Chapter 38, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS

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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-115 Dependence, defined.
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Dependence means a maladaptive pattern of alcohol or substance use, leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as manifested by three or more of the following occurring at any time in the same twelve-month period: (1) Tolerance as defined by either of the following…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1150 Dental Health Director; qualifications.
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The Dental Health Director shall be a graduate of an accredited school or college of dentistry and shall be licensed by the State of Nebraska to practice dentistry in Nebraska or duly licensed to practice dentistry in some other state of the United States of America.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1151 Office of Oral Health and Dentistry; duties; rules and regulations.
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The duties of the Office of Oral Health and Dentistry shall be the promotion and development of activities which will result in the practice and improvement of the dental health of the people of the state under rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1152 Expanded function dental hygienist; authorized activities.
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An expanded function dental hygienist may perform all the procedures authorized for a licensed dental hygienist. Upon completion of education and testing approved by the board and with a permit from the department for the respective competency, an expanded function dental hygieni…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1153 Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; compact privilege to practice.
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A person holding a compact privilege to practice in Nebraska under the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact may engage in the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene as authorized pursuant to such compact.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-116 Director, defined.
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Director means the Director of Public Health of the Division of Public Health or his or her designee.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-117 Inactive credential, defined.
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Inactive credential means a credential which the credential holder has voluntarily placed on inactive status and by which action has terminated the right to practice or represent himself or herself as having an active credential.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-117.01 Low-income individual, defined.
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Low-income individual means an individual enrolled in a state or federal public assistance program, including, but not limited to, the medical assistance program established pursuant to the Medical Assistance Act, the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or the fede…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-117.02 Military families, defined.
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Military families means active duty service members in the armed services of the United States, military spouses, honorably discharged veterans of the armed services of the United States, spouses of such honorably discharged veterans, and unremarried surviving spouses of deceased…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-118 License, defined.
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License means an authorization issued by the department to an individual to engage in a profession or to a business to provide services which would otherwise be unlawful in this state in the absence of such authorization.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-118.01 Military spouse, defined.
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Military spouse means the spouse of an active duty service member in the armed forces of the United States.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-119 Profession, defined.
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Profession means any profession or occupation named in subsection (1) or (2) of section 38-121.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-120 Registry, defined.
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Registry means a list of persons who offer a specified service or activity.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-120.01 Telehealth, defined.
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Telehealth means the use of medical information electronically exchanged from one site to another, whether synchronously or asynchronously, to aid a credential holder in the diagnosis or treatment of a patient. Telehealth includes services originating from a patient's home or any…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-120.02 Telemonitoring, defined.
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Telemonitoring means the remote monitoring of a patient's vital signs, biometric data, or subjective data by a monitoring device which transmits such data electronically to a credential holder for analysis and storage.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-120.03 Young worker, defined.
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Young worker means (1) for an initial credential under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act, except for a body art license, an applicant who is between the ages of seventeen and twenty-five years or (2) for an initial credential issu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1201 Act, how cited.
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Sections 38-1201 to 38-1239 shall be known and may be cited as the Emergency Medical Services Practice Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1202 Legislative intent; act; how construed.
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It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting the Emergency Medical Services Practice Act to (1) effectuate the delivery of quality emergency medical care in the state, (2) provide for the appropriate licensure of persons providing emergency medical care and licensure of organi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1203 Legislative findings.
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The Legislature finds: (1) That emergency medical care is a primary and essential health care service and that the presence of an adequately equipped ambulance and trained emergency care providers may be the difference between life and death or permanent disability to those perso…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1204 Definitions, where found.
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For purposes of the Emergency Medical Services Practice Act and elsewhere in the Uniform Credentialing Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 38-1204.01 to 38-1214 apply.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1204.01 Advanced emergency medical technician practice of emergency medical care, defined.
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Advanced emergency medical technician practice of emergency medical care means care provided in accordance with the knowledge and skill acquired through successful completion of an approved program for an advanced emergency medical technician. Such care includes, but is not limit…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1205 Ambulance, defined.
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Ambulance means any privately or publicly owned motor vehicle or aircraft that is especially designed, constructed or modified, and equipped and is intended to be used and is maintained or operated for the overland or air transportation of patients upon the streets, roads, highwa…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1206 Board, defined.
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Board means the Board of Emergency Medical Services.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1206.01 Emergency medical responder practice of emergency medical care, defined.
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Emergency medical responder practice of emergency medical care means care provided in accordance with the knowledge and skill acquired through successful completion of an approved program for an emergency medical responder. Such care includes, but is not limited to, (1) contribut…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1206.02 Community paramedic practice of emergency medical care, defined.
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Community paramedic practice of emergency medical care means care provided by an advanced emergency medical technician, emergency medical technician, emergency medical technician-intermediate, or paramedic in accordance with the knowledge and skill acquired through successful com…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1206.03 Critical care paramedic practice of emergency medical care, defined.
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Critical care paramedic practice of emergency medical care means care provided by a paramedic in accordance with the knowledge and skill acquired through successful completion of an approved program for a critical care paramedic. Such care includes, but is not limited to, (1) all…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1206.04 Emergency care provider, defined.
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Emergency care provider includes all licensure classifications of emergency care providers established pursuant to the Emergency Medical Services Practice Act. Prior to December 31, 2025, emergency care provider includes advanced emergency medical technician, community paramedic,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1207 Emergency medical service, defined; amendment of section; how construed.
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Emergency medical service means the organization responding to a perceived individual need for medical care in order to prevent loss of life or aggravation of physiological or psychological illness or injury. The amendment of this section by Laws 2012, LB646, shall not be constru…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1207.01 Emergency medical technician practice of emergency medical care, defined.
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Emergency medical technician practice of emergency medical care means care provided in accordance with the knowledge and skill acquired through successful completion of an approved program for an emergency medical technician. Such care includes, but is not limited to, (1) all of …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1207.02 Emergency medical technician-intermediate practice of emergency medical care, defined.
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Emergency medical technician-intermediate practice of emergency medical care means care provided in accordance with the knowledge and skill acquired through successful completion of an approved program for an emergency medical technician-intermediate. Such care includes, but is n…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1208.01 Paramedic practice of emergency medical care, defined.
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Paramedic practice of emergency medical care means care provided in accordance with the knowledge and skill acquired through successful completion of an approved program for a paramedic. Such care includes, but is not limited to, (1) all of the acts that an advanced emergency med…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1208.02 Practice of emergency medical care, defined.
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Practice of emergency medical care means the performance of any act using judgment or skill based upon the United States Department of Transportation education standards and guideline training requirements, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's National Emergency M…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1209 Patient, defined.
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Patient means an individual who either identifies himself or herself as being in need of medical attention or upon assessment by an emergency care provider has an injury or illness requiring treatment.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-121 Practices; credential required.
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(1) No individual shall engage in the following practices unless such individual has obtained a credential under the Uniform Credentialing Act: (a) Acupuncture; (b) Advanced practice nursing; (c) Alcohol and drug counseling; (d) Asbestos abatement, inspection, project design, and…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1210 Physician medical director, defined.
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Physician medical director means a qualified physician who is responsible for the medical supervision of emergency care providers and verification of skill proficiency of emergency care providers pursuant to section 38-1217.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1211 Protocol, defined.
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Protocol means a set of written policies, procedures, and directions from a physician medical director to an emergency care provider concerning the medical procedures to be performed in specific situations.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1212 Qualified physician, defined.
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Qualified physician means an individual who is licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery pursuant to the Uniform Credentialing Act and meets any other requirements established by rule and regulation.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1213 Qualified physician surrogate, defined.
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Qualified physician surrogate means a qualified, trained medical person designated by a qualified physician in writing to act as an agent for the physician in directing the actions or renewal of licensure of emergency care providers.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1214 Standing order, defined.
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Standing order means a direct order from the physician medical director to perform certain tasks for a patient under a specific set of circumstances.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1215 Board; members; terms; meetings; removal.
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(1) The board shall have seventeen members appointed by the Governor with the approval of a majority of the Legislature. The appointees may begin to serve immediately following appointment and prior to approval by the Legislature. (2)(a) Seven members of the board shall be active…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1216 Board; duties.
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In addition to any other responsibilities prescribed by the Emergency Medical Services Practice Act, the board shall: (1) Promote the dissemination of public information and education programs to inform the public about emergency medical service and other medical information, inc…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1217 Rules and regulations.
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The board shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to: (1) Create licensure requirements for advanced emergency medical technicians, community paramedics, critical care paramedics, emergency medical responders, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics and, until December …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1218 Curricula for licensure classification; board; powers; military spouse; temporary license.
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(1) The board may approve curricula for the licensure classifications listed in the Emergency Medical Services Practice Act. (2) The department and the board shall consider the following factors, in addition to other factors required or permitted by the Emergency Medical Services…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1218.01 Decisions of Interstate Commission for Emergency Medical Services Personnel Practice; board; duties.
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The board shall review decisions of the Interstate Commission for Emergency Medical Services Personnel Practice established pursuant to the EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact. Upon approval by the commission of any action that will have the result of increasing the cost t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1219 Department; additional rules and regulations.
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The department, with the recommendation of the board, shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary to: (1) Administer the Emergency Medical Services Practice Act; (2) Establish procedures and requirements for applications for licensure, renewal, and reinstatement in…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-122 Credential; form.
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Every initial credential to practice a profession or engage in a business shall be in the form of a document under the name of the department.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1220 Act; exemptions.
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The following are exempt from the licensing requirements of the Emergency Medical Services Practice Act: (1) The occasional use of a vehicle or aircraft not designated as an ambulance and not ordinarily used in transporting patients or operating emergency care, rescue, or resusci…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1221 License; requirements.
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To be eligible for a license under the Emergency Medical Services Practice Act, an individual shall have attained the age of eighteen years and met the requirements established in accordance with section 38-1217.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1222 Fees.
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The department shall establish and collect fees for credentialing activities under the Emergency Medical Services Practice Act as provided in sections 38-151 to 38-157.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1223 Physician medical director; required.
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Each licensed emergency medical service shall have a physician medical director.