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NE Code § 71-2610.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2610.01 - Board; powers and duties.

71-2610.01.  Board; powers and duties.The State Board of Health shall:(1) Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the government of the professions and occupations licensed, certified, registered, or issued permits by the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services, including rules and regulations necessary to implement laws enforced by the division. These professions and occupations are those subject to the Asbestos Control Act, the Radiation Control Act, the Residential Lead-Based Paint Professions Practice Act, the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, the Uniform Credentialing Act, or the Wholesale Drug Distributor Licensing Act;(2) Serve in an advisory capacity for other rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the division, including those for health care facilities and environmental health services;(3) Carry out its powers and duties under the Nebraska Regulation of Health Professions Act;(4) Appoint and remove for cause members of health-related professional boards as provided in sections 38-158 to 38-167;(5) At the discretion of the board, help mediate issues related to the regulation of health care professions except issues related to the discipline of health care professionals; and(6) Have the authority to participate in the periodic review of the regulation of health care professions.All funds rendered available by law may be used by the board in administering and effecting such purposes.Source   Laws 1981, LB 249, § 3;   Laws 1992, LB 1019, § 78;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 633;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 186;   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 124;  Laws 2000, LB 1115, § 71;  Laws 2003, LB 56, § 7;  Laws 2005, LB 256, § 93;  Laws 2007, LB296 § 550;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 1206. Cross References   Asbestos Control Act, see section 71-6317.  Boards:   Appointment, see section 38-158 et seq.  Enumerated, see section 38-167.  Nebraska Regulation of Health Professions Act, see section 71-6201.  Radiation Control Act, see section 71-3519.  Residential Lead-Based Paint Professions Practice Act, see section 71-6318.  Uniform Controlled Substances Act, see section 28-401.01.  Uniform Credentialing Act, see section 38-101.  Wholesale Drug Distributor Licensing Act, see section 71-7427.
NE Code § 71-2611 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2611 - Board; immunity.

71-2611.  Board; immunity.No member of the State Board of Health shall be liable in damages to any person for slander, libel, defamation of character, breach of any privileged communication, or otherwise for any action taken or recommendation made within the scope of the functions of such board while acting as an agent of the state if such board member acts without malice and in the reasonable belief that such action or recommendation is warranted by the facts known to him or her after a reasonable effort is made to obtain the facts on which such action is taken or recommendation is made.Source Laws 2003, LB 56, § 8.
NE Code § 71-2617 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2617 - Health and Human Services Reimbursement Fund; created; purpose; investment.

71-2617.  Health and Human Services Reimbursement Fund; created; purpose; investment.There is hereby created in the Department of Health and Human Services a cash fund to be known as the Health and Human Services Reimbursement Fund. Any money in the Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure Reimbursement Fund on July 1, 2007, shall be transferred to the Health and Human Services Reimbursement Fund. The fund shall be used for payment of services performed for the department for inspection and licensing of hospitals and nursing homes under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act. 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 1971, LB 224, § 1;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 634;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 551. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 71-2620 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2620 - Agreements for laboratory tests; contents.

71-2620.  Agreements for laboratory tests; contents.The Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services may enter into agreements, not exceeding one year in duration, with any other governmental agency relative to the provision of certain laboratory tests and services to the agency. Such services shall be provided as stipulated in the agreement and for such fee, either lump sum or by the item, as is mutually agreed upon and as complies with the provisions of section 71-2619. 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 1973, LB 583, § 3;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 637;  Laws 2001, LB 432, § 11;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 553;  Laws 2008, LB928, § 21.
NE Code § 71-2621 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2621 - Fees; laboratory tests and services; credited to Health and Human Services Cash Fund.

71-2621.  Fees; laboratory tests and services; credited to Health and Human Services Cash Fund.All fees collected for laboratory tests and services pursuant to sections 71-2618 to 71-2620 shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Health and Human Services Cash Fund, which shall be used to partially defray the costs of labor, operations, supplies, and materials in the operations of the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Environmental Laboratory.Source   Laws 1973, LB 583, § 4;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 638;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 554;  Laws 2008, LB928, § 22;  Laws 2021, LB148, § 70.   Operative Date: July 1, 2021
NE Code § 71-2622 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2622 - Transferred to section 81-15,292.

71-2622.  Transferred to section 81-15,292.
NE Code § 71-2701 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2701 - Act, how cited.

71-2701.  Act, how cited.Sections 71-2701 to 71-2705 shall be known and may be cited as the Health Care Crisis Protocol Act.Source  Laws 2021, LB139, § 5.   Effective Date: May 26, 2021  Cross References  COVID-19 Liability Act, see section 25-3601.
NE Code § 71-2702 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2702 - Health care crisis protocol, defined.

71-2702.  Health care crisis protocol, defined.For purposes of the Health Care Crisis Protocol Act, health care crisis protocol means the plans and protocols for triage and the application of medical services and resources for critically ill patients in the event that the demand for medical services and resources exceeds supply as a result of a pervasive or catastrophic disaster as provided in the Health Care Crisis Protocol for the State of Nebraska published by the Nebraska Medical Emergency Operations Center, dated May 10, 2021.Source  Laws 2021, LB139, § 6.   Effective Date: May 26, 2021  Cross References  COVID-19 Liability Act, see section 25-3601.
NE Code § 71-2703 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2703 - Health care crisis protocol; activated; when.

71-2703.  Health care crisis protocol; activated; when.The health care crisis protocol may be activated only in extraordinary circumstances when the level of demand for medical services and resources exceeds the available resources required to deliver the generally accepted standard of care and crisis operations will be in effect for a sustained period.Source  Laws 2021, LB139, § 7.   Effective Date: May 26, 2021  Cross References  COVID-19 Liability Act, see section 25-3601.
NE Code § 71-2704 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2704 - Health care providers; standards; effect of health care crisis protocol.

71-2704.  Health care providers; standards; effect of health care crisis protocol.The health care crisis protocol does not change or alter the standard for malpractice or professional negligence for health care providers set forth in section 44-2810.Source  Laws 2021, LB139, § 8.   Effective Date: May 26, 2021  Cross References  COVID-19 Liability Act, see section 25-3601.
NE Code § 71-2705 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2705 - Health care crisis protocol; hospital; Department of Health and Human Services; duties.

71-2705.  Health care crisis protocol; hospital; Department of Health and Human Services; duties.(1) Each hospital shall have the health care crisis protocol available for inspection by the public.(2) The Department of Health and Human Services shall publish a copy of the health care crisis protocol on the department's website for inspection by the public.(3) For purposes of this section, hospital means a hospital licensed under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act.Source  Laws 2021, LB139, § 9.   Effective Date: May 26, 2021  Cross References   COVID-19 Liability Act, see section 25-3601.  Health Care Facility Licensure Act, see section 71-401.
NE Code § 71-2803 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2803 - Transferred to section 71-1,383.

71-2803.  Transferred to section 71-1,383.
NE Code § 71-2804 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2804 - Transferred to section 71-1,388.

71-2804.  Transferred to section 71-1,388.
NE Code § 71-2807 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2807 - Transferred to section 71-1,389.

71-2807.  Transferred to section 71-1,389.
NE Code § 71-2810 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2810 - Transferred to section 71-1,385.

71-2810.  Transferred to section 71-1,385.
NE Code § 71-2917 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2917 - Extermination of mosquitoes, flies, insects; county and city of the primary class; jointly or severally; powers.

71-2917.  Extermination of mosquitoes, flies, insects; county and city of the primary class; jointly or severally; powers.Any county and any city of the primary class located therein shall have the power jointly or severally to take all necessary and proper steps for the extermination of mosquitoes, flies, or other insects of public health importance within their respective areas of jurisdiction and shall have the following powers:(1) To abate as nuisances all stagnant pools of water and other breeding places for mosquitoes, flies, or other insects of public health importance within their areas;(2) To purchase such supplies and materials and to employ such labor as may be necessary or proper in furtherance of the objectives set forth in sections 71-2917 and 71-2918;(3) To make contracts to indemnify or compensate the owner of land or other property for any injury or damage necessarily caused by the exercise of these powers or arising out of the using, taking, or damaging of property for any of the purposes set forth in sections 71-2917 and 71-2918;(4) To exercise the power of eminent domain and to take private property for public use within their respective areas of jurisdiction for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section, and all damages sustained by the owners of the property taken shall be ascertained and paid for in the manner set forth in sections 76-704 to 76-724, and amendments thereto;(5) Generally to do any and all things necessary or incidental to the powers granted in sections 71-2917 and 71-2918, including but not limited to the right to enter upon private property for all necessary inspections and to carry out the objectives set forth in sections 71-2917 and 71-2918; and(6) To appropriate the necessary funds to carry out the objectives contained in sections 71-2917 and 71-2918.Source  Laws 1961, c. 344, § 1, p. 1096.
NE Code § 71-2918 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-2918 - Extermination of mosquitoes, flies, insects; county and city of the primary class; jointly or severally; nuisance; abatement; expenses; lien.

71-2918.  Extermination of mosquitoes, flies, insects; county and city of the primary class; jointly or severally; nuisance; abatement; expenses; lien.Any county and any city of the primary class located therein shall have the powers, jointly or severally:(1) To declare as a nuisance any stagnant pool of water or other breeding place for mosquitoes, flies, or other insects of public health importance within their areas;(2) To direct the owner or user of the property upon which such nuisance exists to abate such nuisance; and(3) If such owner or user refuses, fails, or neglects to abate such nuisance, after proper notice and lapse of a reasonable time for complying, to take any necessary and proper steps to abate such nuisance. Any such county and city shall have and acquire a lien for the expense thereof against the property upon which the expense was incurred, which lien shall be enforceable in the same manner as liens are enforced against buildings and lots for labor and material furnished by contract with the owner.Source  Laws 1961, c. 344, § 2, p. 1097.
NE Code § 71-3001 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3001 - Act, how cited.

71-3001.  Act, how cited.Sections 71-3001 to 71-3007 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Mental Health First Aid Training Act.Source Laws 2014, LB901, § 2.
NE Code § 71-3002 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3002 - Legislative findings.

71-3002.  Legislative findings.The Legislature finds that:(1) National statistics show that one in four Americans will face a mental illness in his or her lifetime;(2) Mental health first aid builds an understanding of how mental illness affects Nebraskans, provides an overview of common treatments, and teaches basic skills for providing assistance to a person who may be developing symptoms or experiencing a crisis;(3) A mental health first aid program is an education program recognized on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices; and(4) The Behavioral Health Education Center administered by the University of Nebraska Medical Center has conducted a series of mental health first aid training courses and the experience of providing such courses may be utilized regarding the implementation of a mental health first aid training program as prescribed by the Nebraska Mental Health First Aid Training Act.Source Laws 2014, LB901, § 3.
NE Code § 71-3003 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3003 - Terms, defined.

71-3003.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Nebraska Mental Health First Aid Training Act:(1) Behavioral health regions means the behavioral health regions established pursuant to section 71-807; and(2) Mental health first aid means the help provided to a person who is experiencing a mental health or substance abuse problem or in a mental health crisis before appropriate professional assistance or other supports are secured.Source Laws 2014, LB901, § 4.
NE Code § 71-3004 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3004 - Mental health first aid training program; Division of Behavioral Health of Department of Health and Human Services; duties.

71-3004.  Mental health first aid training program; Division of Behavioral Health of Department of Health and Human Services; duties.(1) The Division of Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services shall establish a mental health first aid training program, using contracts through the behavioral health regions, to help the public identify and understand the signs of a mental illness or substance abuse problem or a mental health crisis and to provide the public with skills to help a person who is developing or experiencing a mental health or substance abuse problem or a mental health crisis and to de-escalate crisis situations if needed. The training program shall provide an interactive mental health first aid training course administered by the state's regional behavioral health authorities. Instructors in the training program shall be certified by a national authority for Mental Health First Aid USA or a similar organization. The training program shall work cooperatively with local entities to provide training for individuals to become instructors.(2) The mental health first aid training program shall be designed to train individuals to accomplish the following objectives as deemed appropriate considering the trainee's age:(a) Help the public identify, understand, and respond to the signs of mental illness and substance abuse;(b) Emphasize the need to reduce the stigma of mental illness; and(c) Assist a person who is believed to be developing or has developed a mental health or substance abuse problem or who is believed to be experiencing a mental health crisis.Source Laws 2014, LB901, § 5.
NE Code § 71-3005 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3005 - Efficacy of mental health first aid training program; behavioral health regions; report.

71-3005.  Efficacy of mental health first aid training program; behavioral health regions; report.The Division of Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services shall ensure that evaluative criteria are established which measure the efficacy of the mental health first aid training program, including trainee feedback, with the objective of helping the public identify, understand, and respond to the signs of mental illness and alcohol and substance abuse. The behavioral health regions shall submit an aggregated annual report electronically to the Legislature on trainee demographics and outcomes of the established criteria.Source Laws 2014, LB901, § 6.
NE Code § 71-3006 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3006 - Behavioral health regions; duties.

71-3006.  Behavioral health regions; duties.The behavioral health regions shall offer services to and work with agencies and organizations, including, but not limited to, schools, universities, colleges, the State Department of Education, the Department of Veterans' Affairs, law enforcement agencies, and local health departments, to develop a program that offers grants to implement the Nebraska Mental Health First Aid Training Act in ways that are representative and inclusive with respect to the economic and cultural diversity of this state.Source Laws 2014, LB901, § 7.
NE Code § 71-3007 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3007 - Legislative intent.

71-3007.  Legislative intent.It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate one hundred thousand dollars annually to the Department of Health and Human Services to carry out the Nebraska Mental Health First Aid Training Act.Source Laws 2014, LB901, § 8.
NE Code § 71-3101 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3101 - Transferred to section 81-15,271.

71-3101.  Transferred to section 81-15,271.
NE Code § 71-3102 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3102 - Transferred to section 81-15,272.

71-3102.  Transferred to section 81-15,272.
NE Code § 71-3103 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3103 - Transferred to section 81-15,273.

71-3103.  Transferred to section 81-15,273.
NE Code § 71-3104 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3104 - Transferred to section 81-15,274.

71-3104.  Transferred to section 81-15,274.
NE Code § 71-3105 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3105 - Transferred to section 81-15,275.

71-3105.  Transferred to section 81-15,275.
NE Code § 71-3106 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3106 - Transferred to section 81-15,276.

71-3106.  Transferred to section 81-15,276.
NE Code § 71-3107 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3107 - Transferred to section 81-15,277.

71-3107.  Transferred to section 81-15,277.
NE Code § 71-3201 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3201 - Terms, defined.

71-3201.  Terms, defined.As used in sections 71-3201 to 71-3213, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Applicant shall mean any person who makes application for a license under such sections;(2) License shall mean a license to engage in the private detective business as a private detective, as a private detective agency, or as a plain clothes investigator in the State of Nebraska;(3) Licensee shall mean any person licensed under such sections;(4) Person shall mean and include any individual, firm, partnership, limited liability company, association, company, corporation, or other legal entity;(5) Plain clothes investigator shall mean and include any individual, other than a private detective, who as an employee and on behalf of a private detective agency without any identifying uniform performs services consisting wholly or partially of detective or investigative activity within the scope of the private detective business;(6) Private detective shall mean any individual who as a sole proprietor engages in the private detective business without the assistance of any employee;(7) Private detective agency shall mean any person who as other than a private detective or a plain clothes investigator engages in the private detective business;(8) Private detective business shall mean and include any private business engaged in by any person defined in subdivision (4) of this section who advertises or holds himself or herself out to the public, in any manner, as being engaged in the secret service or private policing business; and(9) Secretary shall mean the Secretary of State.Source   Laws 1959, c. 329, § 1, p. 1195;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 433.
NE Code § 71-3202 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3202 - License required; false representation of employment by licensee.

71-3202.  License required; false representation of employment by licensee.No person shall, in the State of Nebraska after July 1, 1959, by any direct or indirect means, engage in the private detective business, as a private detective, as a private detective agency, or as a plain clothes investigator, act or assume to act as a licensee, or represent himself to be a licensee unless such person is duly licensed and holds a valid license under the provisions of sections 71-3201 to 71-3213; and no person shall in the State of Nebraska falsely represent that he is employed by or represents a licensee.Source  Laws 1959, c. 329, § 2, p. 1196.
NE Code § 71-3203 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-3203 - Applicability of sections.

71-3203.  Applicability of sections.The provisions of sections 71-3201 to 71-3213 shall not prevent the proper local authorities of any city or village, by ordinance or other proper manner within the exercise of the police power of such city or village, from appointing special policemen for such purposes and subject to such proper and reasonable restrictions, terms, and conditions as such local authorities may prescribe; but such police power shall not be so exercised as to infringe upon or nullify any license duly issued and held under the provisions of sections 71-3201 to 71-3213.Source  Laws 1959, c. 329, § 3, p. 1197.