2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-161.09 — Continuing competency requirements; professional board; rules, regulations, and standards; contents.

Section 71-161.09
Continuing competency requirements; professional board; rules, regulations, and standards; contents.

(1) Each professional board shall establish continuing competency requirements for persons engaged in the active practice of the health care profession or occupation for which the board was designated.

(2) The purposes of continuing competency requirements are to ensure (a) the maintenance by a credentialed person of knowledge and skills necessary to competently practice his or her profession or occupation, (b) the utilization of new techniques based on scientific and clinical advances, and (c) the promotion of research to assure expansive and comprehensive services to the public.

(3) The board shall consult with the department and the appropriate professional academies, professional societies, and professional associations in the development of such requirements. The requirements shall be established in rules and regulations approved by the board and adopted and promulgated by the department.

(4)(a) For a profession or occupation for which there are no continuing education requirements on December 31, 2002, the requirements may include, but not be limited to, any one or a combination of the continuing competency activities listed in subsection (5) of this section.

(b) For a profession or occupation for which there are continuing education requirements on December 31, 2002, continuing education is sufficient to meet continuing competency requirements. The requirements may also include, but not be limited to, any one or a combination of the continuing competency activities listed in subdivisions (5)(b) through (5)(o) of this section which a credentialed person may select as an alternative to continuing education.

(5) Continuing competency activities may include, but not be limited to, any one or a combination of the following:

(a) Continuing education;

(b) Clinical privileging in an ambulatory surgical center or hospital as defined in section 71-405 or 71-419;

(c) Board certification in a clinical specialty area;

(d) Professional certification;

(e) Self-assessment;

(f) Peer review or evaluation;

(g) Professional portfolio;

(h) Practical demonstration;

(i) Audit;

(j) Exit interviews with consumers;

(k) Outcome documentation;

(l) Testing;

(m) Refresher courses;

(n) Inservice training; or

(o) Any other similar modalities.

Source:

Laws 1976, LB 877, § 14

Laws 1984, LB 481, § 21

Laws 1985, LB 250, § 4

Laws 1986, LB 286, § 62

Laws 1986, LB 579, § 54

Laws 1992, LB 1019, § 38

Laws 1994, LB 1210, § 41

Laws 1999, LB 828, § 47

Laws 2002, LB 1021, § 12

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska