2015 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 38 - HEALTH OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
38-2049 Physician assistants;
licenses; temporary licenses; issuance.
38-2049. Physician assistants; licenses; temporary licenses; issuance.
(1) The department, with the recommendation of the board, shall issue licenses to persons who are graduates of an approved program and have passed a proficiency examination.
(2) The department, with the recommendation of the board, shall issue temporary licenses to persons who have successfully completed an approved program but who have not yet passed a proficiency examination. Any temporary license issued pursuant to this subsection shall be issued for a period not to exceed one year and under such conditions as determined by the department, with the recommendation of the board. The temporary license may be extended by the department, with the recommendation of the board.
(3) Physician assistants approved by the board prior to April 16, 1985, shall not be required to complete the proficiency examination.
Source
- Laws 1973, LB 101, § 5;
- R.S.Supp.,1973, § 85-179.08;
- Laws 1985, LB 132, § 5;
- Laws 1996, LB 1108, § 10;
- R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,107.19;
- Laws 2007, LB463, § 707;
- Laws 2009, LB195, § 44.
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