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NE Code § 71-5321 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5321 - Council; powers and duties.

71-5321.  Council; powers and duties.The council shall have the following powers and duties:(1) The power to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to govern eligible systems and application procedures and requirements for making loans under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Act;(2) The power to adopt an intended use plan which shall include the funding priorities established in subsection (6) of section 71-5302. This intended use plan shall be reviewed annually by the council;(3) The power to adopt a system of establishing interest rates to be charged on loans. The system may allow discounted interest rates for short-term loans or for serious financial hardship. The following factors shall be considered when making a determination of serious financial hardship: Income level of residents; amount of debt and debt service requirements; and level of user fees both in absolute terms and relative to income of residents;(4) The power to approve criteria for defining disadvantaged communities;(5) The power to create an administrative fee to be assessed on a loan for the purpose of administering the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Act; and(6) Except as limited by section 71-5318, the power to obligate the Drinking Water Facilities Loan Fund or the Land Acquisition and Source Water Loan Fund and the assets thereof, in whole or in part, to repay with interest loans to or credits into such funds, including bonds, the proceeds of which are credited to such funds.Source  Laws 1997, LB 517, § 10.
NE Code § 71-5323 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5323 - Loans; eligibility.

71-5323.  Loans; eligibility.Loans shall be made only to owners of eligible systems for eligible projects pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act.Source  Laws 1997, LB 517, § 12.
NE Code § 71-5324 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5324 - Loans; requirements.

71-5324.  Loans; requirements.(1) All loans made under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Act shall be made only to owners of public water systems that:(a) Meet the requirements of financial, technical, and managerial capability set by the department;(b) Pledge sufficient revenue sources for the repayment of the loan if such revenue may by law be pledged for that purpose;(c) In the case of a privately owned public water system, pledge sufficient revenue, collateral, or other security for the repayment of the loan;(d) Agree to maintain financial records according to generally accepted government accounting principles and to conduct an audit of the financial records according to generally accepted government auditing standards; and(e) Provide a written assurance, signed by an attorney holding an active license to practice in the State of Nebraska, that the recipient has proper title, easements, and rights-of-way to the property on or through which the safe drinking water project is to be constructed or extended.(2) Loans made for the construction of a safe drinking water project shall be made only to owners of public water systems which meet the conditions of subsection (1) of this section and, in addition, that:(a) Require the contractor of the project to post separate performance and payment bonds or other security approved by the department in the amount of the bid;(b) Provide a written notice of completion and start of operation of the safe drinking water project;(c) Employ a registered professional engineer to provide and be responsible for engineering services on the project such as an engineering report, construction contract documents, observation of construction, and startup services; and(d) Agree to operate and maintain the safe drinking water project so that it will function properly over the structural and material design life.Source   Laws 1997, LB 517, § 13;  Laws 2001, LB 667, § 48.
NE Code § 71-5325 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5325 - Loan terms.

71-5325.  Loan terms.Loan terms shall include, but not be limited to, the following:(1) The term of the loan shall not exceed thirty years, except for systems serving disadvantaged communities which term may not exceed forty years;(2) The interest rate shall be at or below market interest rates;(3) The annual principal and interest payment shall commence not later than one year after completion of any project; and(4) The loan recipient shall immediately repay any loan when a grant has been received which covers costs provided for by such loan.Source   Laws 1997, LB 517, § 14;  Laws 2019, LB307, § 3.
NE Code § 71-5327 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5327 - Reserves authorized.

71-5327.  Reserves authorized.At any time after the first year the fund is effective the director may: (1) Reserve a dollar amount equal to thirty-three percent of a capitalization grant made pursuant to section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act and add the funds reserved to any funds provided to the state pursuant to section 601 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and (2) reserve in any year a dollar amount up to the dollar amount that may be reserved under subdivision (1) of this section of the capitalization grants made pursuant to section 601 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and add the reserved funds to any funds provided to the state pursuant to section 1452 of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.Source   Laws 1997, LB 517, § 16;  Laws 2019, LB307, § 4.
NE Code § 71-5401.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5401.01 - Transferred to section 38-28,108.

71-5401.01.  Transferred to section 38-28,108.
NE Code § 71-5401.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5401.02 - Transferred to section 38-28,109.

71-5401.02.  Transferred to section 38-28,109.
NE Code § 71-5402 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5402 - Transferred to section 38-28,110.

71-5402.  Transferred to section 38-28,110.
NE Code § 71-5403 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5403 - Transferred to section 38-28,111.

71-5403.  Transferred to section 38-28,111.
NE Code § 71-5404 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5404 - Transferred to section 38-28,112.

71-5404.  Transferred to section 38-28,112.
NE Code § 71-5405 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5405 - Transferred to section 38-28,113.

71-5405.  Transferred to section 38-28,113.
NE Code § 71-5406 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5406 - Transferred to section 38-28,114.

71-5406.  Transferred to section 38-28,114.
NE Code § 71-5407 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5407 - Transferred to section 38-28,115.

71-5407.  Transferred to section 38-28,115.
NE Code § 71-5408 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5408 - Transferred to section 71-5401.01.

71-5408.  Transferred to section 71-5401.01.
NE Code § 71-5409 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5409 - Transferred to section 38-28,116.

71-5409.  Transferred to section 38-28,116.
NE Code § 71-5519 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5519 - Transferred to section 71-5501.01.

71-5519.  Transferred to section 71-5501.01.
NE Code § 71-5522 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5522 - Transferred to section 71-5514.01.

71-5522.  Transferred to section 71-5514.01.
NE Code § 71-5646 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5646 - Legislative findings.

71-5646.  Legislative findings.The Legislature finds and recognizes that rural health care is in the process of transition. Many rural communities are finding it difficult to recruit and retain health care professionals, to keep hospitals open, and to provide quality care to their residents. Although recent national rankings show that Nebraskans are among the healthiest in the nation, continued stress on our rural health care system could leave areas of the state without adequate health care services.The Legislature further finds that rural health care issues will be best addressed through a comprehensive approach that emphasizes two principles. First, rural health care problems are seldom isolated in their causes or effects. Second, rural health care problems are most effectively resolved by residents of the area involved and state strategies should focus on assisting those residents to develop and implement their own solutions to such problems.Source  Laws 1990, LB 994, § 1.
NE Code § 71-5647 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5647 - Office of Rural Health; created; powers and duties.

71-5647.  Office of Rural Health; created; powers and duties.The Office of Rural Health is hereby created within the Department of Health and Human Services. The office shall have the following powers and duties:(1) To assist rural residents in obtaining high quality health care which includes the following:(a) Assist in the recruitment and retention of health care professionals to rural areas, including specifically physicians and nurses;(b) Assist rural communities in maintaining the viability of hospital services whenever feasible or, for communities in transition, in developing alternative systems to provide equivalent quality care to their residents;(c) Assist rural communities in planning to meet changes needed due to the changing rural economy and demographics or new technology;(d) Assist in the development of health care networks or cooperative ventures among rural communities or health care providers;(e) Assist in promoting or developing demonstration projects to identify and establish alternative health care systems; and(f) Assist rural communities in developing and identifying leaders and leadership skills among their residents to enable such communities to work toward appropriate and cost-effective solutions to the health care issues that confront them;(2) To develop a comprehensive rural health policy to serve as a guide for the development of programs of the department aimed at improving health care in rural Nebraska and a rural health action plan to guide implementation of the policy;(3) To establish liaison with other state agency efforts in the area of rural development and human services delivery to ensure that the programs of the office are appropriately coordinated with these efforts and to encourage use of the comprehensive rural health policy by other agencies as a guide to their plans and programs affecting rural health;(4) To develop and maintain an appropriate data system to identify present and potential rural health issues and to evaluate the effectiveness of programs and demonstration projects;(5) To encourage and facilitate increased public awareness of issues affecting rural health care;(6) To carry out its duties under the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act;(7) To carry out the duties required by section 71-5206.01; and(8) To carry out related duties as directed by the Department of Health and Human Services.Source   Laws 1990, LB 994, § 2;   Laws 1991, LB 400, § 23;   Laws 1993, LB 152, § 5;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 725;   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 151;  Laws 2005, LB 301, § 52;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 623. Cross References  Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act, see section 71-5650.
NE Code § 71-5649 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5649 - Legislative appropriation.

71-5649.  Legislative appropriation.The Legislature shall appropriate sufficient funds to the Department of Health and Human Services to enable the Office of Rural Health to carry out its duties pursuant to section 71-5647.Source   Laws 1990, LB 994, § 4;   Laws 1991, LB 400, § 24;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 726;   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 152;  Laws 2005, LB 301, § 53;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 624.
NE Code § 71-5650 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5650 - Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act; act, how cited.

71-5650.  Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act; act, how cited.Sections 71-5650 to 71-5670 shall be known and may be cited as the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act.Source   Laws 1991, LB 400, § 1;  Laws 2015, LB196, § 1.
NE Code § 71-5651 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5651 - Legislative findings.

71-5651.  Legislative findings.(1) The Legislature finds that (a) residents of rural Nebraska frequently encounter difficulties in obtaining medical care due to the lack of health care providers, facilities, and services, (b) many rural communities experience problems in recruiting and retaining health care providers, (c) rural residents are often required to travel long distances in order to obtain health care services, (d) elderly and uninsured persons constitute a high proportion of the population in rural Nebraska, (e) many rural hospitals are experiencing declining patient revenue and are being forced to reconsider the scope and nature of the health care services they provide, (f) the physical and economic stresses of rural living can lead to an increased need for mental health services in rural Nebraska, (g) the conditions described in this section can lead to situations in which residents of rural Nebraska receive a lower level of health care services than their urban counterparts, and (h) some of the conditions described in this subsection also exist in underserved portions of metropolitan areas within the state.(2) The Legislature further finds that the health care industry is a vital component of the economic base of many rural communities and that the maintenance and enhancement of this industry can play a significant role in efforts to further the economic development of rural communities.(3) The Legislature further finds that the inherent limitations imposed upon health care delivery mechanisms by the rural environment can be partially overcome through a greater emphasis on the development of health care systems that emphasize the linkage and integration of health care resources in neighboring communities as well as the development of new resources.(4) The Legislature further finds that postsecondary education of medical, dental, and mental health professionals is important to the welfare of the state. The Legislature further recognizes and declares that the state can help alleviate the problems of maldistribution and shortages of medical, dental, and mental health personnel through programs offering financial incentives to practice in areas of shortage.Source   Laws 1991, LB 400, § 2;  Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 99.
NE Code § 71-5652 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5652 - Purposes of act.

71-5652.  Purposes of act.The purposes of the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act are to (1) create the Nebraska Rural Health Advisory Commission and establish its powers and duties, (2) establish a student loan program that will provide financial incentives to medical, dental, master's level and doctorate-level mental health, and physician assistant students who agree to practice their profession in a designated health profession shortage area within Nebraska, (3) establish a loan repayment program that will provide financial incentives to medical residents who agree to practice their profession in a designated health profession shortage area within Nebraska, and (4) establish a loan repayment program that will require community matching funds and will provide financial incentives to eligible health professionals who agree to practice their profession in a designated health profession shortage area within Nebraska.Source   Laws 1991, LB 400, § 3;   Laws 1994, LB 1223, § 55;   Laws 1996, LB 1155, § 47;  Laws 2000, LB 1115, § 79;  Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 100;  Laws 2015, LB196, § 2.
NE Code § 71-5653 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5653 - Terms, defined.

71-5653.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act:(1) Approved medical specialty means family practice, general practice, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, general surgery, obstetrics/gynecology, and psychiatry;(2) Approved dental specialty means general practice, pediatric dentistry, and oral surgery;(3) Approved mental health practice program means an approved educational program consisting of a master's or doctorate degree with the focus being primarily therapeutic mental health and meeting the educational requirements for licensure in mental health practice or psychology by the department;(4) Commission means the Nebraska Rural Health Advisory Commission;(5) Department means the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services;(6) Doctorate-level mental health student means a graduate student enrolled in or accepted for enrollment in an approved mental health practice program leading to a doctorate degree and meeting the educational requirements for licensure in psychology by the department;(7) Full-time practice means a minimum of forty hours per week;(8) Health care means both somatic and mental health care services;(9) Master's level mental health student means a graduate student enrolled in or accepted for enrollment in an approved mental health practice program leading to a master's degree and meeting the educational requirements for licensure in mental health practice by the department;(10) Office means the Office of Rural Health;(11) Part-time practice means less than full-time practice but at least twenty hours per week;(12) Qualified educational debts means government and commercial student-loan loans obtained by students for postsecondary education tuition, other educational expenses, and reasonable living expenses, as determined by the department, but does not include loans received under the act; and(13) Rural means located within any county in Nebraska having a population of less than fifteen thousand inhabitants and not included within a metropolitan statistical area as defined by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.Source   Laws 1991, LB 400, § 4;   Laws 1992, LB 573, § 10;   Laws 1994, LB 1223, § 56;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 727;   Laws 1996, LB 1155, § 48;   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 153;  Laws 2000, LB 1115, § 80;  Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 101;  Laws 2005, LB 301, § 54;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 625;  Laws 2015, LB196, § 3.
NE Code § 71-5654 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5654 - Nebraska Rural Health Advisory Commission; created; members; appointment; terms.

71-5654.  Nebraska Rural Health Advisory Commission; created; members; appointment; terms.The Nebraska Rural Health Advisory Commission is hereby created as the direct and only successor to the Commission on Rural Health Manpower. The Nebraska Rural Health Advisory Commission shall consist of thirteen members as follows:(1) The Director of Public Health of the Division of Public Health or his or her designee and another representative of the Department of Health and Human Services; and(2) Eleven members to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature as follows:(a) One representative of each medical school located in the state involved in training family physicians and one physician in family practice residency training; and(b) From rural areas one physician, one consumer representative, one hospital administrator, one nursing home administrator, one nurse, one physician assistant, one mental health practitioner or psychologist licensed under the requirements of section 38-3114 or the equivalent thereof, and one dentist.Members shall serve for terms of three years. When a vacancy occurs, appointment to fill the vacancy shall be made for the balance of the term. All appointed members shall be citizens and residents of Nebraska. The appointed membership of the commission shall, to the extent possible, represent the three congressional districts equally.Source   Laws 1991, LB 400, § 5;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 728;   Laws 1996, LB 1155, § 49;   Laws 1997, LB 577, § 1;  Laws 2001, LB 411, § 1;  Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 102;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 626;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 1233.
NE Code § 71-5655 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5655 - Commission; purpose.

71-5655.  Commission; purpose.The purpose of the commission shall be to advise the department, the Legislature, the Governor, the University of Nebraska, and the citizens of Nebraska regarding all aspects of rural health care and to advise the office regarding the administration of the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act.Source   Laws 1991, LB 400, § 6;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 729;   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 154;  Laws 2005, LB 301, § 55;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 627.
NE Code § 71-5656 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5656 - Commission; officers.

71-5656.  Commission; officers.The commission shall annually elect from among its members a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. The commission shall receive assistance from the staff of the office.Source   Laws 1991, LB 400, § 7;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 730;   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 155.
NE Code § 71-5657 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5657 - Commission members; expenses.

71-5657.  Commission members; expenses.Members of the commission shall be reimbursed for expenses as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177 from funds appropriated for the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act.Source   Laws 1991, LB 400, § 8;  Laws 2020, LB381, § 68.
NE Code § 71-5658 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5658 - Commission; meetings; quorum.

71-5658.  Commission; meetings; quorum.The commission shall hold at least four meetings a year, at times and places fixed by the commission. At least one meeting each year shall be held at a site other than Lincoln or Omaha. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.Source  Laws 1991, LB 400, § 9.
NE Code § 71-5659 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5659 - Commission; powers and duties.

71-5659.  Commission; powers and duties.The commission shall have the following powers and duties:(1) Advise the department regarding the development and implementation of a state rural health policy;(2) Advise the department and other appropriate parties in all matters relating to rural health care;(3) Serve as an advocate for rural Nebraska in health care issues;(4) Maintain liaison with all agencies, groups, and organizations concerned with rural health care in order to facilitate integration of efforts and commonality of goals;(5) Identify problems in the delivery of health care in rural Nebraska, in the education and training of health care providers in rural Nebraska, in the regulation of health care providers and institutions in rural Nebraska, and in any other matters relating to rural health care;(6) Prepare recommendations to the appropriate bodies to alleviate the problems identified;(7) Advise the department regarding the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act;(8) Designate health profession shortage areas in Nebraska; and(9) Select recipients of financial incentives available under the act.Source   Laws 1991, LB 400, § 10;   Laws 1994, LB 1223, § 57.
NE Code § 71-5660 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare|71-5660 - Act; how administered.

71-5660.  Act; how administered.The Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act shall be administered by the office with the advice and consultation of the commission.Source  Laws 1991, LB 400, § 11.