Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-445 (2026)

Discrimination or retaliation prohibited; action for relief authorized

✓ current as of July 2026
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(1) A health care facility or health care service shall not discriminate or retaliate against a person residing in, served by, or employed at such facility or service who has initiated or participated in any proceeding authorized by the Health Care Facility Licensure Act or who has presented a complaint or provided information to the administrator of such facility or service or the Department of Health and Human Services. Such person may maintain an action for any type of relief, including injunctive and declaratory relief, permitted by law.

(2) A health care facility licensed pursuant to the Health Care Facility Licensure Act shall not discriminate or retaliate against any person who has initiated or participated in the making of a report under the Uniform Credentialing Act to the department. Such person may maintain an action for any type of relief, including injunctive and declaratory relief, permitted by law.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2021–2025 · leading case: Baker-Heser v. State, 309 Neb. 979 (Neb. 2021).
Baker-Heser v. State, 309 Neb. 979 (Neb. 2021). · cites it 8× “The complaint asserted that the terminations were contrary to § 48-1114, to § 71-445, and to public policy. The former employees demanded “trial by jury on all issues so triable.”
Wanda Walker v. First Care Mgmt. Grp., 27 F.4th 600 (8th Cir. 2022). · cites it 2× “§ 48-1114 (1)(c);3 (2) unlawful retaliation, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-445 (as raised through Neb.”
Dibbern v. York Surgical Assocs., 318 Neb. 928 (Neb. 2025). · cites it 2× “During discovery, Dibbern identified potential statutes gen- erally as a source of public policy, including the Health Care Facility Licensure Act, see Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-445 (Reissue 2018); the Inspector General Act of 1978, see 5 U.”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-445(1) — 1 case
Baker-Heser v. State, 309 Neb. 979 (Neb. 2021). “The complaint asserted that the terminations were contrary to § 48-1114, to § 71-445, and to public policy. The former employees demanded “trial by jury on all issues so triable.”
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