Nebraska § 81-657 Brain injury registry; physician, psychologist, hospital, and rehabilitation center; report required; contents

Nebraska Statutes

§ 81-657 — Brain injury registry; physician, psychologist, hospital, and rehabilitation center; report required; contents

Nebraska § 81-657

Ch. 81State Administrative Departments

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Bluebook

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-657 (2026).

Text

(1)If a person with brain or head injury is treated in this state in the office of a physician or psychologist licensed to practice in this state but is not admitted to a hospital within this state, the treating physician or psychologist shall provide a report of such injury to the department within thirty days after such treatment and identification of the person sustaining such injury.

(2)If a person with brain or head injury is admitted to or treated at a hospital or a rehabilitation center located within a hospital in this state, such hospital or rehabilitation center shall provide a report of such injury to the department within thirty days after the discharge of such person from the hospital or rehabilitation center.

(3)A report provided under this section shall contain the follow

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(1) If a person with brain or head injury is treated in this state in the office of a physician or psychologist licensed to practice in this state but is not admitted to a hospital within this state, the treating physician or psychologist shall provide a report of such injury to the department within thirty days after such treatment and identification of the person sustaining such injury.
(2) If a person with brain or head injury is admitted to or treated at a hospital or a rehabilitation center located within a hospital in this state, such hospital or rehabilitation center shall provide a report of such injury to the department within thirty days after the discharge of such person from the hospital or rehabilitation center.
(3) A report provided under this section shall contain the following information about the person who has sustained the brain or head injury, if known:
(a) Name;
(b) Date of birth;
(c) Gender;
(d) Residence;
(e) Date of the injury;
(f) Final diagnosis or classification of the injury according to the International Classification of Disease, Clinical Modification Coding System of the World Health Organization, as adopted by the department;
(g) Cause of the injury and, if practicable, whether the injury resulted from an accident involving the use of alcohol;
(h) Place or site of occurrence of the injury;
(i) Identification of the reporting source;
(j) Disposition upon discharge;
(k) Payor source; and
(l) Any additional information the department deems necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Brain Injury Registry Act.

Legislative History

Source: Laws 1992, LB 308, § 5; Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 163; Laws 2001, LB 152, § 1; Laws 2006, LB 1178, § 1; Laws 2007, LB463, § 1312; Laws 2008, LB928, § 37.