{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-9403","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-9403","heading":"Designation of caregiver; hospital; duties.","body":"(1) A hospital shall give each patient or patient’s legal guardian the opportunity to designate at least one caregiver as soon as practicable and prior to the patient’s release.\n(2) If a patient is unconscious or incapacitated upon his or her admission to the hospital, the hospital shall give the patient or the patient's legal guardian the opportunity to designate a caregiver as soon as possible after the patient’s recovery of consciousness or capacity.\n(3) A patient or his or her legal guardian is not required to designate a caregiver at any time. If a patient or a patient's legal guardian declines to designate a caregiver, the hospital shall document this fact in the patient’s medical record.","path":["Chapter 71 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-9403","current_through":"Laws 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-18T06:03:47Z","sha256":"f15d43bfe71382e036c554097903a555a3c9f329ba1c6a51c0fd50e241193e43","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-9402","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-9404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}