2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 44-513 — Osteopathic medicine and surgery, chiropractic, optometry, psychology, dentistry, podiatry, or mental health service; policy; provisions.

Section 44-513
Osteopathic medicine and surgery, chiropractic, optometry, psychology, dentistry, podiatry, or mental health service; policy; provisions.

Whenever any insurer provides by contract, policy, certificate, or any other means whatsoever for a service, or for the partial or total reimbursement, payment, or cost of a service, to or on behalf of any of its policyholders, group policyholders, subscribers, or group subscribers or any person or group of persons, which service may be legally performed by a person licensed in this state for the practice of osteopathic medicine and surgery, chiropractic, optometry, psychology, dentistry, podiatry, or mental health practice, the person rendering such service or such policyholder, subscriber, or other person shall be entitled to such partial or total reimbursement, payment, or cost of such service, whether the service is performed by a duly licensed medical doctor or by a duly licensed osteopathic physician, chiropractor, optometrist, psychologist, dentist, podiatrist, or mental health practitioner. This section shall not limit the negotiation of preferred provider policies and contracts under sections 44-4101 to 44-4113.

Source:

Laws 1967, c. 258, § 1, p. 681

Laws 1969, c. 372, § 1, p. 1330

Laws 1974, LB 712, § 1

Laws 1975, LB 190, § 1

Laws 1984, LB 902, § 15

Laws 1989, LB 342, § 2

Laws 1994, LB 1222, § 50

Laws 1995, LB 473, § 1

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska