2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-4706 — License; application; term; reciprocity.

Section 71-4706
License; application; term; reciprocity.

(1) Application for a license under sections 71-4701 to 71-4719 shall be made to the department on forms prescribed by the department and shall be accompanied by the fee established as provided in section 71-162. If the applicant is an individual, the application shall include the applicant's social security number. The department shall, without discrimination, issue a license to any person who passes an examination provided for in section 71-4707. The license shall be effective until December 31 of the next even-numbered year.

(2) Whenever the board determines that another state or jurisdiction has requirements equivalent to those in effect pursuant to sections 71-4701 to 71-4719 and that such state or jurisdiction has a program equivalent to the program for determining whether applicants pursuant to such sections are qualified to fit and sell hearing aids, the department may issue licenses to applicants who hold current, unsuspended, and unrevoked certificates or licenses to fit and sell hearing aids in such other state or jurisdiction. No such applicants for licensure shall be required to submit to or undergo a qualifying examination if his or her certificate or license is based upon a written examination equivalent to the Nebraska examination.

Source:

Laws 1969, c. 767, § 6, p. 2906

Laws 1973, LB 515, § 21

Laws 1986, LB 701, § 5

Laws 1987, LB 473, § 52

Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 151

Laws 1989, LB 344, § 31

Laws 1997, LB 752, § 184

Laws 2003, LB 242, § 124

Cross References:

Audiologists,applicability of sections, see section 71-1,196.

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska