2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-1,132.15 — Nursing license; issuance by endorsement, when.

Section 71-1,132.15
Nursing license; issuance by endorsement, when.

The department may issue a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse by endorsement to an applicant who has been duly licensed as a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse under the laws of another state or territory, if in the opinion of the department, upon the recommendation of the board, the applicant meets the qualifications required of registered nurses or licensed practical nurses in this state.

Source:

Laws 1953, c. 245, § 8(2), p. 841

Laws 1975, LB 422, § 10

Laws 1980, LB 847, § 6

Laws 1995, LB 563, § 19

Annotations:

The Board of Nursing has power to deny a license upon proof applicant is guilty of unprofessional conduct, and upon review de novo district court may not substitute its own judgment on that issue. Scott v. State ex rel. Board of Nursing, 196 Neb. 681, 244 N.W.2d 683 (1976).

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska