2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-113 — Professional boards; members; number.

Section 71-113
Professional boards; members; number.

(1) Each professional board shall consist of four members, including one public member, except as otherwise provided in this section. A public member of a professional board (a) shall be a resident of this state who has attained the age of majority, (b) shall represent the interests and viewpoints of consumers, and (c) shall not be a present or former member of a credentialed profession, an employee of a member of a credentialed profession, or an immediate family or household member of any person presently regulated by such board.

(2)(a) In audiology and speech-language pathology the board shall consist of five members, including at least one public member, (b) in dentistry the board shall consist of ten members, including at least two public members, (c) in medicine and surgery the board shall consist of eight members, including at least two public members, (d) in pharmacy the board shall consist of five members, including at least one public member, (e) in psychology the board shall consist of seven members, including at least two public members, (f) in medical nutrition therapy the board shall consist of five members, including at least one public member, (g) in mental health practice the board shall consist of not more than ten members, including at least two public members, (h) in alcohol and drug counseling the board shall consist of nine members, including two public members, (i) in veterinary medicine and surgery the board shall consist of five members, including at least one public member, and (j) boards with eleven or more members shall have at least three public members.

(3) Membership on the Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology shall consist of two members who are audiologists, two members who are speech-language pathologists, and at least one public member.

(4) Membership on the Board of Athletic Training shall consist of three athletic trainers and at least one public member.

(5) Membership on the Board of Respiratory Care Practice shall consist of two respiratory care practitioners, one physician, and at least one public member.

(6) Two of the six professional members of the Board of Medicine and Surgery shall be officials or members of the instructional staff of an accredited medical school in this state.

(7) Two of the eight professional members of the Board of Dentistry shall be dentists who are officials or members of the instructional staff of an accredited school or college of dentistry in this state, and two of the members of the board shall be dental hygienists licensed under the Uniform Licensing Law.

(8) Membership on the Board of Medical Nutrition Therapy shall consist of two medical nutrition therapists, one physician, and at least one public member.

(9) Membership on the Board of Mental Health Practice shall consist of not more than two certified master social workers, not more than two certified professional counselors, not more than two certified marriage and family therapists, and at least two public members. At least one professional member of the board shall be a member of a racial or ethnic minority. When ten or more persons hold licenses as mental health practitioners without holding an associated certificate, not more than two such licensed mental health practitioners shall be added to the board.

(10) Membership on the Board of Alcohol and Drug Counseling shall consist of six alcohol and drug counselors three of whom may be licensed as psychologists or mental health practitioners and three of whom are not licensed as psychologists or mental health practitioners, one person who is a psychiatrist, psychologist, or mental health practitioner, and two public members.

(11) Membership on the Board of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery shall consist of three veterinarians, one veterinary technician, and one public member.

Source:

Laws 1927, c. 167, § 13, p. 457

C.S.1929, § 71-303

Laws 1943, c. 150, § 5, p. 540

R.S.1943, § 71-113

Laws 1963, c. 408, § 4, p. 1311

Laws 1971, LB 587, § 2

Laws 1978, LB 406, § 5

Laws 1979, LB 427, § 6

Laws 1980, LB 94, § 3

Laws 1983, LB 476, § 1

Laws 1984, LB 481, § 10

Laws 1985, LB 129, § 6

Laws 1986, LB 277, § 6

Laws 1986, LB 286, § 33

Laws 1986, LB 579, § 25

Laws 1986, LB 355, § 12

Laws 1987, LB 473, § 8

Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 9

Laws 1988, LB 557, § 17

Laws 1993, LB 669, § 7

Laws 1994, LB 1223, § 4

Laws 1995, LB 406, § 15

Laws 1999, LB 828, § 17

Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 108

Laws 2006, LB 994, § 80.

~Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2006