Nebraska § 45-1302 Terms, defined

Nebraska Statutes

§ 45-1302 — Terms, defined

Nebraska § 45-1302

Ch. 45Interest, Loans, and Debt

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Bluebook

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 45-1302 (2026).

Text

For purposes of the Medical Debt Relief Act:

(1)Bad debt expense means the cost of care for which a health care provider expected payment from the patient or a third-party payor, but which the health care provider subsequently determines to be uncollectible;

(2)Eligible resident means an individual eligible for relief who:

(a)Is a resident of the State of Nebraska; and

(b)Has a household income at or below four hundred percent of the federal poverty guidelines or has medical debt equal to five percent or more of the individual's household income;

(3)Health care provider means:

(a)A facility licensed under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act; and

(b)A health care professional licensed under the Uniform Credentialing Act;

(4)Medical debt means an obligation to pay money arising fr

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For purposes of the Medical Debt Relief Act:
(1) Bad debt expense means the cost of care for which a health care provider expected payment from the patient or a third-party payor, but which the health care provider subsequently determines to be uncollectible;
(2) Eligible resident means an individual eligible for relief who:
(a) Is a resident of the State of Nebraska; and
(b) Has a household income at or below four hundred percent of the federal poverty guidelines or has medical debt equal to five percent or more of the individual's household income;
(3) Health care provider means:
(a) A facility licensed under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act; and
(b) A health care professional licensed under the Uniform Credentialing Act;
(4) Medical debt means an obligation to pay money arising from the receipt of health care services;
(5) Medical debt relief means the discharge of a patient's medical debt;
(6) Medical debt relief coordinator means a person, company, partnership, or other entity that is able to discharge medical debt of an eligible resident in a manner that does not result in taxable income for the eligible resident; and
(7) Program means the Medical Debt Relief Program established in section 45-1303 .

Legislative History

Source: Laws 2024, LB937, § 44. Cross References: Health Care Facility Licensure Act, see section 71-401. Uniform Credentialing Act, see section 38-101.