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 11, 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

Henderson, Paul

Phone

(402) 474-4472

Address

1045 Lincoln Mall Ste 200

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68510

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Medical Association

Office Phone

(402) 474-4472

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

1045 Lincoln Mall, Suite 200

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

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
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	Oppose
LB24		Change tax provisions relating to cigars, cheroots, and stogies	Oppose
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	Support
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	Support
LB75		Provide for review of incidents of severe maternal morbidity	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	Support
LB91		Change motorcycle, moped, and autocycle helmet and eye protection provisions	Oppose
LB108		State intent regarding appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for community health centers	Support
LB128		State intent regarding appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services	Support
LB142		Limit the amount an insured pays for prescription insulin drugs	Support
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	Support
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	AM812	Provide for filling and refilling prescriptions in certain circumstances	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	Oppose
LB219		Require the Department of Health and Human Services to rebase rates for critical access hospitals	Support
LB227		Change provisions relating to public health and welfare	Support
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	Support
LB291		Require implicit bias or diversity, equity, and inclusion training for certain applicants and credential holders under the Uniform Credentialing Act	Oppose
LB307		Provide an exception to the penalty relating to drug paraphernalia under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act	Neutral
LB335		Adopt the Health Care Staffing Agency Registration Act	Support
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
LB362		State intent regarding appropriations for a rate increase for behavioral health services	Support
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	AM414	Exempt certain activities from disciplinary action 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	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
LB468		Create the position of State Dementia Director in the Department of Health and Human Services	Support
LB517		Require the Department of Health and Human Services to pay discharge incentives to post-acute placement facilities	Support
LB539		State intent regarding use of the Nebraska Health Care Cash Fund for the Tobacco Prevention and Control Program	Support
LB570	AM1025	Adopt the Overdose Fatality Review Teams Act	Support
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	Oppose
LB584		Impose a tax on selling or dealing in electronic nicotine delivery systems	Support
LB586		Provide duties for the Nebraska Center for Nursing regarding clinical training sites	Support
LB588		Adopt the Medicinal Cannabis Act	Neutral
LB593		Change provisions relating to licensure and regulation of hearing instrument specialists	Oppose
LB610		Appropriate funds to the State Department of Education	Support
LB611		Provide requirements for certain health care facility-provided medications	Support
LB626		Adopt the Nebraska Heartbeat Act	Oppose
LB657		Appropriate funds to the University of Nebraska	Support
LB668		Authorize mental health professionals and practitioners to take persons into emergency protective custody and provide for a training and certification process	Oppose
LB680		Change provisions of the Parkinson’s Disease Registry Act	Neutral
LB745		Increase the cigarette tax and provide for distribution of the proceeds	Support
LB779		Limit the amount an insured pays for prescription insulin drugs	Support
LB795		Provide immunity for administration of naloxone or other federally approved opioid antagonists	Support
LB810		Adopt the Medical Ethics and Diversity Act	Oppose
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.

Paul Henderson

Lobbyist Name

Jul 11, 2023

Date