81-6,113 Terms, defined. - Nebraska Statutes

81-6,113. Terms, defined.For purposes of the Outpatient Surgical Procedures Data Act:(1) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services;(2) Medicaid means the medical assistance program established pursuant to the Medical Assistance Act;(3) Medicare means Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act, as such title existed on January 1, 2003;(4) Outpatient surgical procedure means a surgical procedure provided to patients who do not require inpatient hospitalization;(5) Primary payor means the public payor or private payor which is expected to be responsible for the largest percentage of the patient's current bill;(6) Private payor means any nongovernmental source of funding; and(7) Public payor means medicaid, medicare, and any other governmental source of funding. SourceLaws 2003, LB 73, § 3; Laws 2006, LB 1248, § 88; Laws 2007, LB296, § 752. Cross ReferencesMedical Assistance Act, see section 68-901.