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 3, 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

Mueller Robak

Phone

(402) 434-3399

Address

530 S. 13th Street, Suite 110

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital

Office Phone

(402) 413-4888

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

5401 South Street

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68506

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
LB16	Require occupational boards to issue certain credentials based on credentials or work experience in another jurisdiction, provide and change requirements regarding applicants with a criminal conviction, provide for jurisprudential examinations and appeals, change requirements for membership of the State Electrical Board, and adopt the Interior Design Voluntary Registration Act	Neutral
LB62	Provide for coverage of translation and interpretation services under the medical assistance program, change reporting requirements related to the medical assistance program, and require a report regarding to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program	Support
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	Neutral
LB128	State intent regarding appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services	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
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	Support
LB210	Adopt the Prior Authorization Reform Act	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
LB291	Require implicit bias or diversity, equity, and inclusion training for certain applicants and credential holders under the Uniform Credentialing 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
LB353	Provide for grants for projects that increase long-term care facility capacity	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
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
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
LB443	Change provisions relating to compensation for total disability under the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act	Support
LB448	Prohibit certain provisions in a health plan in relation to clinician-administered drugs	Support
LB451	Provide for the Department of Health and Human Services to award a grant to assist a rehabilitation hospital	Support
LB458	Allow certain central fill pharmacies to deliver to a patient under the Prescription Drug Safety Act	Neutral
LB463	Change provisions relating to application for licensure under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act	Neutral
LB468	Create the position of State Dementia Director in the Department of Health and Human Services	Neutral
LB490	Appropriate federal funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for health aid	Support
LB517	Require the Department of Health and Human Services to pay discharge incentives to post-acute placement facilities	Support
LB549	Change restrictions based on age for certain health care, power of attorney, and financial documents	Support
LB588	Adopt the Medicinal Cannabis Act	Neutral
LB610	Appropriate funds to the State Department of Education	Support
LB611	Provide requirements for certain health care facility-provided medications	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
LB680	Change provisions of the Parkinson’s Disease Registry Act	Neutral
LB778	Change the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Regulation Act	Support
LB794	Adopt the Nursing Incentives Scholarship Act	Support
LB810	Adopt the Medical Ethics and Diversity Act	Neutral
LB823	Adopt the Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure Compact and change provisions relating to criminal background checks	Neutral
LB876	Adopt the Newborn Safe Haven Act	Neutral
LB885	Provide requirements for insurance coverage of lung cancer screening	Neutral
LB896	Change provisions relating to telehealth consultations	Neutral
LB902	Prohibit assisted-living facilities from requiring a third-party guarantee of payment	Neutral
LB912	Provide for contracting for reasonable terms for coverage under the Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Insurance Coverage Act	Neutral
LB917	Require the establishment of a standard prior authorization process for health benefit plans and the approval and use of prior authorization forms	Neutral
LB937	Provide for tax credits, tax exemptions, and certain grant programs and change provisions relating to tax credits and fuel taxes	Neutral
LB954	Adopt the Biometric Autonomy Liberty Law	Neutral
LB1004	Change motorcycle, moped, and autocycle helmet provisions	Neutral
LB1017	Change the schedule of compensation for certain injuries resulting in disability under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act	Neutral
LB1035	Adopt the Prescription Drug Donation Program Act	Neutral
LB1073	Adopt the Peer-to-Peer Vehicle Sharing Program Act and provide, change, and prohibit certain actions relating to insurance, real estate, and deceptive trade practices	Neutral
LB1086	Eliminate the Department of Health and Human Services and create three departments	Neutral
LB1087	Adopt the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Act and provide duties for the Nebraska Center for Nursing	Neutral
LB1158	Adopt the Medical Debt Relief Act and provide certain income tax consequences	Neutral
LB1168	Adopt the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act	Neutral
LB1171	Change verification requirements for pharmacy technicians	Neutral
LB1181	Change requirements relating to controlled substances, prescription drugs, pharmacists, and pharmacies as prescribed	Neutral
LB1195	Provide requirements for grants awarded by the Commission on Public Advocacy and thirty-party guarantees under the Assisted-Living Facility Act, change provisions relating to homestead exemptions for judgment liens and executions, the Nebraska Probate Code, the Nebraska Uniform Trust Code, the Nebraska Uniform Power of Attorney Act, and the Nebraska Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, and authorize acceptance of cession or retrocession of federal jurisdiction for juvenile matters	Neutral
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
LB1217	Provide certain property tax exemptions and change valuation provisions relating to rent-restricted housing projects and sales-restricted houses	Neutral
LB1221	Provide staff training requirements for facilities offering care to persons with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or related disorders	Neutral
LB1274	Require insurance coverage of prosthetics and orthotics as prescribed	Neutral
LB1317	Adopt the Financial Institution Data Match Act, the Gambling Winnings Setoff for Outstanding Debt Act, and the Good Life District Economic Development Act, change provisions relating to the Community Development Law, the Sports Arena Facility Financing Assistance Act, the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act, the Good Life Transformational Projects Act, the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, the Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967, and the Tax Equalization and Review Commission Act, and provide for and change provisions relating to health insurance for first responders and dependents, underutilized tax-exempt property, rent-restricted housing projects, sales-restricted houses, inheritance taxes, property taxes, sales and use tax exemptions and incentives, electric and hybrid motor vehicles and charging stations, and appropriations for nitrate sensors	Neutral
LB1373	Adopt the Dietitian Licensure Compact and change provisions relating to criminal background checks	Neutral
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.

Mueller Robak LLC

Lobbyist Name

Jun 3, 2024

Date