Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-432: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-432

A health care facility or health care service shall not be established, operated, or maintained in this state without first obtaining a license issued by the department under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act. No facility or service shall hold itself out as a health care facility or health care service or as providing health care services unless licensed under the act. The department shall issue a license to health care facilities and health care services that satisfy the requirements for licensure under the act.