Chapter 38 — HEALTH OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS

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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2306 Board, defined.
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Board means the Board of Nursing.
Repealed. Laws 2025, LB346, § 73.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2308 Collaboration, defined.
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Collaboration means a process and relationship in which a nurse practitioner, together with other health professionals, delivers health care within the scope of authority of the various clinical specialty practices.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2309 Consultation, defined.
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Consultation means a process whereby a nurse practitioner seeks the advice or opinion of a physician or another health care practitioner.
Transferred to section 38-2314.01.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2311 Licensed practitioner, defined.
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Licensed practitioner means any podiatrist, dentist, physician, or osteopathic physician licensed to prescribe, diagnose, and treat as provided in the Uniform Credentialing Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2312 Nurse practitioner, defined.
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Nurse practitioner means a registered nurse certified as described in section 38-2317 and licensed under the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Practice Act to practice as a nurse practitioner.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2313 Preceptorship, defined.
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Preceptorship means the clinical practice component of an educational program for the preparation of nurse practitioners.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2314 Referral, defined.
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Referral means a process whereby a nurse practitioner directs the patient to a physician or other health care practitioner for management of a particular problem or aspect of the patient's care.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2314.01 Transition-to-practice agreement, defined.
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Transition-to-practice agreement means a collaborative agreement for two thousand hours of initial practice between a nurse practitioner and a supervising provider which provides for the delivery of health care through a collaborative practice and which meets the requirements of …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2315 Nurse practitioner; functions; scope.
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(1) A nurse practitioner may provide health care services within specialty areas. A nurse practitioner shall function by establishing collaborative, consultative, and referral networks as appropriate with other health care professionals. Patients who require care beyond the scope…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2316 Unlicensed person; acts permitted.
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The Nurse Practitioner Practice Act does not prohibit the performance of activities of a nurse practitioner by a person who does not have a license or temporary license under the act if performed: (1) In an emergency situation; (2) By a legally qualified person from another state…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2317 Nurse practitioner; licensure; requirements.
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(1) An applicant for licensure under the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Practice Act to practice as a nurse practitioner shall have: (a) A license as a registered nurse in the State of Nebraska or the authority based upon the Nurse Licensure Compact to practice as a registere…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2318 Nurse practitioner; temporary license; requirements; military spouse; temporary license.
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(1)(a) The department may grant a temporary license to practice as a nurse practitioner for up to one hundred twenty days upon application: (i) To graduates of an approved nurse practitioner program pending results of the first credentialing examination following graduation; (ii)…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2319 Nurse practitioner; license; renewal; requirements.
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To renew a license to practice as a nurse practitioner, the applicant shall have: (1) Documentation of a minimum of two thousand eighty hours of practice as a nurse practitioner within the five years immediately preceding renewal. These practice hours shall fulfill the requiremen…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2320 Nurse practitioner; liability insurance; when required.
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(1) Nurse practitioners shall maintain in effect professional liability insurance with such coverage and limits as may be established by the board. (2) If a nurse practitioner renders services in a hospital or other health care facility, he or she shall be subject to the rules an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2321 Nurse practitioner; right to use title or abbreviation.
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A person licensed to practice as a nurse practitioner in this state may use the title nurse practitioner and the abbreviation NP.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2322 Nurse practitioner; licensed on or before August 30, 2015; requirements; transition-to-practice agreement; contents.
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(1)(a) A transition-to-practice agreement shall be a formal written agreement that provides that the nurse practitioner and the supervising provider practice collaboratively within the framework of their respective scopes of practice. (b) The nurse practitioner and the supervisin…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2323 Nurse practitioner; actions not prohibited.
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Nothing in the Nurse Practitioner Practice Act shall prohibit a nurse practitioner from consulting or collaborating with and referring patients to health care providers not included in the nurse practitioner's transition-to-practice agreement.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2324 Nurse practitioner; signing of death certificates; grounds for disciplinary action.
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In addition to the grounds for disciplinary action found in sections 38-178 and 38-179, a license to practice as a nurse practitioner may be denied, refused renewal, limited, revoked, or suspended or have other disciplinary measures taken against it in accordance with section 38-…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2401 Act, how cited.
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Sections 38-2401 to 38-2426 shall be known and may be cited as the Nursing Home Administrator Practice Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2402 Definitions, where found.
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For purposes of the Nursing Home Administrator Practice Act and elsewhere in the Uniform Credentialing Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 38-2403 to 38-2416 apply.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2403 Accredited institution, defined.
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Accredited institution means a postsecondary educational institution approved by the board.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2404 Administrator or nursing home administrator, defined.
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Administrator or nursing home administrator means any individual who meets the education and training requirements of section 38-2419 and is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the operation of a nursing home or an integrated system or who in fact per…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2405 Administrator-in-training, defined.
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Administrator-in-training means a person who is undergoing training to become a nursing home administrator and is directly supervised in a nursing home by a certified preceptor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2406 Board, defined.
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Board means the Board of Nursing Home Administration.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2407 Certified preceptor, defined.
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Certified preceptor means a person who is currently licensed by the State of Nebraska as a nursing home administrator, has three years of experience as a nursing home administrator, has practiced within the last two years in a nursing home, and is approved by the department to su…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2408 Core educational requirements, defined.
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Core educational requirements means courses necessary for licensure as a nursing home administrator and includes courses in patient care and services, social services, financial management, administration, and rules, regulations, and standards relating to the operation of a healt…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2409 Degree or advanced degree, defined.
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Degree or advanced degree means a baccalaureate, master's, or doctorate degree from an accredited institution and which includes studies in the core educational requirements.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2410 Degree or advanced degree in health care, defined.
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Degree or advanced degree in health care means a baccalaureate, master's, or doctorate degree from an accredited institution in health care, health care administration, or services.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2410.01 Facility operated primarily for caring for persons with head injuries and associated disorders, defined.
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Facility operated primarily for caring for persons with head injuries and associated disorders means a nursing home in which all or a majority of the persons served by the nursing home have head injuries and associated disorders.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2411 Integrated system, defined.
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Integrated system means a health and human services organization offering different levels of licensed care or treatment on the same premises.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2412 Internship, defined.
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Internship means that aspect of the educational program of the associate degree in long-term care administration which allows for practical experience in a nursing home and occurs under the supervision of a certified preceptor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2413 Nursing degree, defined.
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Nursing degree means a degree or diploma in nursing from an accredited program of nursing approved by the Board of Nursing.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2414 Nursing home or home for the aged or infirm, defined.
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Nursing home or home for the aged or infirm means any institution or facility licensed as a nursing facility or a skilled nursing facility by the department pursuant to the Health Care Facility Licensure Act, whether proprietary or nonprofit, including, but not limited to, homes …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2415 Previous work experience, defined.
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Previous work experience means at least two years working full time in a nursing home or previous work experience in health care administration.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2416 Previous work experience in health care administration, defined.
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Previous work experience in health care administration means at least two years working full time as an administrator or director of nursing of a hospital with a long-term care unit or assisted-living facility or director of nursing in a nursing home.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2417 Board; members; qualifications.
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(1) The board shall consist of seven professional members and two public members appointed pursuant to section 38-158. The members shall meet the requirements of sections 38-164 and 38-165. (2) The professional members shall consist of: (a) Two members who hold active licenses an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2418 Licensed administrator; when required; provisional license.
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Each nursing home within the state shall be operated under the supervision of an administrator duly licensed in the manner provided in the Nursing Home Administrator Practice Act. Each facility within the state operated primarily for caring for persons with head injuries and asso…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2419 Nursing home administrator; license; issuance; qualifications; duties.
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(1) The department shall issue a license to an applicant who submits (a) satisfactory evidence of completion of (i) an associate degree which includes the core educational requirements and an administrator-in-training program under a certified preceptor, (ii) a degree or an advan…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2420 Administrator-in-training program; mentoring program; certified preceptor; requirements.
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(1) Except as provided in subdivision (1)(a)(iv) of section 38-2419 and section 38-2426, in order for a person to become licensed as a nursing home administrator, he or she shall complete an administrator-in-training program or a mentoring program. The administrator-in-training p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2421 License; reciprocity; military spouse; temporary license.
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The department may issue a license to any person who holds a current nursing home administrator license from another jurisdiction and is at least nineteen years old. An applicant for a license who is a military spouse may apply for a temporary license as provided in section 38-12…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2422 Application for examination.
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Any person desiring to take the examination for a nursing home administrator license may request to take the examination any time after receiving notification of registration as an administrator-in-training or a person in a mentoring program, but the license shall not be issued u…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2423 Acting administrator; provisional license required; application; requirements.
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(1) A person selected to apply for a provisional license in nursing home administration to serve as the administrator of such facility shall apply to the department. Such license, if issued, shall be valid for no more than one hundred eighty calendar days and may be issued to an …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2424 Providers of continuing competency activities; review and approval; fee.
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Providers of continuing competency activities or licensees may submit courses for review and approval by the board. Each provider or licensee applying for approval of continuing competency activities shall pay an application fee for each program, seminar, or course submitted for …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2425 Fees.
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The department shall establish and collect fees for credentialing under the Nursing Home Administrator Practice Act as provided in sections 38-151 to 38-157.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2426 Administrator of facility operated primarily for caring for persons with head injuries and associated disorders; license required; qualifications; renewal.
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(1) In order to qualify to function as the administrator of a facility operated primarily for caring for persons with head injuries and associated disorders, an individual shall be licensed as a nursing home administrator if he or she meets the requirements of this section. A lic…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2501 Act, how cited.
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Sections 38-2501 to 38-2531 shall be known and may be cited as the Occupational Therapy Practice Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2502 Purpose of act.
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In order to (1) safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare, (2) protect the public from being misled by incompetent, unscrupulous, and unauthorized persons, (3) assure the highest degree of professional conduct on the part of occupational therapists and occupational therapy…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2503 Definitions, where found.
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For purposes of the Occupational Therapy Practice Act and elsewhere in the Uniform Credentialing Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 38-2504 to 38-2514.01 apply.