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NE Code § 71-6728 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6728 - Registration; renewal; fee.

71-6728.  Registration; renewal; fee.Registration as a medication aide shall be renewed biennially based upon competency. The department may prescribe by rule and regulation how a medication aide can show competency for purposes of renewal. Payment of the applicable fee shall be a condition of renewal. After September 1, 2007, any registration that is renewed shall expire two years after the date the registration would have expired if it had not been renewed. A medication aide who provides medication aide services prior to registration or after the date the registration expires shall be subject to the civil penalty prescribed in section 38-198.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 18;  Laws 2007, LB283, § 2;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 1289.
NE Code § 71-6729 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6729 - Screening and review.

71-6729.  Screening and review.The department may conduct periodic and random screening or review of entities conducting competency assessments or courses and of the activities of applicants and medication aides as may be necessary to ensure compliance with the Medication Aide Act and the rules and regulations.Source  Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 19.
NE Code § 71-6730 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6730 - Failure to meet standards; violations; department; powers.

71-6730.  Failure to meet standards; violations; department; powers.(1) The department may deny registration or refuse renewal of or remove a registration from the Medication Aide Registry for failure to meet the standards in section 71-6725 or for violation of the Medication Aide Act or the rules and regulations.(2) If the department proposes to deny, refuse renewal of, or remove a registration, it shall send the applicant or registrant a notice setting forth the action to be taken and the reasons for the determination. The denial, refusal to renew, or removal shall become final thirty days after mailing the notice unless the applicant or registrant gives written notice to the department of his or her desire for an informal conference or for a formal hearing.(3) Notice may be served by any method specified in section 25-505.01, or the department may permit substitute or constructive service as provided in section 25-517.02 when service cannot be made with reasonable diligence by any of the methods specified in section 25-505.01.Source  Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 20.
NE Code § 71-6731 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6731 - Informal conference; procedure.

71-6731.  Informal conference; procedure.If an informal conference is requested, the department shall assign a representative of the department to hold an informal conference with the applicant or registrant within fifteen working days after receipt of a request. Within seven working days after the conclusion of such conference, the representative shall affirm, modify, or dismiss the action. The representative shall state in writing the specific reasons for affirming, modifying, or dismissing the action and shall immediately transmit copies of the statement to the department and to the applicant or the registrant. If the representative affirms or modifies the action, it shall become final unless the applicant or registrant, within ten working days after receipt of the written notice, requests in writing a formal hearing to contest the action.Source  Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 21.
NE Code § 71-6732 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6732 - Contested actions; procedure.

71-6732.  Contested actions; procedure.Except as provided by section 71-6731, an applicant or registrant who desires to contest an action or to further contest an affirmed or modified action shall do so in the manner provided in the Administrative Procedure Act for contested cases. The chief medical officer as designated in section 81-3115 shall be the decisionmaker in a contested case under this section. The hearings on a petition for judicial review of any final decision regarding an action for an alleged violation shall be set for hearing at the earliest possible date. The times for pleadings and hearings in such action shall be set by the judge of the court with the object of securing a decision at the earliest possible time.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 22;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 666. Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
NE Code § 71-6733 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6733 - Reapplication authorized; lifting of sanctions.

71-6733.  Reapplication authorized; lifting of sanctions.A person whose registration has been denied, refused renewal, or removed from the Medication Aide Registry may reapply for registration or for lifting of the disciplinary sanction at any time after one year has elapsed since the date such registration was denied, refused renewal, or removed from the registry, in accordance with the rules and regulations.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 23;  Laws 2007, LB185, § 45.
NE Code § 71-6734 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6734 - Fees.

71-6734.  Fees.The department shall establish and collect fees for credentialing activities under the Medication Aide Act as provided in sections 38-151 to 38-157.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 24;  Laws 2002, LB 1021, § 104;  Laws 2003, LB 242, § 147;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 1290.
NE Code § 71-6735 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6735 - Facility, school, or child care facility; subject to discipline.

71-6735.  Facility, school, or child care facility; subject to discipline.A facility shall be subject to discipline under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act or other relevant statutes for violation of the Medication Aide Act or the rules and regulations. A school shall be subject to discipline under Chapter 79 for violation of the Medication Aide Act or the applicable rules and regulations. A child care facility shall be subject to discipline under the Child Care Licensing Act for violation of the Medication Aide Act or the rules and regulations.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 25;  Laws 2000, LB 819, § 140;  Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 133.  Cross References   Child Care Licensing Act, see section 71-1908.  Health Care Facility Licensure Act, see section 71-401.
NE Code § 71-6736 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6736 - Alleged incompetence; reports required; confidential; immunity.

71-6736.  Alleged incompetence; reports required; confidential; immunity.(1) Any facility or person using the services of a medication aide shall report to the department, in the manner specified by the department by rule and regulation, any facts known to him, her, or it, including, but not limited to, the identity of the medication aide and the recipient, when it takes action adversely affecting a medication aide due to alleged incompetence. The report shall be made within thirty days after the date of the action or event.(2) Any person may report to the department any facts known to him or her concerning any alleged incompetence of a medication aide.(3) A report made to the department under this section shall be confidential. The facility, organization, association, or person making such report shall be immune from criminal or civil liability of any nature, whether direct or derivative, for filing a report or for disclosure of documents, records, or other information to the department under this section. The reports and information shall be subject to the investigatory and enforcement provisions of the regulatory provisions listed in the Medication Aide Act. This subsection does not require production of records protected by the Health Care Quality Improvement Act or section 25-12,123 or patient safety work product under the Patient Safety Improvement Act except as otherwise provided in either of such acts or such section.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 26;  Laws 2005, LB 361, § 34;  Laws 2011, LB431, § 14. Cross References   Health Care Quality Improvement Act, see section 71-7904.  Patient Safety Improvement Act, see section 71-8701.
NE Code § 71-6737 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6737 - Complaints, investigational records, reports, and investigational files; disclosure; restrictions.

71-6737.  Complaints, investigational records, reports, and investigational files; disclosure; restrictions.Complaints, investigational records, reports, and investigational files of any kind of the department shall not be public record, shall not be subject to subpoena or discovery, and shall be inadmissible in evidence in any legal proceeding of any kind or character except an informal conference or formal hearing before the department. Such complaints, investigational records, reports, and investigational files shall be a public record if made part of the record of a formal hearing before the department. No person, including, but not limited to, department employees, having access to complaints, investigational records, reports, or investigational files, shall disclose such records or information except as required for investigation of the alleged violation or for purposes of a hearing before the department. Such information, files, and records may be disclosed to other law enforcement agencies by the department, and such disclosure shall not make the information, files, or records public records.Source  Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 27.
NE Code § 71-6738 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6738 - Convictions; reports required.

71-6738.  Convictions; reports required.On and after July 1, 1999, the clerk of any county court or district court in this state shall report to the department the conviction in such court of any medication aide of any felony or any misdemeanor. The Attorney General or the city prosecutor or county attorney prosecuting any such criminal action shall provide the court with information concerning the registration of the defendant. Notice to the department shall be filed within thirty days after the conviction in a manner agreed to by the department and the State Court Administrator.Source  Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 28.
NE Code § 71-6739 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6739 - Prohibited act; exceptions.

71-6739.  Prohibited act; exceptions.On and after July 1, 1999, no person, facility, or school shall use or employ any individual to provide medications to a recipient unless the individual is a medication aide registered under the Medication Aide Act or is otherwise authorized to administer or provide medication, except that a child care facility may use or employ an individual licensed to operate a child care facility or a staff member of a child care facility or a school may use or employ a staff member of a school determined to be competent under the act. On and after July 1, 1999, no individual shall provide medication to a recipient unless the individual is a medication aide registered under the act or is otherwise authorized to administer or provide medication. Nothing in the act shall be construed to require any school to employ or use a school nurse or medication aide in order to be in compliance with the act.Source  Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 29.
NE Code § 71-6740 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6740 - Injunction.

71-6740.  Injunction.The department may maintain an action for an injunction in the name of the state for violation of the Medication Aide Act or the rules and regulations.Source  Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 30.
NE Code § 71-6741 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6741 - Violation; penalty.

71-6741.  Violation; penalty.Any person who intentionally violates the Medication Aide Act is guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.Source  Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 31.
NE Code § 71-6742 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6742 - Eligibility for Licensee Assistance Program.

71-6742.  Eligibility for Licensee Assistance Program.Medication aides are eligible to participate in the Licensee Assistance Program as prescribed by section 38-175.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 32;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 1291.
NE Code § 71-6743 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6743 - Rules and regulations.

71-6743.  Rules and regulations.The Department of Health and Human Services may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations which shall ensure proper storage, handling, and disposal of medication in facilities and schools as defined in section 71-6721.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 37;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 667.
NE Code § 71-6832 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6832 - Human genetic testing; requirements.

71-6832.  Human genetic testing; requirements.All laboratories performing human genetic testing for clinical diagnosis and treatment purposes shall be accredited by the College of American Pathologists or by any other national accrediting body or public agency which has requirements that are substantially equivalent to or more comprehensive than those of the college.Source Laws 2001, LB 432, § 4.
NE Code § 71-6833 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6833 - Forensic DNA laboratories; requirements.

71-6833.  Forensic DNA laboratories; requirements.Except as provided under section 81-2010, all forensic DNA laboratories performing work on behalf of the state or a political subdivision shall be accredited by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors-LAB-Laboratory Accreditation Board or the National Forensic Science Technology Center or by any other national accrediting body or public agency which has requirements that are substantially equivalent to or more comprehensive than those of the society or center.Source Laws 2001, LB 432, § 5.
NE Code § 71-6901 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6901 - Terms, defined.

71-6901.  Terms, defined.For purposes of sections 71-6901 to 71-6911:(1) Abortion means the act of using or prescribing any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance, device, or means with the intent to terminate the clinically diagnosable pregnancy of a woman with knowledge that the termination by those means will with reasonable likelihood cause the death of the unborn child. Such use, prescription, or means is not an abortion if done with the intent to:(a) Save the life or preserve the health of an unborn child;(b) Remove a dead unborn child caused by a spontaneous abortion; or(c) Remove an ectopic pregnancy;(2) Coercion means restraining or dominating the choice of a pregnant woman by force, threat of force, or deprivation of food and shelter;(3) Consent means a declaration acknowledged before a notary public and signed by a parent or legal guardian of the pregnant woman or an alternate person as described in section 71-6902.01 declaring that the principal has been informed that the pregnant woman intends to undergo a procedure pursuant to subdivision (1) of section 71-6901 and that the principal consents to the procedure;(4) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services;(5) Emancipated means a situation in which a person under eighteen years of age has been married or legally emancipated;(6) Facsimile copy means a copy generated by a system that encodes a document or photograph into electrical signals, transmits those signals over telecommunications lines, and then reconstructs the signals to create an exact duplicate of the original document at the receiving end;(7) Incompetent means any person who has been adjudged a disabled person and has had a guardian appointed under sections 30-2617 to 30-2629;(8) Medical emergency means a condition that, on the basis of the physician's good faith clinical judgment, so complicates the medical condition of a pregnant woman as to necessitate the immediate abortion of her pregnancy to avert her death or for which a delay will create serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function;(9) Physician means any person licensed to practice medicine in this state as provided in the Uniform Credentialing Act. Physician includes a person who practices osteopathy; and(10) Pregnant woman means an unemancipated woman under eighteen years of age who is pregnant or a woman for whom a guardian has been appointed pursuant to sections 30-2617 to 30-2629 because of a finding of incapacity, disability, or incompetency who is pregnant.Source   Laws 1991, LB 425, § 1;  Laws 2011, LB690, § 3. Cross References  Uniform Credentialing Act, see section 38-101.
NE Code § 71-6902 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6902 - Performance of abortion; notarized written consent required.

71-6902.  Performance of abortion; notarized written consent required.Except in the case of a medical emergency or except as provided in sections 71-6902.01, 71-6903, and 71-6906, no person shall perform an abortion upon a pregnant woman unless, in the case of a woman who is less than eighteen years of age, he or she first obtains the notarized written consent of both the pregnant woman and one of her parents or a legal guardian or, in the case of a woman for whom a guardian has been appointed pursuant to sections 30-2617 to 30-2629, he or she first obtains the notarized written consent of her guardian. In deciding whether to grant such consent, a pregnant woman's parent or guardian shall consider only his or her child's or ward's best interest.Source   Laws 1991, LB 425, § 2;  Laws 2011, LB690, § 4.
NE Code § 71-6902.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6902.01 - Victim of abuse, sexual abuse, or child abuse or neglect; attending physician; duties; liability.

71-6902.01.  Victim of abuse, sexual abuse, or child abuse or neglect; attending physician; duties; liability.If the pregnant woman declares in a signed written statement that she is a victim of abuse as defined in section 28-351, sexual abuse as defined in section 28-367, or child abuse or neglect as defined in section 28-710 by either of her parents or her legal guardians, then the attending physician shall obtain the notarized written consent required by section 71-6902 from a grandparent specified by the pregnant woman. The physician who intends to perform the abortion shall certify in the pregnant woman's medical record that he or she has received the written declaration of abuse or neglect. Any physician relying in good faith on a written statement under this section shall not be civilly or criminally liable under sections 71-6901 to 71-6911 for failure to obtain consent. If such a declaration is made, the attending physician or his or her agent shall inform the pregnant woman of his or her duty to notify the proper authorities pursuant to sections 28-372 and 28-711.Source Laws 2011, LB690, § 5.
NE Code § 71-6902.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6902.02 - Coercion to obtain abortion; prohibited; denial of financial support; effect.

71-6902.02.  Coercion to obtain abortion; prohibited; denial of financial support; effect.No parent, guardian, or any other person shall coerce a pregnant woman to obtain an abortion. If a pregnant woman is denied financial support by her parents, guardians, or custodians due to her refusal to obtain an abortion, the pregnant woman shall be deemed emancipated for purposes of eligibility for public assistance benefits, except that such benefits may not be used to obtain an abortion.Source Laws 2011, LB690, § 6.
NE Code § 71-6904 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6904 - Appeal; procedure; confidentiality.

71-6904.  Appeal; procedure; confidentiality.(1) An appeal to the Supreme Court shall be available to any pregnant woman for whom a court denies an order authorizing an abortion without consent. An order authorizing an abortion without consent shall not be subject to appeal.(2) An adverse ruling by the court may be appealed to the Supreme Court.(3) A pregnant woman may file a notice of appeal of any final order to the Supreme Court. The State Court Administrator shall develop the form for notice of appeal and accompanying instructions on the procedure for an appeal. A sufficient number of forms for notice of appeal and instructions shall be made available in each courthouse in such place that members of the general public can obtain a form and instructions without requesting such form and instructions from the clerk of the court or other court personnel.(4) The clerk of the court shall cause the court transcript and bill of exceptions to be filed with the Supreme Court within four business days, but in no event later than seven calendar days, from the date of the filing of the notice of appeal.(5) In all appeals under this section the pregnant woman shall have the right of a confidential and expedited appeal and the right to counsel at the appellate level if not already represented. Such counsel shall be appointed by the court and shall receive a fee to be fixed by the court and to be paid out of the treasury of the county in which the proceeding was held. The pregnant woman shall not be required to appear.(6) The Supreme Court shall hear the appeal de novo on the record and issue a written decision which shall be provided immediately to the pregnant woman, the pregnant woman's guardian ad litem, the pregnant woman's attorney, or any other person designated by the pregnant woman to receive the order.(7) The Supreme Court shall rule within seven calendar days from the time of the docketing of the appeal in the Supreme Court.(8) The Supreme Court shall adopt and promulgate rules to ensure that proceedings under this section are handled in a confidential and expeditious manner.Source   Laws 1991, LB 425, § 4;  Laws 2011, LB690, § 8. Annotations  A petition for waiver of parental consent-which seeks authorization from the court to have an abortion without the notarized written consent of a parent or guardian of the petitioner-is limited in scope. In re Petition of Anonymous 5, 286 Neb. 640, 838 N.W.2d 226 (2013). In an appeal brought under the provisions of section 71-6901 et seq., this section provides that the Nebraska Supreme Court reappraises the evidence as presented by the record and reaches its own independent conclusions with respect to the matters at issue; however, it considers, and may give weight to, the fact that the judge below heard and observed the witnesses. In re Petition of Anonymous I, 251 Neb. 424, 558 N.W.2d 784 (1997).
NE Code § 71-6905 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6905 - Court proceedings; no fees or costs required.

71-6905.  Court proceedings; no fees or costs required.No filing fees or costs shall be required of any pregnant woman at either the trial or appellate level for any proceedings pursuant to sections 71-6901 to 71-6911.Source   Laws 1991, LB 425, § 5;  Laws 2011, LB690, § 9.
NE Code § 71-6906 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6906 - Performance of abortion; consent not required; when.

71-6906.  Performance of abortion; consent not required; when.Consent shall not be required pursuant to sections 71-6901 to 71-6911 if any of the following conditions exist:(1) The attending physician certifies in the pregnant woman's medical record that a medical emergency exists and there is insufficient time to obtain the required consent; or(2) Consent is waived under section 71-6903.Source   Laws 1991, LB 425, § 6;  Laws 2005, LB 116, § 23;  Laws 2011, LB690, § 10.