View Current Rules & RegulationsInterested persons may attend the hearing and provide verbal or written comments or mail, fax or email written comments, no later than the day of the hearing to:
DHHS Legal Services,
PO Box 95026,
Lincoln, NE
68509-5026,
(402) 742-2382 OR
DHHS.Regulations@nebraska.gov, respectively.
A copy of the proposed changes is available online at http://www.sos.ne.gov, or by contacting DHHS at the mailing address or email above, or by phone at (402) 471-8417. The fiscal impact statement for these proposed changes may be obtained at the office of the Secretary of State, Regulations Division, Room 1305, State Capitol, Lincoln, NE, or by calling (402) 471-2385.
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If auxiliary aids or reasonable accommodations are needed to participate in a hearing, please call (402) 471-8417. Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may call DHHS via the Nebraska Relay System at 711 or (800) 833-7352 TDD at least two weeks before the hearing date. This notice is given in compliance with Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 84-907.
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January 29, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Nebraska State Office Building
Lower Level Meadowlark Conference Room
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE
The purpose of this hearing is to receive comments on proposed changes to Title 177, Chapter 7 of the Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) – Rules and Regulations to Analyses for the Determination of Drug Content in Urine While Driving Under the Influence of Drugs. The proposed changes update title and chapter name; remove cover page, index, and attachments; add the regulations' scope and authority; update definitions; update language to distinguish between specimen collection and preservation; update the standard operating and analytical procedure requirements for testing specimen, reporting testing results, maintaining and repairing testing instruments, documentation requirements, and record retention requirements; incorporate requirements for methods to test specimen; incorporate methods requirements for Class D Permit holders; update application process, continuing requirements, and grounds for denial or revocation of Class D Permits; remove Class D Permits for confirmatory testing requirements; update terminology; update formatting and section headings; correct punctuation and restructure the regulatory chapter.
Authority for these regulations is found in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3117(7), § 60-6,107(1), and § 60-6,201.
Interested persons may attend the hearing and provide verbal or written comments, or mail, fax, or email written comments, no later than the day of the hearing to: DHHS Legal Services, PO Box 95026, Lincoln, NE 68509-5026, (402) 742-2382 (fax) or dhhs.regulations@nebraska.gov, respectively.
A copy of the proposed changes is available online at http://www.sos.ne.gov, or by contacting DHHS at the mailing address or email above, or by phone at (402) 471-8417. The fiscal impact statement for these proposed changes may be obtained at the office of the Secretary of State, Regulations Division, 1201 N Street, Suite 120, Lincoln, NE 68508, or by calling (402) 471-2385.
Auxiliary aids or reasonable accommodations needed to participate in a hearing can be requested by calling (402) 471-8417. Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may call DHHS via the Nebraska Relay System at 711 or (800) 833-7352 TDD at least 2 weeks prior to the hearing.