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NE LB376
Change and eliminate programs and services administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, eliminate various reporting requirements, and change and eliminate powers and duties of the Board of Emergency Medical Services, the Division of Children and Family Services, the Nebraska State Patrol, and the Director of Motor Vehicles
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Introduced
01/16/2025
01/16/2025
In Committee
01/21/2025
01/21/2025
Crossed Over
05/13/2025
05/13/2025
Passed
06/05/2025
06/05/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/05/2025
06/05/2025
Introduced Session
109th Legislature
Bill Summary
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to government; to amend sections 28-3,107, 43-512.11, 43-3301, 43-3342.04, 68-130, 68-158, 68-909, 68-912, 68-1735.03, 68-1804, 69-2409.01, 71-2518, 71-4741, 81-132, 81-638, 81-642, 81-643, 81-645, 81-648, 81-649, 81-649.02, 81-664, 81-6,116, 81-1113, 83-102, 83-105, 83-4,134.01, and 83-1216.01, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, and sections 38-1130, 38-1208.01, 38-1216, 43-4706, 68-974, 68-995, 68-9,109, 68-1530, 71-509, 71-604.02, 71-2489, and 76-3507, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024; to change requirements for physicians performing or inducing an abortion, dental hygienists, and the paramedic practice of emergency medical care; to change and eliminate certain reporting requirements regarding licensed dental hygienists, assistance for dependent children, the License Suspension Act, the New Hire Reporting Act, the State Disbursement Unit, child-care institutions providing foster care, amino acid-based elemental formulas, the medical assistance program, program integrity contractors, at-risk managed care service delivery, the Nebraska Prenatal Plus Program, aging and disability resource centers, the family support program, self-sufficiency contracts, the ICF/DD Reimbursement Protection Fund, utilization controls, a database for firearm purchases, nursing faculty student loans, the Opioid Prevention and Treatment Act, elevated blood-lead levels in children, hearing screening tests for newborns and infants, mental health first aid, health care facilities, radon measurements, the cancer registry, cancer research expenditures, hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, youth rehabilitation and treatment centers, juvenile facilities, and services for persons with developmental disabilities; to change and eliminate requirements relating to certain office space maintained by counties; to change provisions regarding notification of certain test results and affidavits relating to acknowledgement of maternity; to change and eliminate powers and duties of the Board of Emergency Medical Services, the Division of Children and Family Services, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Nebraska State Patrol, and the Director of Motor Vehicles; to eliminate obsolete provisions; to harmonize provisions; to repeal the original sections; and to outright repeal sections 43-3326, 48-2307, 68-1118, 68-1518, 68-1735.02, 68-2004, 71-17,115, 71-3005, 71-8313, 81-650, 81-1139.01, and 81-3133, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska.
AI Summary
This bill makes numerous changes and eliminations to various reporting requirements, programs, and services administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), as well as modifying powers and duties of several state agencies. Specifically, the bill eliminates or modifies reporting requirements for multiple programs including the cancer registry, firearm purchase database, lead poisoning prevention, hearing screenings, and youth rehabilitation centers. It changes provisions related to dental hygienists, emergency medical services, abortion reporting, and medical assistance programs. The bill removes requirements for electronic reporting to the Legislature for many programs, reduces oversight mechanisms for various services, and eliminates some specific statutory sections entirely. Key changes include removing quarterly and annual reporting mandates, simplifying administrative processes, and reducing documentation requirements for multiple health and human services programs across different state agencies. The bill appears to be part of a broader effort to streamline government reporting and reduce administrative bureaucracy within Nebraska's health and human services system.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Other Sponsors (1)
Health and Human Services Committee (L)
Last Action
Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025 (on 06/05/2025)
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