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LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION
LEGISLATIVE BILL 430
Introduced by Walz, 15.
Read first time January 13, 2023
Committee: Health and Human Services
1 A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the Uniform Credentialing Act; to amend
2 section 38-101, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2022; to
3 prohibit a multiple procedure payment reduction policy from being
4 applied to physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech-
5 language pathology services as prescribed; and to repeal the
6 original section.
7 Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,
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1 Section 1. Section 38-101, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement,
2 2022, is amended to read:
3 38-101 Sections 38-101 to 38-1,147 and section 2 of this act and the
4 following practice acts shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform
5 Credentialing Act:
6 (1) The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Practice Act;
7 (2) The Alcohol and Drug Counseling Practice Act;
8 (3) The Athletic Training Practice Act;
9 (4) The Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Practice Act;
10 (5) The Certified Nurse Midwifery Practice Act;
11 (6) The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Practice Act;
12 (7) The Chiropractic Practice Act;
13 (8) The Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice Act;
14 (9) The Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and
15 Body Art Practice Act;
16 (10) The Dentistry Practice Act;
17 (11) The Dialysis Patient Care Technician Registration Act;
18 (12) The Emergency Medical Services Practice Act;
19 (13) The Environmental Health Specialists Practice Act;
20 (14) The Funeral Directing and Embalming Practice Act;
21 (15) The Genetic Counseling Practice Act;
22 (16) The Hearing Instrument Specialists Practice Act;
23 (17) The Licensed Practical Nurse-Certified Practice Act until
24 November 1, 2017;
25 (18) The Massage Therapy Practice Act;
26 (19) The Medical Nutrition Therapy Practice Act;
27 (20) The Medical Radiography Practice Act;
28 (21) The Medicine and Surgery Practice Act;
29 (22) The Mental Health Practice Act;
30 (23) The Nurse Practice Act;
31 (24) The Nurse Practitioner Practice Act;
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1 (25) The Nursing Home Administrator Practice Act;
2 (26) The Occupational Therapy Practice Act;
3 (27) The Optometry Practice Act;
4 (28) The Perfusion Practice Act;
5 (29) The Pharmacy Practice Act;
6 (30) The Physical Therapy Practice Act;
7 (31) The Podiatry Practice Act;
8 (32) The Psychology Practice Act;
9 (33) The Respiratory Care Practice Act;
10 (34) The Surgical First Assistant Practice Act; and
11 (35) The Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act.
12 If there is any conflict between any provision of sections 38-101 to
13 38-1,147 and section 2 of this act and any provision of a practice act,
14 the provision of the practice act shall prevail except as otherwise
15 specifically provided in section 38-129.02.
16 Sec. 2. Physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech-language
17 pathology services shall not be subject to a multiple procedure payment
18 reduction policy under the Medical Assistance Act or by a private
19 insurer.
20 Sec. 3. Original section 38-101, Revised Statutes Cumulative
21 Supplement, 2022, is repealed.
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Statutes affected: Introduced: 38-101