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: Jul 13, 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

Nowka & Edwards

Phone

(402) 476-1440

Address

1233 Lincoln Mall, Suite 201

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians

Office Phone

(402) 505-9198

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

11920 Burt Street, Suite 170

City

Omaha

State

Zip

68154-1598

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	Describe bill, resolution, amendment or procedural matter	Position taken
LB62	Provide for coverage of translation and interpretation services under the medical assistance program	Neutral
LB68	Increase limits on medical malpractice liability and change provisions of the Nebraska Hospital-Medical Liability Act	Support
LB85	Provide for express lane eligibility under the Medical Assistance Act and the Children's Health Insurance Program	Neutral
LB87	Allow persons eighteen years of age to make health care decisions and persons under nineteen years of age in correctional facilities to consent to medical and mental health care	Neutral
LB91	Change motorcycle, moped, and autocycle helmet and eye protection provisions	Oppose
LB145	Change provisions relating to coverage for screening mammography and breast examinations	Support
LB202	Provide for vaccine administration by pharmacy technicians	Support
LB210	Adopt the Prior Authorization Reform Act	Support
LB216	Provide certification requirements for optometrists performing certain procedures	Neutral
LB256	Change provisions related to insurance coverage of telehealth	Support
LB276	Adopt the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Act	Support
LB286	Provide for confidentiality of a physician wellness program under the Uniform Credentialing Act	Neutral
LB333	Require a state plan amendment for coverage of family planning services under the Medical Assistance Act	Neutral
LB335	Adopt the Health Care Staffing Agency Registration Act	Neutral
LB351	Increase and eliminate limits on medical malpractice liability and change provisions relating to proof of financial responsibility and the Excess Liability Fund	Oppose
LB374	Adopt the Parents’ Bill of Rights and Academic Transparency Act	Neutral
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
LB422	Exempt certain activities from disciplinary action under the Uniform Credentialing Act	Neutral
LB433	Provide requirements for distribution of funding for behavioral health regions	Neutral
LB503	Adopt the Rural Nebraska Nursing Workforce Act	Neutral
LB572	Provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to the Medical Nutrition Therapy Practice Act	Support
LB574	Adopt the Let Them Grow Act and the Preborn Child Protection Act and provide for discipline under the Uniform Credentialing Act	Neutral
LB584	Impose a tax on selling or dealing in electronic nicotine delivery systems	Neutral
LB588	Adopt the Medicinal Cannabis Act	Neutral
LB595	Change supervision requirements under the Pharmacy Practice Act	Neutral
LB626	Adopt the Nebraska Heartbeat Act	Neutral
LB663	State intent to appropriate funds to the Department of Health and Human Services	Neutral
LB745	Increase the cigarette tax and provide for distribution of the proceeds	Neutral
LB779	Limit the amount an insured pays for prescription insulin drugs	Support
LB794	Adopt the Nursing Incentives Scholarship Act	Neutral

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

Nowka & Edwards

Lobbyist Name

Jul 13, 2023

Date