{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-554","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-554","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-554","body":"The Legislature finds that:\n\n(1) Critical congenital heart disease is among the most common birth defects;\n\n(2) Critical congenital heart disease is the leading cause of death for infants born with a birth defect;\n\n(3) A major cause of infant mortality as a result of critical congenital heart disease is that a significant number of newborns affected are not diagnosed in the newborn nursery as having critical congenital heart disease; and\n\n(4) An effective mechanism for critical congenital heart disease screening of newborns can reduce infant mortality.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 71"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-554","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"b4c4726c459a4ec3fd042a691bb5566317c17f3ea712881d410aed1eecbc5b4f","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-553","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-555"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}