Title 32, Professions and Occupations

A. The board shall establish nonrefundable fees that do not exceed the following: 1. Filing an application for a dispensing optician license, two hundred dollars. 2. Issuing an original dispensing optician license, two hundred dollars. 3. Renewing a dispensing optician license, t…

(L24, Ch. 222, sec. 21. Eff. until 7/1/28) A. Before the end of each month, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, the board shall deposit fifteen percent of all monies received by the board in the state general fund and deposit the remaining eighty-five percent in the board of …

A. All dispensing opticians licensed under this chapter shall satisfy a continuing education requirement in accordance with board rules. B. The board shall prescribe by rule the form and content of continuing education for dispensing opticians licensed under this chapter that is …

This chapter does not apply to: 1. Any physician or optometrist who is licensed to practice under the laws of this state. 2. Any person working under the direct supervision of a physician, optometrist or dispensing optician who is licensed to practice in this state, as long as th…

A. The board on its motion may investigate any evidence that appears to show the existence of any of the grounds for disciplinary action pursuant to section 32-1696. B. The board shall investigate the complaint of any person that appears to show the existence of any of the ground…

A. The board may deny the application of any applicant who fails to meet the qualifications prescribed by this chapter or board rules. B. The board may take any combination of the following disciplinary actions against a licensee pursuant to section 32-1691.01: 1. Suspend or revo…

A. When the board denies, suspends or revokes a license, it shall send notice of its action by registered mail to the applicant or licensee concerned, setting forth the reasons for the action taken. B. Within thirty days after the date of the notice, the applicant or licensee may…

Except as provided in section 41-1092.08, subsection H, final decisions of the board are subject to judicial review pursuant to title 12, chapter 7, article 6.

A. It is unlawful to: 1. Obtain or attempt to obtain a license by fraud or misrepresentation or by knowingly taking advantage of a mistake of another person or agency. 2. Hire, procure or induce a person to act as a licensed dispensing optician if the person is not licensed to pr…

The practice of optical dispensing or operation of an optical establishment without a valid and subsisting license is a class 2 misdemeanor.

The prosecuting officer of a county or city shall prosecute all violations of this chapter occurring within his jurisdiction by persons who do not have a valid and subsisting license issued under the provisions of this chapter.

A. If the board believes that a person has violated this chapter or board rules, the board may make application to the appropriate court for an order enjoining such acts or practices. Injunctive relief pursuant to this section is in addition to any other remedy prescribed by law.…

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Active license" means a valid and existing license to practice psychology. 2. "Adequate records" means records containing, at a minimum, sufficient information to identify the client or patient, the dates of service, the…

A. The state board of psychologist examiners is established consisting of ten members appointed by the governor pursuant to section 38-211. B. Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state at the time of appointment. Seven members s…

A. The board shall: 1. Administer and enforce this chapter and board rules. 2. Regulate disciplinary actions, the granting, denial, revocation, renewal and suspension of licenses and the rehabilitation of licensees pursuant to this chapter and board rules. 3. Prescribe the forms,…

A. The board shall hold regular quarterly meetings at a time and place determined by the chairman. The board shall hold special meetings the chairman determines necessary to carry out the functions of the board. B. The chairman may establish committees from the board membership n…

(L24, Ch. 222, sec. 31. Eff. until 7/1/28) A. The board of psychologist examiners fund is established. B. Except as provided in section 32-2081 and section 32-2091.09, subsection I, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, the board shall deposit fifteen percent of all monies coll…

A. The board shall compile and publish on its web site a directory containing: 1. The names and addresses of the officers and members of the board. 2. The names and addresses of all licensees. 3. The current board rules. 4. A copy of this chapter. 5. Additional information the bo…

A. The board, by a formal vote at its annual fall meeting, may establish fees and penalties that do not exceed: 1. Four hundred dollars for an application for an active license to practice psychology. 2. Two hundred dollars for an application for a temporary license to practice p…

A. An applicant for licensure shall have a doctoral degree from an institution of higher education in clinical or counseling psychology, school or educational psychology or any other subject area in applied psychology acceptable to the board and shall have completed a doctoral pr…

A. An applicant for licensure shall demonstrate to the board's satisfaction that the applicant: 1. Has met the education and training qualifications for licensure prescribed in section 32-2071 or subsection D of this section. 2. Has passed any examination or examinations required…

A. An applicant for licensure must pass the examination for professional practice in psychology, which is the national examination established by the association of state and provincial psychology boards. An applicant is considered to have passed the national examination if the a…

A. If the board requires an additional examination, it may issue a temporary license to a psychologist licensed or certified under the laws of another jurisdiction, if the psychologist applies to the board for licensure and meets the educational, experience and first examination …

A. If the applicant satisfies all of the requirements for licensure pursuant to this chapter, the board shall issue an active license and shall prorate the fee for issuing that license for the period remaining until the last day of the birth month of the applicant of the next odd…

A. This chapter does not limit the activities, services and use of a title by the following: 1. A school psychologist who is employed by or contracted to provide services in a common school, high school, charter school or other educational institution setting that serves pupils i…

This chapter does not authorize a person to engage in any manner in the practice of medicine pursuant to chapter 13, 17 or 29 of this title, except that a person licensed as provided in this chapter may diagnose, treat and correct human conditions ordinarily within the scope of t…

A. The board, on its own motion, may investigate evidence that appears to show that a psychologist is psychologically incompetent, guilty of unprofessional conduct or mentally or physically unable to safely engage in the practice of psychology. A health care institution shall, an…

A. In connection with an investigation conducted pursuant to this chapter, at all reasonable times the board and its authorized agents may examine and copy documents, reports, records and other physical evidence wherever located relating to the licensee's professional competence,…

A. The board may petition the superior court for an order to enjoin the following: 1. A person not licensed pursuant to this chapter from practicing psychology. 2. The activities of a licensee that are an immediate threat to the public. 3. Criminal activities. B. If the board see…

A. It is a class 2 misdemeanor for a person not licensed pursuant to this chapter to engage in the practice of psychology. B. It is a class 2 misdemeanor for any person to: 1. Secure a license to practice psychology pursuant to this chapter by fraud or deceit. 2. Impersonate a me…

A. The confidential relations and communication between a client or patient and a psychologist licensed pursuant to this chapter, including temporary licensees, are placed on the same basis as those provided by law between an attorney and client. Unless the client or patient waiv…

A. The board may establish a confidential program for the treatment and rehabilitation of psychologists who are impaired. The treatment and rehabilitation may include education, intervention, therapeutic treatment and posttreatment monitoring and support. The licensee is responsi…

ARTICLE I PURPOSE Whereas, states license psychologists in order to protect the public through verification of education, training and experience and to ensure accountability for professional practice; and Whereas, this compact is intended to regulate the day-to-day practice of t…

An employer may not require a psychologist to seek licensure through the psychology interjurisdictional compact enacted by section 32-2087 as a condition of initial or continued employment as a psychologist in this state. An employer may require that a psychologist obtain and mai…

If a meeting, or a portion of a meeting, of the psychology interjurisdictional compact commission is closed pursuant to section 32-2087, article X, subsection B, the commission's legal counsel or designee shall certify that the meeting may be closed and shall reference each relev…

The state board of psychologist examiners, within thirty days after a psychology interjurisdictional compact commission action, shall post on the board's public website notice of any commission action that may affect a psychologist's license.

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Active license" means a current license issued by the board to a person licensed pursuant to this article. 2. "Adequate records" means records that contain, at a minimum, sufficient information to identify the client, th…

A. The board, by a formal vote, shall establish fees for the following relating to the licensure of behavior analysts: 1. An application for an active license. 2. An application for a temporary license. 3. Renewal of an active license. 4. Issuance of an initial license. B. The bo…

A person who wishes to practice as a behavior analyst must be licensed pursuant to this article. An applicant for licensure must meet all of the following requirements: 1. Submit an application as prescribed by the board. 2. Be at least twenty-one years of age. 3. Pay all applica…

A. An applicant for licensure as a behavior analyst must meet standards adopted by the state board of psychologist examiners, including meeting graduate-level education and supervised experience requirements and passing a national examination. The state board of psychologist exam…

The board may issue a license to a person as a behavior analyst if the person is licensed or certified by a regulatory agency of another state that imposes requirements that are substantially equivalent to those imposed by this article at an equivalent or higher practice level as…

A. If the board requires an additional examination, it may issue a temporary license to a behavior analyst who is licensed or certified under the laws of another jurisdiction if the behavior analyst applies to the board for licensure and meets the educational, experience and firs…

A. If the applicant satisfies all of the requirements for licensure pursuant to this article, the board shall issue an active license and shall prorate the fee for issuing that license for the period remaining until the last day of the birth month of the applicant of the next odd…

A. This article does not limit the activities, services and use of a title by the following: 1. A behavior analyst who is employed in a common school, high school or charter school setting and who is certified to use that title by the department of education if the services or ac…

A. The board on its own motion may investigate evidence that appears to show that a behavior analyst is incompetent as a behavior analyst, guilty of unprofessional conduct or mentally or physically unable to safely engage in the practice of behavior analysis. A health care instit…

A. In connection with an investigation conducted pursuant to this article, at all reasonable times the board and its authorized agents may examine and copy documents, reports, records and other physical evidence wherever located relating to the licensee's professional competence,…