Nebraska 109th Legislature (2025-2026) Status: In Committee

LB 945 — Change provisions relating to the use of the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Fund

Last action — Indefinitely postponed

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    Passed Legislature
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Legislature. Introduced January 09, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Legislature.

Prognosis

Stalled 14% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

The bill changes how the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Fund is used in Nebraska.

LB 945 amends the usage of the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Fund, particularly regarding reimbursement rates for hospitals and administrative fees. It includes provisions for funding nursing training and prohibits certain pricing practices by hospitals and Medicaid managed care organizations.

What this means for you
  • Workers: This bill could affect hospital workers by changing funding and reimbursement practices within healthcare facilities.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill amends the use of the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Fund, including the allocation of funds for various purposes, while repealing the original section of the statute.

  • 68-2106

    an administrative fee of three percent of the assessment, not to exceed fifteen million dollars per year, to collect assessments and administer directed-payment programs established by the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Act; → an administrative fee of three percent of the assessment, not to exceed fifteen million dollars per year, to collect assessments and administer directed-payment programs established by the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Act;

    This change clarifies the administrative fee structure for the assessment.

  • 68-2106

    Not applicable → provide funding of three and one-half percent of the assessment, not to exceed seventeen million five hundred thousand dollars per year, for rates for nonhospital providers in the medical assistance program, continuous eligibility for children, and or the designated health information exchange authorized in section 81-6,125.

    This establishes specific funding for nonhospital providers and related programs.

Action History

  1. Indefinitely postponed

  2. Notice of hearing for February 04, 2026

  3. Referred to Health and Human Services Committee

  4. Kauth FA601 filed

  5. Date of introduction

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (48)

48 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LB 945?
LB 945 is sponsored by Myron Dorn.
What is the current status of LB 945?
This bill is in committee in the Legislature. Introduced January 09, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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