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NE Code § 38-2011 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2011 - Committee, defined.

38-2011.  Committee, defined.Committee means the Physician Assistant Committee created in section 38-2056.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 669.
NE Code § 38-2012 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2012 - Fellowship, defined.

38-2012.  Fellowship, defined.Fellowship means a program of supervised educational training, approved by the board, in a medical specialty or subspecialty at an accredited hospital, an accredited school or college of medicine, or an accredited school or college of osteopathic medicine, that follows the completion of undergraduate medical education.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 670.
NE Code § 38-2013 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2013 - Graduate medical education or residency, defined.

38-2013.  Graduate medical education or residency, defined.Graduate medical education or residency means a program of supervised educational training, approved by the board, in a medical specialty at an accredited hospital, an accredited school or college of medicine, or an accredited school or college of osteopathic medicine, that follows the completion of undergraduate medical education.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 671.
NE Code § 38-2014 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2014 - Physician assistant, defined.

38-2014.  Physician assistant, defined.Physician assistant means any person who graduates from an approved program, who has passed a proficiency examination, and who the department, with the recommendation of the board, approves to perform medical services under a collaborative agreement with the supervision of a physician or under a collaborative agreement with the supervision of a podiatrist as provided by section 38-3013.Source   Laws 1973, LB 101, § 2;   R.S.Supp.,1973, § 85-179.05;   Laws 1985, LB 132, § 2;   Laws 1993, LB 316, § 1;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 436;   Laws 1996, LB 1108, § 8;  Laws 1999, LB 828, § 92;  Laws 2001, LB 209, § 8;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,107.16;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 338;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 672;  Laws 2009, LB195, § 38;  Laws 2020, LB755, § 6.
NE Code § 38-2014.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2014.01 - Physician group, defined.

38-2014.01.  Physician group, defined.Physician group means two or more physicians practicing medicine within or employed by the same business entity.Source Laws 2020, LB755, § 7.
NE Code § 38-2015 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2015 - Proficiency examination, defined.

38-2015.  Proficiency examination, defined.Proficiency examination means the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.Source  Laws 2007, LB463, § 673;  Laws 2009, LB195, § 39.
NE Code § 38-2016 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2016 - Refresher course, defined.

38-2016.  Refresher course, defined.Refresher course means a planned program of supervised educational training, approved by the board, that provides a review of medical knowledge and skills for the purpose of the enhancement of clinical competency.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 674.
NE Code § 38-2017 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2017 - Supervising physician, defined.

38-2017.  Supervising physician, defined.Supervising physician means a licensed physician who supervises a physician assistant under a collaborative agreement.Source  Laws 2007, LB463, § 675;  Laws 2009, LB195, § 40;  Laws 2020, LB755, § 8.
NE Code § 38-2018 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2018 - Supervision, defined.

38-2018.  Supervision, defined.Supervision means the ready availability of the supervising physician for consultation and collaboration on the activities of the physician assistant.Source  Laws 2007, LB463, § 676;  Laws 2009, LB195, § 41;  Laws 2020, LB755, § 9.
NE Code § 38-2019 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2019 - Temporary educational permit, defined.

38-2019.  Temporary educational permit, defined.Temporary educational permit means a permit to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or any of their allied specialties in graduate medical education, a fellowship, or a refresher course.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 677.
NE Code § 38-2020 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2020 - Trainee, defined.

38-2020.  Trainee, defined.Trainee means any person who is currently enrolled in an approved program.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 678.
NE Code § 38-2021 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2021 - Unprofessional conduct, defined.

38-2021.  Unprofessional conduct, defined.Unprofessional conduct means any departure from or failure to conform to the standards of acceptable and prevailing practice of medicine and surgery or the ethics of the profession, regardless of whether a person, patient, or entity is injured, or conduct that is likely to deceive or defraud the public or is detrimental to the public interest, including, but not limited to:(1) Performance by a physician of an abortion as defined in subdivision (1) of section 28-326 under circumstances when he or she will not be available for a period of at least forty-eight hours for postoperative care unless such postoperative care is delegated to and accepted by another physician;(2) Performing an abortion upon a minor without having satisfied the requirements of sections 71-6901 to 71-6911;(3) The intentional and knowing performance of a partial-birth abortion as defined in subdivision (8) of section 28-326, unless such procedure is necessary to save the life of the mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself; and(4) Performance by a physician of an abortion in violation of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.Source  Laws 2007, LB463, § 679;  Laws 2010, LB594, § 16;  Laws 2010, LB1103, § 12;  Laws 2011, LB690, § 1;  Laws 2020, LB814, § 10.  Cross References  Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, see section 28-3,102.
NE Code § 38-2022 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2022 - Visiting faculty permit, defined.

38-2022.  Visiting faculty permit, defined.Visiting faculty permit means a permit for a physician qualified by virtue of previous medical training and experience to teach students of medicine, to conduct research, or both.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 680.
NE Code § 38-2023 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2023 - Board; membership; qualifications.

38-2023.  Board; membership; qualifications.The board shall consist of eight members, including at least two public members. Two of the six professional members of the board shall be officials or members of the instructional staff of an accredited medical school in this state. One of the six professional members of the board shall be a person who has a license to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery in this state. Beginning December 1, 2020, one of the six professional members of the board shall be a physician with experience in practice with physician assistants.Source  Laws 2007, LB463, § 681;  Laws 2020, LB755, § 10.
NE Code § 38-2026.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2026.01 - Reentry license; issuance; qualifications; department; powers; supervision; conversion of license; period valid; renewal.

38-2026.01.  Reentry license; issuance; qualifications; department; powers; supervision; conversion of license; period valid; renewal.(1) The department, with the recommendation of the board, may issue a reentry license to a physician who has not actively practiced medicine for the two-year period immediately preceding the filing of an application for a reentry license or who has not otherwise maintained continued competency during such period as determined by the board.(2) To qualify for a reentry license, the physician shall meet the same requirements for licensure as a regular licensee and submit to evaluations, assessments, and an educational program as required by the board.(3) If the board conducts an assessment and determines that the applicant requires a period of supervised practice, the department, with the recommendation of the board, may issue a reentry license allowing the applicant to practice medicine under supervision as specified by the board. After satisfactory completion of the period of supervised practice as determined by the board, the reentry licensee may apply to the department to convert the reentry license to a license issued under section 38-2026.(4) After an assessment and the completion of any educational program that has been prescribed, if the board determines that the applicant is competent and qualified to practice medicine without supervision, the department, with the recommendation of the board, may convert the reentry license to a license issued under section 38-2026.(5) A reentry license shall be valid for one year and may be renewed for up to two additional years if approved by the department, with the recommendation of the board.(6) The issuance of a reentry license shall not constitute a disciplinary action.Source Laws 2011, LB406, § 3.
NE Code § 38-2027 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2027 - Department; waiver of requirements; authorized; conditions; disciplinary action authorized.

38-2027.  Department; waiver of requirements; authorized; conditions; disciplinary action authorized.(1) The department, with the recommendation of the board, may waive any requirement for more than one year of approved graduate medical education, as set forth in subdivision (2) of section 38-2026, if the applicant has served at least one year of graduate medical education approved by the board and if the following conditions are met:(a) The applicant meets all other qualifications for a license to practice medicine and surgery;(b) The applicant submits satisfactory proof that the issuance of a license based on the waiver of the requirement of more than one year of approved graduate medical education will not jeopardize the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of this state; and(c) The applicant submits proof that he or she will enter into the practice of medicine in a health profession shortage area designated as such by the Nebraska Rural Health Advisory Commission immediately upon obtaining a license to practice medicine and surgery based upon a waiver of the requirement for more than one year of graduate medical education.(2) A license issued on the basis of such a waiver shall be subject to the limitation that the licensee continue in practice in the health profession shortage area and such other limitations, if any, deemed appropriate under the circumstances by the director, with the recommendation of the board, which may include, but shall not be limited to, supervision by a medical practitioner, training, education, and scope of practice. After two years of practice under a limited license issued on the basis of a waiver of the requirement of more than one year of graduate medical education, a licensee may apply to the department for removal of the limitations. The director, with the recommendation of the board, may grant or deny such application or may continue the license with limitations.(3) In addition to any other grounds for disciplinary action against the license contained in the Uniform Credentialing Act, the department may take disciplinary action against a license granted on the basis of a waiver of the requirement of more than one year of graduate medical education for violation of the limitations on the license.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 685.
NE Code § 38-2028 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2028 - Reciprocity; requirements; military spouse; temporary license.

38-2028.  Reciprocity; requirements; military spouse; temporary license.(1) An applicant for a license to practice medicine and surgery based on a license in another state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia shall comply with the requirements of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact beginning on the effective date of the compact or meet the standards set by the board pursuant to section 38-126, except that an applicant who has not passed one of the licensing examinations specified in the rules and regulations but has been duly licensed to practice medicine and surgery in some other state or territory of the United States of America or in the District of Columbia and obtained that license based upon a state examination, as approved by the board, may be issued a license by the department, with the recommendation of the board, to practice medicine and surgery.(2) An applicant who is a military spouse may apply for a temporary license as provided in section 38-129.01.Source  Laws 2007, LB463, § 686;  Laws 2017, LB88, § 62.  Cross References  Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, see section 38-3601.
NE Code § 38-2029 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2029 - Practice as osteopathic physicians, defined.

38-2029.  Practice as osteopathic physicians, defined.(1) For purposes of the Uniform Credentialing Act, the following classes of persons shall be deemed to be engaged in practice as osteopathic physicians:(a) Persons publicly professing to be osteopathic physicians or publicly professing to assume the duties incident to the practice of osteopathic physicians; and(b) Persons who are graduates of a school or college of osteopathic medicine and who treat human ailments by that system of the healing art which was advocated and taught by the school or college of osteopathic medicine from which such person graduated at the time of his or her graduation as determined by the department, with the recommendation of the board.(2) No license issued to osteopathic physicians under the Medicine and Surgery Practice Act shall authorize the person so licensed to perform surgical procedures except those usually performed by general practitioners, as determined by the department, with the recommendation of the board.(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an osteopathic physician licensed in accordance with the act from serving as an assistant in surgery more complex than that usually performed by general practitioners, as determined by the department, with the recommendation of the board, when such surgery is performed by an osteopathic physician licensed pursuant to section 38-2032 or by an osteopathic physician or doctor of medicine licensed pursuant to section 38-2026. In no event shall this section or section 38-2032 be construed as authorizing any physician to engage in any procedure which he or she is not qualified by training to perform according to the standards prevailing in the State of Nebraska at the time.(4) Persons who are licensed to practice as osteopathic physicians who have demonstrated to the department, with the recommendation of the board, that they have acquired adequate training and knowledge for such purpose and have been so authorized by the department, with the recommendation of the board, may prescribe and administer drugs and medicines.Source   Laws 1927, c. 167, § 115, p. 488;   C.S.1929, § 71-1701;   R.S.1943, § 71-1,137;   Laws 1969, c. 565, § 1, p. 2299;   Laws 1972, LB 1498, § 2;   Laws 1981, LB 451, § 9;   Laws 1989, LB 342, § 21;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 442;  Laws 1999, LB 828, § 103;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,137;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 687. Annotations  Osteopath may operate hospital. Morgan v. State, 155 Neb. 247, 51 N.W.2d 382 (1952). The practice of osteopathy consists of a system of manipulation of the limbs and body of the patient with the hands by kneading, rubbing or pressing upon the parts of the body. State ex rel. Johnson v. Wagner, 139 Neb. 471, 297 N.W. 906 (1941). The practice of osteopathy is regulated by statute and requires a license. Harvey v. State, 96 Neb. 786, 148 N.W. 924 (1914).
NE Code § 38-2030 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2030 - Practice as osteopathic physicians; persons excepted.

38-2030.  Practice as osteopathic physicians; persons excepted.For purposes of the Uniform Credentialing Act, the following classes of persons shall not be construed as engaged in practice as osteopathic physicians:(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons, podiatrists, nurses, and dentists who are exclusively engaged in the practice of their respective professions;(2) Physicians and surgeons who serve in the armed forces of the United States or the United States Public Health Service or who are employed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or other federal agencies, if their practice is limited to that service or employment; and(3) Osteopathic physicians licensed in another state when incidentally called into this state in consultation with a licensed physician or an osteopathic physician licensed in this state.Source   Laws 1927, c. 167, § 116, p. 488;   C.S.1929, § 71-1702;   R.S.1943, § 71-1,138;   Laws 1961, c. 337, § 13, p. 1057;   Laws 1969, c. 565, § 2, p. 2300;   Laws 1989, LB 342, § 22;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,138;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 688.
NE Code § 38-2031 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2031 - Osteopathic physician; license; requirements.

38-2031.  Osteopathic physician; license; requirements.Every applicant for a license to practice as an osteopathic physician shall (1) present proof of having completed a four-year course in an accredited high school or its equivalent, (2) present proof of having graduated from an accredited school or college of osteopathic medicine, and (3) pass an examination, as approved by the board, in the science of osteopathy and the practice of the same.Source   Laws 1927, c. 167, § 117, p. 489;   C.S.1929, § 71-1703;   R.S.1943, § 71-1,139;   Laws 1981, LB 451, § 10;   Laws 1989, LB 342, § 23;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 443;   Laws 1997, LB 752, § 159;  Laws 1999, LB 828, § 104;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,139;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 689. Cross References  Credentialing, general requirements and issuance procedures, see section 38-121 et seq.
NE Code § 38-2032 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2032 - Osteopathic physician; license; additional requirements.

38-2032.  Osteopathic physician; license; additional requirements.(1) If a person (a) has graduated from an accredited school or college of osteopathic medicine since January 1, 1963, (b) meets all statutory requirements for licensure as an osteopathic physician, (c) has served one year of internship or its equivalent at an institution approved for such training by the board, (d) after his or her internship, has taken and passed the examination provided in section 38-2026, and (e) presents proof satisfactory to the department, with the recommendation of the board, that he or she, within the three years immediately preceding the application for licensure, (i) has been in the active practice of the profession of osteopathic medicine and surgery in some other state, a territory, the District of Columbia, or Canada for a period of one year, (ii) has had one year of graduate medical education as described in subdivision (1)(c) of this section, (iii) has completed continuing education in medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery approved by the board, (iv) has completed a refresher course in medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery approved by the board, or (v) has completed the special purposes examination approved by the board, such person, upon making application therefor, shall receive a license as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery which shall qualify such person to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery.(2) With respect to persons who have graduated from an accredited school or college of osteopathic medicine prior to January 1, 1963, the department, with the recommendation of the board, may issue a license to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery to any such graduate who meets all the requirements for issuance of such license except graduation from an accredited school or college of osteopathic medicine after January 1, 1963.Source   Laws 1963, c. 408, § 1, p. 1310;   Laws 1969, c. 565, § 3, p. 2301;   Laws 1981, LB 451, § 11;   Laws 1989, LB 342, § 24;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 444;  Laws 1999, LB 828, § 105;  Laws 2002, LB 1062, § 33;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,139.01;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 690.
NE Code § 38-2033 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2033 - Osteopathic physician; license; scope.

38-2033.  Osteopathic physician; license; scope.(1) With respect to licenses issued pursuant to sections 38-2031 and 38-2032 and any renewals thereof, the department shall designate the extent of such practice as follows:(a) License to practice as an osteopathic physician; or(b) License to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery.(2) Every license issued under sections 38-2031 and 38-2032 shall confer upon the holder thereof the right to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery as taught in the schools or colleges of osteopathic medicine recognized by the American Osteopathic Association in the manner and to the extent provided by such license.Source   Laws 1927, c. 167, § 119, p. 490;   C.S.1929, § 71-1705;   R.S.1943, § 71-1,141;   Laws 1969, c. 565, § 5, p. 2302;   Laws 1989, LB 342, § 26;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 446;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,141;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 343;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 691. Annotations The practice of obstetrics and the use of anaesthetics, though not within the definition of osteopathy, has by legislative action been included within the scope of the license to practice osteopathy. State ex rel. Johnson v. Wagner, 139 Neb. 471, 297 N.W. 906 (1941).
NE Code § 38-2034 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2034 - Applicant; reciprocity; requirements; military spouse; temporary license.

38-2034.  Applicant; reciprocity; requirements; military spouse; temporary license.(1) An applicant for a license to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery based on a license in another state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia shall comply with the requirements of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact beginning on the effective date of the compact or meet the standards set by the board pursuant to section 38-126, except that an applicant who has not passed one of the licensing examinations specified in the rules and regulations but has been duly licensed to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery in some other state or territory of the United States of America or in the District of Columbia and obtained that license based upon a state examination, as approved by the board, may be issued a license by the department, upon the recommendation of the board, to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery.(2) An applicant who is a military spouse may apply for a temporary license as provided in section 38-129.01.Source  Laws 2007, LB463, § 692;  Laws 2017, LB88, § 63.  Cross References  Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, see section 38-3601.