{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-68-991","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-991","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-991","body":"A medical provider shall have the authority of a guardian and conservator for the limited purpose of making application for medical assistance on behalf of a person whom the provider is treating if the person is unconscious or otherwise is unable to apply for medical assistance and does not have an existing power of attorney or a court-appointed individual to apply on the person’s behalf.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 68"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=68-991","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"86846526a33a6be6c7a51b105b873c836a9b9e8c80a4699f64f51ae7bedb1453","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-68-990","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-68-992"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}