Nebraska Legislature - Lobbyist Reporting Application

Clerk of the Legislature

Room 2014 State Capitol

PO Box 94604

Lincoln, NE 68509

(402) 471-2608

NEBRASKA LOBBYIST
STATEMENT of ACTIVITY

NADC FORM D

Submission Date: Jun 26, 2023

Each registered lobbyist shall file a Statement of Activity within 45 days after the end of a regular session of the Legislature. The statement must be filed even if the lobbyist engaged in no activity.
Any registered lobbyist who engages in lobbying activity in connection with a special session of the Legislature shall file a Statement of Activity within 45 days after the end of the special session. Late filing fees are $25.00 per day, not to exceed $750.00.
Lobbyists having more than one principal shall file a separate report for each principal.

ITEM 1

NATURE OF FILING (Check appropriate box)

For Calendar Year of

2023

Regular Session

Special Session

Amended Report

ITEM 2

NAME OF LOBBYIST AND PRINCIPAL

LOBBYIST

Lobbyist Name

Nordquist, Jeremy

Phone

(402) 742-8140

Address

3255 Salt Creek Cir, Suite 100

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68504

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Hospital Association

Office Phone

(402) 742-8140

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

3255 Salt Creek Circle, Suite 100

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68504

List all the legislation upon which the lobbyist acted on behalf of the principal including bills, resolutions, amendments and procedural matters. Identify by number of bill, resolution, amendment or procedural matter and state the position taken. This statement should include a list of amendments or procedural matters which the lobbyist has acted upon for the principal, even if the lobbyist has not acted upon the bill or resolution from which the amendment or procedural matter arises.

Identify bill or resolution number	Identify amendment or procedural matter	Describe bill, resolution, amendment or procedural matter	Position taken
LB32		Change requirements for issuers of medicare supplement insurance policies or certificates relating to coverage of individuals under sixty-five years of age who are eligible for medicare by reason of disability or end-stage renal disease	Support
LB62		Provide for coverage of translation and interpretation services under the medical assistance program	Support
LB68	AM371	Increase limits on medical malpractice liability and change provisions of the Nebraska Hospital-Medical Liability Act	Support
LB75		Provide for review of incidents of severe maternal morbidity	Support
LB79		Adopt the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act	Oppose
LB85		Provide for express lane eligibility under the Medical Assistance Act and the Children's Health Insurance Program	Support
LB91		Change motorcycle, moped, and autocycle helmet and eye protection provisions	Oppose
LB92	AM1364	Provide, change, and eliminate law relating to banking, commerce, insurance, housing, and taxation	Support
LB128		State intent regarding appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services	Support
LB138		Adopt updates to federal law relating to motor vehicles and motor carriers and change provisions relating to transportation	Oppose
LB142		Limit the amount an insured pays for prescription insulin drugs	Support
LB145		Change provisions relating to coverage for screening mammography and breast examinations	Support
LB149		State intent regarding appropriations and rebasing rates under the medical assistance program	Support
LB156		Change the caseload ratio for the Public Guardian	Support
LB157		Provide for appointment of temporary guardians and change provisions relating to attorney's fees, third-party practice, change of name proceedings, enforcement of debts against certain victims, controlled substances schedules, decedents' estates, and crime victims' reparations	Support
LB181	AM812	Provide for filling and refilling prescriptions in certain circumstances	Support
LB191	AM1330	Adopt the Critical Infrastructure Utility Worker Protection Act and change provisions relating to the Contractor Registration Act, the Employment Security Law, the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act, and the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Act	Support
LB202		Provide for vaccine administration by pharmacy technicians	Support
LB210		Adopt the Prior Authorization Reform Act	Support
LB219		Require the Department of Health and Human Services to rebase rates for critical access hospitals	Support
LB227		Change provisions relating to public health and welfare	Support
LB227	AM1477	Change provisions relating to public health and welfare	Support
LB227	AM1486	Change provisions relating to public health and welfare	Support
LB227	AM1497	Change provisions relating to public health and welfare	Support
LB249		Change provisions of the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Act	Support
LB256		Change provisions related to insurance coverage of telehealth	Support
LB286		Provide for confidentiality of a physician wellness program under the Uniform Credentialing Act	Support
LB296	AM1179	Adopt the Pet Insurance Act, require use of National Provider Identifiers by health care providers, and change insurance reimbursement provisions for telehealth services	Neutral
LB315		Prohibit providers of services relating to examination or treatment of injuries from sexual assault, domestic assault, and child abuse from taking certain debt enforcement actions against victims	Neutral
LB326		Provide for eligibility for certain children under the Medical Assistance Act	Support
LB335		Adopt the Health Care Staffing Agency Registration Act	Support
LB345		Define palliative care under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act	Support
LB351		Increase and eliminate limits on medical malpractice liability and change provisions relating to proof of financial responsibility and the Excess Liability Fund	Oppose
LB353		Provide for grants for projects that increase long-term care facility capacity	Support
LB383		Change provisions relating to insurance coverage for screenings for colorectal cancer	Support
LB419		Require submission of a medicaid state plan amendment to extend postpartum coverage	Support
LB430		Prohibit a multiple procedure payment reduction policy from being applied to physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech-language pathology services as prescribed under the Uniform Credentialing Act	Support
LB434		Require the Department of Health and Human Services to enroll long-term care hospitals as providers under the medical assistance program and submission of a state plan amendment or waiver	Support
LB448		Prohibit certain provisions in a health plan in relation to clinician-administered drugs	Support
LB463		Change provisions relating to application for licensure under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act	Support
LB572		Provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to the Medical Nutrition Therapy Practice Act	Support
LB581		Create pilot programs for doula services at a youth rehabilitation and treatment center and the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women	Support
LB586		Provide duties for the Nebraska Center for Nursing regarding clinical training sites	Support
LB610		Appropriate funds to the State Department of Education	Support
LB640		Require an off-campus location of a hospital to obtain and use a separate National Provider Identifier in billing for health care services	Oppose
LB745		Increase the cigarette tax and provide for distribution of the proceeds	Support
LB761		Appropriate funds to the Supreme Court for the Office of Public Guardian	Support
LB778		Change the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Regulation Act	Support
LB779		Limit the amount an insured pays for prescription insulin drugs	Support
LB810		Adopt the Medical Ethics and Diversity Act	Oppose
LB814	AM915	Appropriate funds for the expenses of Nebraska State Government for the biennium ending June 30, 2025, and appropriate Federal Funds allocated to the State of Nebraska pursuant to the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021	Support
LR6CA		Constitutional amendment to prohibit governmental entities from imposing any taxes other than retail consumption taxes and excise taxes	Oppose
LR7CA		Constitutional amendment to require the state to impose a consumption tax or an excise tax on all new goods and services and to provide a tax exemption for grocery items	Oppose

I certify that all information presented in this form is accurate to the best of my knowledge.

Jeremy Nordquist

Lobbyist Name

Jun 26, 2023

Date