2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-17,137 — License; qualifications; use of title.

Section 71-17,137
License; qualifications; use of title.

(1) An applicant for initial licensure as an advanced practice registered nurse shall:

(a) Be licensed as a registered nurse under the Nurse Practice Act or have authority based on the Nurse Licensure Compact to practice as a registered nurse in Nebraska;

(b) Be a graduate of or have completed a graduate-level advanced practice registered nurse program in a clinical specialty area of certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse midwife, or nurse practitioner, which program is accredited by a national accrediting body;

(c) Be certified as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse midwife, or a nurse practitioner, by an approved certifying body or an alternative method of competency assessment approved by the board, pursuant to the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Act, the Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice Act, the Nebraska Certified Nurse Midwifery Practice Act, or the Nurse Practitioner Act, as appropriate to the applicant's educational preparation;

(d) Submit a completed written application to the department which includes the applicant's social security number and appropriate fees established and collected as provided in section 71-162;

(e) Provide evidence as required by rules and regulations approved by the board and adopted and promulgated by the department; and

(f) Have committed no acts or omissions which are grounds for disciplinary action in another jurisdiction or, if such acts have been committed and would be grounds for discipline under the Nurse Practice Act, the board has found after investigation that sufficient restitution has been made.

(2)(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) through (d) of this subsection, the department may issue a license by endorsement under this section to an applicant who holds a license from another jurisdiction if the licensure requirements of such other jurisdiction meet or exceed the requirements for licensure as an advanced practice registered nurse under the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensure Act.

(b) The department may issue a license as an advanced practice registered nurse by endorsement to an applicant who holds a credential equivalent to a nurse practitioner issued by another jurisdiction if such applicant holds a certificate or degree described in subdivision (3) of section 71-1717.

(c) The department may issue a license as an advanced practice registered nurse by endorsement to an applicant who holds a credential equivalent to a certified registered nurse anesthetist issued by another jurisdiction if such applicant meets the requirements of subdivision (4) of section 71-1730 as such subdivision existed on December 31, 1998.

(d) The department may issue a license as an advanced practice registered nurse by endorsement to an applicant who holds a credential equivalent to a certified nurse midwife issued by another jurisdiction if such applicant meets the requirements of subsection (1) of section 71-1755 as such subsection existed immediately before July 1, 2007.

(e) An applicant under this subsection shall submit a completed application to the department which includes the applicant's social security number, fees established and collected as provided in section 71-162, and other evidence as required by rules and regulations approved by the board and adopted and promulgated by the department.

(3) A person licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse or certified as a certified registered nurse anesthetist or a certified nurse midwife in this state on July 1, 2007, shall be issued a license by the department as an advanced practice registered nurse on such date.

(4) A person licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse in this state may use the title advanced practice registered nurse and the abbreviation APRN.

Source:

Laws 2005, LB 256, § 42

Cross References:

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Act,see section 71-1728.

Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice Act,see section 71-17,117.

Nebraska Certified Nurse Midwifery Practice Act,see section 71-1738.

Nurse Licensure Compact,see section 71-1795.

Nurse Practice Act,see section 71-1,132.01.

Nurse Practitioner Act,see section 71-1704.

~Revised Statutes Supplement, 2006