Telehealth insurance bill amended, advanced
Lawmakers gave second-round approval April 3 to a bill that would prohibit insurance providers from excluding coverage for a service based solely on its deliverance through telehealth.
Read MoreLawmakers gave second-round approval April 3 to a bill that would prohibit insurance providers from excluding coverage for a service based solely on its deliverance through telehealth.
Read MoreA bill that would expand a requirement for the offering of onsite flu shots in Nebraska was advanced to select file March 30.
Read MoreA bill intended to improve the efficiency of the state Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) was advanced from general file March 30.
Read MoreA bill that would provide temporary credentialing for military spouses was amended March 23 to become an omnibus health care licensure bill.
Read MoreLawmakers advanced a bill March 23 that would extend an alternative response pilot program and allow it to be used statewide. The bill was amended to include three additional child welfare related measures.
Read MoreLawmakers gave first-round approval March 22 to a bill that would delay rate changes for child care subsidy providers.
Read MoreLawmakers gave first-round approval March 8 to a bill that would require mammography patients to be notified of their breast density.
Read MoreA bill that would raise the legal age from 18 to 21 to purchase cigarettes, cigars, vapor products, alternative nicotine products and smokeless tobacco was heard Feb. 13 by the General Affairs Committee.
Read MoreThe Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony Feb. 3 on a bill that would allow licensed practical nurses (LPNs) to provide intravenous (IV) therapy.
Read MoreThe Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony Jan. 25 on four bills that would make adjustments and cuts to programs in the state Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Children and Family Services.
Read MoreCriminal backgrounds checks for all licensed child care programs in Nebraska would be mandatory under a bill heard Jan. 20 by the Health and Human Services Committee.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 12 to introduce new bills.
Among the 57 bills introduced were:
LB300, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Bob Krist, which would eliminate the statute of limitations on civil actions for sexual assault of a child;
Read MoreThe 105th Nebraska Legislature convened Jan. 4 for its 90-day first session. Seventeen new members and eight re-elected senators were sworn into office, then senators elected the chairpersons of the Legislature’s standing committees.
Read MoreDirect primary care, unclaimed property and governance reporting standards for insurers were among the topics considered by the Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee this session.
Read MoreThe Legislature’s Revenue Committee considered bills this session that would provide agricultural property tax relief, grant tax credits for early childhood education professionals and modify arena turnback tax provisions.
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