Nebraska Revised Statutes
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1010 (2026)
Transferred to section 71-906
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83-1010.
Transferred to section 71-906.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1979–2002 · leading case: In Re Interest of Tweedy, 488 N.W.2d 528 (Neb. 1992).
In Re Interest of Tweedy, 488 N.W.2d 528 (Neb. 1992). “As such, she was a mental health professional competent to testify as to the mental condition of a person against whom a mental health complaint had been issued, pursuant to Neb.Rev.Stat. § 83-1010 (Reissue 1987), which provides that a "[m]ental health professional shall mean a…”
In Re Interest of SB, 639 N.W.2d 78 (Neb. 2002). “Persons who are taken into protective custody must be evaluated by a “mental health professional,” as that term is defined by § 83-1010, as soon as possible after being taken into protective custody, but not later than 36 hours after having been admitted.”
Lux v. Mental Health Bd. of Polk Cty., 274 N.W.2d 141 (Neb. 1979). “We note in passing that the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act includes in its definition of mental health professional, ‘‘a practicing physician licensed to practice medicine in this state under the provisions of section 71-102.”
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