The Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony Jan. 26 on a bill that would authorize optometrists to perform selective laser trabeculoplasty— a procedure commonly used for glaucoma treatment that reduces intraocular pressure.
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Behavior analysts could become licensed and practice independently in Nebraska under a bill heard by the Health and Human Services Committee Jan. 26.
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A bill that would create a framework for the importation of prescription drugs from Canada to Nebraska was heard by the Health and Human Services Committee Jan. 25.
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A bill that would allow for the review of instances of severe maternal morbidity was heard by the Health and Human Services Committee Jan. 25.
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Child welfare reform, licensure requirements and vaccine exemptions were among the measures considered by the Health and Human Services Committee this session.
Read moreLawmakers passed a bill April 13 intended to supplement existing services for children with developmental disabilities in Nebraska.
Read moreSenators passed an omnibus child welfare measure April 13.
Read moreSenators made a number of changes to family law in Nebraska under a bill passed April 12.
Read moreA measure that makes changes to health licensure and creates an advisory council passed April 12.
Read moreLawmakers passed a bill April 12 intended to boost behavioral health provider capacity in underserved areas of Nebraska and fund continuation of a study of the impacts of the AltEn ethanol plant in Mead.
Read moreMental health screening for women who recently have given birth was expanded under a bill passed April 12.
Read morePrescribed continuous glucose monitors will be covered by Medicaid in Nebraska under a bill passed April 12.
Read moreSenators made a number of changes to the scope of practice of licensed athletic trainers in Nebraska April 12.
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Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 31 to a bill intended to boost behavioral health provider capacity in underserved areas of Nebraska after amending it to include a study requirement of the impacts of the AltEn ethanol plant in Mead.
Read moreA bill that would expand state review of child deaths to allow inclusion of stillbirths was amended to become an omnibus family law bill and advanced from select file March 23.
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