2009 Nebraska Code
Chapter 38 HEALTH OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
38-2318 Nurse practitioner; temporary license; requirements.
The department may grant a temporary license to practice as a nurse practitioner for up to one hundred twenty days upon application:
(1) To graduates of an approved nurse practitioner program pending results of the first credentialing examination following graduation;
(2) To a nurse practitioner lawfully authorized to practice in another state pending completion of the application for a Nebraska license; and
(3) To applicants for purposes of a reentry program or supervised practice as part of continuing competency activities established by the board.
A temporary license issued pursuant to this section may be extended for up to one year with the approval of the board. An individual holding a temporary permit as a nurse practitioner on July 1, 2007, shall be deemed to be holding a temporary license under this section on such date. The permitholder may continue to practice under such temporary permit as a temporary license until it would have expired under its terms.
Source-
Laws 1984, LB 724, § 22;
Laws 1993, LB 536, § 72;
Laws 1996, LB 414, § 37;
Laws 2000, LB 1115, § 53;
Laws 2002, LB 1021, § 59;
Laws 2005, LB 256, § 66;
R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-1724.01;
Laws 2007, LB185, § 11;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 810.
