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Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 8 - NONSURGICAL PHARMACEUTICAL GENDER ALTERING TREATMENTS › Section 181-8-011 - USE OF CROSS-SEX HORMONES

Current through June 17, 2024
Prior to prescribing, dispensing, or administering cross-sex hormones
	 for the treatment of gender nonconformity or gender dysphoria to a patient who
	 has not reached the age of majority, the prescribing practitioners must meet
	 the following:
(A) Obtain three hours
  of Category 1 Continuing Competency Education for prescribing drugs for the
  purpose of treating gender nonconformity or gender dysphoria within the most
  recent biennial renewal period;
(B)
  Determine or document:
(i) Puberty blocking
  treatment, if occurring, has been successful at reducing patient distress and
  discomfort;
(ii) That gender
  nonconformity or gender dysphoria is driving the patient's distress and not
  other mental or physical health conditions, that there is no reasonable
  expectation of natural resolution of gender nonconformity, and that there has
  been a long-lasting and intense pattern of gender nonconformity or gender
  dysphoria which began or worsened at the start of puberty;
(iii) There is an expectation of increased
  distress if puberty blocking treatment is terminated or cross-sex hormone
  treatment is not initiated;
(iv)
  Cross-sex hormones would be effective and are not likely to negatively impact,
  or exacerbate other mental or physical health conditions;
(v) The patient has received at least 40
  contact hours of therapeutic treatment as required by this chapter;
(vi) The patient has at least six consecutive
  months of living primarily as the preferred gender and has continued living
  primarily as the preferred gender;
(vii) For individuals not suffering from
  gender dysphoria or for whom a clinical diagnosis of gender dysphoria is not
  available, documentation that without cross-sex hormone treatment the patient
  will experience harm; and
(viii)
  The appropriate supports are in place for the patient including appropriate
  social, and familial support prior to initiating cross-sex hormone
  treatment;
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 8 - NONSURGICAL PHARMACEUTICAL GENDER ALTERING TREATMENTS › Section 181-8-012 - CROSS-SEX HORMONE PRESCRIPTIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
The following restrictions apply for a patient who has not reached the
	 age of majority in addition to all other applicable laws relating to the
	 administration, prescribing, delivery, sale, or use of cross-sex
	 hormones:
(A) Prescriptions must
  identify the drugs being prescribed are for the treatment of gender
  nonconformity or gender dysphoria
(B) Prescribed medications picked up from a
  pharmacy are required to be picked up by the patient's parent, legal guardian,
  or the patient if the patient is an emancipated minor: and
(C) Injectable prescribed medications must be
  administered in the prescriber's office by staff who are properly credentialed
  to administer drugs by injection;
(D) The prescribing practitioner must
  document no adverse effects on the patient's mental health during the course of
  treatment and that continued treatment is still medically appropriate as
  required by the chapter: and
(E) The
  prescribing practitioner must document the ongoing contact hours of therapeutic
  treatment as required by this chapter.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 8 - NONSURGICAL PHARMACEUTICAL GENDER ALTERING TREATMENTS › Section 181-8-012 - PATIENT INFORMED CONSENT FOR CROSS-SEX HORMONE TREATMENT

Current through June 17, 2024
A patient consent form must be obtained by the prescribing practitioner
	 and include the following, in addition to information otherwise required in a
	 consent form:
(A) Discussion of
  appropriateness of care has taken place;
(B) All the known side effects of cross-sex
  hormone, the risks associated with taking them and the risks associated with
  discontinuing the treatment including, but not limited to, long-term effects on
  cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems, metabolic disorders, increased risk
  of cancer, bone density, brain development, impact on fertility, sexual side
  effects including, but not limited to, loss of sexual gratification, and
  effects upon physical growth and development;
(C) List of alternatives to treatment
  including, but not limited to, social, behavioral, and physical alternatives,
  and that these alternatives have been discussed with the patient and parent or
  legal guardian or the patient, if the patient is an emancipated
  minor;
(D) Signed consent of a
  parent or legal guardian or the signed consent of the patient, if the patient
  is an emancipated minor;
(E) When
  the patient is an unemancipated minor, patient assent to treatment;
  and
(F) Whether the medication is
  being prescribed for off-label use or otherwise not approved by the Food and
  Drug Administration.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 8 - NONSURGICAL PHARMACEUTICAL GENDER ALTERING TREATMENTS › Section 181-8-013 - CROSS-SEX HORMONES WAITING PERIOD

Current through June 17, 2024
A minimum waiting period of seven calendar days is required between the
	 time the prescribing practitioner obtains informed patient consent and the time
	 the cross-sex hormones are prescribed, administered, or delivered to a patient
	 who has not reached the age of majority.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 8 - NONSURGICAL PHARMACEUTICAL GENDER ALTERING TREATMENTS › Section 181-8-013 - CROSS-SEX HORMONE PRESCRIPTIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
The following restrictions apply for a patient who has not reached the
	 age of majority in addition to all other applicable laws relating to the
	 administration, prescribing, delivery, sale, or use of cross-sex
	 hormones:
(A) Prescriptions must
  identify the drugs being prescribed are for the treatment of gender
  nonconformity or gender dysphoria;
(B) Prescriptions must identify the patient's
  parent or legal guardian or if the patient is an emancipated minor;
(C) Prescribed medications picked up from a
  pharmacy are required to be picked up by the patient's parent, legal guardian,
  or the patient if the patient is an emancipated minor;
(D) Injectable prescribed medications must be
  administered either in the prescribing practitioner's office or in the office
  of the patient's primary care provider, by staff who are properly credentialed
  to administer drugs by injection;
(E) The prescribing practitioner must
  document no adverse effects on the patient's mental health during the course of
  treatment and that continued treatment is still medically appropriate as
  required by the chapter; and
(F)
  The prescribing practitioner must document the ongoing contact hours of
  therapeutic treatment as required by this chapter.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 8 - NONSURGICAL PHARMACEUTICAL GENDER ALTERING TREATMENTS › Section 181-8-014 - EXEMPTIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
This chapter does not apply to the use of approved treatments for
	 precocious puberty, or for treatments exempted in the Let Them Grow Act. A
	 patient who has not reached the age of majority who began using puberty
	 blocking drugs prior to October 1, 2023, but did not begin using cross-sex
	 hormones prior to October 1, 2023. must comply with the requirements of this
	 chapter prior to receiving cross-sex hormones.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 8 - NONSURGICAL PHARMACEUTICAL GENDER ALTERING TREATMENTS › Section 181-8-014 - PHARMACIST REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
A pharmacist dispensing cross-sex hormones, as defined in the Let Them
	 Grow Act, to a patient under the age of 19 shall comply with the following
	 restrictions:
(A) Prescribed
  medications picked up from a pharmacy are required to be picked up by the
  patient's parent, legal guardian, or the patient if the patient is an
  emancipated minor;
(B) Unless the
  individual taking receipt of the dispensed medications is personally and
  positively known to the pharmacist and or dispensing practitioner, the
  individual shall display a valid driver's or operator's license, a state
  identification card, or military identification card, an alien registration
  card, or a passport as proof of identification; and
(C) Prescription drugs that are otherwise
  lawful to be sent by home delivery, must be delivered to the address of
  patient's parent or legal guardian, or the patient's address if the patient is
  an emancipated minor.
014.01
EXEMPTIONS.
The additional requirements of this
  subsection shall not apply if the pharmacist documents that the patient began
  receiving the prescribed medication prior to October 1, 2023, that the
  medication is not being prescribed for the treatment of gender nonconformity or
  gender dysphoria, or that the patient has reached the age of 19. A pharmacist
  is not required to determine that the prescribing practitioner has complied
  with the additional requirements of this chapter prior to dispensing prescribed
  medications, as defined in this chapter, to a patient under the age of
  19.
014.02
PHARMACIST
  AUTHORITY.
This chapter does not otherwise limit or expand the
  scope of practice of a pharmacist. Prescriptions must continue to meet all
  other state and federal statutes, rules, and regulations.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 8 - NONSURGICAL PHARMACEUTICAL GENDER ALTERING TREATMENTS › Section 181-8-015 - COMPLIANCE

Current through June 17, 2024
A prescriber who complies with this chapter satisfies the requirements
	 of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-7304(4).
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 8 - NONSURGICAL PHARMACEUTICAL GENDER ALTERING TREATMENTS › Section 181-8-015 - CROSS-SEX HORMONES WAITING PERIOD

Current through June 17, 2024
A minimum waiting period of seven calendar days is required between the
	 time the prescribing practitioner obtains informed patient consent and the time
	 the cross-sex hormones are prescribed, administered, or delivered to a patient
	 who has not reached the age of majority.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 8 - NONSURGICAL PHARMACEUTICAL GENDER ALTERING TREATMENTS › Section 181-8-016 - EXEMPTIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
This chapter does not apply to the use of approved treatments for
	 precocious puberty, or for treatments exempted in the Let Them Grow Act. A
	 patient who has not reached the age of majority who began using puberty
	 blocking drugs prior to October 1, 2023, but did not begin using cross-sex
	 hormones prior to October 1, 2023, must comply with the requirements of this
	 chapter prior to receiving cross-sex hormones.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 8 - NONSURGICAL PHARMACEUTICAL GENDER ALTERING TREATMENTS › Section 181-8-017 - COMPLIANCE

Current through June 17, 2024
A prescriber who complies with this chapter satisfies the requirements
	 of Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									71-7304(4).
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 10 - SCREENING OF NEWBORNS FOR CRITICAL CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE › Section 181-10-001 - SCOPE

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations implement the law governing screening of newborns for
	 critical congenital heart disease set out in Nebraska Revised Stats. (Neb. Rev.
	 Stats.) §§
									71-553
	 through
	 71-557.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 10 - SCREENING OF NEWBORNS FOR CRITICAL CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE › Section 181-10-004 - PHYSICIAN DUTIES

Current through June 17, 2024
All physicians and prenatal care providers must
(A) Provide information to expecting parents
  about newborn screening for critical congenital heart disease. The information
  must include the importance of screening for critical congenital heart disease,
  how it is done and that all newborns must have the test whether they are born
  in a hospital or birthing facility or not.
(B) If he or she is a newborn's attending
  physician, the physician must verify the newborn screen for critical congenital
  heart disease has been completed and ensure the results are documented in the
  newborn's medical record including any discharge summaries prior to discharge.
  Upon notification of a failed screen, the attending physician shall assess the
  infant, obtain or refer for echocardiogram and neonatal intensive care unit or
  cardiology evaluation.
(C)  If a
  transfer to another facility is made, the attending physician must ensure the
  results of all screening, tests, and evaluations for critical congenital heart
  disease are provided to the receiving facility and
  physician.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 10 - SCREENING OF NEWBORNS FOR CRITICAL CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE › Section 181-10-005 - BIRTHS OCCURRING OUTSIDE A HOSPITAL OR BIRTHING FACILITY

Current through June 17, 2024
The parent or person registering the birth of a newborn not born in a
	 hospital or birthing facility must ensure that all required screening for
	 critical congenital heart disease occurs not sooner than 24 hours of life and
	 prior to 48 hours in accordance with procedures specified in this
	 chapter
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 11 - NATIVE AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM › Section 181-11-001 - SCOPE

Current through June 17, 2024
The Department will administer the Native American Public Health
	 program consistent with Nebraska Revised Statute (Neb. Rev. Stat.) §§
									71-7615
	 to
	 71-7622,
	 known as the Native American Public Health Act (NAPHA).
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 11 - NATIVE AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM › Section 181-11-002 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
The following definitions apply to all regulations governing the
	 Native American Public Health Act (NAPHA).
002.01
NEBRASKA'S FEDERALLY
  RECOGNIZED NATIVE AMERCIAN TRIBES.
Ponca Tribe, Omaha Tribe,
  Santee Sioux Nation, and Winnebago Tribe.
002.02
INDIAN HEALTH
  ORGANIZATION.
An organization physically located in Nebraska that
  is responsible for providing public health services to Native
  Americans.
002.03
PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
An organization physically
  located in Nebraska that promotes and improves the health of community members
  through education, disease prevention, and injury prevention.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 11 - NATIVE AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM › Section 181-11-003 - FUNDING

Current through June 17, 2024
A minimum of $100,000 each, or equal amounts if the Native American
	 Public Health Act (NAPHA) appropriation is less than $400,000, each year shall
	 be for contracts with Nebraska's federally recognized Native American Tribes.
	 Any remaining funds can be made available in further amounts to the Tribes and
	 to Indian Health Organizations and eligible Public Health
	 Organizations.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 40 - NEBRASKA BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM › Section 181-40-001 - SCOPE AND AUTHORITY

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations govern and implement Nebraska Revised Statute (Neb.
	 Rev. Stat.) §§
									71-7003.01
	 and
	 71-7010
	 by setting standards for client and provider eligibility and
	 participation.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 40 - NEBRASKA BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM › Section 181-40-002 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
The following definitions apply to this chapter.
002.01
PROVIDER.
A
  provider offering screening, or diagnostic services for breast cancer, cervical
  cancer or cardiovascular services and who is listed as a participating
  provider.
002.02
CLIENT.
An individual who has requested assistance in
  receiving education or services for breast cancer, cervical cancer, or
  cardiovascular disease screening, follow up, diagnostics, treatment or healthy
  supports, or is receiving such services.
002.03
COMPLETE ENROLLMENT
  FORM.
An application provided by the Department which contains all
  the requested information and medical release form, with attestation to its
  truthfulness and completeness, all required signatures, submitted with all
  documentation is a complete application.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 40 - NEBRASKA BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM › Section 181-40-003 - ELIGIBILITY

Current through June 17, 2024
Providers and clients must meet statutory requirements and the
	 following requirements:
003.01
CLIENT.
Eligibility criteria for the screening and
  diagnostic programs are as follows:
(A)
  SCREENING. To participate in the screening an individual must submit a complete
  enrollment form and meet the following:
(i)
  Be a woman between the ages of 21 - 74 years old;
(ii) Have an income at or below 225% of the
  Federal Poverty Guidelines as of the effective date of the enrollment date;
  and
(iii) Not have health coverage
  that would pay for preventive services.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 40 - NEBRASKA BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM › Section 181-40-004 - SERVICES

Current through June 17, 2024
Covered services include those services specified in
	 42 U.S.C. §
										300k and
	 42 U.S.C. §300m as of the
	 effective date of this chapter.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 40 - NEBRASKA BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM › Section 181-40-005 - APPROVAL AND PAYMENT

Current through June 17, 2024
Claims may be approved for payment when all the following conditions
	 are met:
(A) The client was eligible
  for participation in the Program when the service was provided and is currently
  approved;
(B) The services provided
  are for covered services as described in 181 NAC 004;
(C) The Provider has agreed to provide
  reports of findings and recommendations which are necessary to compile cancer
  surveillance data and reports to the funder, the Centers for Disease Control
  and Prevention. Additionally, the provider shall ensure that the program
  receives the required documentations specified in the Provider Manual as of the
  date of this regulation;
(D)
  Invoice procedures outlined in the Provider Manual as of the effective date of
  this regulation are complied with; and
(E) All other claims and documentations
  pursuant to the program policy as set out in the Provider Manual as of the date
  of this regulation, are submitted.
005.01
PAYOR OF LAST
  RESORT.
The Program is a payer of last resort. Primary insurance
  providers must be invoiced first and have paid on a client's behalf before an
  invoice is sent to the program for payment by a provider.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 40 - NEBRASKA BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM › Section 181-40-006 - LIMITS

Current through June 17, 2024
The following limitations shall apply:
(A) Pursuant to
  42 U.S.C. §
										300n, this program shall not be accessed to
  provide inpatient hospital services or cancer treatment for any
  individual.
(B) Provider payment
  shall be made based upon availability of funds and number of services provided
  to clients;
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS › Chapter 40 - NEBRASKA BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM › Section 181-40-007 - FAIR HEARING

Current through June 17, 2024
If an applicant is denied participation in the program the applicant
	 may request a fair hearing. The request must be in writing and filed with the
	 Department within thirty (30) days of the mailing date on the written notice
	 from the Department. The request must:
(A) Include a brief summary of the
  Department's action being challenged;
(B) Describe the reason for the challenge;
  and
(C) Be sent to the Director of
  the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Public
  Health.
007.01
PROCEDURE.
The hearing is conducted in accordance with
  184 NAC 1.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 1 - RURAL HEALTH SYSTEMS AND PROFESSIONAL INCENTIVE ACT › Section 183-1-001 - SCOPE AND AUTHORITY

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations govern the procedure for making awards under Nebraska
	 Revised Statutes (Neb. Rev. Stats.) §§
									71-5650
	 to
	 71-5670
	 of the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 1 - RURAL HEALTH SYSTEMS AND PROFESSIONAL INCENTIVE ACT › Section 183-1-002 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
Definitions set out in the Rural Health Systems and Professional
	 Incentive Act and the following apply to this chapter.
002.01
FISCAL YEAR.
Fiscal year means July 1 through June 30.
002.02
NEBRASKA
  RESIDENT.
Nebraska Resident is defined by Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									85-502
  and the rules and regulations of the educational institution, which under Neb.
  Rev. Stat. §
									85-501
  determines resident status at the time of registration.
002.03
PART-TIME MASTER'S-LEVEL
  MENTAL HEALTH STUDENT.
Part-time master's-level mental health
  student means a student who will complete a minimum of 12 but fewer than 18
  credit hours per fiscal year.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 1 - RURAL HEALTH SYSTEMS AND PROFESSIONAL INCENTIVE ACT › Section 183-1-003 - ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
All applicants to participate in a program under the Rural Health and
	 Systems and Professional Incentive Act must submit a complete Department
	 approved application, meet the requirements of Neb. Rev. Stats. §§
									4-108
	 to
	 4-114,
	 the statutory requirements of the Rural Health Systems and Professional
	 Incentive Act, and the requirements of this chapter.
003.01
LOAN REPAYMENT
  PROGRAM.
An applicant for participation in the loan repayment
  program must have a local entity that provides matching funds for the loan
  repayment and that must provide the Department with verification of the
  applicant's practice during the required practice obligation.
003.02
STUDENT LOAN
  PROGRAM.
An applicant for participation in the student loan
  program must be a Nebraska resident and be enrolled as a full-time student
  during the fiscal year for which the loan may be granted. An applicant may be
  enrolled as a part-time master's level mental health student during the fiscal
  year for which the loan may be granted.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 1 - RURAL HEALTH SYSTEMS AND PROFESSIONAL INCENTIVE ACT › Section 183-1-004 - STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
An individual receiving a student loan must successfully complete
	 sufficient credit hours at the educational institution to be considered a
	 full-time student during the fiscal year for which the loan was granted, and a
	 part-time master's level mental health student must successfully complete a
	 minimum of 12 credit hours during the fiscal year for which the loan was
	 granted. Doctorate-level students will not be awarded more than four loans
	 through the program, and master's-level students will not be awarded more than
	 two loans through the program.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 2 - CANCER AND SMOKING DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAM › Section 183-2-001 - SCOPE

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations govern grants and contracts for cancer and smoking
	 disease research established by Neb. Rev. Stats. §§
									81-637
	 through
	 81-640.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 2 - CANCER AND SMOKING DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAM › Section 183-2-002 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
For the purposes of these regulations, definitions in Neb. Rev. Stats.
	 §§
									81-637
	 through
	 81-640
	 and the following definitions apply:
002.01 ONE-CENT CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.
  One-cent contracts and grants means contracts and grants awarded by the
  Department pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									81-638(1).
002.02 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR. Principal
  investigator means the person who directs a research project or program and is
  responsible for the management of the research.
002.03 TWO-CENT CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.
  Two-cent contracts and grants means contracts and grants awarded by the
  Department pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									81-638(2).
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 2 - CANCER AND SMOKING DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAM › Section 183-2-003 - ONE-CENT APPLICATION PROCESS

Current through June 17, 2024
Eligible institutions are notified by the Department of a competitive
	 application period during which applications will be accepted.
003.01 APPLICATION FORM. An applicant must
  complete and submit a Department approved application with all required
  information for funding consideration.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 2 - CANCER AND SMOKING DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAM › Section 183-2-004 - ONE-CENT USE OF FUNDS

Current through June 17, 2024
Eligible cancer and smoking disease research projects consist of the
	 following investigations, studies, or experiments:
(1) Laboratory;
(2) Clinical;
(3) Population;
(4) Behavioral;
(5) Epidemiological;
(6) Field;
(7) Statistical;
(8) Basic; or
(9) Applied.
004.01 GENERAL. Any funds awarded must be
  expended solely for the work outlined in the approved research project and
  cannot be transferred to a non-cancer or non-smoking disease research related
  area at the eligible applicant institution.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 2 - CANCER AND SMOKING DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAM › Section 183-2-006 - ONE-CENT UNREVIEWED APPLICATIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
Applications not meeting the criteria described in these regulations,
	 the statutes, and in the Department approved application will be returned
	 without review.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 2 - CANCER AND SMOKING DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAM › Section 183-2-007 - ONE-CENT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Current through June 17, 2024
The Department may request additional information prior to awarding
	 funding. Failure to submit the required additional information in the time
	 specified by the Department may result in the application not being
	 funded.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 2 - CANCER AND SMOKING DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAM › Section 183-2-008 - ONE-CENT NOTIFICATION OF FUNDING

Current through June 17, 2024
Award notification will be sent in writing or electronically to the
	 principal investigator and the eligible applicant institution.
008.01 FINAL DECISION. Award decisions are
  final.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 2 - CANCER AND SMOKING DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAM › Section 183-2-009 - TWO-CENT PROPOSAL PROCESS

Current through June 17, 2024
Eligible applicant institutions are notified by the Department of the
	 proposal acceptance period. Applicant institutions must submit a proposal with
	 all required information for funding consideration.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 2 - CANCER AND SMOKING DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAM › Section 183-2-010 - TWO-CENT USE OF FUNDS

Current through June 17, 2024
The following types of work are eligible for funding:
(1) Resources and services.
(2) Planning and evaluation.
(3) Development.
010.01 RESOURCES AND SERVICES. Resources and
  services include core facilities that are centralized and shared, such as:
(A) Centralized equipment facilities,
  biostatistical services, specialized instrument shops, and
  laboratories.
(B) General and
  specialized animal colonies.
(C)
  Radiation, histology, pathology, and tumor procurement services.
(D) Electron microscope facilities, protein
  sequencing, and database modeling.
(E) Flow cytometry and cell analysis
  facilities.
(F) Clinical cancer
  research data services.
(G)
  Biosafety services.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 2 - CANCER AND SMOKING DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAM › Section 183-2-012 - TWO-CENT UNREVIEWED PROPOSALS

Current through June 17, 2024
Proposals not meeting the criteria described in these regulations and
	 the statutes will be returned. Such return does not preclude resubmission of a
	 proposal.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 2 - CANCER AND SMOKING DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAM › Section 183-2-013 - TWO-CENT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Current through June 17, 2024
The Department may request additional information or materials to
	 complete the review. Failure to submit the required additional information in
	 the time specified by the Department may result in the proposal not being
	 funded.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 2 - CANCER AND SMOKING DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAM › Section 183-2-014 - TWO-CENT NOTIFICATION OF FUNDING

Current through June 17, 2024
Award notification will be sent in writing or electronically to the
	 eligible applicant institution.
014.01
  FINAL DECISION. Award decisions are final.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 5 - NURSING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM › Section 183-5-001 - SCOPE AND AUTHORITY

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations govern the Nursing Student Loan Program. This chapter
	 is authorized by and implements the Nursing Student Loan Act, Nebraska Revised
	 Statute (Neb. Rev. Stat.) §§
									71-17,101 to
	 71-17,107.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 5 - NURSING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM › Section 183-5-002 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
The following definitions apply to this chapter.
002.01
DISCONTINUATION OF THE
  PRACTICE OF NURSING.
A loan recipient who has not been engaged in
  full-time practice for more than 90 consecutive days.
002.02
ENROLLMENT.
The enrollment of nursing students in an approved school of nursing as reported
  to the Nebraska Board of Nursing in its most recent annual report.
002.03
FULL-TIME PRACTICE.
The amount of time a loan recipient must be engaged in the
  practice of nursing. A minimum of 36 hours per week equals full-time
  practice.
002.04
ONE
  YEAR OF PRACTICE.
The accumulation of 1,872 hours of nursing
  practice in Nebraska.
002.05
RESIDENCY IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA.
The definition
  found in Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									85-502.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 5 - NURSING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM › Section 183-5-003 - FORMULA FOR PROPORTIONING LOANS TO PROGRAMS

Current through June 17, 2024
The Department will award at least 1 loan to every approved nursing
	 program, provided there is at least 1 student enrolled in the program and the
	 program charges the student a fee to attend the program. The remainder of the
	 loans available in a given year is proportioned to the approved nursing
	 programs by dividing the enrollment for each approved program by the total
	 enrollment for all approved nursing programs. Each resulting percentage is
	 applied to the total number of loans available to produce the number of loans
	 awarded to each approved nursing program.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 5 - NURSING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM › Section 183-5-004 - LOAN QUALIFICATION CRITERIA

Current through June 17, 2024
To be considered for receipt of a loan under the Act, a student must
	 meet the requirements of Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									71-17,104(1).
	 Each approved nursing program must develop a rating tool for selecting students
	 to be recommended by the program to receive loans. Upon request, the program
	 must submit the rating tool to the Department. The rating tool must include the
	 student qualifications in Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									71-17,104(1).
	 Each approved nursing program is an agent of the Department for the
	 distribution of the loans to qualified students.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 5 - NURSING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM › Section 183-5-005 - ISSUANCE OF LOANS

Current through June 17, 2024
Each approved nursing program must submit to the Department within 30
	 days of the date of notification of loan monies:
(A) A list of students recommended to receive
  a $1,000 loan from the Department for the current academic year; and
(B) Loan agreements, as provided by the
  Department, signed by each student on the list. Terms of the agreement must
  include:
(i) Agreement to engage in the
  practice of nursing in the State of Nebraska for the equivalent of 1 year of
  full-time practice for each year a loan is received:
(ii) Provisions specifying the conditions
  under which the loan must be repaid and the timeframe for repayment;
(iii) Provisions for reporting practice
  status to the Department: and
(iv)
  Attestation that the student has not previously received a loan under the Act
  or if a loan was received, the total amount previously received.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 5 - NURSING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM › Section 183-5-006 - USE OF LOAN FUNDS

Current through June 17, 2024
Loan funds must be used in the current academic year. The inappropriate
	 use of loan funds places the loan in repayment status as set forth in 183
	 Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) 5-008.01.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 5 - NURSING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM › Section 183-5-007 - PROVISIONS FOR LOAN FORGIVENESS

Current through June 17, 2024
The specific provisions for allowing loan forgiveness include:
(A) A $1,000 loan issued under the Act is
  forgiven upon verification that the recipient has engaged in nursing practice
  in Nebraska for a total of 1,872 hours (one year). There is no loan forgiveness
  for partial years of practice. For recipients of 2 $1,000 loans, the second
  $1,000 is forgiven upon verification of an additional 1,872 hours of nursing
  practice in Nebraska.
(B)
  Verification of total hours of practice by the employer or other qualified
  persons serves as the basis for determining that a recipient has met the
  requirement for loan forgiveness.
(C) Confirmation of loan forgiveness is
  mailed to the recipient at his or her current address of record.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 5 - NURSING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM › Section 183-5-008 - CONDITIONS REQUIRING REPAYMENT OF LOAN

Current through June 17, 2024
The specific provisions for repayment of loans include inappropriate
	 use of loan funds, discontinued enrollment, and discontinued full-time
	 employment in nursing.
008.01
INAPPROPRIATE USE OF LOAN FUNDS.
If the nursing
  program or Department determines that a recipient has inappropriately used loan
  funds based on Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									71-17,105
  and 183 NAC
  5-006, the recipient must:
(A) Repay 100% of the outstanding loan
  principal with simple interest at a rate 1 point below the prime interest rate.
  Interest accrues beginning on the date the inappropriate use of funds first
  occurred:
(B) Commence repayment
  within 6 months after the date the inappropriate use first occurred:
  and
(C) Complete repayment within
  the number of years for which loans were awarded.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 5 - NURSING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM › Section 183-5-009 - DEFAULT ON LOAN REPAYMENT - GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINE OF LOAN RECIPIENT'S NURSING LICENSE

Current through June 17, 2024
Failure to meet the repayment provisions for a loan received under the
	 Act constitutes unprofessional conduct and is grounds for discipline of the
	 recipient's nursing license under Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									38-179(15)
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 6 - NURSING FACULTY STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM › Section 183-6-001 - SCOPE AND AUTHORITY

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations govern the Nursing Faculty Student Loan Program. This
	 chapter is authorized by and implements the Nursing Faculty Student Loan Act,
	 Nebraska Revised Statute (Neb. Rev. Stat.) §§
									71-17,108 to
	 71-17,116.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 6 - NURSING FACULTY STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM › Section 183-6-002 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
The following definitions apply to this chapter.
002.01
DISCONTINUATION OF
  FULL-TIME NURSING INSTRUCTION.
A time frame of more than 90
  consecutive days have passed since the recipient has been engaged in full-time
  nursing instruction.
002.02
EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES.
Expenses such as tuition, fees,
  and books related to an educational program.
002.03
ENROLLMENT.
The enrollment of nursing students in an approved school of nursing as reported
  to the Nebraska Board of Nursing in the most recent annual report.
002.04
FULL-TIME NURSING
  INSTRUCTION.
The amount of time a loan recipient must be engaged
  in nursing instruction full-time as defined by the employing institution or
  institutions.
002.05
NURSING INSTRUCTION.
Employment by a Nebraska nursing
  education program that includes responsibility for 1 or more of the following:
  administration, curriculum, instruction, guidance and research.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 6 - NURSING FACULTY STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM › Section 183-6-003 - DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS TO QUALIFIED STUDENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
The Department will annually award loans to qualified students as
	 recommended by a nursing education program, based on availability of loan
	 funds. When sufficient loan funds are available, the number of loans awarded to
	 students in each accredited masters or doctoral nursing program will be
	 distributed based on total graduate program enrollment expressed in full-time
	 equivalencies.
003.01
LOAN
  QUALIFICATION CRITERIA.
Each accredited masters or doctoral
  nursing program must develop criteria for selecting students to be recommended
  by the program to receive loans. Upon request, the program must submit the
  criteria to the Department. The criteria must include student qualifications.
  Each accredited masters or doctoral nursing program must select students using
  the program criteria and recommend those students to the Department.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 6 - NURSING FACULTY STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM › Section 183-6-004 - ISSUANCE OF LOANS

Current through June 17, 2024
The Department will notify all accredited masters and doctoral nursing
	 programs in Nebraska of the number of loans to be awarded to each program and
	 the date by which the program's recommendations for loan awards must be
	 submitted to the Department. Each accredited masters and doctoral nursing
	 program must submit to the Department within 30 days of the date of
	 notification:
(A) A list of students
  recommended to receive a $5,000 loan from the Department for the current
  academic year. The number of students to be included on the list will be
  included in the notification from the Department;
(B) Verification of the academic 1-year
  period for which the loan is to be awarded; and
(C) Loan agreements, as provided by the
  Department, signed by each student on the list. Terms of the agreement must
  include:
(i) Agreement to engage in full-time
  nursing instruction in an approved nursing program for 2 years for each year a
  loan is received;
(ii) Provisions
  specifying the conditions under which the loan must be repaid and the time
  frame for repayment;
(iii)
  Provisions for reporting employment in nursing instruction to the Department;
  and
(iv) Attestation that the
  student has not previously received a loan under this chapter or if a loan was
  received, the total amount previously received.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 6 - NURSING FACULTY STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM › Section 183-6-005 - LOAN FORGIVENESS

Current through June 17, 2024
Provisions for allowing loan forgiveness include 2 years of
	 instruction.
005.01
2
  YEARS OF INSTRUCTION.
A $5,000 loan issued under this chapter is
  forgiven upon verification that the recipient has engaged in full-time nursing
  instruction in an approved nursing program in Nebraska for 2 academic years.
  There is no loan forgiveness for partial years of instruction. For recipients
  of a second $5,000 loan, the second $5,000 is forgiven upon verification of an
  additional 2 academic years of full-time nursing instruction. For recipients of
  a third $5,000 loan, the third $5,000 is forgiven upon verification of 2 more
  academic years of full-time nursing for a total of 6 academic years of
  full-time nursing instruction.
005.02
VERIFICATION OF
  INSTRUCTION.
Verification of full-time instruction by the employer
  or other qualified person serves as the basis for determining that a recipient
  has met the requirement for loan forgiveness.
005.03
CONFIRMATION OF LOAN
  FORGIVENESS.
Confirmation of loan forgiveness will be mailed to
  the recipient at his or her current address of record.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 6 - NURSING FACULTY STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM › Section 183-6-006 - REPAYMENT OF LOAN

Current through June 17, 2024
Provisions for repayment of loans are found in Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									71-17,111
	 and this chapter.
006.01
INAPPROPRIATE USE OF LOAN FUNDS.
If the nursing
  program or Department determines that a recipient has inappropriately used loan
  funds based on Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									71-17,111,
  the recipient must:
(A) Repay 100% of the
  outstanding loan principal with simple interest at a rate 1 point below the
  prime interest rate. Interest accrues beginning on the date the inappropriate
  use of funds first occurred;
(B)
  Commence repayment within 6 months after the date the inappropriate use first
  occurred; and
(C) Complete
  repayment within the number of years for which loan or loans were
  awarded.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 183 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Chapter 6 - NURSING FACULTY STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM › Section 183-6-007 - DEFAULT ON LOAN REPAYMENT - GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINE OF LOAN RECIPIENT'S NURSING LICENSE

Current through June 17, 2024
Based on Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-179(15), failure to meet the
	 repayment provisions for a loan received under the Nursing Faculty Student Loan
	 Act and this chapter constitutes unprofessional conduct and is grounds for
	 discipline of the recipient's nursing license.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 184 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter 1 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS › Section 184-1-002 - COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
002.01
Making a
  Complaint.
Any person may make a complaint and request
  investigation of an alleged violation of statutes the Department has authority
  to enforce or violation of regulations promulgated and adopted by the
  Department. Complaints may be submitted in writing, by telephone, or by
  personal visit to the offices of the Department. Persons making a complaint may
  be asked to fill out a form. Any unwritten complaint will be put in written
  form by the Department. The complaint should state in a reasonably specific
  manner the basis for the person's belief that a violation of a statute or
  regulation has occurred.
002.02
Review of Complaints.
Upon receipt of a complaint, the
  Department will evaluate the complaint and determine whether to conduct an
  inspection or investigation, as appropriate.
002.02A In determining whether to investigate
  a complaint, the Department considers such things as:
002.02A1 whether the complaint pertains to a
  matter within the Department's authority;
002.02A2 whether the circumstances indicate
  that a complaint is made in good faith and is not malicious, frivolous, or
  vexatious;
002.02A3 whether the
  complaint is timely or has been delayed too long to justify present examination
  of its merit;
002.02A4 whether the
  person complaining would be a necessary witness if action were taken and is
  willing to identify himself or herself and come forward to testify;
  and
002.02A5 whether the
  information provided or in the knowledge of the person complaining is
  sufficient to provide a reasonable basis to believe that a violation has
  occurred or to secure necessary evidence from other sources.