reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
NE Code § 71-3526 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3526 - Radiation Transportation Emergency Response Cash Fund; created; use; investment; changes in fees; when.

71-3526.  Radiation Transportation Emergency Response Cash Fund; created; use; investment; changes in fees; when.The Radiation Transportation Emergency Response Cash Fund is created. The fund shall consist of fees credited pursuant to section 71-3525. The fund shall be used for the purposes stated in such section. The Director-State Engineer, the Superintendent of Law Enforcement and Public Safety, the chief executive officer of the department, the Adjutant General as director of the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency, and the executive director of the Public Service Commission, or their designees, shall meet at least annually to recommend changes in the fees charged and allocation of the fees collected among participating agencies based upon their respective costs in carrying out such section. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.Source  Laws 2003, LB 165, § 4;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 575. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 71-3527 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3527 - Rules and regulations.

71-3527.  Rules and regulations.The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out sections 71-3523 to 71-3526.Source Laws 2003, LB 165, § 5.
NE Code § 71-3528 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3528 - Applicability of sections.

71-3528.  Applicability of sections.Sections 71-3523 to 71-3527 do not apply to high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste shipped by or for the United States Government for military, national security, or national defense purposes. Sections 71-3523 to 71-3527 do not require disclosure of defense information or restricted data as defined in the federal Atomic Energy Act of 1954.Source Laws 2003, LB 165, § 6.
NE Code § 71-3529 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3529 - Legislative intent.

71-3529.  Legislative intent.It is the intent of the Legislature that costs incurred by the State of Nebraska attributable to the calibration of radiological instruments be borne by the responsible agency and to provide state and local governmental agencies a cost-effective source for the calibration of radiological instruments without infringing on commercial resources within the State of Nebraska.Source Laws 2006, LB 787, § 1.
NE Code § 71-3530 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3530 - Terms, defined.

71-3530.  Terms, defined.For purposes of sections 71-3529 to 71-3536:(1) Department means the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Division within the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency under the Military Department;(2) Radiological instrument includes, but is not limited to, radiological meters, radiological detectors and probes, radiological dosimeters, and radiological kits; and(3) Responsible agency means any state or local governmental entity or private agency which owns radiological instruments or has agreed to be responsible for the replacement, repair, or calibration of such instruments.Source Laws 2006, LB 787, § 2.
NE Code § 71-3531 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3531 - Fees; use.

71-3531.  Fees; use.(1) Until January 1, 2008, a fee shall be assessed on each radiological instrument calibrated by the department as follows: Direct reading dosimeters, twenty-two dollars; electronic dosimeters, thirty-one dollars; CD V-700 meters, thirty-six dollars; CD V-715 meters, twenty-five dollars; CD V-718 meters, thirty-nine dollars; thermo-electron FH-40 GL and ASP-2 meters, sixty-six dollars; all electron detectors, forty-six dollars; and all other meters, sixty-six dollars. If any of such instruments form a kit, the fees shall be: CD V-777 kits, one hundred forty-nine dollars; thermo-electron FH-40 GL kits, two hundred thirty dollars; and thermo-electron ASP-2 kits, two hundred twenty-four dollars. Fees for minor repairs shall be at a base rate of sixteen dollars per hour plus the cost of parts. Beginning January 1, 2008, the department shall periodically adopt and promulgate rules and regulations that establish or adjust replacement, repair, or calibration fees and the department shall assess such fees on all radiological instruments replaced, repaired, or calibrated by the department. The fees shall be equitable and the Adjutant General and the assistant director of the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency or their designees shall meet at least annually to recommend changes in the fees charged and allocation of fees collected for expenses incurred under this section.(2) Such fees shall be used for purposes related to (a) inspection, repair, and calibration of radiological instruments, (b) repair, replacement, upgrade, and calibration of radiological calibrators, (c) security of calibration sources, (d) training of calibration technician personnel, (e) purchase of necessary tools and equipment related to radiological calibration, (f) payment of radiological licensing fees, and (g) if funds are available, administrative costs of the department and subsidizing the salary of calibration technician personnel and part-time employees.(3) Fees for calibration shall be paid in advance. Other fees shall be paid when receipted from the department by the responsible agency. Fees shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency Cash Fund.Source  Laws 2006, LB 787, § 3;  Laws 2009, LB24, § 1.
NE Code § 71-3532 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3532 - Nebraska Emergency Management Agency Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

71-3532.  Nebraska Emergency Management Agency Cash Fund; created; use; investment.The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency Cash Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the director of the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency. The fund shall consist of all non-federal-fund revenue received by the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency. The fund shall only be used to pay for eligible costs of the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.Source  Laws 2006, LB 787, § 4;  Laws 2007, LB322, § 18. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 71-3533 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3533 - Delivery and receipt of radiological instruments.

71-3533.  Delivery and receipt of radiological instruments.The responsible agency shall be responsible for delivery and receipt of radiological instruments to and from the department.Source Laws 2006, LB 787, § 5.
NE Code § 71-3534 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3534 - Forfeiture of instrument; when; procedure.

71-3534.  Forfeiture of instrument; when; procedure.If a replaced, repaired, or calibrated radiological instrument has not been receipted from the department by the responsible agency sixty days after the completed replacement, repair, or calibration date, the department shall provide written notification to the responsible agency that failure to receipt such instrument within ninety days after the completion date shall result in forfeiture of such instrument. Written notification to the responsible agency shall be made a total of three times with not less than five working days between notifications. If, after proper notification and ninety days after the completion date, such instrument has not been receipted from the department by the responsible agency, the instrument shall become the property of the State of Nebraska and shall be available for issue by the department to other responsible agencies who agree to be responsible for the replacement, repair, and calibration of the radiological instrument or the instrument shall be turned in as surplus property.Source  Laws 2006, LB 787, § 6;  Laws 2009, LB24, § 2.
NE Code § 71-3535 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3535 - Applicability of sections.

71-3535.  Applicability of sections.Sections 71-3529 to 71-3536 shall not apply to a radiological instrument owned and replaced, repaired, or calibrated by the department, except when a responsible agency has been issued a radiological instrument and, by agreement, has consented to be responsible for the replacement, repair, and calibration of such instrument.Source  Laws 2006, LB 787, § 7;  Laws 2009, LB24, § 3.
NE Code § 71-3536 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3536 - Rules and regulations.

71-3536.  Rules and regulations.The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out sections 71-3529 to 71-3536.Source Laws 2006, LB 787, § 8.
NE Code § 71-3601 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3601 - Terms, defined.

71-3601.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Tuberculosis Detection and Prevention Act:(1) Communicable tuberculosis means tuberculosis manifested by a laboratory report of sputum or other body fluid or excretion found to contain tubercle bacilli or by chest X-ray findings interpreted as active tuberculosis by competent medical authority;(2) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services;(3) Directed health measure means any measure, whether prophylactic or remedial, intended and directed to prevent, treat, or limit the spread of tuberculosis;(4) Facility means a structure in which suitable isolation for tuberculosis can be given and which is approved by the department for the detention of recalcitrant tuberculous persons;(5) Local health officer means (a) the health director of a local public health department as defined in section 71-1626 or (b) the medical advisor to the board of health of a county, city, or village;(6) Recalcitrant tuberculous person means a person affected with tuberculosis in an active stage who by his or her conduct or mode of living endangers the health and well-being of other persons, by exposing them to tuberculosis, and who refuses to accept adequate treatment; and(7) State health officer means the chief medical officer as described in section 81-3115.Source   Laws 1963, c. 399, § 1, p. 1273;   Laws 1982, LB 566, § 6;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 657;  Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 88;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 576;  Laws 2009, LB195, § 79.
NE Code § 71-3601.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3601.01 - Act, how cited.

71-3601.01.  Act, how cited.Sections 71-3601 to 71-3614 shall be known and may be cited as the Tuberculosis Detection and Prevention Act.Source Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 87.
NE Code § 71-3602 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3602 - Communicable tuberculosis; orders authorized; refusal; state health officer or local health officer; powers and duties.

71-3602.  Communicable tuberculosis; orders authorized; refusal; state health officer or local health officer; powers and duties.(1) When there are reasonable grounds to believe that a person has communicable tuberculosis and the person refuses to submit to the examination necessary to determine the existence of communicable tuberculosis, the state health officer or local health officer may order such person to submit to such examination. If such person refuses to comply with such order, the state health officer or a local health officer shall institute proceedings for commitment, returnable to the county court of the county in which the person resides or, if the person is a nonresident or has no permanent residence, in the county in which the person is found. Strictness of pleading is not required, and a general allegation that the public health requires commitment of the person is sufficient.(2) When a person with communicable tuberculosis conducts himself or herself in such a way as to expose another person to the danger of infection, the state health officer or local health officer may order such person to submit to directed health measures necessary for the treatment of the person and to prevent the transmission of the disease. If such person refuses to comply with such order, the state health officer or a local health officer shall institute proceedings for commitment, returnable to the county court of the county in which the person resides or, if the person is a nonresident or has no permanent residence, in the county in which the person is found. Strictness of pleading is not required, and a general allegation that the public health requires commitment of the person is sufficient.Source   Laws 1963, c. 399, § 2, p. 1274;   Laws 1992, LB 860, § 6;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 658;  Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 89;  Laws 2009, LB195, § 80.
NE Code § 71-3603 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3603 - Petition; hearing; notice; costs.

71-3603.  Petition; hearing; notice; costs.The county attorney of the county in which the proceedings are to be held as provided in section 71-3602 shall act for the department or local board of health. Either the state health officer or local health officer shall advise the county attorney in writing of the violation. Within three days of such notification, the county attorney shall file a petition with the county court.Upon filing of the petition, the court shall set the matter for a hearing, which time shall be not less than five days nor more than ten days subsequent to filing. A copy of the petition together with a summons stating the time and place of hearing shall be served upon the person three days or more prior to the time set for the hearing.Summons shall be served by the sheriff of the county in which the hearing is to be held, and return thereof shall be made as in other civil cases.The court costs incurred in proceedings under the Tuberculosis Detection and Prevention Act, including medical examinations required by order of the court but excluding examinations procured by the person named in the petition, shall be borne by the county in which the proceedings are held.Source   Laws 1963, c. 399, § 3, p. 1274;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 659;  Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 90.
NE Code § 71-3604 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3604 - Hearing; procedure; order.

71-3604.  Hearing; procedure; order.(1) Upon the hearing set in the order, the person named in the order shall have a right to be represented by counsel, to confront and cross-examine witnesses against him or her, and to have compulsory process for the securing of witnesses and evidence in his or her own behalf.(2) Upon a consideration of the petition and evidence:(a) If the court finds that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the person named in the petition has communicable tuberculosis and has refused to submit to an examination to determine the existence of communicable tuberculosis, the court shall order such person to submit to such examination. If after such examination is completed it is determined that the person has communicable tuberculosis, the court shall order directed health measures necessary for the treatment of the person and to prevent the transmission of the disease; or(b) If the court finds that the person named in the petition has communicable tuberculosis and conducts himself or herself in such a way as to be a danger to the public health, an order shall be issued committing the person named to a facility and directing the sheriff to take him or her into custody and deliver him or her to the facility or to submit to directed health measures necessary for the treatment of the person and to prevent the transmission of the disease.(3) If the court does not so find, the petition shall be dismissed. The cost of transporting such person to the facility shall be paid from county general funds.Source   Laws 1963, c. 399, § 4, p. 1275;  Laws 2009, LB195, § 81.
NE Code § 71-3605 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3605 - Appeal; procedure.

71-3605.  Appeal; procedure.Any person aggrieved by a final decision in a contested case, whether such decision is affirmative or negative in form, is entitled to judicial review under the provisions of sections 25-2728 to 25-2738.Source   Laws 1963, c. 399, § 5, p. 1275;   Laws 1981, LB 42, § 25.
NE Code § 71-3606 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3606 - Commitment; length of time.

71-3606.  Commitment; length of time.Upon commitment, the person shall be confined until such time as the responsible attending physician determines that the patient no longer has communicable tuberculosis or that his discharge will not endanger public health.Source  Laws 1963, c. 399, § 6, p. 1276.
NE Code § 71-3607 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3607 - Commitment; release; procedure.

71-3607.  Commitment; release; procedure.Any time beyond sixty days after commitment, the person or any friend or relative believing that the patient no longer has communicable tuberculosis or that his discharge will not endanger public health may institute proceedings by petition in the county court of the county wherein the confinement exists, whereupon the court shall set the matter down for a hearing before him within fifteen days, requiring the physician in attendance to show cause on a day certain why the patient should not be released. The court shall also require that the patient be allowed the right to be examined prior to the hearing by a physician of his own choice, if so desired and at his own expense. Thereafter all proceedings shall be conducted the same as on proceedings for commitment with the right of appeal by either party; Provided, such petition for discharge shall not be brought or renewed more often than once every ninety days.Source  Laws 1963, c. 399, § 7, p. 1276.
NE Code § 71-3608 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3608 - Commitment; voluntary hospitalization.

71-3608.  Commitment; voluntary hospitalization.No person having communicable tuberculosis who in his or her home or elsewhere obeys the rules, regulations, and orders of the department for the control of tuberculosis or who voluntarily accepts hospitalization or treatment in a health care facility which is licensed and approved for such use under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act by the department and obeys the rules, regulations, and orders of the department for the control of communicable tuberculosis shall be committed under the Tuberculosis Detection and Prevention Act.Source   Laws 1963, c. 399, § 8, p. 1276;   Laws 1972, LB 1492, § 1;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 660;  Laws 2000, LB 819, § 108;  Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 91.  Cross References  Health Care Facility Licensure Act, see section 71-401.
NE Code § 71-3609 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3609 - Commitment; medical or surgical treatment; consent required.

71-3609.  Commitment; medical or surgical treatment; consent required.No person committed under the Tuberculosis Detection and Prevention Act shall be required to submit to medical or surgical treatment without his or her consent or, if incompetent, without the consent of his or her legal guardian, or, if a minor, without the consent of a parent or next of kin.Source   Laws 1963, c. 399, § 9, p. 1276;  Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 92.
NE Code § 71-3610 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3610 - Commitment; treatment; expenses; payment by state.

71-3610.  Commitment; treatment; expenses; payment by state.The expenses incurred in the care, maintenance, and treatment of patients committed under the Tuberculosis Detection and Prevention Act shall be paid from state funds appropriated to the department for the purpose of entering into agreements with qualified health care facilities so as to provide for the care, maintenance, and treatment of such patients and those other persons having communicable tuberculosis who voluntarily agree to and accept care and treatment.Source   Laws 1963, c. 399, § 10, p. 1277;   Laws 1972, LB 1492, § 2;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 661;  Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 93;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 577.
NE Code § 71-3611 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3611 - Commitment; consent to leave hospital; violation; return; costs paid by county.

71-3611.  Commitment; consent to leave hospital; violation; return; costs paid by county.Any person committed under the Tuberculosis Detection and Prevention Act who leaves the facility without having been discharged by the attending physician or by court order shall be taken into custody and returned to the facility by the sheriff of any county where such person is found, upon an affidavit being filed with the sheriff by the administrator of the facility or duly authorized officer in charge thereof acting as the duly appointed agent and representative of the department in the matter. The costs of such transportation shall be paid from county general funds of the patient's county of residence. If the person is a nonresident of Nebraska or has no permanent residence, the costs shall be paid from county general funds of the county of commitment.Source   Laws 1963, c. 399, § 11, p. 1277;   Laws 1972, LB 1492, § 4;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 662;  Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 94.
NE Code § 71-3612 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3612 - Communicable tuberculosis; examination required; expense; payment.

71-3612.  Communicable tuberculosis; examination required; expense; payment.The state health officer and each local health officer shall use all available means to detect persons with communicable tuberculosis in his or her jurisdiction. If he or she has reasonable grounds based upon medical science for believing that a person has communicable tuberculosis and if this person refuses to submit to the examination necessary for determining the existence of communicable tuberculosis, the state health officer or local health officer shall issue an order to the person to obtain the appropriate examination. Thereafter, if the person does not comply within seven days, the state health officer or local health officer may institute commitment procedures as described in sections 71-3601 to 71-3604, the purpose of commitment under this section being to determine whether or not the person has communicable tuberculosis.The costs of voluntary examination made upon request of the state health officer or local health officer and the cost of examination made upon order of the state health officer or local health officer shall be paid from county general funds of the person's county of residence. If the person is a nonresident or has no permanent residence, the costs shall be paid from the county general funds of the county of commitment. The costs of examination and maintenance while under commitment shall be paid from state funds appropriated to the department therefor. The costs of transportation under the commitment procedure for examination shall be paid from county general funds of the county of residence. If the person is not a resident of Nebraska or has no permanent residence, they shall be paid from the county general funds of the county of commitment.Source   Laws 1963, c. 399, § 12, p. 1277;   Laws 1972, LB 1492, § 5;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 663;  Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 95.