Hearings for Health and Human Services Committee

The order of the bills listed may not be the order in which they are heard that day in committee.

Wednesday April 03, 2024, 1:00 PM - Room 1510
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Introducer
Description
Appointment
Lindau, Brett - State Board of Health
Appointment
Petersen, Connie Lynn - State Board of Health
Appointment
Wienke, Jeffrey, Jr. - State Board of Health
Appointment
Ahern, Matt - Health Information Technology Board
Wednesday March 20, 2024, 1:00 PM - Room 1510
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Introducer
Description
Appointment
Cook, J. Paul - State Board of Health
Appointment
Owens, David - Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee
Appointment
Yi, Rui - Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee
Appointment
Rosenthal, Daniel J. - State Board of Health
Appointment
Roop, Dennis - Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee
Thursday February 29, 2024, 1:30 PM - 1510
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Introducer
Description
LB982
Riepe
Provide for employment of nurse aides in intellectual and developmental disabilities facilities
LB1086
Walz
Eliminate the Department of Health and Human Services and create three departments
LB1283
Arch
Correct the name of a commission in the Medicine and Surgery Practice Act
LB1392
Ballard
Change provisions relating to the Foster Care Reimbursement Rate Committee
Thursday February 29, 2024, 1:00 PM - Room 1510
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Introducer
Description
Special
Briefing with Dr. Timothy Tesmer, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health & Human Services, to review rules and regulations pertaining to LB574
Special
Invited Testimony Only
Wednesday February 28, 2024, 1:30 PM - Room 1510
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Introducer
Description
LB871
Cavanaugh, M.
Require a report by the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program
LB1237
Cavanaugh, M.
Require a report regarding the medical assistance program
LB1261
Walz
Adopt the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Respite Services Act
LB1280
McDonnell
Provide eligibility for child care assistance to qualified apprentices and semiconductor workers
Friday February 23, 2024, 1:30 PM - Room 1510
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Introducer
Description
LB882
Bostar
Change provisions relating to benefits under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
LB927
Fredrickson
Require suicide awareness and prevention training for certain employees of child-placing agencies and employees of the Department of Health and Human Services
LB1194
Conrad
Require legislative approval of medicaid state plan amendments and state plan amendments for the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program
LB1221
Day
Provide staff training requirements for facilities offering care to persons with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or related disorders
Thursday February 22, 2024, 1:30 PM - Room 1510
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Introducer
Description
LB1106
Day
Provide for coverage of lactation consultations under the Medical Assistance Act
LB1107
Day
Provide for coverage of breast pumps under the Medical Assistance Act
LB1373
Blood
Adopt the Dietitian Licensure Compact and change provisions relating to criminal background checks
LB823
Blood
Adopt the Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure Compact and change provisions relating to criminal background checks
Wednesday February 21, 2024, 1:30 PM - Room 1510
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Introducer
Description
LB920
McKinney
Require the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a Restaurant Meals Program
LB946
Day
Change requirements for payments to Child Care Subsidy program providers
LB1350
DeBoer
Define certain terms under the Health Care Facilities Licensure Act
LB1100
McDonnell
Change provisions relating to capitation payments made in accordance with the Medical Assistance Act as prescribed
Thursday February 15, 2024, 1:30 PM - Room 1510
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Introducer
Description
LB1387
Hansen
Change provisions relating to approval and regulation of adding fluoride to the water supply of certain political subdivisions
LB1016
Walz
Eliminate a termination date relating to prioritization of certain developmental disabilities services
LB874
Bostar
Change requirements relating to child care licensing and child care facilities
LB907
Riepe
Require medicaid coverage for treatment of obesity
LB1144
Ballard
Change provisions relating to care management units for long-term care
Wednesday February 14, 2024, 1:30 PM - Room 1510
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Introducer
Description
LB1381
Hansen
Provide work requirements for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
LB1278
McKinney
Provide for reimbursement of doula and full spectrum doula services under the Medical Assistance Act
LB1111
Clements
Require city-county health departments to obtain approval for directed health measures
LB1007
Walz
Provide for medicaid coverage for certain aged, blind, and disabled individuals
LB904
DeBoer
Change provisions regarding child care reimbursement rates, create the Intergenerational Care Facility Incentive Grant Program, and provide for use of the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund
Thursday February 08, 2024, 1:30 PM - Room 1510
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Introducer
Description
LB822
Blood
Adopt the Social Worker Licensure Compact and change provisions relating to criminal background checks
LB933
Bosn
Change medicaid coverage requirements for continuous glucose monitors
LB1320
Ballard
Require emergency medical services to report patient overdose information as prescribed
LB1054
Walz
Adopt the Child Care Safety and Security Act
LB903
DeBoer
Change provisions relating to membership of the Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council and the State Alzheimer’s Plan
Wednesday February 07, 2024, 1:30 PM - Room 1510
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Introducer
Description
Appointment
Bish, Alyssa L. - Division of Children and Family Services-Department of Health and Human Services
Appointment
Corsi, Steven L. - Department of Health and Human Services
LB1178
Wishart
Create the Intergenerational Care Facility Incentive Grant Program
LB932
Fredrickson
Adopt the Social Worker Licensure Compact and change provisions of the Mental Health Practice Act and the Uniform Credentialing Act
LB857
Dungan
Create the Nebraska Prenatal Plus Program, provide for use of the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund, and change provisions relating to coverage of glucose monitors under the Medical Assistance Act
LB1355
Vargas
Provide for release of certain patient data by an emergency medical service, change provisions of the Opioid Prevention and Treatment Act, and provide for state aid, research, first responder training, and overdose fatality review
LB1325
Vargas
Allow pharmacists and local public health departments to distribute fentanyl strips as prescribed
Friday February 02, 2024, 1:30 PM - Room 1510
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Introducer
Description
LB913
Hunt
Require a state plan amendment for postpartum coverage under the Children’s Health Insurance Program
LB1003
Hansen
Change a requirement relating to child care licensing in cities, villages, or counties
LB1087
Jacobson
Adopt the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Act and provide duties for the Nebraska Center for Nursing
LB1187
Hardin
Allow registered nurses to perform auricular acupuncture as prescribed
Thursday February 01, 2024, 1:30 PM - Room 1510
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Introducer
Description
LB905
Riepe
Require the Department of Health and Human Services to submit a medicaid waiver or state plan amendment for medical respite care, change the definition of respite care, and change provisions relating to the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund
LB910
Riepe
Authorize an emergency medical service to transport and emergency care providers to provide emergency medical care to injured law enforcement canines
LB952
Day
Require the Department of Health and Human Services to implement the federal Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer Program
LB1172
von Gillern
Change provisions relating to access to health data in certain registries and databases for research purposes
LB1214
Change provisions relating to a criminal background check for certain professions under the Uniform Credentialing Act
Wednesday January 31, 2024, 1:30 PM - Room 1510
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Introducer
Description
LB1035
Hughes
Adopt the Prescription Drug Donation Program Act
LB1060
Hansen
Provide an exemption from newborn screening
LB1171
Hardin
Change verification requirements for pharmacy technicians
LB1196
Ballard
Change provisions relating to registration of medication aides
LB1215
Hansen
Adopt the Dietitian Licensure Compact and the Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure Compact, change provisions relating to prescriptions, death certificates, credentialing of barbers, nurses, pharmacies, pharmacy professionals, and certain health care facilities and services, treatment of individuals with communicable tuberculosis, and telehealth consultations, and provide for abstracts of death and coverage under the medical assistance program for certain breast pumps and lactation visits
Friday January 26, 2024, 1:30 PM - Room 1510
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Introducer
Description
LB856
Fredrickson
Change eligibility requirements for the federal child care subsidy program
LB1143
Eliminate provisions relating to certain health districts
LB896
Ballard
Change provisions relating to telehealth consultations
LB1009
Walz
Change provisions of the Barber Act
Thursday January 25, 2024, 1:30 PM - Room 1510
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Introducer
Description
LB1181
Ballard
Change requirements relating to controlled substances, prescription drugs, pharmacists, and pharmacies as prescribed
LB1130
Raybould
Change provisions relating to mental health practitioner licenses
LB1138
Riepe
Provide an exemption from requirements for prescribers issuing prescriptions for controlled substances
LB1173
Riepe
Provide for use of abstracts of death and change a requirement relating to death certificates
Wednesday January 24, 2024, 1:30 PM - Room 1510
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Introducer
Description
LB1015
Walz
Change provisions of the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act
LB824
Blood
Adopt the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact and change provisions relating to criminal background checks
LB834
Blood
Establish requirements for a resident dental license
LB1062
Ibach
Change provisions of the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act