2014 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 71 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
71-9203 - Health Care Data Base Advisory Committee; members.

71-9203. Health Care Data Base Advisory Committee; members.

(1) The Health Care Data Base Advisory Committee shall be appointed within forty-five business days after February 14, 2014.

(2) The advisory committee members appointed by the Director of Insurance shall include, but not be limited to:

(a) A member of academia with experience in health care data and cost efficiency research;

(b) At least one representative of hospitals;

(c) At least one representative of physicians;

(d) At least one other representative of health care providers;

(e) A representative of small employers that purchase group health insurance for employees, which representative is not an insurer or insurance producer;

(f) A representative of large employers that purchase health insurance for employees, which representative is not an insurer or insurance producer;

(g) At least one health care consumer advocate, knowledgeable about private market insurance, public health insurance programs, enrollment and access, or related areas and has background or experience in consumer health care advocacy;

(h) At least one representative of health insurers;

(i) A representative of organizations that facilitate health information exchange to improve health care for all Nebraskans; and

(j) At least one representative of local public health departments.

(3) The following shall serve as ex officio members of the advisory committee:

(a) The Director of Insurance or his or her designee;

(b) The Director of Medicaid and Long-Term Care of the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care of the Department of Health and Human Services or his or her designee; and

(c) The Director of Public Health of the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services or his or her designee.

(4) The members of the advisory committee appointed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section shall serve without compensation and shall not be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties on the committee.

Source

Laws 2014, LB76, § 3.
Effective Date: February 14, 2014