Proposal to assist children with developmental disabilities advanced
A bill that seeks to supplement existing services for children with developmental disabilities in Nebraska advanced from general file May 11.
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Health and Human Services
SNAP eligibility expansion amended, advanced
Lawmakers placed limits on a bill to expand eligibility for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, before advancing it from select file April 28.
Read moreExpansion of home energy program advanced
More Nebraskans could be eligible for assistance with their residential energy consumption under a bill advanced from general file April 28.
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Expanded child care assistance advances
More Nebraskans would be eligible for subsidized child care assistance under a bill advanced from general file April 20.
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YRTC bill amended, advanced
A bill establishing educational standards at youth rehabilitation and treatment centers in Nebraska was amended to become an omnibus YRTC proposal and advanced from general file April 15.
Read moreBehavioral telehealth services expanded
Nebraskans have greater access to certain telehealth services under a bill passed April 15.
Read moreExpanded health care credentialing bill approved
The pool of credentialed workers in certain health care fields will expand under a bill passed April 15.
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Bill to expand SNAP eligibility advanced
More Nebraskans would be eligible for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, under a bill advanced from general file April 14.
Read moreAudiology, speech-language compact approved
Nebraska is authorized to join an interstate compact for audiologists and speech-language pathologists under a bill passed March 25.
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Expanded health care credentialing bill clears first round
A bill intended to expand the pool of credentialed workers in certain medical fields advanced from general file March 23.
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Audiology, speech-language compact advances
A bill that would pave the way for Nebraska to join an interstate compact for audiologists and speech-language pathologists advanced from general file March 9.
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Telehealth expansion clears first round
Nebraskans would have greater access to telehealth services under a bill advanced from general file March 9.
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Local health department DHM authority sought
Local public health departments would have authority to issue directed health measures to combat contagious disease under a bill considered Feb. 19 by the Health and Human Services Committee.
Read moreBill would expand child care assistance
More Nebraskans would be eligible for subsidized child care assistance under a bill considered Feb. 10 by the Health and Human Services Committee.
Read moreBill would require PDMP registration
The Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony Feb. 10 on a bill that would require most prescription drug prescribers and dispensers to register with the state’s prescription drug monitoring program.
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