Legislation Introduced to Provide Real Estate Tax Credits The Nebraska Legislature introduced two bills to provide tax credits for primary residences and agricultural land. The first bill, Legislative Bill 913, would allow a tax credit against state income tax for property taxes paid toward a primary residence. Under LB 913, […]
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103rd Nebraska Legislature, Second Session: Real Estate, Renewable Energy and Municipal Law Update – Part 4 (Days 18 – 22)
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The second session of the 103rd Nebraska Legislature continues to proceed with hearings underway or scheduled for a majority of this session’s bills. Here is an update on the bills we are tracking related to real property, renewable energy, and municipal law. Copies of the bills and information regarding status […]
Pilot Program for Enhancement of Employee Whistleblower Protection
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Certain federal grantees have received a letter from the Health Resources and Services Administration, regarding the Pilot Program for Enhancement of Employee Whistleblower Protection (the “Pilot Program”). This communication informs federal grantees, subgrantees, contractors, and subcontractors of their obligations under the Pilot Program, as authorized by the National Defense Authorization […]
National Practitioner Data Bank Issues Draft Revised Guidebook
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On November 22, 2013, a new revised draft of the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) Guidebook was made available to the public. The previous publication date was in 2001, so there were many controversial issues to be addressed in the revised draft. The availability of the revised draft Guidebook was […]
Clarification of Therapy Coverage Under New Manual Updates Stemming from the Jimmo v. Sebelius Settlement.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) issued Transmittal #R175BP which became effective January 7, 2014, updating the Benefit Policy Manual sections governing skilled nursing facilities (SNF), inpatient rehabilitation facilities( IRF), home health (HH) agencies and outpatient therapy (OPT) benefit coverage requirements. The settlement agreement in the Jimmo v. […]
