2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-17,124 — Continuing competency requirements; waiver; when allowed.

Section 71-17,124
Continuing competency requirements; waiver; when allowed.

(1) An applicant for renewal of a certificate issued under the Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice Act shall demonstrate continuing competency. Continuing competency may be demonstrated by methods which include, but are not limited to, continuing education, course work, continuing practice, national certification or recertification offered by an approved certifying body, a reentry program, satisfactory peer review including patient outcomes, examination, or other continuing competency activities listed in section 71-161.09.

(2) The department, with the concurrence of the board, may waive any continuing competency requirement established under subsection (1) of this section for any two-year period for which a certificate holder submits documentation of circumstances justifying such a waiver. The department shall define such justifying circumstances in rules and regulations.

Source:

Laws 2005, LB 256, § 8

~Revised Statutes Supplement, 2006