Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING DEFINITIONS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS OF EXAMINERS IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS › Section 172-3-001 - SCOPE OF DEFINITION

Current through June 17, 2024
As used in these regulations, the term "member of a board of
				  examiners in the health professions" shall mean a member of one of the
				  following: the boards of examiners set forth in the Uniform Licensing Law, Neb.
				  Rev. Stat, 71-112, Board of Nursing, Board of Hearing Aid Instrument Dispensers
				  and Fitters, Board of Registration for Environmental Health Specialists, Board
				  of Advanced Emergency Medical Care, Board of Occupational Therapy Practice,
				  Board of Examiners in Massage, Board of Cosmetology Examiners, and Board of
				  Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners. Each of the situations described in
				  this section shall be considered a conflict of interest on the part of a member
				  of a board of examiners in the health professions.
001.01 No member of a board of examiners in
				the health professions shall solicit or accept anything of value, including a
				gift, loan, contribution, reward, or promise of future employment, for himself
				or herself, or for a member of his or her immediate family or for a business
				with which any such individual is associated, based on an agreement that the
				vote, official action, or judgment of the member of a board of examiners in the
				health professions would be influenced thereby.
001.02 No member of a board of examiners in
				the health professions shall use that public office or any confidential
				information received through the holding of the position of board member to
				obtain financial gain, other than compensation provided by law, for himself or
				herself, a member of his or her immediate family, or a business with which any
				such individual is associated.
001.03 No member of a board of examiners in
				the health professions shall use personnel, resources, property, or funds under
				that board member's official care and control, other than in accordance with
				prescribed constitutional, statutory, and regulatory procedures, or use such
				items, other than compensation provided by law, for personal financial gain or
				for the financial gain of a member of his or her immediate family or a business
				with which any such individual is associated.
001.04 Except as otherwise provided by law,
				no member of a board of examiners in the health professions, a member of that
				board member's immediate family, or a business with which any such individual
				is associated shall enter into a contract valued at two thousand dollars or
				more, in any one year, with the Department of Health unless the contract is
				awarded through an open and public process which includes prior public notice
				and subsequent availability for public inspection during the regular office
				hours of the Department of Health of the proposals considered and the contract
				awarded. No contract may be divided for the purposes of evading the
				requirements of this subsection. This subsection is intended to prevent a
				member of a board of examiners in the health professions from engaging in
				certain activities under circumstances creating a substantial conflict of
				interest and is not intended to penalize innocent persons and a contract shall
				not be absolutely void by reason of this subsection.