Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 81. State Administrative Departments § 81-665. Department of Health and Human Services; duties

(1) Adopt and promulgate necessary rules and regulations, including rules and regulations for the frequency and form of information submitted and for standards and procedures for approving researchers;

(2) Execute contracts that the department considers necessary; and

(3) Receive and record the data obtained from the medical and health information records of persons with particular diseases or injuries.