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NE Code § 71-2506 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2506 - Poisons; sale; revised schedule of poisons; preparation; notice; hearing; appeal.

71-2506.  Poisons; sale; revised schedule of poisons; preparation; notice; hearing; appeal.(1) Whenever, in the judgment of the Department of Health and Human Services, it becomes necessary for the protection of the public to add any poison, not specifically enumerated in section 71-2501, the department shall have printed a revised schedule of all poisons coming under section 71-2501. The department shall forward by mail one copy to each person registered upon its books and to every person applying for same, and the revised schedule shall carry an effective date for the new poisons added. No poison shall be added by the department under this section unless the same shall be as toxic in its effect as any of the poisons enumerated under section 71-2501.(2) Whenever the department proposes to bring any additional poisons under section 71-2501, the proposal shall be set down for hearing. At least ten days' notice of such hearing shall be given by the department. The notice shall designate the poison to be added and shall state the time and place of the hearing. Such notice shall be given by such means as the department determines to be reasonably calculated to notify the various interested parties. The department may adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations with respect to the conduct of such hearings as may be necessary.(3) Any person aggrieved by any order of the department passed pursuant to this section may appeal such order, and the appeal shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.Source   Laws 1941, c. 141, § 14, p. 564;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 81-933;   R.S.1943, § 81-630;   Laws 1988, LB 352, § 127;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 627;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 546;  Laws 2015, LB37, § 83.  Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
NE Code § 71-2507 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2507 - Poisons; sale by person not registered pharmacist prohibited; exception.

71-2507.  Poisons; sale by person not registered pharmacist prohibited; exception.It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a duly registered pharmacist, to sell or dispense poisons as named in section 71-2501, except as otherwise provided in section 71-2501.Source   Laws 1941, c. 141, § 14, p. 565;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 81-933;   R.S.1943, § 81-631;  Laws 2015, LB37, § 84.
NE Code § 71-2508 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2508 - Poisons; sale to minors and incompetents, prohibited.

71-2508.  Poisons; sale to minors and incompetents, prohibited.It shall be unlawful for any person in this state to sell or deliver any poison to any minor under eighteen years of age or to any person known to be of unsound mind or under the influence of intoxicants.Source   Laws 1941, c. 141, § 14, p. 565;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 81-933;   R.S.1943, § 81-632.
NE Code § 71-2509 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2509 - Poisons; restriction to sale upon medical order; power of Department of Health and Human Services.

71-2509.  Poisons; restriction to sale upon medical order; power of Department of Health and Human Services.The Department of Health and Human Services may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations, whenever such action becomes necessary for the protection of the public, to prohibit the sale of any poison, subject to this section, except upon the original written, oral, or electronic medical order of practitioners credentialed under the Uniform Credentialing Act who are duly authorized by law to administer or professionally use those poisons specifically named in section 71-2501. Whenever in the opinion of the department it is in the interest of the public health, the department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the Poison Control Act, further restricting or prohibiting the retail sale of any poison. The rules and regulations must be applicable to all persons alike. The department shall, upon request by any person authorized by the Poison Control Act to sell or dispense any poisons, furnish such person with a list of all articles, preparations, and compounds the sale of which is prohibited or regulated by the Poison Control Act.Source   Laws 1941, c. 141, § 14, p. 565;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 81-933;   R.S.1943, § 81-633;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 628;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 547;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 1204;  Laws 2015, LB37, § 85.  Cross References  Uniform Credentialing Act, see section 38-101.
NE Code § 71-2510 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2510 - Sales excluded from act.

71-2510.  Sales excluded from act.The Poison Control Act does not apply to sales of poisons made to practitioners credentialed under the Uniform Credentialing Act who are duly authorized by law to administer or professionally use those poisons specifically named in section 71-2501, to sales made by any manufacturer, wholesale dealer, or licensed pharmacist to another manufacturer, wholesale dealer, or licensed pharmacist, to a hospital, college, school, or scientific or public institution, or to any person using any of such poisons in the arts or for industrial, manufacturing, or agricultural purposes and believed to be purchasing any poison for legitimate use, or to the sales of pesticides used in agricultural and industrial arts or products used for the control of insect or animal pests or weeds or fungus diseases, if in all such cases, except sales for use in industrial arts, manufacturing, or processing, the poisons are labeled in accordance with section 71-2502.Source   Laws 1941, c. 141, § 14, p. 565;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 81-933;   R.S.1943, § 81-634;   Laws 1993, LB 588, § 36;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 1205;  Laws 2015, LB37, § 86.  Cross References  Uniform Credentialing Act, see section 38-101.
NE Code § 71-2510.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2510.01 - Embalming fluids; use of arsenic or strychnine prohibited; label required; violation; penalty.

71-2510.01.  Embalming fluids; use of arsenic or strychnine prohibited; label required; violation; penalty.(1) No person, firm, corporation, partnership, or limited liability company shall manufacture, give away, sell, expose for sale, or deliver any embalming fluid or other fluids of whatsoever name, to be used for or intended for use in the embalming of dead human bodies, which contain arsenic or strychnine, or preparations, compounds, or salts thereof, without having the words arsenic contained herein or strychnine contained herein, as the case may be, written or printed upon a label pasted on the bottle, cask, flask, or carboy in which such fluid shall be contained.(2) No undertaker or other person shall embalm with, inject into, or place upon any dead human body, any fluid or preparation of any kind which contains arsenic or strychnine, or preparations, compounds, or salts thereof.(3) Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or limited liability company violating any of the provisions of subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1977, LB 38, § 85;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 176;   R.S.1943, (2008), § 28-425;  Laws 2015, LB37, § 87.
NE Code § 71-2512 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2512 - Violations; penalty.

71-2512.  Violations; penalty.Any person violating any of the provisions of the Poison Control Act, except as specific penalties are otherwise imposed, is guilty of a Class III misdemeanor. Any person, for a second or subsequent violation of any of the provisions of the Poison Control Act, when another specific penalty is not expressly imposed, is guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1941, c. 141, § 17, p. 567;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 81-935;   R.S.1943, § 81-636;   Laws 1972, LB 1067, § 3;   Laws 1977, LB 39, § 167;   Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 131;   Laws 1988, LB 1012, § 12;  Laws 2015, LB37, § 88.
NE Code § 71-2513 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2513 - Act, how cited.

71-2513.  Act, how cited.Sections 71-2513 to 71-2517 shall be known and may be cited as the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act.Source  Laws 1993, LB 536, § 14.
NE Code § 71-2514 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2514 - Legislative findings.

71-2514.  Legislative findings.The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:(1) Childhood environmental lead poisoning constitutes a serious threat to the public health of the children of this state and the identification, treatment, and prevention of childhood environmental lead poisoning is a goal of the people;(2) The effectiveness of distinguishing and abating lead hazards in the environment and thereby providing a safer environment to prevent childhood lead poisoning has been well documented;(3) Childhood environmental lead poisoning prevention programs have had a tremendous impact on reducing the occurrence of lead poisoning in the United States;(4) The United States Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, has as its Healthy People 2000 objective the identification, treatment, and reduction of childhood environmental lead poisoning; and(5) There is a national effort to institute environmental lead hazard awareness action plan programs and to provide funds to implement the Healthy People 2000 objective.Source  Laws 1993, LB 536, § 15.
NE Code § 71-2515 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2515 - Legislative intent.

71-2515.  Legislative intent.It is the intent of the Legislature that the citizens of Nebraska benefit by participation in national efforts to take innovative action to provide lead analysis of our children and the environment in which they are cared for, live, and learn.Source  Laws 1993, LB 536, § 16.
NE Code § 71-2516 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2516 - Department of Health and Human Services; statewide environmental lead hazard awareness action plan; powers.

71-2516.  Department of Health and Human Services; statewide environmental lead hazard awareness action plan; powers.The Department of Health and Human Services may participate in national efforts and may develop a statewide environmental lead hazard awareness action plan which is comprehensive in scope and reflects contributions from a broad base of providers and consumers. In order to implement the statewide environmental lead hazard awareness action plan, the department may:(1) Actively seek the participation and commitment of the public, health care professionals and facilities, the educational community, and community organizations in a comprehensive program to ensure that the state's children are appropriately protected from environmental lead hazards;(2) Apply for and receive public and private awards to develop and administer a statewide comprehensive environmental lead hazard awareness action plan program;(3) Provide environmental lead hazard information and education to the public, parents, health care providers, and educators to establish and maintain a high level of awareness;(4) Assist parents, health care providers, and communities in developing systems, including demonstration and pilot projects, which emphasize the protection of children from environmental lead poisoning and the use of private practitioners; and(5) Evaluate the effectiveness of these statewide efforts, identify children at special risk for environmental lead hazard exposure, and report electronically on the activities of the statewide program annually to the Legislature and the citizens of Nebraska.Source   Laws 1993, LB 536, § 17;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 630;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 115.
NE Code § 71-2517 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2517 - Entitlement not created; funding.

71-2517.  Entitlement not created; funding.The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention 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 1993, LB 536, § 18;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 631.
NE Code § 71-2518 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2518 - Lead poisoning prevention program; established; components; results of tests; reports required; department; reports; payment of costs.

71-2518.  Lead poisoning prevention program; established; components; results of tests; reports required; department; reports; payment of costs.(1) The Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services shall establish a lead poisoning prevention program that has the following components:(a) A coordinated plan to prevent childhood lead poisoning and to minimize exposure of the general public to lead-based paint hazards. Such plan shall:(i) Provide a standard, stated in terms of micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole blood, to be used in identifying elevated blood-lead levels;(ii) Require that a child be tested for an elevated blood-lead level in accordance with the medicaid state plan as defined in section 68-907 if the child is a participant in the medical assistance program established pursuant to the Medical Assistance Act; and(iii) Recommend that a child be tested for elevated blood-lead levels if the child resides in a zip code with a high prevalence of children with elevated blood-lead levels as demonstrated by previous testing data or if the child meets one of the criteria included in a lead poisoning prevention screening questionnaire developed by the department; and(b) An educational and community outreach plan regarding lead poisoning prevention that shall, at a minimum, include the development of appropriate educational materials targeted to health care providers, child care providers, public school personnel, owners and tenants of residential dwellings, and parents of young children. Such educational materials shall be made available to the general public via the department's website.(2) The results of all blood-lead level tests conducted in Nebraska shall be reported to the department. When the department receives notice of a child with an elevated blood-lead level as stated in the plan required pursuant to subdivision (1)(a) of this section, it shall initiate contact with the local public health department or the physician, or both, of such child and offer technical assistance, if necessary.(3) The department shall report electronically to the Legislature by January 1, 2013, and each January 1 thereafter, the number of children from birth through age six who were screened for elevated blood-lead levels during the preceding fiscal year and who were confirmed to have elevated blood-lead levels as stated in the plan required pursuant to subdivision (1)(a) of this section. The report shall compare such results with those of previous fiscal years and shall identify any revisions to the plan required by subdivision (1)(a) of this section.(4) This section does not require the department to pay the cost of elevated-blood-lead-level testing in accordance with this section except in cases described in subdivision (1)(a)(ii) of this section.Source  Laws 2012, LB1038, § 1;  Laws 2013, LB222, § 27. Cross References  Medical Assistance Act, see section 68-901.
NE Code § 71-2601 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2601 - State Board of Health; members; appointment; qualifications.

71-2601.  State Board of Health; members; appointment; qualifications.(1) The State Board of Health shall promote and protect the health and safety of all people in Nebraska.(2) The board shall consist of seventeen members to be appointed by the Governor with the consent of a majority of the members of the Legislature. Two members shall be licensed to practice medicine and surgery in this state, one member shall be licensed to practice dentistry in this state, one member shall be licensed to practice optometry in this state, one member shall be licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state, one member shall be licensed to practice pharmacy in this state, two members shall be licensed to practice nursing in this state, one member shall be licensed to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery or as an osteopathic physician in this state, one member shall be licensed to practice podiatry in this state, one member shall be licensed to practice chiropractic in this state, one member shall be licensed to practice physical therapy in this state, one member shall be a professional engineer in this state, one member shall be an administrator of a hospital in this state which is licensed under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act, one member shall be a credentialed mental health professional, and two members shall be public members who at all times are public-spirited citizens of Nebraska interested in the health of the people of the State of Nebraska and not less than twenty-one years of age. If a member fails at any time to meet the qualifications for the position for which he or she was appointed, such member may be removed by the Governor pursuant to section 71-2603.(3) The Governor shall also be an ex officio member of such board but shall be permitted to vote on matters before the board only when necessary to break a tie.Source   Laws 1953, c. 335, § 7, p. 1102;   Laws 1959, c. 327, § 1, p. 1191;   Laws 1967, c. 454, § 1, p. 1405;   Laws 1969, c. 574, § 1, p. 2320;   Laws 1971, LB 279, § 1;   Laws 1978, LB 575, § 1;   Laws 1989, LB 342, § 30;   Laws 1993, LB 375, § 2;   Laws 1995, LB 563, § 46;   Laws 1997, LB 622, § 105;  Laws 1999, LB 828, § 168;  Laws 2000, LB 819, § 107;  Laws 2003, LB 56, § 1.  Cross References  Health Care Facility Licensure Act, see section 71-401.
NE Code § 71-2602 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2602 - Board; members; term; vacancy; appointment.

71-2602.  Board; members; term; vacancy; appointment.The Governor shall appoint the members of the State Board of Health. Each member of the board serving on October 1, 2003, shall hold office until August 1 of the calendar year in which his or her term would otherwise expire. Appointments made for the succeeding members shall be for terms of five years. The term of office of each member of the board shall expire on August 1 of the appropriate year. If a vacancy occurs prior to the expiration of a term, the Governor shall appoint a successor with similar qualifications for the remainder of the unexpired term. No member of the board shall serve more than two consecutive, full terms. If the Legislature is not in session when an appointment is made by the Governor, the member shall take office and act as a recess appointee until the Legislature convenes.Source   Laws 1953, c. 335, § 8, p. 1102;   Laws 1959, c. 327, § 2, p. 1191;   Laws 1972, LB 1067, § 4;   Laws 1993, LB 375, § 3;  Laws 2003, LB 56, § 2.
NE Code § 71-2603 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2603 - Board; members; removal; grounds; procedure.

71-2603.  Board; members; removal; grounds; procedure.Members of the State Board of Health may be removed by the Governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty, failure to maintain the qualifications for the position for which appointed, or misconduct in office, but only after delivering to the member a copy of the charges and affording the member an opportunity of being publicly heard in person or by counsel in his or her own defense, upon not less than ten days' notice. Such hearing shall be held before the Governor. If such member is removed, the Governor shall file in the office of the Secretary of State a complete statement of all charges made against such member and the Governor's findings thereon, together with a complete record of the proceedings.Source   Laws 1953, c. 335, § 9, p. 1103;  Laws 2003, LB 56, § 3.
NE Code § 71-2605 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2605 - Board; members; per diem; expenses.

71-2605.  Board; members; per diem; expenses.The members of the State Board of Health shall receive the sum of twenty dollars per diem, while actually engaged in the business of the board, and shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177.Source   Laws 1953, c. 335, § 11, p. 1103;   Laws 1981, LB 204, § 123;  Laws 2020, LB381, § 63.
NE Code § 71-2606 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2606 - Board; members; chairperson; officers; election.

71-2606.  Board; members; chairperson; officers; election.In the last calendar quarter of each year, the members of the State Board of Health shall meet and elect a chairperson of the board from the members and such other officers, including a vice-chairperson and a secretary, as the board deems necessary. In case of the death, resignation, or other permanent absence of the chairperson of the board, the vice-chairperson shall assume the office of chairperson and the members of the board at the next regular meeting of the board, or at a special meeting of the board pursuant to a call signed by five members of which the other members shall have at least three days' notice, shall elect a new chairperson of the board from the members and such other new officers as the board deems necessary.Source   Laws 1953, c. 335, § 12, p. 1103;   Laws 1969, c. 575, § 1, p. 2321;  Laws 2003, LB 56, § 4.
NE Code § 71-2607 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2607 - Board; meetings; notice; open to public.

71-2607.  Board; meetings; notice; open to public.The State Board of Health shall meet at least once each quarter and at such other times as it deems necessary. Special meetings may be held upon the call of the chairperson or pursuant to a call signed by five other members of which the chairperson and the other members of the board shall have at least three days' notice. All regular meetings shall be held in suitable offices to be provided in the state office building described in section 81-1108.37 or elsewhere. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Every act of a majority of the members of the board shall be deemed to be the act of the board. All meetings shall be open to the public. The minutes of the meetings shall show the action of the board on matters presented and shall be open to public inspection.Source   Laws 1953, c. 335, § 13, p. 1103;   Laws 1969, c. 575, § 2, p. 2322;  Laws 2003, LB 56, § 5.
NE Code § 71-2610 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2610 - Board; advise Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services.

71-2610.  Board; advise Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services.The State Board of Health shall advise the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services regarding:(1) Rules and regulations for the government of the division;(2) The policies of the division as they relate to support provided to the board;(3) The policies of the division concerning the professions and occupations described in section 71-2610.01;(4) Communication and cooperation among the professional boards; and(5) Plans of organization or reorganization of the division.Source   Laws 1953, c. 335, § 16, p. 1104;   Laws 1981, LB 249, § 2;   Laws 1982, LB 449, § 8;   Laws 1982, LB 450, § 7;   Laws 1982, LB 448, § 7;   Laws 1987, LB 473, § 41;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 632;  Laws 2003, LB 56, § 6;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 549.