2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-139 — Reciprocal licenses, certificates, or registrations; in general; credentials required.

Section 71-139
Reciprocal licenses, certificates, or registrations; in general; credentials required.

(1) The department may, without examination, except when a practical examination is required, issue a license to practice any profession, except pharmacy, podiatry, dentistry, medicine and surgery, optometry, osteopathic medicine and surgery or as an osteopathic physician, and audiology and speech-language pathology, to a person who has been in the active practice of such profession in another state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia upon (a) certification by the proper licensing authority of the state, territory, or District of Columbia that (i) the applicant is duly licensed, (ii) his or her license has never been suspended or revoked, and (iii) so far as the records of such authority are concerned, the applicant is entitled to its endorsement and (b) proof of the following:

(i) That the state, territory, or District of Columbia has and maintains standards regulating such profession equal to those maintained in this state;

(ii) That his or her license was based upon a written examination and the grades given at such examination;

(iii) The date of his or her license;

(iv) That he or she has been actively engaged in the practice of such profession under such license or in an accepted residency or graduate training program for at least one of the three years immediately preceding the application for license by reciprocity;

(v) That the applicant is of good moral character and standing in his or her profession as evidenced by completing under oath an application from the department containing such a statement; and

(vi) That the applicant has been in the active and continuous practice of such profession under license by examination in such state, territory, or District of Columbia for at least one year.

(2) An applicant for reciprocal registration coming from any state may be licensed by reciprocity if his or her individual qualifications meet the Nebraska legal requirements.

(3) The department may issue certificates or registrations on a reciprocal basis to persons who are required to be certified or registered pursuant to the Uniform Licensing Law. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for reciprocity pursuant to this section.

(4) Persons who graduate from schools or colleges of osteopathic medicine accredited by the department on recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Osteopathy since January 1, 1963, and prior to May 23, 1981, and after May 23, 1981, persons who graduate from schools or colleges of osteopathic medicine accredited by the department on recommendation of the Board of Medicine and Surgery who meet the requirements of this section and who have passed a written examination which is equivalent to that required in section 71-1,104 as determined by the Board of Medicine and Surgery and who meet the requirements of section 71-1,137 for the practice of osteopathic medicine and surgery as evidenced by a certificate of the Board of Medicine and Surgery may be granted a license to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery as defined in section 71-1,137 if such person has been actively engaged in the practice under such license or in an accepted residency or graduate training program for at least one of the three years immediately preceding the application for license by reciprocity. Graduates of an accredited school or college of osteopathic medicine since January 1, 1963, who meet the requirements of this section and who meet the applicable requirements of section 71-1,139.01 as certified by the Board of Medicine and Surgery may be granted a special license as doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery.

(5) The department may approve without examination any person who has been duly licensed to practice optometry in another state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia under conditions and circumstances which the Board of Optometry shall find to be comparable to the requirements of the State of Nebraska for obtaining a license to practice optometry if such person has been actively engaged in the practice under such license for at least one of the three years immediately preceding the application for license by reciprocity. The applicant shall produce evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she has had the required secondary and professional education and training. The applicant shall provide certification from the proper licensing authority of the state, territory, or District of Columbia where he or she is licensed to practice such profession that he or she is duly licensed, that his or her license has not been suspended or revoked, and that so far as the records of such authority are concerned he or she is entitled to its endorsement. If the applicant is found to meet the requirements provided in this section and is qualified to be licensed to practice the profession of optometry in the State of Nebraska, the board shall issue a license to practice optometry in the State of Nebraska to such applicant.

(6) The Board of Dentistry may approve any person who has been duly licensed to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in another state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia under conditions and circumstances which the board finds to be comparable to the requirements of the State of Nebraska for obtaining a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene if such person has been actively engaged in the practice under such license or in an accepted residency or graduate training program for at least three years, one of which shall be within the three years immediately preceding the application for license by reciprocity. The applicant shall produce evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she has had the required secondary and professional education and training and is possessed of good character and morals as required by the laws of the State of Nebraska. The applicant shall provide certification from the proper licensing authority of the state, territory, or District of Columbia where he or she is licensed to practice such profession that he or she is duly licensed, that his or her license has not been suspended or revoked, and that so far as the records of such authority are concerned he or she is entitled to its endorsement. The applicant shall submit evidence of completion during the twelve-month period preceding the application of continuing competency requirements comparable to the requirements of this state. The board may administer an oral examination to all applicants for licensure by reciprocity to assess their knowledge of basic clinical aspects of dentistry or dental hygiene. If the applicant is found by the board to meet the requirements provided in this section, the board shall certify such fact to the department, and the department upon receipt of such certification shall issue a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in the State of Nebraska to such applicant. If the board finds that the applicant does not satisfy the requirements of this section, the board shall certify its findings to the department. The Director of Regulation and Licensure shall review the findings, and if he or she agrees with the findings, the director shall deny the application.

Source:

Laws 1927, c. 167, § 39, p. 463

C.S.1929, § 71-501

Laws 1931, c. 124, § 1, p. 358

Laws 1933, c. 122, § 2, p. 493

Laws 1939, c. 91, § 5, p. 395

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 71-501

R.S.1943, § 71-139

Laws 1965, c. 411, § 1, p. 1316

Laws 1967, c. 438, § 2, p. 1348

Laws 1972, LB 1498, § 1

Laws 1974, LB 811, § 7

Laws 1978, LB 406, § 11

Laws 1981, LB 451, § 6

Laws 1984, LB 481, § 16

Laws 1985, LB 129, § 11

Laws 1985, LB 250, § 3

Laws 1986, LB 286, § 43

Laws 1986, LB 579, § 35

Laws 1986, LB 926, § 23

Laws 1989, LB 342, § 11

Laws 1994, LB 1210, § 22

Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 375

Laws 1999, LB 828, § 37

Laws 2002, LB 1021, § 9

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska