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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-2602 - Board; members; term; vacancy; appointment.

71-2602.
Board; members; term; vacancy; appointment.
The Governor shall appoint the members of the State Board of Health. Each member of the board serving on October 1, 2003, shall hold office until August 1 of the calendar year in which his or her term would otherwise expire. Appointments made for the succeeding members shall be for terms of five years. The term of office of each member of the board shall expire on August 1 of the appropriate year. If a vacancy occurs prior to the expiration of a term, the Governor shall appoint a successor with similar qualifications for the remainder of the unexpired term. No member of the board shall serve more than two consecutive, full terms. If the Legislature is not in session when an appointment is made by the Governor, the member shall take office and act as a recess appointee until the Legislature convenes.
Source
Laws 1953, c. 335, § 8, p. 1102;
Laws 1959, c. 327, § 2, p. 1191;
Laws 1972, LB 1067, § 4;
Laws 1993, LB 375, § 3;
Laws 2003, LB 56, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-2603 - Board; members; removal; grounds; procedure.

71-2603.
Board; members; removal; grounds; procedure.
Members of the State Board of Health may be removed by the Governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty, failure to maintain the qualifications for the position for which appointed, or misconduct in office, but only after delivering to the member a copy of the charges and affording the member an opportunity of being publicly heard in person or by counsel in his or her own defense, upon not less than ten days' notice. Such hearing shall be held before the Governor. If such member is removed, the Governor shall file in the office of the Secretary of State a complete statement of all charges made against such member and the Governor's findings thereon, together with a complete record of the proceedings.
Source
Laws 1953, c. 335, § 9, p. 1103;
Laws 2003, LB 56, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-2605 - Board; members; per diem; expenses.

71-2605.
Board; members; per diem; expenses.
The members of the State Board of Health shall receive the sum of twenty dollars per diem, while actually engaged in the business of the board, and shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177.
Source
Laws 1953, c. 335, § 11, p. 1103;
Laws 1981, LB 204, § 123;
Laws 2020, LB381, § 63.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-2606 - Board; members; chairperson; officers; election.

71-2606.
Board; members; chairperson; officers; election.
In the last calendar quarter of each year, the members of the State Board of Health shall meet and elect a chairperson of the board from the members and such other officers, including a vice-chairperson and a secretary, as the board deems necessary. In case of the death, resignation, or other permanent absence of the chairperson of the board, the vice-chairperson shall assume the office of chairperson and the members of the board at the next regular meeting of the board, or at a special meeting of the board pursuant to a call signed by five members of which the other members shall have at least three days' notice, shall elect a new chairperson of the board from the members and such other new officers as the board deems necessary.
Source
Laws 1953, c. 335, § 12, p. 1103;
Laws 1969, c. 575, § 1, p. 2321;
Laws 2003, LB 56, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-2607 - Board; meetings; notice; open to public.

71-2607.
Board; meetings; notice; open to public.
The State Board of Health shall meet at least once each quarter and at such other times as it deems necessary. Special meetings may be held upon the call of the chairperson or pursuant to a call signed by five other members of which the chairperson and the other members of the board shall have at least three days' notice. All regular meetings shall be held in suitable offices to be provided in the state office building described in section 81-1108.37 or elsewhere. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Every act of a majority of the members of the board shall be deemed to be the act of the board. All meetings shall be open to the public. The minutes of the meetings shall show the action of the board on matters presented and shall be open to public inspection.
Source
Laws 1953, c. 335, § 13, p. 1103;
Laws 1969, c. 575, § 2, p. 2322;
Laws 2003, LB 56, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-2610 - Board; advise Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services.

71-2610.
Board; advise Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services.
The State Board of Health shall advise the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services regarding:
(1) Rules and regulations for the government of the division;
(2) The policies of the division as they relate to support provided to the board;
(3) The policies of the division concerning the professions and occupations described in section 71-2610.01;
(4) Communication and cooperation among the professional boards; and
(5) Plans of organization or reorganization of the division.
Source
Laws 1953, c. 335, § 16, p. 1104;
Laws 1981, LB 249, § 2;
Laws 1982, LB 449, § 8;
Laws 1982, LB 450, § 7;
Laws 1982, LB 448, § 7;
Laws 1987, LB 473, § 41;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 632;
Laws 2003, LB 56, § 6;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 549.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
Cross References
COVID-19 Liability Act, see section 25-3601.
2023 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.
Cross References
COVID-19 Liability Act, see section 25-3601.
2023 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.
Cross References
COVID-19 Liability Act, see section 25-3601.
2023 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.
Cross References
COVID-19 Liability Act, see section 25-3601.
2023 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.
Cross References
COVID-19 Liability Act, see section 25-3601.
Health Care Facility Licensure Act, see section 71-401.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-3204 - Secretary of State; rules and regulations; fees.

71-3204.
Secretary of State; rules and regulations; fees.
(1) The secretary may adopt and promulgate and alter from time to time rules and regulations relating to the administration of, but not inconsistent with, sections 71-3201 to 71-3213.
(2) The secretary shall establish fees for initial and renewal applications for applicants at rates sufficient to cover the costs of administering sections 71-3201 to 71-3213. The secretary shall remit the fees received pursuant to this section to the State Treasurer for credit to the Secretary of State Cash Fund.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 329, § 4, p. 1197;
Laws 2002, Second Spec. Sess., LB 25, § 1;
Laws 2020, LB910, § 31.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-3206 - Applicant for license; disqualification.

71-3206.
Applicant for license; disqualification.
No license shall be issued to any individual applicant, or to any applicant other than an individual, if such individual applicant or if any one or more of those individuals participating or intending to participate directly in the management of such other applicant's business in the State of Nebraska has been convicted in the State of Nebraska or in any other state or territory of the United States of any felony or any misdemeanor involving a sex offense or involving moral turpitude;
Provided,
this section shall not apply when a full pardon has been given.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 329, § 6, p. 1198.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-3207 - License; bond; conditions.

71-3207.
License; bond; conditions.
Before the license may be issued or renewed, the applicant shall file and the licensee shall continuously maintain with the secretary a surety bond executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Nebraska in the sum of ten thousand dollars conditioned for the faithful and honest conduct and compliance with the provisions of sections 71-3201 to 71-3213 upon the part of such applicant or licensee and upon the part of any plain clothes investigator employed by such applicant or licensee; and any person injured by the willful, malicious, or wrongful act of such applicant or licensee or any employee thereof within the scope of the license may bring an action on such bond in his own name to recover his damages;
Provided,
that the aggregate liability of the surety for all breaches of the conditions of the bond shall, in no event, exceed the sum of said bond. The surety on such bond shall have a right to cancel such bond upon giving thirty days' notice to the secretary;
Provided,
that such cancellation shall not affect any liability on the bond which accrued prior thereto.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 329, § 7, p. 1198.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-3208 - License; renewal; form and content; posting.

71-3208.
License; renewal; form and content; posting.
The license when issued or renewed shall be of such form and content as the secretary may prescribe, shall be posted and prominently displayed in the licensee's principal place of engaging in the private detective business in the State of Nebraska, and shall include the name of the licensee, the name or names under which the licensee is licensed to engage in the private detective business in the State of Nebraska, and the number, date of issue or reissue and expiration date of the license.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 329, § 8, p. 1199.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-3209 - License; renewal; term; renewal fee; renewal application.

71-3209.
License; renewal; term; renewal fee; renewal application.
Each license issued or renewed by the secretary shall expire on June 30 of the first even-numbered year following its issuance and may be renewed by the secretary upon the payment by the licensee, not later than the expiration date, of the license renewal fee established pursuant to section 71-3204 and upon the submission by such licensee of such a license renewal application as the secretary may prescribe as reasonably necessary to ascertain such licensee's continued compliance with the provisions of sections 71-3201 to 71-3213.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 329, § 9, p. 1199;
Laws 1965, c. 426, § 2, p. 1364;
Laws 1982, LB 928, § 55;
Laws 2002, Second Spec. Sess., LB 25, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-3210 - Secretary of State; denial, suspension, or revocation of license; grounds.

71-3210.
Secretary of State; denial, suspension, or revocation of license; grounds.
The secretary may from time to time, upon first giving the applicant or licensee an opportunity for a hearing on the matter, (1) deny any application for a license, (2) refuse to renew any license, (3) suspend any license for a time or upon a condition having a reasonable relation to the administration of the provisions of sections 71-3201 to 71-3213, or (4) revoke any license issued or renewed under the provisions of sections 71-3201 to 71-3213 (a) upon a determination that there has been a significant change in those individuals participating directly in the management of the applicant's or licensee's business in the State of Nebraska or that, (b) by reason of such applicant's or licensee's failure to comply with the provisions of sections 71-3201 to 71-3213, insolvency, bankruptcy or other bad or improper conduct upon the part of such applicant or licensee or upon the part of any officer, agent, or employee of such applicant or licensee within the scope of the office, authority, or employment of such officer, agent or employee, or (c) when for any other suitable reason the granting of a license to such applicant or the continuation of such licensee's license is not consistent with the public interest and welfare.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 329, § 10, p. 1199.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-3211 - Appeal; procedure.

71-3211.
Appeal; procedure.
Any applicant, licensee, or other person directly and adversely affected by any order of the secretary may appeal such order, and the appeal shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 329, § 11, p. 1200;
Laws 1988, LB 352, § 130.
Cross References
Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-3212 - Licensee; agents and employees; compliance required.

71-3212.
Licensee; agents and employees; compliance required.
It shall be the duty of every licensee and, so far as applicable, of every officer, agent, and employee of every licensee to comply with the provisions of sections 71-3201 to 71-3213 and with every applicable rule and regulation made and adopted by the secretary.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 329, § 12, p. 1200.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-3213 - Violations; penalty.

71-3213.
Violations; penalty.
Any person who violates any provision of sections 71-3201 to 71-3213 or fails to perform any duty imposed upon such person by the provisions of sections 71-3201 to 71-3213 shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 329, § 13, p. 1200;
Laws 1977, LB 39, § 171.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-3305 - Political subdivision; fluoride added to water supply; exception; ordinance to prohibit addition of fluoride; ballot; vote.

71-3305.
Political subdivision; fluoride added to water supply; exception; ordinance to prohibit addition of fluoride; ballot; vote.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) or (3) of this section, any city or village having a population of one thousand or more inhabitants as determined by the most recent federal decennial census or the most recent revised certified count by the United States Bureau of the Census shall add fluoride to the water supply for human consumption for such city or village as provided in the rules and regulations of the Department of Health and Human Services unless such water supply has sufficient amounts of naturally occurring fluoride as provided in such rules and regulations.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply if the voters of the city or village adopted an ordinance, after April 18, 2008, but before June 1, 2010, to prohibit the addition of fluoride to such water supply.
(3) If any city or village reaches a population of one thousand or more inhabitants as determined by the most recent federal decennial census or the most recent revised certified count by the United States Bureau of the Census after June 1, 2010, and is required to add fluoride to its water supply under subsection (1) of this section, the city or village may adopt an ordinance to prohibit the addition of fluoride to such water supply. The ordinance may be placed on the ballot by a majority vote of the governing body of the city or village or by initiative pursuant to the Municipal Initiative and Referendum Act. Such proposed ordinance shall be voted upon at the next statewide general election after the population of the city or village reaches one thousand or more inhabitants as determined by the most recent federal decennial census or the most recent revised certified count by the United States Bureau of the Census.
(4) Any rural water district organized under sections 46-1001 to 46-1020 that supplies water for human consumption to any city or village which is required to add fluoride to such water supply under this section shall not be responsible for any costs, equipment, testing, or maintenance related to such fluoridation unless such district has agreed with the city or village to assume such responsibilities.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 449, § 1;
Laws 1975, LB 245, § 2;
Laws 1982, LB 807, § 45;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 644;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 559;
Laws 2008, LB245, § 1;
Laws 2011, LB36, § 1;
Laws 2017, LB113, § 53;
Laws 2021, LB163, § 200.
Cross References
Municipal Initiative and Referendum Act, see section 18-2501.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-3306 - Other entity; fluoride added to water supply; rules and regulations.

71-3306.
Other entity; fluoride added to water supply; rules and regulations.
Any public or private entity not included in section 71-3305 which provides a water supply for human consumption and which is not required to add fluoride to such water supply may add fluoride to such water supply in the amount and manner prescribed by the rules and regulations of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 449, § 2;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 645;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 560.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-3401 - Information, statements, and data; furnish without liability.

71-3401.
Information, statements, and data; furnish without liability.
Any person, hospital, sanitarium, nursing home, rest home, or other organization may provide information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, or other data relating to the condition and treatment of any person to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Nebraska Medical Association or any of its allied medical societies, the Nebraska Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, any inhospital staff committee, or any joint venture of such entities to be used in the course of any study for the purpose of reducing morbidity or mortality, and no liability of any kind or character for damages or other relief shall arise or be enforced against any person or organization by reason of having provided such information or material, by reason of having released or published the findings and conclusions of such groups to advance medical research and medical education, or by reason of having released or published generally a summary of such studies.
Source
Laws 1961, c. 347, § 1, p. 1105;
Laws 1992, LB 860, § 4;
Laws 1994, LB 1223, § 44;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 646;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 561.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-3402 - Publication of material; purpose; identity of person confidential.

71-3402.
Publication of material; purpose; identity of person confidential.
The Department of Health and Human Services, the Nebraska Medical Association or any of its allied medical societies, the Nebraska Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, any inhospital staff committee, or any joint venture of such entities shall use or publish the material specified in section 71-3401 only for the purpose of advancing medical research or medical education in the interest of reducing morbidity or mortality, except that a summary of such studies may be released by any such group for general publication. In all events the identity of any person whose condition or treatment has been studied shall be confidential and shall not be revealed under any circumstances.
Source
Laws 1961, c. 347, § 2, p. 1106;
Laws 1992, LB 860, § 5;
Laws 1994, LB 1223, § 45;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 647;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 562.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-3403 - Information, interviews, reports, statements, data; privileged communications; not received in evidence.

71-3403.
Information, interviews, reports, statements, data; privileged communications; not received in evidence.
All information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, or other data furnished by reason of sections 71-3401 to 71-3403 and any findings or conclusions resulting from such studies are declared to be privileged communications which may not be used or offered or received in evidence in any legal proceeding of any kind or character, and any attempt to use or offer any such information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda or other data, findings or conclusions or any part thereof, unless waived by the interested parties, shall constitute prejudicial error resulting in a mistrial in any such proceeding.
Source
Laws 1961, c. 347, § 3, p. 1106.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-3404 - Child and Maternal Death Review Act, how cited; child deaths; stillbirths; maternal deaths and severe maternal morbidity; legislative findings and intent.

71-3404.
Child and Maternal Death Review Act, how cited; child deaths; stillbirths; maternal deaths and severe maternal morbidity; legislative findings and intent.
(1) Sections 71-3404 to 71-3411 shall be known and may be cited as the Child and Maternal Death Review Act.
(2) The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the best interests of the state, its residents, and especially the children of this state that the number and causes of death of children, including stillbirths, in this state be examined. There is a need for a comprehensive integrated review of all child deaths and stillbirths in Nebraska and a system for statewide retrospective review of existing records relating to each child death and stillbirth.
(3) The Legislature further finds and declares that it is in the best interests of the state and its residents that the number and causes of maternal death and severe maternal morbidity in this state be examined. There is a need for a comprehensive integrated review of all maternal deaths and incidents of severe maternal morbidity in Nebraska and a system for statewide retrospective review of existing records relating to each maternal death and incident of severe maternal morbidity.
(4) It is the intent of the Legislature, by creation of the Child and Maternal Death Review Act, to:
(a) Identify trends from the review of past records to prevent future child deaths, stillbirths, maternal deaths, and incidents of severe maternal morbidity from similar causes when applicable;
(b) Recommend systematic changes for the creation of a cohesive method for responding to certain child deaths, stillbirths, maternal deaths, and incidents of severe maternal morbidity; and
(c) When appropriate, cause referral to be made to those agencies as required in section 28-711 or as otherwise required by state law.
Source
Laws 1993, LB 431, § 1;
Laws 2013, LB361, § 1;
Laws 2022, LB741, § 47;
Laws 2023, LB227, § 95.
Operative Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-3405 - Terms, defined.

71-3405.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of the Child and Maternal Death Review Act:
(1) Child means a person from birth to eighteen years of age;
(2) Investigation of child death means a review of existing records and other information regarding the child or stillbirth from relevant agencies, professionals, and providers of medical, dental, prenatal, and mental health care. The records to be reviewed may include, but not be limited to, medical records, coroner's reports, autopsy reports, social services records, records of alternative response cases under alternative response implemented in accordance with sections 28-710.01, 28-712, and 28-712.01, educational records, emergency and paramedic records, and law enforcement reports;
(3) Investigation of maternal death means a review of existing records and other information regarding the woman from relevant agencies, professionals, and providers of medical, dental, prenatal, and mental health care. The records to be reviewed may include, but not be limited to, medical records, coroner's reports, autopsy reports, social services records, educational records, emergency and paramedic records, and law enforcement reports;
(4) Maternal death means the death of a woman during pregnancy or the death of a postpartum woman;
(5) Postpartum woman means a woman during the period of time beginning when the woman ceases to be pregnant and ending one year after the woman ceases to be pregnant;
(6) Preventable child death means the death of any child or stillbirth which reasonable medical, social, legal, psychological, or educational intervention may have prevented. Preventable child death includes, but is not limited to, the death of a child or stillbirth resulting from (a) intentional and unintentional injuries, (b) medical misadventures, including untoward results, malpractice, and foreseeable complications, (c) lack of access to medical care, (d) neglect and reckless conduct, including failure to supervise and failure to seek medical care for various reasons, and (e) preventable premature birth;
(7) Preventable maternal death means the death of a pregnant or postpartum woman when there was at least some chance of the death being averted by one or more reasonable changes to (a) the patient, (b) the patient's family, (c) the health care provider, facility, or system, or (d) community factors;
(8) Reasonable means taking into consideration the condition, circumstances, and resources available;
(9) Severe maternal morbidity means the unexpected outcomes of labor and delivery resulting in significant short- or long-term consequences to a woman's health;
(10) Stillbirth means a spontaneous fetal death which resulted in a fetal death certificate pursuant to section 71-606; and
(11) Teams means the State Child Death Review Team and the State Maternal Death Review Team.
Source
Laws 1993, LB 431, § 2;
Laws 2013, LB361, § 2;
Laws 2014, LB853, § 46;
Laws 2020, LB1061, § 10;
Laws 2022, LB741, § 48;
Laws 2023, LB227, § 96.
Operative Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-3408 - Chairperson; team coordinator; duties; team data abstractor; qualifications; duties.

71-3408.
Chairperson; team coordinator; duties; team data abstractor; qualifications; duties.
(1) The chairperson of each team shall:
(a) Chair meetings of the teams; and
(b) Ensure identification of strategies to prevent child or maternal deaths.
(2) The team coordinator of each team provided under subsection (5) of section 71-3406 shall:
(a) Have the necessary information from investigative reports, medical records, coroner's reports, autopsy reports, educational records, and other relevant items made available to the team;
(b) Ensure timely notification of the team members of an upcoming meeting;
(c) Ensure that all team-reporting and data-collection requirements are met;
(d) Oversee adherence to the review process established by the Child and Maternal Death Review Act; and
(e) Perform such other duties as the team deems appropriate.
(3) The team data abstractor provided under subsection (5) of section 71-3406 shall:
(a) Possess qualifying experience, a demonstrated understanding of child and maternal outcomes, strong professional communication skills, data entry and relevant computer skills, experience in medical record review, flexibility and ability to accomplish tasks in short time frames, appreciation of the community, knowledge of confidentiality laws, the ability to serve as an objective unbiased storyteller, and a demonstrated understanding of social determinants of health;
(b) Request records for identified cases from sources described in section 71-3410;
(c) Upon receipt of such records, review all pertinent records to complete fields in child, stillbirth, maternal death, and severe maternal morbidity databases;
(d) Summarize findings in a case summary; and
(e) Report all findings to the team coordinators.
Source
Laws 1993, LB 431, § 5;
Laws 2013, LB361, § 5;
Laws 2022, LB741, § 51;
Laws 2023, LB227, § 98.
Operative Date: September 2, 2023