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 31, 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

Edwards Westerhold Moore

Phone

(402) 476-1440

Address

1233 Lincoln Mall, Suite 201

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Home Care Association

Office Phone

(402) 423-0718

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

3901 Normal Blvd., Ste 100

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
LB15	Change provisions of the Wage and Hour Act	Neutral
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	Neutral
LB46	Appropriate funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for a provider rate study	Support
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, change reporting requirements related to the medical assistance program, and require a report regarding to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program	Neutral
LB79	Adopt the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act	Neutral
LB85	Provide for express lane eligibility under the Medical Assistance Act and the Children's Health Insurance Program	Neutral
LB114	State intent to appropriate funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for evidence-based early intervention home visitation programs	Neutral
LB115	Adopt the Family Home Visitation Act	Neutral
LB128	State intent regarding appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services	Neutral
LB129	State intent regarding appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for medicaid nursing facilities	Neutral
LB130	State intent regarding medicaid nursing facility rates, require reports, and change quality assurance assessments for nursing facilities	Neutral
LB131	State intent regarding appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for medicaid assisted-living facilities	Neutral
LB161	Change provisions of the Workplace Privacy Act	Neutral
LB164	Change provisions relating to the Economic Recovery Act, the Municipal Inland Port Authority Act, the Nebraska Rural Projects Act, grants awarded by the Department of Economic Development, and transfers of funds and investment earnings, provide for a museum at Fort Robinson State Park, and adopt the Child Care Capacity Building and Workforce Act	Neutral
LB169	Prohibit discrimination based upon sexual orientation and gender identity	Neutral
LB202	Provide for vaccine administration by pharmacy technicians	Neutral
LB210	Adopt the Prior Authorization Reform Act	Neutral
LB219	Require the Department of Health and Human Services to rebase rates for critical access hospitals	Neutral
LB280	Adopt the Interstate Massage Compact	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	Neutral
LB353	Provide for grants for projects that increase long-term care facility capacity	Neutral
LB367	Adopt the Fair Chance Hiring Act	Neutral
LB415	State intent regarding appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services	Neutral
LB421	Provide procedures for directed health measures	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	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
LB451	Provide for the Department of Health and Human Services to award a grant to assist a rehabilitation hospital	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	Neutral
LB551	State intent to appropriate funds to certain counties for long-term care facility operations and services	Neutral
LB663	State intent to appropriate funds to the Department of Health and Human Services	Neutral
LB664	Provide powers and duties for the state medicaid fraud control unit and the Attorney General	Neutral
LB670	Prohibit discrimination under the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation and prohibit discrimination by employers regardless of size	Neutral
LB678	Change provisions and definitions of the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act relating to disability	Neutral
LB737	Provide a contribution limit for candidate committees under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act	Neutral
LB794	Adopt the Nursing Incentives Scholarship Act	Neutral
LB819	Change provisions relating to the Cash Reserve Fund	Neutral
LB822	Adopt the Social Worker Licensure Compact and change provisions relating to criminal background checks	Neutral
LB852	Change provisions of the Medicare Supplement Insurance Minimum Standards Act	Neutral
LB857	Create the Nebraska Prenatal Plus Program, provide for use of the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund, and change provisions relating to coverage of glucose monitors under the Medical Assistance Act	Neutral
LB902	Prohibit assisted-living facilities from requiring a third-party guarantee of payment	Neutral
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
LB932	Adopt the Social Worker Licensure Compact and change provisions of the Mental Health Practice Act and the Uniform Credentialing Act	Neutral
LB933	Change medicaid coverage requirements for continuous glucose monitors	Neutral
LB937	Provide for tax credits, tax exemptions, and certain grant programs and change provisions relating to tax credits and fuel taxes	Neutral
LB958	Provide for annual adjustments of provider rates under the Medical Assistance Act	Neutral
LB961	Prohibit noncompete agreements for lower-wage employees	Neutral
LB977	Prohibit discrimination based on military or veteran status	Neutral
LB1023	Adopt the Relocation Incentive Act and change provisions relating to certain business deductions, nonresident income, incentives under the ImagiNE Nebraska Act, and occupation taxes	Neutral
LB1025	Adopt the Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Support Act and provide tax credits	Neutral
LB1074	Adopt changes to federal law regarding banking and finance, change provisions of the Commodity Code, the Credit Union Act, and the Securities Act of Nebraska, adopt the Data Privacy Act and the Public Entities Pooled Investment Act, exempt certain records from public disclosure, and change breach of security provisions and computerized data, criminal history background checks, and vital records	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
LB1104	Change fees for lobbyist registration and change distribution of such fees	Neutral
LB1111	Require city-county health departments to obtain approval for directed health measures	Neutral
LB1125	State intent to appropriate funds to the Department of Health and Human Services	Neutral
LB1139	Adopt the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act	Neutral
LB1158	Adopt the Medical Debt Relief Act and provide certain income tax consequences	Neutral
LB1170	Change provisions of the Employment Security Law relating to benefit amounts and periods of disqualification for benefits	Neutral
LB1178	Create the Intergenerational Care Facility Incentive Grant Program	Neutral
LB1194	Require legislative approval of medicaid state plan amendments and state plan amendments for the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program	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
LB1213	Require employers to provide twenty hours of paid leave per year for school-related activities	Neutral
LB1237	Require a report regarding the medical assistance program	Neutral
LB1261	Adopt the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Respite Services Act	Neutral
LB1274	Require insurance coverage of prosthetics and orthotics as prescribed	Neutral
LB1294	Adopt the Data Privacy Act, change provisions relating to certain certificates and information relating to vital records, and provide for certain records to be exempt from public disclosure	Neutral
LB1309	Provide an income tax deduction for the costs of medical care	Neutral
LB1310	Adopt the Advertising Services Tax Act and eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions	Neutral
LB1315	Change the sales tax rate	Neutral
LB1354	Adopt the Advertising Services Tax Act	Neutral
LB1400	Adopt the Relocation Incentive Act and provide tax incentives	Neutral
LB1412	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	Neutral
LB1413	Transfer and provide for the transfer of funds and create and change the use and distribution of funds	Neutral
LB1416	Adopt the Child Care Capacity Building and Workforce Act	Neutral
LB1417	Create, eliminate, terminate, and provide, change, eliminate, and transfer powers, duties, and membership of boards, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, panels, authorities, and departments and change and eliminate funds	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

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

Edwards Westerhold Moore

Lobbyist Name

May 31, 2024

Date