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Uniform Licensing Law Legislation
Nebraska State Office Building
DHHS, Public Health
Licensure Unit
301 Centennial Mall South
3rd floor
P.O. Box 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986 |
Office Hours: Monday - Friday
8:00-5:00 Central Time
Phone: (402) 471-2115
Professions/Occupations fax: (402) 471-3577
Facility/Services fax: (402) 471-0555
E-Mail: lannelle.eastburn@dhhs.ne.gov |
Licensure Unit Mission
Licensure Unit’s mission is to assure the public that health-related
practices provided by individuals, facilities and programs are safe, of acceptable
quality, and that the cost of expanded services is justified by the need. This mission is
accomplished through the following activities:
- Licensing, certifying or registering individuals to provide health care services
or services that may relate to or affect health;
- Inspecting or surveying health care facilities and child care facilities; and
- Reviewing capital expansions proposed for nursing homes and proposals for the
sale of hospitals by not-for-profit owners to for-profit owners.
The Licensure Unit works with various professional licensing boards that help
administer the licensing and regulation of health and health-related professions and
occupations, and with other advisory groups on matters involving health and human
services.
Division Goals and Objectives
Establish and maintain regulations for public protection:
- Develop and maintain regulations that reflect prevailing practices, trends and
societal factors; and
- Develop and maintain regulations that are clear, concise and related to public
protection, safety and well being.
Determine if individuals, facilities and programs meet regulations for initial
and continued licensure:
- Interpret and apply regulations uniformly;
- Evaluate compliance with regulations; and
- Utilize the expertise of board members, providers, consumers and others.
Provide regulatory education and consultation:
- Disseminate information to regulated entities, consumers and their families and
the general public;
- Provide education that focuses on accountability for provision of care and
services, regulations and regulation changes, accessing regulatory information, the role
of the agency, access to care and services, who to contact regarding concerns and
complaints, factors affecting provider decisions regarding care and services and user and
family rights and responsibilities.
Establish and maintain easy access to regulatory information:
- Disseminate information in a variety of formats and media;
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive web site; and
- Identify desired information.
Utilize resources efficiently and effectively:
- Identify and secure resources to carry out mandated duties;
- Identify essential and non-essential functions and work processes;
- Develop alternate approaches to work processes;
- Provide for on-line transactions; and
- Maximize capabilities and usage of information systems.
Division Operational Principles
- Achieve thoroughness without irrelevancy or redundancy
- Provide sufficient information to avoid repeated contacts
- Facilitate compliance with regulations
- Communicate clearly, concisely, and decisively with the public
- Exude courtesy and professionalism
- Minimize "busy work"
- Lessen opportunities for criticism
- Examine the effect of decisions, work processes, operational procedures,
regulations, statutes, etc.;
- Standardize where appropriate regulatory and statutory requirements, work
processes, and operational procedures
- Promote the achievement of outcomes that enhance the lives of the people served
by regulated entities
- Allow flexibility in achieving regulatory desired outcomes
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