NE LB676

Eliminates the requirement for certified nurse midwives to have practice agreements with collaborating physicians, allowing them to practice independently in Nebraska

Expands the defined scope of practice to explicitly include preconception care, gynecological services, primary care for females, newborn care up to 28 days, prescribing medications, ordering diagnostic tests, and pronouncing death

Removes the board's authority to establish standards for integrated practice agreements and eliminates the definition of "supervision" by a collaborating licensed practitioner

Adds certified nurse midwives to the definition of "health care provider" under the Nebraska Hospital-Medical Liability Act, making them subject to the same liability provisions as physicians

Updates accreditation requirements to reference the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education instead of the American College of Nurse-Midwives