LB554

Establishes the Nebraska Health Professions Commission to review applications and conduct directed reviews for health profession regulation.

The bill creates the Nebraska Health Professions Commission to review applications for new health profession credentialing or changes in scope of practice. The commission will evaluate proposals based on criteria including public health impact, workforce trends, and health care quality. It will hold public hearings and submit reports to the director, the Speaker of the Legislature, and the Health and Human Services Committee. The commission will not implement scope-of-practice changes or credential new professions, leaving those responsibilities to the director and the Legislature.