20-402 – Statement of policy.
20-402. Statement of policy. (1) The Legislature recognizes the common-law right and a constitutionally protected liberty interest for people to direct their medical treatment. The exercise of such right and liberty interest is subject to certain state interests in preserving life, preventing homicide and suicide, protecting dependent third parties, and maintaining the integrity of the […]
20-502 – Racial profiling prohibited.
20-502. Racial profiling prohibited. (1) No member of the Nebraska State Patrol or a county sheriff’s office, officer of a city or village police department, or member of any other law enforcement agency in this state shall engage in racial profiling. The disparate treatment of an individual who has been detained or whose motor vehicle […]
20-403 – Definitions.
20-403. Definitions. For purposes of the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Adult shall mean any person who is nineteen years of age or older or who is or has been married; (2) Attending physician shall mean the physician who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of […]
20-503 – Terms, defined.
20-503. Terms, defined. For purposes of sections 20-501 to 20-506: (1) Disparate treatment means differential treatment of persons on the basis of race, color, or national origin; (2) Motor vehicle stop means any stop of a motor vehicle, except for a stop of a motor truck, truck-tractor, semitrailer, trailer, or towed vehicle at a state […]
20-404 – Declaration relating to use of life-sustaining treatment.
20-404. Declaration relating to use of life-sustaining treatment. (1) An adult of sound mind may execute at any time a declaration governing the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment. The declaration must be signed by the declarant or another person at the declarant’s direction and witnessed by two adults or a notary public. No more […]
20-504 – Written racial profiling prevention policy; contents; Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice; powers; duties; motor vehicle stop; record of information; failure to comply, effect; immunity; law enforcement officer, prosecutor, defense attorney, or probation officer; report required.
20-504. Written racial profiling prevention policy; contents; Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice; powers; duties; motor vehicle stop; record of information; failure to comply, effect; immunity; law enforcement officer, prosecutor, defense attorney, or probation officer; report required. (1) The Nebraska State Patrol, the county sheriffs, all city and village police departments, and any […]
20-405 – When declaration operative.
20-405. When declaration operative. A declaration shall become operative when (1) it is communicated to the attending physician, (2) the declarant is determined by the attending physician to be in a terminal condition or in a persistent vegetative state, (3) the declarant is determined by the attending physician to be unable to make decisions regarding […]
20-505 – Forms authorized.
20-505. Forms authorized. On or before January 1, 2002, the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, the Superintendent of Law Enforcement and Public Safety, the Attorney General, and the State Court Administrator may adopt and promulgate (1) a form, in printed or electronic format, to be used by a law enforcement officer when […]
20-406 – Revocation of declaration.
20-406. Revocation of declaration. (1) A declarant may revoke a declaration at any time and in any manner without regard to the declarant’s mental or physical condition. A revocation shall be effective upon its communication to the attending physician or other health care provider by the declarant or a witness to the revocation. (2) The […]
20-407 – Recording determination of terminal condition and declaration.
20-407. Recording determination of terminal condition and declaration. When the attending physician has knowledge of a declaration and, after personal examination, has determined that a declarant is in a terminal condition or in a persistent vegetative state, the attending physician shall record the diagnosis, determination, and the terms of the declaration, in writing, in the […]