{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-416","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-416","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-416","body":"(1) Health clinic means a facility where advice, counseling, diagnosis, treatment, surgery, care, or services relating to the preservation or maintenance of health are provided on an outpatient basis for a period of less than twenty-four consecutive hours to persons not residing or confined at such facility. Health clinic includes, but is not limited to, an ambulatory surgical center or a public health clinic.\n\n(2) Health clinic does not include (a) a health care practitioner facility (i) unless such facility is an ambulatory surgical center, (ii) unless ten or more abortions, as defined in subdivision (1) of section 28-326 , are performed during any one calendar week at such facility, or (iii) unless hemodialysis or labor and delivery services are provided at such facility, (b) a facility which provides only routine health screenings, health education, or immunizations, or (c) a PACE center.\n\n(3) For purposes of this section:\n\n(a) Public health clinic means the department, any county, city-county, or multicounty health department, or any private not-for-profit family planning clinic licensed as a health clinic;\n\n(b) Routine health screenings means the collection of health data through the administration of a screening tool designed for a specific health problem, evaluation and comparison of results to referral criteria, and referral to appropriate sources of care, if indicated; and\n\n(c) Screening tool means a simple interview or testing procedure to collect basic information on health status.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 71"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-416","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"8f2905e60a5373395bee908af1872c5a6cca64b962183778f321d4f7d8282931","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-415","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-417"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}