2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-17,119 — Certification; eligibility; application.

Section 71-17,119
Certification; eligibility; application.

An applicant for certification as a clinical nurse specialist shall be licensed as a registered nurse under the Nurse Practice Act or have the authority based on the Nurse Licensure Compact to practice as a registered nurse in Nebraska and shall submit to the department the following:

(1) A completed application, including, but not limited to, the applicant's social security number and such other information as the department requires pursuant to rules and regulations, accompanied by the fee established pursuant to section 71-17,130;

(2) Evidence that the applicant holds a master's degree or a doctoral degree in a nursing clinical specialty area or has a master's degree in nursing and has successfully completed a graduate-level clinical nurse specialist education program; and

(3) Except as provided in section 71-17,121, evidence of passage of a board-approved examination issued by an approved certifying body or, when such examination is not available, an alternative method of competency assessment by any means permitted under section 71-17,124 and approved by the board.

Source:

Laws 2005, LB 256, § 3

~Revised Statutes Supplement, 2006