Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 83-966

Current with changes through the 2024 First Special Legislative Session

Section 83-966 - Lethal injection; participation of professional; how treated under other law

Notwithstanding any other provision of law:

(1) Any prescription, preparation, compounding, dispensing, obtaining, or administration of the substances deemed necessary to perform a lethal injection shall not constitute the practice of medicine or any other profession relating to health care which is subject by law to regulation, licensure, or certification;

(2) A pharmacist or pharmaceutical supplier may dispense the designated substances, without a prescription, to the Director of Correctional Services or the director's designee upon production of a written request from the director for the designated substances necessary to conduct an execution;

(3) Obtaining, preparing, compounding, dispensing, and administering the substance or substances designated by the execution protocol does not violate the Uniform Controlled Substances Act or sections 71-2501 to 71-2512; and

(4) If a person who is a member of the execution team is licensed by a board or department, the licensing board or department shall not censure, reprimand, suspend, revoke, or take any other disciplinary action against that person's license as a result of that person's participation in a court-ordered execution.

Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 83-966

Laws 2009, LB 36, § 11; Laws 2015, LB268, § 35; Referendum 2016, No. 426. The repeal of section 83-966 by Laws 2015, LB 268, section 35, is not effective because of the vote on the referendum at the November 2016 general election.