Chapter 38 — HEALTH OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS

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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-4405 Certifying entity, defined.
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Certifying entity means the Behavior Analyst Certification Board or another equivalent entity approved by the Board of Behavior Analysts which has programs to credential practitioners of applied behavior analysis that have substantially equivalent requirements as the programs off…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-4406 Licensed assistant behavior analyst, defined.
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Licensed assistant behavior analyst means an individual practicing under the close ongoing supervision of a licensed behavior analyst and who also meets the requirements specified in section 38-4410 and is issued a license as a licensed assistant behavior analyst under the Behavi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-4407 Licensed behavior analyst, defined.
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Licensed behavior analyst means an individual who meets the requirements specified in section 38-4410 and who is issued a license as a licensed behavior analyst under the Behavior Analyst Practice Act by the department.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-4408 Practice of applied behavior analysis, defined.
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(1) Practice of applied behavior analysis means the design, implementation, and evaluation of instructional and environmental modifications to produce socially significant improvements in human behavior. (2) Practice of applied behavior analysis includes the empirical identificat…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-4409 Act; applicability; how construed.
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The Behavior Analyst Practice Act shall not be construed as prohibiting the practice of any of the following: (1) A licensed psychologist in the State of Nebraska and any person who delivers psychological services under the supervision of a licensed psychologist, if the applied b…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-4410 Licensed behavior analyst; licensed assistant behavior analyst; license required; when; application; minimum standards.
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(1) Beginning one year after September 2, 2023, each applicant for licensure as a licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst shall submit an application that includes evidence that the applicant meets the requirements of the Uniform Credentialing Act for a l…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-4411 Temporary license.
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(1) A behavior analyst or an assistant behavior analyst who is licensed in another jurisdiction or certified by the certifying entity to practice independently and who provides applied behavior analysis services in the State of Nebraska on a short-term basis may apply for a tempo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-4412 Behavior technician; prohibited acts.
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A behavior technician shall not represent that the technician is a professional behavior analyst and shall use a title that indicates the nonprofessional status, such as Registered Behavior Technician�, behavior technician, or tutor. A behavior technician shall not design assessm…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-4413 Code of conduct.
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The board shall adopt a code of conduct for licensed behavior analysts and licensed assistant behavior analysts. The code of conduct shall be based on the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts adopted by the certifying entity.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-4414 Fees.
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The department shall establish and collect fees for initial licensure and renewal under the Behavior Analyst Practice Act as provided in sections 38-151 to 38-157.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-4501 Social Worker Licensure Compact.
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This section shall be known and may be cited as the Social Worker Licensure Compact. The State of Nebraska adopts the Social Worker Licensure Compact in the form substantially as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of Regul…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-4601 Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure Compact.
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This section shall be known and may be cited as the Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure Compact. The State of Nebraska adopts the Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure Compact in the form substantially as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE In order to strengthen access to Medical Services, …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-4701 Dietitian Licensure Compact.
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This section shall be known and may be cited as the Dietitian Licensure Compact. The State of Nebraska adopts the Dietitian Licensure Compact in the form substantially as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate Practice of Dietetics wit…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-4801 Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact.
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This section shall be known and may be cited as the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact. The State of Nebraska adopts the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact in the form substantially as follows: SECTION 1. TITLE AND PURPOSE The purposes of this Compact are to facilitate the in…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-4901 School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact.
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This section shall be known and cited as the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact. The State of Nebraska adopts the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact in the form substantially as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-5001 Informed consent for intimate examination; legislative findings and declarations; prior written consent; required, when; disciplinary action.
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(1) For purposes of this section, intimate examination means the manual examination of a patient's breast or an internal pelvic, prostate, or rectal examination but does not include a visual examination of a patient's breast or any body part associated with an internal pelvic, pr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-501 Act, how cited.
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Sections 38-501 to 38-527 shall be known and may be cited as the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Practice Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-502 Definitions, where found.
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For purposes of the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Practice Act and elsewhere in the Uniform Credentialing Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 38-503 to 38-509 apply.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-503 Audiologist, defined.
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Audiologist means an individual who practices audiology and who presents himself or herself to the public by any title or description of services incorporating the words audiologist, hearing clinician, or hearing therapist or any similar title or description of services.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-504 Board, defined.
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Board means the Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-505 Audiology or speech-language pathology assistant, defined.
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Audiology or speech-language pathology assistant or any individual who presents himself or herself to the public by any title or description with the same duties means any person who, following specified training and receiving specified supervision, provides specified limited str…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-506 Dysphagia, defined.
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Dysphagia means disorders of swallowing.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-507 Practice of audiology, defined.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-508 Practice of speech-language pathology, defined.
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Practice of speech-language pathology means the application of principles and methods associated with the development and disorders of human communication skills and with dysphagia, which principles and methods include screening, assessment, evaluation, treatment, prevention, con…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-509 Speech-language pathologist, defined.
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Speech-language pathologist means an individual who presents himself or herself to the public by any title or description of services incorporating the words speech-language pathologist, speech therapist, speech correctionist, speech clinician, language pathologist, language ther…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-510 Membership on board; qualifications.
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Membership on the board shall consist of four professional members and one public member appointed pursuant to section 38-158. The members shall meet the requirements of sections 38-164 and 38-165. Two of the professional members shall be audiologists, and two of the professional…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-5101 Respiratory Care Interstate Compact.
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The State of Nebraska adopts the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact in the form provided in this section. SECTION 1. TITLE AND PURPOSE A. The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate the interstate Practice of Respiratory Therapy with the goal of improving public access to Respi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-511 Practice of audiology or speech-language pathology; act, how construed.
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Nothing in the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Practice Act shall be construed to prevent or restrict: (1) The practice of audiology or speech-language pathology or the use of the official title of such practice by a person employed as a speech-language pathologist or aud…
Repealed. Laws 2025, LB332, § 41.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-513 Licensed professional; nonresident; practice of audiology or speech-language pathology; act, how construed.
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Nothing in the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Practice Act shall be construed to prevent or restrict (1) a qualified person licensed in this state from engaging in the profession for which he or she is licensed if he or she does not present himself or herself to be an au…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-514 Audiologist; initiate aural rehabilitation; when.
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Before any audiologist initiates any aural rehabilitation for an individual, the audiologist shall have in his or her possession evidence of a current otologic examination performed by a physician or the audiologist shall issue a written statement that the individual has been inf…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-515 Practice of audiology or speech-language pathology; license or privilege to practice; applicant; requirements.
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(1) Every applicant for a license to practice audiology shall (a)(i) for applicants graduating prior to September 1, 2007, present proof of a master's degree, a doctoral degree, or the equivalent of a master's degree or doctoral degree in audiology from an academic program approv…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-516 Continuing competency requirements.
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An applicant for licensure to practice audiology or speech-language pathology who has met the education, professional experience, and examination requirements in section 38-515, who passed the examination more than three years prior to the time of application for licensure, and w…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-517 Reciprocity; continuing competency requirements; military spouse; temporary license.
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(1) An applicant for licensure to practice audiology or speech-language pathology who has met the standards set by the board pursuant to section 38-126 for a license based on licensure in another jurisdiction but is not practicing at the time of application for licensure shall pr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-518 Practice of audiology or speech-language pathology; temporary license; granted; when.
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A temporary license to practice audiology or speech-language pathology may be granted to: (1) A military spouse as provided in section 38-129.01; or (2) A person who establishes residence in Nebraska, or a person who is a resident of a member state of the Audiology and Speech-Lan…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-519 Audiology or speech-language pathology assistant; registration; requirements.
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(1) Upon application and payment of the registration fee, the department shall register to practice as an audiology or speech-language pathology assistant any person who: (a)(i) Holds a bachelor's degree or its equivalent in communication disorders, (ii) holds an associate degree…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-520 Audiologist or speech-language pathology assistant; supervision; termination.
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(1) The department, with the recommendation of the board, shall approve an application submitted by an audiologist or speech-language pathologist for supervision of an audiology or speech-language pathology assistant when: (a) The audiology or speech-language pathology assistant …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-5201 Athletic Trainer Compact.
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The State of Nebraska adopts the Athletic Trainer Compact in the form substantially as follows: SECTION 1. TITLE AND PURPOSE This statute shall be known and cited as the Athletic Trainer Compact. The purposes of this compact are to expand mobility of Athletic Training practice an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-521 Audiology or speech-language pathology assistant; initial training.
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Initial training for an audiology or speech-language pathology assistant shall consist of graduation from an accredited program with a focus on communication disorders which shall include: (1) An overview of speech, language, and dysphagia and the practice of audiology and speech…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-522 Audiology or speech-language pathology assistant; aural rehabilitation programs; training.
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In addition to the initial training required by section 38-521, an audiology or speech-language pathology assistant assigned to provide aural rehabilitation programs shall have additional training which shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Information concerning the nature o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-523 Audiology or speech-language assistant; duties and activities.
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An audiology or speech-language pathology assistant may, under the supervision of a licensed audiologist or speech-language pathologist, perform the following duties and activities: (1) Implement programs and procedures designed by a licensed audiologist or speech-language pathol…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-524 Audiology or speech-language pathology assistant; acts prohibited.
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An audiology or speech-language pathology assistant shall not: (1) Evaluate or diagnose any type of communication disorder; (2) Evaluate or diagnose any type of dysphagia; (3) Interpret evaluation results or treatment progress; (4) Consult or counsel, independent of the licensed …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-525 Audiology or speech-language pathology assistant; supervisor; duties.
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(1) When supervising an audiology or speech-language pathology assistant, the supervising audiologist or speech-language pathologist shall: (a) Provide supervision for no more than two audiology or speech-language pathology assistants at one time; (b) Provide direct onsite superv…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-526 Audiology or speech-language pathology assistant; evaluation, supervision, training; supervisor; report required.
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The supervising audiologist or speech-language pathologist shall provide annual reports to the department verifying that evaluation, supervision, and training required by section 38-525 has been completed. The audiologist or speech-language pathologist shall keep accurate records…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-527 Fees.
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The department shall establish and collect fees for initial licensure and registration and renewal of licensure and registration under the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Practice Act as provided in sections 38-151 to 38-157.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-601 Act, how cited.
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Sections 38-601 to 38-618 shall be known and may be cited as the Certified Nurse Midwifery Practice Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-602 Legislative findings.
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The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the Certified Nurse Midwifery Practice Act is necessary to safeguard public life, health, safety, and welfare, to assure the highest degree of professional conduct by practitioners of certified nurse midwifery, and to insure the avai…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-603 Definitions, where found.
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For purposes of the Certified Nurse Midwifery Practice Act and elsewhere in the Uniform Credentialing Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 38-604 to 38-610 apply.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-604 Approved certified nurse midwifery education program, defined.
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Approved certified nurse midwifery education program means a certified nurse midwifery education program approved by the board. The board may require such program to be accredited by the American College of Nurse-Midwives.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-605 Board, defined.
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Board means the Board of Nursing.