2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-1724 — Nurse practitioner; certificate; renewal; requirements.

Section 71-1724
Nurse practitioner; certificate; renewal; requirements.

Renewal of a certificate as a nurse practitioner shall be at the same time and in the same manner as renewal of a license as a registered nurse and shall require:

(1) A license as a registered nurse in the State of Nebraska or the authority based on the Nurse Licensure Compact to practice as a registered nurse in Nebraska;

(2) Documentation of continuing competency upon completion of continuing competency activities established by the board pursuant to section 71-17,135;

(3) 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 requirements of the practice hours required for registered nurse renewal. Practice hours as an advanced practice registered nurse prior to July 1, 2007, shall be used to fulfill the requirements of this section;

(4) Proof of current certification in the specific nurse practitioner clinical specialty area by an approved certification program; and

(5) Payment of a biennial renewal fee established and collected as provided in section 71-162.

Source:

Laws 1981, LB 379, § 21

Laws 1983, LB 472, § 6

Laws 1984, LB 724, § 21

Laws 1986, LB 926, § 56

Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 105

Laws 1993, LB 536, § 71

Laws 1996, LB 414, § 36

Laws 2000, LB 1115, § 52

Laws 2002, LB 1021, § 58

Laws 2003, LB 242, § 103

Laws 2005, LB 256, § 65

Cross References:

Nurse Licensure Compact,see section 71-1795.

~Revised Statutes Supplement, 2006