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NE Code § 71-6504 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6504 - Sections; applicability.

71-6504.  Sections; applicability.Sections 71-6501 to 71-6503 do not apply to the performance of health maintenance activities by designated care aides pursuant to section 38-2219 or to persons who provide personal assistant services, respite care or habilitation services, or aged and disabled services.Source  Laws 2007, LB236, § 42;  Laws 2007, LB247, § 85.
NE Code § 71-6601 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6601 - Legislative intent.

71-6601.  Legislative intent.It is the intent of the Legislature that quality health care be provided to all citizens of the state who receive home health aide services through a licensed home health agency. A method of accomplishing quality health care is to ensure adequate training of unlicensed personnel who provide home health aide services by establishing minimum standards for training, evaluation, and supervision. The purpose of sections 71-6601 to 71-6615 is to establish requirements for the provision of home health aide services.Source   Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 116;   Laws 1991, LB 703, § 53.
NE Code § 71-6602 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6602 - Terms, defined.

71-6602.  Terms, defined.As used in sections 71-6601 to 71-6615, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Activities of daily living means assistance with ambulation, toileting, feeding, and similar activities;(2) Basic therapeutic care means basic health care procedures, including, but not limited to, measuring vital signs, applying hot and cold applications and nonsterile dressings, and assisting with, but not administering, internal and external medications which are normally self-administered. Basic therapeutic care does not include health care procedures which require the exercise of nursing or medical judgment;(3) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services;(4) Home health agency means a home health agency as defined in section 71-417;(5) Home health aide means a person who is employed by a home health agency to provide personal care, assistance with the activities of daily living, and basic therapeutic care to patients of the home health agency;(6) Personal care means bathing, hair care, nail care, shaving, dressing, oral care, and similar activities;(7) Supervised practical training means training in a laboratory or other setting in which the trainee demonstrates knowledge while performing tasks on an individual under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse; and(8) Vital signs means temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure.Source   Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 117;   Laws 1991, LB 703, § 54;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 765;   Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 41;  Laws 2000, LB 819, § 136;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 662.
NE Code § 71-6603 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6603 - Home health aide; requirements.

71-6603.  Home health aide; requirements.On and after September 6, 1991, no person shall act as a home health aide unless such person:(1) Is at least eighteen years of age;(2) Is of good moral character;(3) Has not been convicted of a crime under the laws of this state or another jurisdiction, the penalty for which is imprisonment for a period of more than one year and which is rationally related to the person's fitness or capacity to act as a home health aide;(4) Is able to speak and understand the English language or the language of the home health agency patient and the home health agency staff member who acts as the home health aide's supervisor;(5) Meets one of the following qualifications:(a) Has successfully completed a home health aide training course which meets the standards described in section 71-6608.01;(b) Is a graduate of a school of nursing;(c) Has been employed by a licensed home health agency as a home health aide II prior to September 6, 1991;(d) Has successfully completed a course in a school of nursing which included practical clinical experience in fundamental nursing skills and has completed a competency evaluation as described in section 71-6608.02;(e) Has successfully completed a basic course of training approved by the department for nurse aides as required by section 71-6039 and has completed a competency evaluation as described in section 71-6608.02;(f) Has been employed by a licensed home health agency as a home health aide I prior to September 6, 1991, and has completed a competency evaluation as described in section 71-6608.02; or(g) Has met the qualifications equal to one of those contained in subdivisions (a) through (f) of this subdivision in another state or territory of the United States; and(6) Has provided to the employing licensed home health agency proof of meeting the requirements of this section.Source   Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 118;   Laws 1991, LB 703, § 55;  Laws 2002, LB 1062, § 63;  Laws 2017, LB417, § 16.
NE Code § 71-6605 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6605 - Home health aides; permitted acts.

71-6605.  Home health aides; permitted acts.Home health aides may perform only personal care, assistance with the activities of daily living, and basic therapeutic care. A home health aide may provide medication only in compliance with the Medication Aide Act. Home health aides may not perform acts which require the exercise of nursing or medical judgment.Source   Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 120;   Laws 1991, LB 703, § 56;   Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 42.  Cross References  Medication Aide Act, see section 71-6718.
NE Code § 71-6606 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6606 - Home health agencies; employ qualified aides.

71-6606.  Home health agencies; employ qualified aides.After January 1, 1989, home health agencies shall employ only home health aides qualified to provide home health care pursuant to sections 71-6601 to 71-6615. The department shall prescribe procedures for verification by home health agencies of successful completion of the requirements of section 71-6603. Home health agencies shall provide direction and supervision of home health aides. Home health agencies shall provide or make available to their home health aides four one-hour inservice programs per year on subjects relevant to home health care and shall verify such programs in a manner and method prescribed by the department.Source   Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 121;   Laws 1991, LB 703, § 57.
NE Code § 71-6607 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6607 - Home health agency; provide supervision; care plan.

71-6607.  Home health agency; provide supervision; care plan.The home health agency shall provide supervision of home health aides by a Nebraska-licensed registered nurse.Supervision of home health aide services consisting of personal care, assistance with activities of daily living, and measuring vital signs, if such measurements are taken at the request of the patient and are not required pursuant to the nursing care plan, shall include, at a minimum, an onsite visit to each patient, with or without the home health aide being present, once every sixty-two days and an onsite visit to observe each home health aide providing care and assistance and measuring vital signs once every six months.Except for measuring vital signs at the request of the patient when such measurements are not required pursuant to the nursing care plan, supervision of home health aide services for basic therapeutic care shall include at a minimum an onsite visit to each patient, with or without the health aide being present, once every two weeks.A care plan for home health aide services shall be developed for each patient by a Nebraska-licensed registered nurse and reviewed by the registered nurse as required by the patient's current condition or at least every sixty-two days.Source   Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 122;   Laws 1991, LB 703, § 58.
NE Code § 71-6608 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6608 - Home health aide; demonstrate competency; when required.

71-6608.  Home health aide; demonstrate competency; when required.After January 1, 1989, any home health aide not acting as such for a period of three years shall demonstrate competency in the tasks and duties which are the subject of home health aide training courses. The home health agency shall determine and verify competency of the home health aide in the manner and method prescribed by the department.Source  Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 123.
NE Code § 71-6608.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6608.01 - Home health aide training course; standards; supervised training; documentation required.

71-6608.01.  Home health aide training course; standards; supervised training; documentation required.A home health aide training course shall meet the following standards with regard to content and duration of training, qualifications for instructors, and documentation of training:(1) Such course shall address each of the following subject areas through classroom and supervised practical training totaling at least seventy-five hours, with at least sixteen hours devoted to supervised practical training after the individual being trained has completed at least sixteen hours of classroom training:(a) Communications skills;(b) Observation, reporting, and documentation of patient status and the care or service furnished;(c) Reading and recording temperature, pulse, and respiration;(d) Basic infection control procedures;(e) Basic elements of body functioning and changes in body functioning that must be reported to a home health aide's supervisor;(f) Maintenance of a clean, safe, and healthy environment;(g) Recognizing emergencies and knowledge of emergency procedures;(h) The physical, emotional, and developmental needs of and ways to work with the populations served by the home health agency, including the need for respect for the patient, his or her privacy, and his or her property;(i) Appropriate and safe techniques in personal hygiene and grooming that include:(i) Bed bath;(ii) Bath: Sponge, tub, and shower;(iii) Shampoo: Sink, tub, and bed;(iv) Nail and skin care;(v) Oral hygiene; and(vi) Toileting and elimination;(j) Safe transfer techniques and ambulation;(k) Normal range of motion and positioning;(l) Adequate nutrition and fluid intake; and(m) Any other task that the home health agency may choose to have the home health aide perform;(2) The training and supervision of home health aides during the supervised practical portion of the training shall be performed by or under the general supervision of a registered nurse who possesses a minimum of two years of nursing experience, at least one year of which is in the provision of home health care, and who has supervised home health aide services for at least six months. Other individuals may be used to provide instruction under the supervision of a qualified registered nurse;(3) The home health agency shall maintain sufficient documentation to demonstrate that the requirements of this section are met; and(4) A home health aide training course may be offered by any organization, except that on or after September 6, 1991, a home health agency that has had its license denied, suspended, or revoked or has had admissions or readmissions prohibited shall not offer a home health aide training course for a period of twenty-four months after the occurrence of such action.Source  Laws 1991, LB 703, § 59.
NE Code § 71-6608.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6608.02 - Home health aide competency evaluation; requirements.

71-6608.02.  Home health aide competency evaluation; requirements.If a competency evaluation is required by section 71-6603, the home health agency shall be responsible for ensuring that the individuals who furnish home health aide services on its behalf meet the competency evaluation requirements of this section. A home health aide competency evaluation shall address each of the subjects listed in subdivisions (1)(b) through (1)(m) of section 71-6608.01. The competency evaluation may be offered by any organization except as specified in subdivision (4) of such section. The competency evaluation shall be performed by a registered nurse. The subject areas listed in subdivisions (1)(c) and (1)(i) through (1)(k) of such section shall be evaluated after observation of the aide's performance of the tasks with a patient or other individual. The other subject areas in subdivision (1) of such section shall be evaluated through written examination or oral examination or after observation of a home health aide with a patient or other individual. A home health aide shall not be considered competent in any task for which he or she is evaluated as unsatisfactory, and the home health aide shall not perform that task without direct supervision by a Nebraska-licensed nurse until after he or she receives training in the task for which he or she was evaluated as unsatisfactory and subsequently is evaluated as satisfactory. A home health aide shall not be considered to have successfully passed a competency evaluation if the aide has been evaluated as unsatisfactory in more than one of the required areas. The home health agency shall maintain documentation which demonstrates that the requirements of this section are met.Source  Laws 1991, LB 703, § 60.
NE Code § 71-6612 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6612 - Home health agency; verify competency.

71-6612.  Home health agency; verify competency.Each home health agency shall be responsible for verifying in a manner and method prescribed by the department that a home health aide is competent to provide personal care, assistance with the activities of daily living, and basic therapeutic care to patients of the agency.Source   Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 127;   Laws 1991, LB 703, § 62.
NE Code § 71-6615 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6615 - Hospice program; volunteers exempt.

71-6615.  Hospice program; volunteers exempt.Sections 71-6601 to 71-6612 shall not apply to any volunteers working on behalf of a hospice licensed under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act who, as part of their volunteer duties, provide home health care.Source   Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 130;   Laws 1991, LB 703, § 64;   Laws 1996, LB 1155, § 66;  Laws 2000, LB 819, § 137.  Cross References  Health Care Facility Licensure Act, see section 71-401.
NE Code § 71-6718 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6718 - Act, how cited.

71-6718.  Act, how cited.Sections 71-6718 to 71-6742 shall be known and may be cited as the Medication Aide Act.Source  Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 8.
NE Code § 71-6719 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6719 - Legislative findings.

71-6719.  Legislative findings.The Legislature finds that the administration of medications by persons other than oneself or one's caretaker should be a regulated act and there is a need to define a system to safely assist individuals to take medications who do not have the ability to take medications independently. The Medication Aide Act sets forth provisions of such a system.Source  Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 9.
NE Code § 71-6720 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6720 - Purpose of act; applicability.

71-6720.  Purpose of act; applicability.(1) The purposes of the Medication Aide Act are to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the public by providing for the accurate, cost-effective, efficient, and safe utilization of medication aides to assist in the administration of medications by (a) competent individuals, (b) caretakers who are parents, foster parents, family, friends or legal guardians, and (c) licensed health care professionals.(2) The act applies to all settings in which medications are administered except the home, unless the in-home administration of medication is provided through a licensed home health agency, a licensed or certified home and community-based provider, or a licensed PACE center as defined in section 71-424.01.(3) The act does not apply to the provision of reminders to persons to self-administer medication or assistance to persons in the delivery of nontherapeutic topical applications by in-home personal services workers. For purposes of this subsection, in-home personal services worker has the definition found in section 71-6501.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 10;  Laws 2007, LB236, § 44;  Laws 2020, LB1053, § 20.
NE Code § 71-6722 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6722 - Administration of medication; by whom.

71-6722.  Administration of medication; by whom.Administration of medication may be done by competent individuals to themselves, by caretakers of recipients receiving medication, or by licensed health care professionals for whom administration of medication is included in their scope of practice.A medication aide, a person licensed to operate a child care facility or a staff member of a child care facility, or a staff member of a school may participate in medication administration, when directed and monitored by a competent individual, caretaker, or health care professional, by providing medications in compliance with the Medication Aide Act and rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under the act. In each case, the individual responsible for providing direction and monitoring shall be identified in writing and indication that such individual has accepted such responsibility shall also be identified in writing.Source  Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 12.
NE Code § 71-6723 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6723 - Administration of medication; methods authorized; conditions; additional methods; requirements.

71-6723.  Administration of medication; methods authorized; conditions; additional methods; requirements.(1) A medication aide, a person licensed to operate a child care facility or a staff member of a child care facility, or a staff member of a school may provide routine medications by the following routes: (a) Oral; (b) inhalation; (c) topical; and (d) instillation into the eyes, ears, and nose.(2) A medication aide, a person licensed to operate a child care facility or a staff member of a child care facility, or staff member of a school may provide medication by additional routes not listed in subsection (1) of this section, provide PRN medication, or participate in observing and reporting for monitoring medications only under the following conditions:(a) A determination has been made by a competent individual, a caretaker, or a licensed health care professional and placed in writing that the medication aide, person licensed to operate a child care facility or staff member of a child care facility, or staff member of a school is competent to perform these activities; and(b) It has been determined by a licensed health care professional and placed in writing that these activities can be done safely for a specified recipient.Direction for additional routes not listed in subsection (1) of this section must be for recipient-specific procedures and must be in writing. Direction for PRN medication must be in writing and include the parameters for provision of the PRN medication. Direction for observing and reporting for monitoring medication must be in writing and include the parameters for the observation and reporting. A medication aide, a person licensed to operate a child care facility or a staff member of a child care facility, or a staff member of a school acting under this subsection shall comply with the written directions. Subdivision (b) of this subsection does not apply to nonprescription drugs when direction and monitoring is done by a competent individual for himself or herself or by a caretaker.Source  Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 13.
NE Code § 71-6724 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6724 - Medication administration records.

71-6724.  Medication administration records.A medication aide, a facility using a medication aide, a child care facility using the services of a person licensed to operate a child care facility or a staff member of a child care facility, or a school using the services of a staff member of the school shall keep and maintain accurate medication administration records. The medication administration records shall be available to the Department of Health and Human Services and the State Department of Education for inspection and copying. The medication administration records shall include information and data the departments require by rules and regulations adopted under the Medication Aide Act.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 14;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 664.
NE Code § 71-6726 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6726 - Medication aide; registration; qualifications; report of conviction required; licensure as nurse; effect.

71-6726.  Medication aide; registration; qualifications; report of conviction required; licensure as nurse; effect.(1) To register as a medication aide, an individual shall (a) have successfully completed the requirements in section 71-6725, (b) be at least eighteen years of age, (c) be of good moral character, (d) file an application with the department, and (e) pay the applicable fee.(2) A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse whose license has been revoked, suspended, or voluntarily surrendered in lieu of discipline may not register as a medication aide.(3) An applicant or medication aide shall report to the department, in writing, any conviction for a felony or misdemeanor. A conviction is not a disqualification for placement on the registry unless it relates to the standards identified in section 71-6725 or it reflects on the moral character of the applicant or medication aide.(4) An applicant or medication aide may report any pardon or setting aside of a conviction to the department. If a pardon or setting aside has been obtained, the conviction for which it was obtained shall not be maintained on the Medication Aide Registry.(5) If a person registered as a medication aide on the Medication Aide Registry becomes licensed as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, his or her registration as a medication aide becomes null and void as of the date of licensure.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 16;  Laws 2007, LB185, § 44;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 1287.
NE Code § 71-6727 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-6727 - Medication Aide Registry; contents.

71-6727.  Medication Aide Registry; contents.(1) The department shall list each medication aide registration in the Medication Aide Registry as a Medication Aide-40-Hour, Medication Aide-20-Hour, or Medication Aide. A listing in the registry shall be valid for the term of the registration and upon renewal unless such listing is refused renewal or is removed as provided in section 71-6730.(2) The registry shall contain the following information on each individual who meets the conditions in section 71-6726: (a) The individual's full name; (b) information necessary to identify individuals, including those qualified to provide medications in nursing homes, intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities, or assisted-living facilities; (c) any conviction of a felony or misdemeanor reported to the department; and (d) other information as the department may require by rule and regulation.Source   Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 17;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 1288;  Laws 2013, LB23, § 41.