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State intent regarding appropriations for medicaid nursing facility rates

Change appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for behavioral health aid

Provide for use of the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund for behavioral health needs

Adopt the Biometric Autonomy Liberty Law

Provide for annual adjustments of provider rates under the Medical Assistance Act

Authorize punitive damages as prescribed and provide for distribution

Allow persons 18 years of age to make health care decisions & persons under nineteen to consent for medical treatment in correctional facilities

Increase and eliminate limits on medical malpractice & chance provisions on proof of financial responsibility

Appropriations, from the General Funds in FY24-25, $25 million DED for Middle Income Workforce Housing and $25 million to DED for Rural Workforce Housing

Appropriations, from the General Funds in FY24-25, $25 million DED for Middle Income Workforce Housing and $25 million to DED for Rural Workforce Housing

Eliminate the Department of Health and Human Services and create three departments

Adopt the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Act

Provide restrictions on insurance coverage of epinephrine injectors and inhalers

Change the use of appropriated Federal Funds for nursing scholarships

Change provisions relating to capitation payments made in accordance with the Medical Assistance Act as prescribed

Provide requirements for the Public Health Early Admission Student Track Program and the Rural Health Opportunities Program and provide for tuition waivers

Provide an exception under the Preborn Child Protection Act to allow an abortion after twelve weeks in the case of a fatal fetal anomaly and change and eliminate certain penalty provisions relating to abortions

Lactation Consultant via Medicaid

Provide for coverage of breast pumps under the Medical Assistance Act

Increases the motor vehicle registration fee by 50 cents to provide a full $1 for each registration to the Nebraska Emergency Medical System Operations Fund

Require city-county health departments to obtain approval for directed health measures

Allows a taxpayer who provides an endowment gift to an endow Nebraska qualified community foundation or a community affiliate for a permanent endowment fund to be eligible for a tax credit

Appropriates an unspecified amount of money from General Funds and Federal Funds to DHHS to implement an 11% increase to reimbursement rates paid to providers of developmental disability services for FY24-25

Appropriates $900,000 from the General Fund for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and $900,000 from the General Fund for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 to DHHS for evidencebased early intervention home visitation programs. Includes emergency clause.

Expresses legislative intent to appropriate $500,000 from Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund in both FY23-34 and FY24-25 to DHHS for evidence-based early intervention nurse home visitation programs

Change provisions of the Opioid Prevention and Treatment Act

Provide an exemption from requirements for prescribers issuing prescriptions for controlled substances

Adopt the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act

Eliminate provisions relating to certain health districts

Change requirements relating to insurance coverage of step therapy for certain drugs

Appropriate federal funds to the Department of Health and Human Services and state intent relating to appropriations

Adopt the Medical Debt Relief Act and provide certain income tax consequences

Provide requirements for zoning regulations and accessory dwelling units

Adopt the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act

Change verification requirements for pharmacy technicians

Change provisions relating to access to health data in certain registries and databases for research purposes

Change requirements relating to controlled substances, prescription drugs, pharmacists, and pharmacies as prescribed

Require legislative approval of Medicaid state plan amendments and state plan amendments for the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program

Change provisions relating to registration of medication aides

Require employers to provide twenty hours of paid leave per year for school-related activities

Change provisions relating to a criminal background check for certain professions under the Uniform Credentialing Act

Change provisions relating to credentialing fees, communicable diseases, rehabilitation beds, and acute care beds

Change provisions relating to decedents' estates, transfers to minors, protected persons, powers of attorney for health care, trusts, and powers of attorney

Provide staff training requirements for facilities offering care to persons with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or related disorders

Diaper Bank

Prohibit certain actions under the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Regulation Act

Require a report regarding the medical assistance program

Provide a requirement for state officials and state employees testifying before the Legislature

Require insurance coverage of prosthetics andorthotics as prescribed

Provide for reimbursement of doula and full spectrum doula services under the Medical Assistance Act

Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to enact laws providing for a minimum term of life imprisonment for certain offenses against first responders

Require the Director of Insurance to identify certain health benefits and provide for reimbursements for qualified health plan issuers as prescribed

Provide an income tax deduction for the costs of medical care

Provide for regulation of health benefit plans for nonprofit agricultural organizations

Provide a property tax exemption for qualified affordable housing developments

Change provisions relating to insurance coverage for screening mammography and breast examinations

Provide for disbursement of grants from the Nebraska Opioid Recovery Fund

Appropriate funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for prescription reimbursement for pharmacies that own six or fewer pharmacies

Change the rate and disbursement of the documentary stamp tax and provide for grants by the Department of Economic Development for its comprehensive housing affordability strategy

Adopt the Relocation Incentive Act and provide tax incentives

Provide, change, and eliminate appropriations for operation of state government, postsecondary education, state aid, capital construction, and federal funds allocated to the State of Nebraska from the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Transfer and provide for the transfer of funds and create and change the use and distribution of funds

Adopt the Child Care Capacity Building and Workforce Act