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

Mueller Robak

Phone

(402) 434-3399

Address

530 S. 13th Street, Suite 110

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Methodist Health Systems

Office Phone

(402) 354-6767

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

825 S. 169th Street

City

Omaha

State

Zip

68118

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
LB7	Provide a statute of limitations for exposure to hazardous or toxic chemicals	Neutral
LB12	Create the Nebraska Human Breast Milk Bank	Neutral
LB13	Require coverage of human breast milk under the Medical Assistance Act	Neutral
LB16	Require occupational boards to issue certain credentials based on credentials or work experience in another jurisdiction and make a determination regarding an applicant with a criminal conviction, provide for jurisprudential examinations and appeals from denial of a license, and change requirements for membership of the State Electrical Board	Neutral
LB57	Adopt the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act	Neutral
LB62	Provide for coverage of translation and interpretation services under the medical assistance program	Support
LB68	Increase limits on medical malpractice liability and change provisions of the Nebraska Hospital-Medical Liability Act	Oppose
LB75	Provide for review of incidents of severe maternal morbidity	Neutral
LB79	Adopt the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act	Oppose
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	Support
LB89	Repeal provisions stating that surrogate parenthood contracts are void and unenforceable	Neutral
LB91	Change motorcycle, moped, and autocycle helmet and eye protection provisions	Neutral
LB92	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	Neutral
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	Neutral
LB156	Change the caseload ratio for the Public Guardian	Neutral
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	Provide for filling and refilling prescriptions in certain circumstances	Neutral
LB200	Adopt the Canadian Prescription Drug Importation Act	Neutral
LB202	Provide for vaccine administration by pharmacy technicians	Neutral
LB204	Provide for reimbursement for pharmacy dispensing fees under the medical assistance program	Neutral
LB210	Adopt the Prior Authorization Reform Act	Support
LB227	Change provisions relating to public health and welfare	Support
LB256	Change provisions related to insurance coverage of telehealth	Support
LB271	Change reporting requirements for child abuse and neglect	Neutral
LB272	Change provisions relating to the date when compensation begins under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act	Neutral
LB276	Adopt the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Act	Neutral
LB286	Provide for confidentiality of a physician wellness program under the Uniform Credentialing Act	Neutral
LB291	Require implicit bias or diversity, equity, and inclusion training for certain applicants and credential holders under the Uniform Credentialing Act	Neutral
LB296	Adopt the Pet Insurance Act, require use of National Provider Identifiers by health care providers, and change insurance reimbursement provisions for telehealth services	Support
LB307	Provide an exception to the penalty relating to drug paraphernalia under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act	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
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	Support
LB337	Change provisions relating to disclosure of patient information under the Mental Health Practice Act	Neutral
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
LB358	State intent to increase dental services reimbursement under the Medical Assistance Act	Neutral
LB362	State intent regarding appropriations for a rate increase for behavioral health services	Neutral
LB380	Changes to the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act to provide for jury trials and prohibit discrimination for exercise of rights under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act	Neutral
LB381	Adopt the Mental Health Wellness Act and authorize county sales and use taxes	Neutral
LB383	Change provisions relating to insurance coverage for screenings for colorectal cancer	Support
LB391	Provide criminal and civil immunity for pregnancy outcomes	Neutral
LB419	Require submission of a medicaid state plan amendment to extend postpartum coverage	Neutral
LB422	Exempt certain activities from disciplinary action under the Uniform Credentialing Act	Neutral
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
LB431	Change provisions relating to criminal history record information checks under the Uniform Credentialing Act	Neutral
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	Neutral
LB443	Change provisions relating to compensation for total disability under the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act	Neutral
LB444	Provide for a one-time grant for a health sciences education center, infrastructure costs, and a community athletics complex	Neutral
LB448	Prohibit certain provisions in a health plan in relation to clinician-administered drugs	Support
LB458	Allow certain central fill pharmacies to deliver to a patient under the Prescription Drug Safety Act	Neutral
LB468	Create the position of State Dementia Director in the Department of Health and Human Services	Neutral
LB488	Adopt the Sexual Assault Emergency Care Act	Neutral
LB503	Adopt the Rural Nebraska Nursing Workforce Act	Neutral
LB517	Require the Department of Health and Human Services to pay discharge incentives to post-acute placement facilities	Support
LB525	State intent to appropriate funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for rate increases for psychiatric diagnostic evaluation	Neutral
LB549	Change restrictions based on age for certain health care, power of attorney, and financial documents	Neutral
LB572	Provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to the Medical Nutrition Therapy Practice Act	Neutral
LB574	Adopt the Let Them Grow Act and the Preborn Child Protection Act and provide for discipline under the Uniform Credentialing Act	Neutral
LB586	Provide duties for the Nebraska Center for Nursing regarding clinical training sites	Neutral
LB588	Adopt the Medicinal Cannabis Act	Neutral
LB595	Change supervision requirements under the Pharmacy Practice Act	Neutral
LB606	Adopt the Nebraska Pregnancy Help Act and provide tax credits	Neutral
LB610	Appropriate funds to the State Department of Education	Neutral
LB611	Provide requirements for certain health care facility-provided medications	Neutral
LB626	Adopt the Nebraska Heartbeat Act	Neutral
LB640	Require an off-campus location of a hospital to obtain and use a separate National Provider Identifier in billing for health care services	Neutral
LB663	State intent to appropriate funds to the Department of Health and Human Services	Neutral
LB663	State intent to appropriate funds to the Department of Health and Human Services	Neutral
LB680	Change provisions of the Parkinson’s Disease Registry Act	Neutral
LB757	Change requirements for applications under the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act	Neutral
LB761	Appropriate funds to the Supreme Court for the Office of Public Guardian	Support
LB765	Change, provide, and eliminate definitions, powers, and duties under the Statewide Trauma System Act	Neutral
LB778	Change the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Regulation Act	Neutral
LB794	Adopt the Nursing Incentives Scholarship Act	Neutral
LB802	State intent to appropriate funds to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	Neutral
LB810	Adopt the Medical Ethics and Diversity Act	Neutral
LR6CA	Constitutional amendment to prohibit governmental entities from imposing any taxes other than retail consumption taxes and excise taxes	Neutral
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	Neutral
LR18CA	Constitutional amendment to protect the right to reproductive freedom	Neutral
LR19CA	Constitutional amendment to protect the right to reproductive freedom and prohibit the state from taking adverse action for exercising or assisting in the exercise of such right	Neutral
LR20CA	Constitutional amendment to protect the right of individual privacy	Neutral

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

Mueller Robak LLC

Lobbyist Name

Jul 13, 2023

Date