{"id":27770,"date":"2020-03-04T08:43:15","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T14:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=27770"},"modified":"2020-03-06T15:35:15","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T21:35:15","slug":"health-and-human-services-omnibus-bill-advances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=27770","title":{"rendered":"Health and human services omnibus bill advances"},"content":{"rendered":"

A bill that would allow licensed barbers to offer in-home services was amended to become an omnibus health bill and advanced from general file March 3.<\/p>\n

\"Sen.
Sen. Carol Blood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LB755, introduced by Sen. Carol Blood of Bellevue, would require barbers who work at a client\u2019s home to obtain a permit from the state Board of Barber Examiners. The bill also would allow nail technicians to offer in-home services.<\/p>\n

The bill would expand the definition of who qualifies for home services to include people with persistent physical and mental disabilities.<\/p>\n

Blood said 22 percent of Nebraskans have a physical or mental disability that may make it difficult or impossible to leave their home for personal care services. The bill also would help caretakers who are unable to leave the person they are caring for, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSelf-care issues seem small, but can mean a lot,\u201d Blood said.<\/p>\n

A Health and Human Services Committee amendment, adopted 39-0, added the provisions of five bills to the measure:
\n\u2022 LB37, introduced by Sen. Robert Hilkemann of Omaha, which would amend the Podiatry Practice Act to allow a physician\u2019s assistant to perform services that are delegated by and provided under the supervision of a podiatrist and are within the podiatrist\u2019s scope of practice;
\n\u2022 LB772, introduced by Sen. Matt Williams of Gothenburg, which would remove restrictions on physician assistants regarding the details of their collaborative agreement and their ability to work in a hospital and prescribe medication, including allowing a physician assistant to serve under several specialists who may work at the same practice rather than solely under a single physician;
\n\u2022 LB811, introduced by Sen. John McCollister of Omaha, which would amend the Parkinson\u2019s Disease Registry Act and require that a patient\u2019s date of birth rather than Social Security number be included in a pharmacist\u2019s semi-annual report to the state Department of Health and Human Services;
\n\u2022 LB825, also introduced by Hilkemann, which would add Spinal Muscular Atrophy to the list of 32 required screenings for all infants born in Nebraska; and
\n\u2022 LB834, introduced by La Vista Sen. John Arch, which would allow architecture candidates to begin taking their professional licensure exam as they are completing their education and experience requirements, and allow engineers to take one of their two exams prior to completing four years of post-accredited degree experience.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers advanced LB755 to select file on a vote of 40-0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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