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: May 29, 2024

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

2024

Regular Session

Special Session

Amended Report

ITEM 2

NAME OF LOBBYIST AND PRINCIPAL

LOBBYIST

Lobbyist Name

Carpenter, Jalene

Phone

(402) 435-3551

Address

1200 Libra Dr Ste 100

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68512-9628

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Health Care Association, Inc.

Office Phone

(402) 435-3551

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

1200 Libra Dr Ste 100

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68512-9628

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
LB130	AM3007	State intent regarding medicaid nursing facility rates, require reports, and change quality assurance assessments for nursing facilities	Support
LB287	AM2060	Eliminate obsolete provisions relating to the 2020 federal decennial census and provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to petitions, proof of publication, conflicts of interest, voter registration and voting as prescribed in the Election Act, and notice and virtual conferencing requirements under the Open Meetings Act, and eliminate powers and duties of the Attorney General and the Secretary of State	Neutral
LB335		Adopt the Health Care Staffing Agency Registration Act	Support
LB514		Provide for valid photographic identification for voting purposes and change provisions relating to voting and counting ballots and certain identification documents	Support
LB876	AM 3211 & AM 2458	Adopt the Newborn Safe Haven Act	Neutral
LB902		Prohibit assisted-living facilities from requiring a third-party guarantee of payment	Neutral
LB903		Change provisions relating to membership of the Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council and the State Alzheimer’s Plan	Support
LB904		Change provisions regarding child care reimbursement rates, create the Intergenerational Care Facility Incentive Grant Program, and provide for use of the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund	Neutral
LB904	AM3734	Change provisions regarding child care reimbursement rates, create the Intergenerational Care Facility Incentive Grant Program, and provide for use of the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund	Support
LB941		State intent regarding appropriations for medicaid assisted-living facility rates	Support
LB942		State intent regarding appropriations for medicaid nursing facility rates	Support
LB1035		Adopt the Prescription Drug Donation Program Act	Support
LB1171		Change verification requirements for pharmacy technicians	Neutral
LB1178		Create the Intergenerational Care Facility Incentive Grant Program	Support
LB1215		Adopt the Dietitian Licensure Compact and the Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure Compact, change provisions relating to prescriptions, death certificates, credentialing of barbers, nurses, pharmacies, pharmacy professionals, and certain health care facilities and services, treatment of individuals with communicable tuberculosis, and telehealth consultations, and provide for abstracts of death and coverage under the medical assistance program for certain breast pumps and lactation visits	Neutral
LB1221		Provide staff training requirements for facilities offering care to persons with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or related disorders	Oppose
LB1373		Adopt the Dietitian Licensure Compact and change provisions relating to criminal background checks	Neutral
LB1412	AM2566	Provide, change, and eliminate appropriations for operation of state government, postsecondary education, state aid, capital construction, and federal funds allocated to the State of Nebraska from the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021	Support

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

Jalene Carpenter

Lobbyist Name

May 29, 2024

Date