2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-6113 — License; renewal; reinstatement; continuing competency.

Section 71-6113
License; renewal; reinstatement; continuing competency.

(1)(a) Licenses issued under the Occupational Therapy Practice Act shall be subject to biennial renewal and shall expire August 1 of each even-numbered year unless renewed in the manner provided by section 71-110 upon completion of the continuing competency activities as required under subsection (2) of this section and upon payment of the renewal fee established as provided in section 71-162.

(b) A licensee whose license is revoked for nonpayment of the biennial renewal fee as provided in section 71-110 may be reinstated upon the recommendation of the board and the payment of the required fees established as provided in section 71-162, except that no reinstatement of a license may be granted more than five years after its expiration.

(2)(a) Each Nebraska-licensed occupational therapist in active practice within the State of Nebraska shall, on or before August 1 of each even-numbered year, complete continuing competency activities as required by the board as a prerequisite to renewal of his or her license.

(b) Each Nebraska-licensed occupational therapy assistant in active practice within the State of Nebraska shall, on or before August 1 of each even-numbered year, complete continuing competency activities as required by the board as a prerequisite to renewal of his or her license.

(3) Every occupational therapist and occupational therapy assistant shall provide documentation of completing such continuing competency activities as required by the board.

The board shall biennially select, in a random manner, a representative sample of the license renewal applications for audit of compliance with continuing competency requirements.

(4) The department, on the recommendation of the board, may waive continuing competency requirements, in part or in total, for any two-year licensing period when a licensee submits documentation that circumstances beyond his or her control prevented completion of such requirements. Such circumstances shall include situations in which:

(a) The licensee holds a Nebraska license but does not reside or practice in Nebraska;

(b) The licensee has served in the regular armed forces of the United States during part of the twenty-four months immediately preceding the license renewal date;

(c) The licensee has submitted proof that he or she was suffering from a serious or disabling illness or physical disability which prevented completion of the required continuing competency activities during the twenty-four months preceding the license renewal date;

(d) The licensee has been initially licensed by the board within the twenty-four months immediately preceding the license renewal date; and

(e) The licensee has successfully completed two or more semester hours of formal credit instruction biennially offered by an accredited school or college which contributes to meeting the requirements of an advanced degree in a postgraduate program relating to occupational therapy.

Source:

Laws 1984, LB 761, § 41

Laws 1994, LB 1223, § 77

Laws 2001, LB 346, § 2

Laws 2002, LB 1021, § 96

Laws 2003, LB 242, § 142

Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 129

~Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2006