Healthcare laws and bills in Nebraska

Every bill in the Nebraska Legislature that falls inside the Healthcare Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.

Bills in scope: 101bills in scope
Past committee: 17past committee
Most recent action: 9 October 2026most recent action

Healthcare laws enacted in Nebraska in 2026

5 Healthcare bills were enacted in Nebraska this year, the latest with a last action on 17 April 2026. They lead the list below.

Healthcare bills in Nebraska

17Enacted

1Active in committee

83Introduced or inactive

101 bills in scope

Enacted

LB 1235Change provisions of the Nebraska Liquor Control Act and the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act17 April 2026Enacted LB 365Require coverage of self-measure blood pressure monitoring services under the Medical Assistance Act17 April 2026Enacted LB 867Change provisions relating to special needs trusts, fingerprints under the Uniform Credentialing Act, child care grants, the Title IV-D Division Customer Service Unit, eligibility for young adults in the bridge to independence program, licensed and self-funded insurers under the Medical Assistance Act, medicaid nursing facility rates, assistance to aged, blind, or disabled persons, and the state Commodity Supplemental Food program; provide for a money follows the person program for medicaid benefits, a youth afterschool eligibility letter for child care employment, use of wholesale drug distributor license fees for the prescription drug monitoring program, and maintenance of epinephrine by certain schools; change provisions of and rename the Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Support Act , the Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council, the State Advisory Committee on Mental Health, the Division of Developmental Disabilities of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Director of Developmental Disabilities; and eliminate provisions relating to divisions of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care Advisory Committee on Aging, the Maternal and Child Health and Public Health Work Fund, and an obsolete Nurse Licensure Compact17 April 2026Enacted LB 912Adopt the Community Health Worker Training Endorsement Act, the Athletic Trainer Compact, and the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact, change provisions relating to child care licensing and the practice of athletic training, respiratory care, massage therapy, medical radiography, nurse practitioners, pharmacy, and pharmacists, provide for liens for physical therapy services and automated pickup kiosks for certain prescription medication, and eliminate provisions relating to physician liability for physician assistants17 April 2026Enacted LB 967Change provisions relating to insurance fees, licensing, and trade practices, pharmacy benefit managers, mutual insurance holding companies, the Population Health Information Act, the Health Information Technology Board, and the Site and Building Development Act and adopt the Nebraska Protection of Seniors from Insurance Exploitation Act17 April 2026Enacted LB 148Adopt the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact and change requirements for licensure and reciprocity under the Dentistry Practice Act6 June 2025Enacted LB 150Adopt the Regional Mental Health Expansion Pilot Program Act, provide for a pilot program related to mental health, prohibit discrimination based on military or veteran status, and change and eliminate provisions relating to garnishment, liens, post-release supervision, sexual abuse by school workers, criminal mischief, discovery in criminal cases, habitual sentencing enhancements, veterans justice programs, paternity proceedings, handgun purchase requirements, correctional system overcrowding emergencies, the Division of Parole Services, the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act, and the Sex Offender Commitment Act6 June 2025Enacted LB 198Change provisions of the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Regulation Act6 June 2025Enacted LB 22Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a state plan amendment for evidence-based nurse home-visitation services6 June 2025Enacted LB 312Include nurse anesthesia practice and dietitian nutrition practice under the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act6 June 2025Enacted LB 376Change and eliminate programs and services administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, eliminate various reporting requirements, and change and eliminate powers and duties of the Board of Emergency Medical Services, the Division of Children and Family Services, the Nebraska State Patrol, and the Director of Motor Vehicles6 June 2025Enacted LB 380Change provisions regarding program integrity, ground emergency medical transport, and mental health and substance use disorder services under the Medical Assistance Act and provide duties for the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care6 June 2025Enacted LB 77Adopt the Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act and provide for insurance and medicaid coverage of biomarker testing6 June 2025Enacted LB 382AAppropriation Bill2 June 2025Enacted LB 84Adopt the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact14 April 2025Enacted LB 527Adopt the Medicaid Access and Quality Act and change provisions relating to taxes on health maintenance organizations, prepaid limited health service organizations, and insurance companies8 April 2025Enacted LB 118Change supervising authority for a pharmacist12 March 2025Enacted

Active in committee

LR 478Interim study to examine the governance and operational structure of Nebraska's prescription drug monitoring program, including its relationship with the health information exchange9 October 2026In committee

Introduced or inactive

7 of 83 shown

LB 1031Require appropriations from the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Fund and state intent regarding medicaid rates for mental health providers17 April 2026Dead LB 1062Change provisions relating to the Insurance Producers Licensing Act and the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Regulation Act17 April 2026Dead LB 109Prohibit certain provisions in insurance policies and health plans relating to clinician-administered drugs and change provisions relating to pharmacy benefit managers17 April 2026Dead LB 1157Provide payment method requirements for health insurers, health insurer vendors, and care management organizations17 April 2026Dead LB 1180Provide for licenses to engage in intrastate medicaid nonemergency medical transportation services and provide that certain rates charged by certain motor carriers are not subject to regulation by the Public Service Commission17 April 2026Dead LB 1211Provide requirements for automated medication systems operated by certain pharmacies under the Automated Medication Systems Act17 April 2026Dead LB 1229Create the Rural Health Transformation Fund17 April 2026Dead

Showing the 25 furthest along of 101. Subscribers see all of them, filtered and searchable. Bill titles link to the Nebraska Legislature's own page.

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What counts as Healthcare Legislation legislation

In scope is any bill on the delivery, financing and regulation of health care: coverage mandates, prior authorization and utilization review, Medicaid and state health programmes, hospital finance, licensure and staffing, scope of practice and interstate compacts, telehealth, prescription drugs and pharmacy benefit managers, surprise billing, price transparency and medical debt, behavioral health and substance use treatment, maternal health, long-term care and emergency medical services.

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