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NE LB436
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Health and Human Services Committee
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AI Summary
- Amends criteria for state regulation of health professions, changing the standard from practices that "can clearly harm or endanger" the public to those that "are harming or endangering" the public
- Removes the requirement that regulation not impose significant economic hardship or diminish the supply of qualified practitioners as a prerequisite for regulating a health profession
- Allows technical review committees to issue neutral recommendations (in addition to approval or denial) on credentialing applications and scope of practice changes
- Designates that for scope of practice changes involving already-regulated professions, the existing regulatory entity serves as the technical committee rather than a newly appointed one
- Shortens the deadline for the director's final report to the Legislature from 12 months to 6 months after a complete application is submitted
Legislative Description
Change provisions of the Nebraska Regulation of Health Professions Act
Last Action
Title printed. Carryover bill
1/7/2026
Committee Referrals
Health and Human Services1/23/2025
Full Bill Text
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