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LB 376

Change and eliminate programs and services administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, eliminate various reporting requirements, and change and eliminate powers and duties of the Board of Emergency Medical Services, the Division of Children and Family Services, the Nebraska State Patrol, and the Director of Motor Vehicles

109th Legislature (2025-2026)

LB 376 eliminates or sunsets many DHHS reporting requirements and programs while updating scope for certain licenses and boards, consolidating oversight across health and public we

Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025
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Bill Summary · LB 376

Summary — LB 376 (2025)

Title: Change and eliminate programs and services administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, eliminate various reporting requirements, and change and eliminate powers and duties of the Board of Emergency Medical Services, the Division of Children and Family Services, the Nebraska State Patrol, and the Director of Motor Vehicles
Status: Enacted — Approved by Governor June 4, 2025
Introduced: January 16, 2025

Purpose / Intent

LB 376 is a wide-ranging Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) bill that (1) revises several statutory duties and licensing/reporting provisions administered through DHHS and related state entities and (2) eliminates numerous statutorily required reports and some program elements deemed obsolete or unnecessary. The bill consolidates, clarifies, or removes reporting and program requirements across public health, Medicaid, child welfare, emergency medical services, and other DHHS-administered programs.

Key provisions (representative highlights)

  • Abortion reporting (section 28-3,107): continues physician reporting requirements to DHHS regarding probable postfertilization age and medical basis for abortions consistent with section 71‑6915 (retains reference to "twenty or more weeks"); requires annual public statistics by June 30; adds enforcement provisions (late fees of $500 per 30 days, court-ordered compliance; intentional/reckless falsification is a Class V misdemeanor; noncompliance can constitute unprofessional conduct). The department must protect identifying information in public reports.

  • Reporting eliminations and changes: removes or sunsets many statutory reporting requirements across DHHS programs, including (but not limited to) reports on:

    • Licensed dental hygienists (eliminates the statutory annual evaluation/report requirement)
    • Emergency Medical Services (board reports on statewide emergency care needs)
    • Child support collection and State Disbursement Unit requirements
    • Hastings Regional Center behavioral health counts
    • Medicaid rule/regulatory impact and some Medicaid administrative and utilization reports
    • Amino-acid–based elemental formula program reporting and the prior $250,000 cap
    • Family support, self-sufficiency, ICF/DD reimbursement protection fund reports
    • Elevated blood lead reporting and some newborn/infant screening reporting requirements
    • Cancer registry and cancer research reporting elements
    • Multiple other program- and fund-related reports as identified in the bill and committee materials

  • Programmatic and statutory changes:

    • Modifies scope/authorization for dental hygienists in public health settings.
    • Changes aspects of paramedic practice and the Board of Emergency Medical Services’ duties (e.g., scope language updates).
    • Adjusts eligibility or reporting rules for programs such as Bridge to Independence and Nebraska Prenatal Plus (report change to end Dec. 15, 2029).
    • Alters county obligations for office/service facilities (county space to be maintained, in some form, until June 30, 2028).
    • Removes certain spousal‑impoverishment references and modifies AABD (Aged, Blind, Disabled) payment language and disregards.
    • Redirects revenue from wholesale drug distributor licensing fees to support the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.

  • Governance and boards: updates membership/representation rules (e.g., allowing designees to vote on the Primary Care Investment Council; removes certain DHHS directors from Alzheimer’s advisory council membership).

Who is affected

  • DHHS and its internal divisions (Medicaid, Behavioral Health, Children & Family Services)
  • Health care providers: physicians (reporting obligations), dental hygienists, EMS providers, hospitals/ambulatory surgical centers
  • Counties (office space and some assistance program references)
  • Medicaid beneficiaries, program contractors, and providers
  • State boards and advisory councils (EMS Board, Primary Care Investment Council, Alzheimer’s advisory)
  • Entities involved with child welfare, juvenile facilities (YRTCs), and developmental disability services

Procedural / Timeline notes

  • Introduced Jan 16, 2025; advanced through Health & Human Services Committee with amendments; passed Final Reading (47–1–1) May 30, 2025; presented to Governor May 30, 2025; approved June 4, 2025.
  • Several amendments and motions were filed during floor consideration (AM411, Arch AM1312/AM1263, ER89, AM1548, etc.). Two fiscal notes were filed (Feb. 18 and May 14, 2025).

Additional notes

  • The bill is omnibus in nature — it repeals or outright repeals multiple statutory sections and removes many reporting mandates. The summary above lists representative changes; the enacted bill text should be consulted for precise statutory edits, affected section numbers, and any transitional or savings clauses.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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