Chapter 38 — HEALTH OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1 Credential; disciplinary action; revocation; effect.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-10 School of esthetics license; application; additional information.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1001 Act, how cited.
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Sections 38-1001 to 38-10,172 shall be known and may be cited as the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1002 Legislative findings.
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The Legislature finds that: (1) A great number of Nebraska citizens regularly demand and receive cosmetology, nail technology, esthetics, electrology, and body art services; (2) the practices of cosmetology, nail technology, esthetics, electrology, and body art involve the use of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1003 Legislative intent.
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The Legislature declares its intent to implement the findings specified in section 38-1002 through the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act, to regulate the practices and professions of cosmetology, nail technology, esthetics, electrolog…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1004 Definitions, where found.
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For purposes of the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act and elsewhere in the Uniform Credentialing Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 38-1005 to 38-1056 apply.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1005 Apprentice, defined.
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Apprentice means a person engaged in the study of any or all of the practices of cosmetology under the supervision of an instructor in an apprentice salon.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1006 Apprentice salon, defined.
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Apprentice salon means a cosmetology salon licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to serve as the site for the teaching of any or all of the practices of cosmetology to apprentices.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1007 Board, defined.
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Board means the Board of Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1008 Body art, defined.
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Body art means body piercing, branding, permanent color technology, and tattooing.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1009 Body art facility, defined.
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Body art facility means any room or space or any part thereof where body art is performed or where the business of body art is conducted.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-101 Act, how cited.
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Sections 38-101 to 38-1,148 and the following practice acts shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Credentialing Act: (1) The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Practice Act; (2) The Alcohol and Drug Counseling Practice Act; (3) The Athletic Training Practice Act; (4) The…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1010 Body piercing, defined.
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Body piercing means puncturing the skin of a person by aid of needles or other instruments designed or used to puncture the skin for the purpose of inserting removable jewelry or other objects through the human body, except that body piercing does not include puncturing the exter…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1011 Branding, defined.
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Branding means a permanent mark made on human tissue by burning with a hot iron or other instrument.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1012 Charitable administration, defined.
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Charitable administration means the performance of any or all of the practices of cosmetology or nail technology without compensation for the benefit of charitable purposes or organizations.
Repealed. Laws 2018, LB731, § 106.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 2018, LB731, § 106.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1015 Cosmetologist, defined.
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Cosmetologist means a person licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to perform all of the practices of cosmetology.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1016 Cosmetology, defined.
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Cosmetology means the practice of performing for compensation any or all (1) of the acts of arranging, dressing, curling, waving, cleansing, cutting, bleaching, coloring, styling, or similar work upon the hair, wig, wiglet, or hairpiece of any person, by any means, with hands or …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1017 Cosmetology establishment, defined.
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Cosmetology establishment means a cosmetology salon, a mobile cosmetology salon, an esthetics salon, a school of cosmetology, a school of esthetics, an apprentice salon, or any other place in which any or all of the practices of cosmetology are performed on members of the general…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1018 Cosmetology salon, defined.
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Cosmetology salon means a fixed structure or part thereof licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to serve as the site for the performance of any or all of the practices of cosmetology by persons licensed under such act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1019 Domestic administration, defined.
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Domestic administration means the performance of any or all of the practices of cosmetology or nail technology upon members of a person's immediate family.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-102 Legislative findings.
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The Legislature recognizes the need for regulation of persons and businesses providing health and health-related services and environmental services. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for such regulation through the Uniform Credentialing Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1020 Electrologist, defined.
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Electrologist means a person who engages in the practice of electrolysis for permanent hair removal.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1021 Electrology, defined.
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Electrology means the art and practice relating to the removal of hair from normal skin of the human body by electrolysis.
Repealed. Laws 2018, LB731, § 106.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1023 Electrology instructor, defined.
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Electrology instructor means a person licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to teach any or all of the practices of electrology.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1024 Electrolysis, defined.
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Electrolysis means the permanent removal of hair by the application of an electrical current to the dermal papilla by a filament to cause decomposition, coagulation, or dehydration within the hair follicle by means of short wave or galvanic current or the blend, as approved by th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1025 Esthetician, defined.
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Esthetician means a person licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to perform all of the practices of esthetics.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1026 Esthetics, defined.
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Esthetics means the practice for compensation of using an electrical or mechanical apparatus or appliance or applying and using cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, chemicals, tonics, lotions, creams, or other similar products upon the skin for personal beauty care.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1027 Esthetics instructor, defined.
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Esthetics instructor means a person licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to teach any or all of the practices of esthetics in a school of cosmetology or a school of esthetics.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1028 Esthetics salon, defined.
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Esthetics salon means a fixed structure or part thereof licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to serve as the site for the performance of any or all of the practices of esthetics by persons licensed under such act.
Repealed. Laws 2018, LB731, § 106.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-103 Purposes of act.
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The purposes of the Uniform Credentialing Act are (1) to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by (a) providing for the credentialing of persons and businesses that provide health and health-related services and environmental services which are made subject to the act an…
Repealed. Laws 2018, LB731, § 106.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1031 Instructor, defined.
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Instructor means a person licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to teach any or all of the practices of cosmetology in a school of cosmetology or an apprentice salon.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1032 Jurisdiction, defined.
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Jurisdiction means the District of Columbia and any state, territory, or possession of the United States of America.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1033 Manicuring, defined.
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Manicuring means the practice of performing any or all of the acts of cutting, shaping, trimming, polishing, coloring, tinting, cleansing, reshaping, or other similar cosmetic or sanitary acts on the natural fingernails or toenails of a person but does not include the practice of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1033.01 Mobile cosmetology salon, defined.
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Mobile cosmetology salon means a self-contained, self-supporting, enclosed mobile unit licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act as a mobile site for the performance of the practices of cosmetology by persons licensed under…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1033.02 Mobile nail technology salon, defined.
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Mobile nail technology salon means a self-contained, self-supporting, enclosed mobile unit licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to serve as a mobile site for the performance of the practices of nail technology by perso…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1034 Nail technician, defined.
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Nail technician means a person licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to perform the practices of nail technology.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1035 Nail technology, defined.
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Nail technology means (1) attaching, applying, fitting, shaping, or adjusting artificial nails using acrylic, resin, fabric, or gel application systems, (2) sanitizing of the nail bed by brushing on or spraying material in preparation for attaching, fitting, shaping, or adjusting…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1036 Nail technology establishment, defined.
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Nail technology establishment means a nail technology salon, a mobile nail technology salon, a nail technology school, or any other place in which the practices of nail technology are performed on members of the general public for compensation or in which instruction or training …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1037 Nail technology instructor, defined.
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Nail technology instructor means a person licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to teach the practices of nail technology in a nail technology school.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1038 Nail technology salon, defined.
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Nail technology salon means a fixed structure or part thereof licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to serve as the site for the performance of the practices of nail technology by persons licensed under the act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1039 Nail technology school, defined.
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Nail technology school means a fixed structure or part thereof licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to serve as the site for teaching the practices of nail technology to nail technology students.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-104 Existing rules, regulations, licenses, certificates, and legal and administrative proceedings; how treated.
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(1) All rules and regulations adopted prior to December 1, 2008, under the Uniform Licensing Law or other statutes amended or repealed by Laws 2007, LB 463, shall continue to be effective under the Uniform Credentialing Act to the extent not in conflict with the act. (2) All lice…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1040 Nail technology student, defined.
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Nail technology student means a person engaged in the study of the practices of nail technology under the supervision of a nail technology instructor in a nail technology school.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1041 Nail technology student instructor, defined.
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Nail technology student instructor means a person engaged in nail technology instructor's training in a nail technology school to teach nail technology students in a nail technology school under the supervision of a nail technology instructor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1042 Nail technology temporary practitioner, defined.
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Nail technology temporary practitioner means a person licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to perform the practices of nail technology for a limited time under the supervision of a licensed nail technician or nail tech…