2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 81-3201 — Director of Regulation and Licensure; qualifications; chief medical officer; appointment; when.

Section 81-3201
Director of Regulation and Licensure; qualifications; chief medical officer; appointment; when.

(1) The Governor shall appoint a Director of Regulation and Licensure for the Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure who shall (a) have administrative experience in an executive capacity and some special training in public health work and (b) be either a graduate of a recognized school of medicine and licensed to practice medicine and surgery in the State of Nebraska or a person with a recognized and demonstrated expertise in and knowledge of health and human services delivery. The director shall report to the Governor and serve full time at the pleasure of the Governor. The director shall be subject to confirmation by a majority vote of the members of the Legislature as provided in section 81-102.

(2) If the director appointed under subsection (1) of this section is not a licensed physician, the Governor shall appoint a chief medical officer to be responsible for oversight of health issues for the Nebraska Health and Human Services System. The chief medical officer shall report to the Governor and serve full time at the pleasure of the Governor and shall be subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of the Legislature. The chief medical officer shall be a graduate of a recognized school of medicine and licensed to practice medicine and surgery in the State of Nebraska and have some special training in public health work. If a chief medical officer is appointed, he or she shall perform the duties under the Uniform Licensing Law specified in section 71-155.01 and shall be the final decisionmaker in contested cases of (a) the health care facilities defined in the Health Care Facility Licensure Act arising under the act and sections 71-6042 and 81-604.03 and (b) occupations defined in subdivisions (3) and (5) of section 71-6038.

Source:

Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 22

Laws 1997, LB 622, § 130

Laws 1998, LB 1354, § 44

Laws 2000, LB 819, § 158

Laws 2003, LB 467, § 13

Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 135

Cross References:

Health Care Facility Licensure Act,see section 71-401.

Uniform Licensing Law,see section 71-101.

~Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2006