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

Nowka & Edwards

Phone

(402) 476-1440

Address

1233 Lincoln Mall, Suite 201

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68508

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Bryan Health

Office Phone

(402) 481-3117

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

1600 S. 48th 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
LB68	Increase limits on medical malpractice liability and change provisions of the Nebraska Hospital-Medical Liability Act	Neutral
LB85	Provide for express lane eligibility under the Medical Assistance Act and the Children's Health Insurance Program	Support
LB129	State intent regarding appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for medicaid nursing facilities	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
LB156	Change the caseload ratio for the Public Guardian	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
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
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	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
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
LB448	Prohibit certain provisions in a health plan in relation to clinician-administered drugs	Support
LB503	Adopt the Rural Nebraska Nursing Workforce Act	Neutral
LB572	Provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to the Medical Nutrition Therapy Practice Act	Support
LB586	Provide duties for the Nebraska Center for Nursing regarding clinical training sites	Support
LB610	Appropriate funds to the State Department of Education	Support
LB640	Require an off-campus location of a hospital to obtain and use a separate National Provider Identifier in billing for health care services	Oppose
LB778	Change the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Regulation Act	Support
LB794	Adopt the Nursing Incentives Scholarship Act	Neutral
LB810	Adopt the Medical Ethics and Diversity Act	Oppose

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

Nowka & Edwards

Lobbyist Name

Jul 13, 2023

Date