2016 Boards and Commissions

State Anatomical Board of the State of Nebraska

General Information
  • Formal Name:
    State Anatomical Board of the State of Nebraska
  • Contact Person:
    Carol Lomneth Ph.D., Director Nebraska State Anatomical Board, 986395 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-6395
  • Purpose:
    Provide for the orderly receipt, maintenance, distribution and use of human bodies used for medical education and research, insure that proper and considerate care is given to human bodies used for medical education and research and insure that orderly and equitable procedure is used for the allocation of human bodies to colleges and universities in Nebraska which provide medical education and research.
  • How Many Affectable:
    Hundreds of medical, dental and other allied health professional students.
  • How Many Served:
    100%
  • Year Created:
    1929
  • Year Active:
    1929
  • Sunset Date:
    none
Authorization
  • Authorization Citation:
    71-1001
  • Parent Agency:
    Health and Human Services
Memberships and Meetings
  • Number Of Members:
    7
  • Who Appoints:
    one professor of anatomy appointed by the head of the anatomy department from each medical school or college of this state, one professor of anatomy appointed from each dental school or college of this state, and one layperson appointed by the Department
  • Legislative Approval:
    no
  • Qualifications Of Members:
    The heads of the anatomy departments of the medical schools and colleges of this state.
  • Per Diem:
    none
  • Expense Reimbursement:
    none
  • Term Length:
    none
  • Terms Rotate or Expire At Once:
    Terms Rotate
Meetings Required In:
  • Required FY 13-14:
    0
  • Held FY 13-14:
    1
  • Required FY 14-15:
    0
  • Held FY 14-15:
    1
  • Required FY 15-16:
    0
  • Held FY 15-16:
    1
Operations
  • Support Staff:
    Benjaman Hall, Manager Nebraska Anatomical Board, Jesse Boyd, Assistant Manager Nebraska Anatomical Board
  • Shared or Separate:
    Seperate
  • FY 13-14 Budget:
    $115,702
  • FY 14-15 Budget:
    $118,343
  • FY 15-16 Budget:
    $121,893
  • Other Funding Sources:
    none
  • Spending Authority:
    none
Accomplishments
  • Since July 1, 2012:
    Successfully maintain the Nebraska Anatomical Board by receiving and preparing human donors for anatomical study, maintaining orderly records of the deceased from receipt to final disposition, insuring proper consideration and care is given to the deceased, and finally insuring that distribution of human donors is done in a manner which is fair and meets the objectives of the Nebraska Anatomical Board.