to the applicant, except that the department may retain up to twenty-five dollars as an administrative fee and may retain the entire license fee if an inspection has been completed prior to such denial.(4) The department shall also collect the fee provided in subsection (1) of this section for reinstatement of a license that has lapsed or has been suspended or revoked. The department shall collect a fee of ten dollars for a duplicate original license.(5) The department shall collect a fee from any applicant or licensee requesting an informal conference with a representative peer review organization under section 71-452 to cover all costs and expenses associated with such conference.(6) The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the establishment of license fees under this section.(7) The department shall remit all license fees collected under this section to the State Treasurer for credit to the Health and Human Services Cash Fund. License fees collected under this section shall only be used for activities related to the licensure of health care facilities and health care services.Source  Laws 2000, LB 819, § 34;  Laws 2002, LB 1062, § 42;  Laws 2003, LB 415, § 1;  Laws 2005, LB 246, § 1;  Laws 2007, LB203, § 4;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 371;  Laws 2013, LB23, § 28.
NE Code § 71-435 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-435 - License; duration; issuance.

71-435.  License; duration; issuance.(1) Except as otherwise provided in the Health Care Facility Licensure Act, licenses issued pursuant to the act shall expire one year after the date of issuance or on uniform annual dates established by the department.(2) Licenses shall be issued only for the premises and persons named in the application and shall not be transferable or assignable. Licenses, license record information, and inspection reports shall be made available by the licensee for public inspection upon request and may be displayed in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.Source Laws 2000, LB 819, § 35.
NE Code § 71-436 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-436 - License; multiple services or locations; effect.

71-436.  License; multiple services or locations; effect.(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 71-470, an applicant for licensure under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act shall obtain a separate license for each type of health care facility or health care service that the applicant seeks to operate. A single license may be issued for (a) a facility or service operating in separate buildings or structures on the same premises under one management, (b) an inpatient facility that provides services on an outpatient basis at multiple locations, or (c) a health clinic operating satellite clinics on an intermittent basis within a portion of the total geographic area served by such health clinic and sharing administration with such clinics. A single license shall be issued for a PACE center which meets the requirements for licensure established by the department pursuant to section 71-457.(2) The department may issue one license document that indicates the various types of health care facilities or health care services for which the entity is licensed. The department may inspect any of the locations that are covered by the license. If an entity is licensed in multiple types of licensure for one location, the department shall conduct all required inspections simultaneously for all types of licensure when requested by the entity.Source  Laws 2000, LB 819, § 36;  Laws 2002, LB 1062, § 43;  Laws 2015, LB37, § 72;  Laws 2020, LB1053, § 13.
NE Code § 71-436.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-436.01 - License; designation of services.

71-436.01.  License; designation of services.A health care facility applying for a license as a mental health substance use treatment center shall designate whether the license is to be issued to provide services for mental health disorders, for substance use disorders, or for both mental health and substance use disorders. A license issued to provide services for mental health disorders permits the facility to treat persons whose primary need is treatment for mental health disorders. A license issued to provide services for substance use disorders permits the facility to treat persons whose primary need is treatment for substance use disorders. A license issued to provide services for both mental health and substance use disorders permits the facility to treat persons with mental health disorders, substance use disorders, or both mental health disorders and substance use disorders.Source Laws 2018, LB1034, § 56.
NE Code § 71-436.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-436.02 - Remote dispensing pharmacy license; requirements.

71-436.02.  Remote dispensing pharmacy license; requirements.(1) A pharmacy shall obtain a remote dispensing pharmacy license under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act prior to engaging in remote dispensing. A pharmacy shall not be licensed as both a remote dispensing pharmacy and a pharmacy. At the time of initial licensure as a remote dispensing pharmacy, the remote dispensing pharmacy must be located ten driving miles or more from the nearest pharmacy. The remote dispensing pharmacy shall operate in accordance with this section.(2) If the remote dispensing pharmacy employs a certified pharmacy technician to dispense prescription drugs, remote dispensing shall occur under remote supervision via a real-time audiovisual communication system by a licensed pharmacist employed by a supervising pharmacy. The licensed pharmacist must be licensed and located in Nebraska. If the real-time audiovisual communication system between the remote dispensing pharmacy and supervising pharmacy is not working, no remote dispensing can be completed at the remote dispensing pharmacy until the real-time audiovisual communication system is restored and working properly.(3) The remote dispensing pharmacy must have the same pharmacist in charge as the supervising pharmacy. The pharmacist in charge must ensure that a pharmacist is onsite at the remote dispensing pharmacy at a minimum of once each calendar month. The pharmacist in charge in the supervising pharmacy may delegate tasks to another pharmacist who is employed by the supervising pharmacy, such as supervision of the certified pharmacy technician working remotely in the remote dispensing pharmacy, oversight of inventory, patient counseling, and other duties as assigned. The pharmacist supervising the certified pharmacy technician remotely is responsible for the drug utilization review, the final verification, and the supervision of the remote dispensing at the remote dispensing pharmacy.(4) In order for remote dispensing to occur in a remote dispensing pharmacy:(a) When a prescription is being dispensed to a patient or caregiver, the supervising pharmacist must attempt to counsel on all new prescriptions dispensed from the remote dispensing pharmacy; and(b) The real-time audiovisual communication system must be working properly.Source Laws 2018, LB731, § 98.
NE Code § 71-437 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-437 - Provisional license; when issued.

71-437.  Provisional license; when issued.A provisional license may be issued to a health care facility or health care service that substantially complies with requirements for licensure under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under the act if the failure to fully comply with such requirements does not pose an imminent danger of death or physical harm to the persons residing in or served by such facility or service. Such provisional license shall be valid for a period of up to one year, shall not be renewed, and may be converted to a regular license upon a showing that the facility or service fully complies with the requirements for licensure under the act and rules and regulations.Source Laws 2000, LB 819, § 37.
NE Code § 71-438 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-438 - Accreditation or certification; when accepted.

71-438.  Accreditation or certification; when accepted.(1) The department may accept accreditation or certification by a recognized independent accreditation body or public agency, which has standards that are at least as stringent as those of the State of Nebraska, as evidence that the health care facility or health care service complies with the rules, regulations, and standards adopted and promulgated under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act.(2) A facility or service licensed pursuant to an accreditation or certification accepted by the department shall notify the department if such accreditation or certification has been sanctioned, modified, terminated, or withdrawn. After giving such notice, the facility or service may continue to operate unless the department determines that the facility or service no longer meets the qualifications for licensure under the act.Source  Laws 2000, LB 819, § 38;  Laws 2002, LB 1062, § 44.
NE Code § 71-439 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-439 - Design standards for health care facilities; adoption by Legislature; waiver of rule, regulation, or standard; when; procedure.

71-439.  Design standards for health care facilities; adoption by Legislature; waiver of rule, regulation, or standard; when; procedure.(1)(a) For purposes of construction relating to ambulatory surgical centers, critical access hospitals, general acute hospitals, and hospitals, the Legislature adopts the 2018 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals, the 2018 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Outpatient Facilities, and the 2018 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Residential Health, Care, and Support Facilities published by the Facility Guidelines Institute.(b) For new construction of assisted-living facilities, long-term care hospitals, nursing facilities, and skilled nursing facilities on or after September 1, 2019, the Legislature adopts the 2018 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals, the 2018 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Outpatient Facilities, and the 2018 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Residential Health, Care, and Support Facilities published by the Facility Guidelines Institute, except that the Legislature adopts only the definition of new construction found in section 1.1-2.1 and excludes the part of the definition found in sections 1.1-2.2 and 1.1-2.3 and any related provisions of such guidelines.(2) The department may waive any rule, regulation, or standard adopted and promulgated by the department relating to construction or physical plant requirements of a licensed health care facility or health care service upon proof by the licensee satisfactory to the department (a) that such waiver would not unduly jeopardize the health, safety, or welfare of the persons residing in or served by the facility or service, (b) that such rule, regulation, or standard would create an unreasonable hardship for the facility or service, and (c) that such waiver would not cause the State of Nebraska to fail to comply with any applicable requirements of medicare or medicaid so as to make the state ineligible for the receipt of all funds to which it might otherwise be entitled.(3) In evaluating the issue of unreasonable hardship, the department shall consider the following:(a) The estimated cost of the modification or installation;(b) The extent and duration of the disruption of the normal use of areas used by persons residing in or served by the facility or service resulting from construction work;(c) The estimated period over which the cost would be recovered through reduced insurance premiums and increased reimbursement related to cost;(d) The availability of financing; and(e) The remaining useful life of the building.(4) Any such waiver may be granted under such terms and conditions and for such period of time as provided in rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department.Source  Laws 2000, LB 819, § 39;  Laws 2019, LB409, § 1.
NE Code § 71-440 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-440 - Inspection by department; report.

71-440.  Inspection by department; report.The department may inspect or provide for the inspection of any health care facility or health care service licensed under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act in such manner and at such times as provided in rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department. The department shall issue an inspection report and provide a copy of the report to the facility or service within ten working days after the completion of an inspection.Source Laws 2000, LB 819, § 40.
NE Code § 71-441 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-441 - Inspection by State Fire Marshal; fee.

71-441.  Inspection by State Fire Marshal; fee.The department may request the State Fire Marshal to inspect any applicant for licensure or any licensee for fire safety pursuant to section 81-502. The State Fire Marshal shall assess a fee for such inspection pursuant to section 81-505.01 payable by such applicant or licensee. The State Fire Marshal may delegate such authority to make such inspections to qualified local fire prevention personnel pursuant to section 81-502.Source Laws 2000, LB 819, § 41.