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NE Code § 38-2605 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2605 - Practice of optometry, defined.

38-2605.  Practice of optometry, defined.(1) The practice of optometry means one or a combination of the following:(a) The examination of the human eye to diagnose, treat, or refer for consultation or treatment any abnormal condition of the human eye, ocular adnexa, or visual system;(b) The employment of instruments, devices, pharmaceutical agents, and procedures intended for the purpose of investigating, examining, diagnosing, treating, managing, or correcting visual defects or abnormal conditions of the human eye, ocular adnexa, or visual system;(c) The prescribing and application of lenses, devices containing lenses, prisms, contact lenses, ophthalmic devices, orthoptics, vision training, pharmaceutical agents, and prosthetic devices to correct, relieve, or treat defects or abnormal conditions of the human eye, ocular adnexa, or visual system;(d) The dispensing and sale of a contact lens, including a cosmetic or plano contact lens or a contact lens containing an ocular pharmaceutical agent which an optometrist is authorized by law to prescribe and which is classified by the federal Food and Drug Administration as a drug;(e) The ordering of procedures and laboratory tests rational to the diagnosis or treatment of conditions or diseases of the human eye, ocular adnexa, or visual system; and(f) The removal of superficial eyelid, conjunctival, and corneal foreign bodies.(2) The practice of optometry does not include the use of surgery, the use of laser surgery, or the treatment of infantile/congenital glaucoma, which means the condition is present at birth.Source   Laws 1927, c. 167, § 111, p. 487;   C.S.1929, § 71-1601;   R.S.1943, § 71-1,133;   Laws 1979, LB 9, § 1;   Laws 1986, LB 131, § 1;   Laws 1987, LB 116, § 1;   Laws 1993, LB 429, § 2;   Laws 1998, LB 369, § 1;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,133;  Laws 2007, LB236, § 20;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 877;  Laws 2010, LB849, § 6;  Laws 2014, LB526, § 2.
NE Code § 38-2606 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2606 - Board; members; qualifications.

38-2606.  Board; members; qualifications.The board shall consist of four members, including three licensed optometrists and one public member.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 878.
NE Code § 38-2607 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2607 - Practice of optometry; activities not included.

38-2607.  Practice of optometry; activities not included.The practice of optometry shall not be construed to:(1) Include merchants or dealers who sell glasses as merchandise in an established place of business or who sell contact lenses from a prescription for contact lenses written by an optometrist or a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery and who do not profess to be optometrists or practice optometry;(2) Restrict, expand, or otherwise alter the scope of practice governed by other statutes; or(3) Include the performance by an optometric assistant, under the supervision of a licensed optometrist, of duties prescribed in accordance with rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department, with the recommendation of the board.Source   Laws 1927, c. 167, § 112, p. 487;   C.S.1929, § 71-1602;   R.S.1943, § 71-1,134;   Laws 1979, LB 9, § 2;   Laws 1998, LB 369, § 2;  Laws 2002, LB 1062, § 30;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,134;  Laws 2007, LB236, § 21;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 879.
NE Code § 38-2608 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2608 - Optometry; license; requirements.

38-2608.  Optometry; license; requirements.Every applicant for a license to practice optometry shall: (1) Present proof that he or she is a graduate of an accredited school or college of optometry; and (2) pass an examination approved by the board. The examination shall cover all subject matter included in the practice of optometry.Source   Laws 1927, c. 167, § 113, p. 487;   C.S.1929, § 71-1603;   R.S.1943, § 71-1,135;   Laws 1979, LB 9, § 3;   Laws 1989, LB 323, § 3;   Laws 1998, LB 369, § 3;  Laws 1999, LB 828, § 95;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,135;  Laws 2007, LB236, § 22;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 880. Cross References  Credentialing, general requirements and issuance procedures, see section 38-121 et seq.
NE Code § 38-2609 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2609 - Applicant for licensure based on license outside the state; requirements; military spouse; temporary license.

38-2609.  Applicant for licensure based on license outside the state; requirements; military spouse; temporary license.(1) In addition to the standards set by the board pursuant to section 38-126, an applicant for licensure based on a license in another state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia must have been actively engaged in the practice of optometry for at least two of the three years immediately preceding the application for licensure in Nebraska and must provide satisfactory evidence of being credentialed in such other jurisdiction at a level with requirements that are at least as stringent as or more stringent than the requirements for the comparable credential being applied for in this state.(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, § 881;  Laws 2008, LB972, § 1;  Laws 2017, LB88, § 84.
NE Code § 38-2610 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2610 - License; renewal; statement as to use of pharmaceutical agents.

38-2610.  License; renewal; statement as to use of pharmaceutical agents.In issuing a license or renewal, the department, with the recommendation of the board, shall state whether such person licensed in the practice of optometry has been certified to use pharmaceutical agents pursuant to section 38-2613, 38-2614, or 38-2615 and shall determine an appropriate means to further identify those persons who are certified in the diagnostic use of such agents or the therapeutic use of such agents.Source   Laws 1979, LB 9, § 7;   Laws 1986, LB 131, § 4;   Laws 1993, LB 429, § 5;   Laws 1998, LB 369, § 7;  Laws 1999, LB 828, § 98;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,135.04;  Laws 2007, LB236, § 24;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 882.
NE Code § 38-2611 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2611 - Continuing competency requirements; waiver.

38-2611.  Continuing competency requirements; waiver.The department, with the recommendation of the board, may waive continuing competency requirements, in part or in total, for any two-year licensing period when a credential holder submits documentation that circumstances beyond his or her control prevented completion of such requirements as provided in section 38-146. In addition to circumstances determined by the department to be beyond the credential holder's control pursuant to such section, such circumstances shall include situations in which:(1) The credential holder 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 renewal date; or(2) The credential holder was initially licensed within the twenty-six months immediately preceding the renewal date.Source   Laws 1965, c. 415, § 2, p. 1325;   Laws 1985, LB 250, § 14;   Laws 1986, LB 926, § 46;   Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 42;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 123;  Laws 1999, LB 828, § 99;  Laws 2001, LB 209, § 10;  Laws 2002, LB 1021, § 21;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,136.01;  Laws 2007, LB236, § 27;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 883;  Laws 2008, LB972, § 2.
NE Code § 38-2612 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2612 - Fees.

38-2612.  Fees.The department shall establish and collect fees for credentialing under the Optometry Practice Act as provided in sections 38-151 to 38-157.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 884.
NE Code § 38-2613 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2613 - Optometrist; diagnostic pharmaceutical agents; use; certification.

38-2613.  Optometrist; diagnostic pharmaceutical agents; use; certification.(1) An optometrist licensed in this state may use topical ocular pharmaceutical agents for diagnostic purposes authorized under subdivision (1)(b) of section 38-2605, if such person is certified by the department, with the recommendation of the board, as qualified to use topical ocular pharmaceutical agents for diagnostic purposes.(2) Such certification shall require (a) satisfactory completion of a pharmacology course at an institution accredited by an accrediting organization which is recognized by the United States Department of Education and approved by the board and passage of an examination approved by the board or (b) evidence provided by the optometrist of certification in another state for use of diagnostic pharmaceutical agents which is deemed by the board as satisfactory validation of such qualifications.Source   Laws 1979, LB 9, § 5;   Laws 1986, LB 131, § 3;   Laws 1987, LB 116, § 2;   Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 41;   Laws 1994, LB 987, § 1;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 439;   Laws 1998, LB 369, § 5;  Laws 1999, LB 828, § 96;  Laws 2003, LB 242, § 50;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,135.02;  Laws 2007, LB236, § 23;  Laws 2007, LB247, § 73;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 341;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 885;  Laws 2021, LB528, § 9.   Operative Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 38-2614 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2614 - Optometrist; therapeutic pharmaceutical agents; certification of courses of instruction; board approval.

38-2614.  Optometrist; therapeutic pharmaceutical agents; certification of courses of instruction; board approval.(1) An optometrist licensed in this state may use topical ocular pharmaceutical agents for therapeutic purposes authorized under subdivision (1)(b) or (c) of section 38-2605 if such person is certified by the department, with the recommendation of the board, as qualified to use ocular pharmaceutical agents for therapeutic purposes, including the treatment of glaucoma.(2) In order to be certified by the department under subsection (1) of this section, the optometrist shall show (a) satisfactory completion of classroom education and clinical training which emphasizes the examination, diagnosis, and treatment of the eye, ocular adnexa, and visual system offered by a school or college approved by the board and passage of an examination approved by the board or (b) evidence of certification in another state for the use of therapeutic pharmaceutical agents which is deemed by the board as satisfactory validation of such qualifications.Source  Laws 2007, LB247, § 74;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 886;  Laws 2014, LB526, § 3.
NE Code § 38-2615 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2615 - Optometrist; applicability of requirements.

38-2615.  Optometrist; applicability of requirements.After January 1, 2000, only an optometrist licensed in this state prior to April 30, 1987, may practice optometry without meeting the requirements and obtaining certification required by sections 38-2613 and 38-2614.Source  Laws 2007, LB247, § 75;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 887.
NE Code § 38-2616 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2616 - Optometry; approved schools; requirements.

38-2616.  Optometry; approved schools; requirements.No school of optometry shall be approved by the board as an accredited school unless the school is accredited by an accrediting organization which is recognized by the United States Department of Education.Source   Laws 1927, c. 167, § 114, p. 488;   C.S.1929, § 71-1604;   R.S.1943, § 71-1,136;   Laws 1965, c. 415, § 1, p. 1325;   Laws 1979, LB 9, § 8;   Laws 1994, LB 987, § 3;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 440;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,136;  Laws 2007, LB236, § 26;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 342;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 889;  Laws 2021, LB528, § 10.   Operative Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 38-2617 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2617 - Use of pharmaceutical agents or dispensing of contact lens containing ocular pharmaceutical agent by licensed optometrist; standard of care.

38-2617.  Use of pharmaceutical agents or dispensing of contact lens containing ocular pharmaceutical agent by licensed optometrist; standard of care.(1) A licensed optometrist who administers or prescribes pharmaceutical agents for examination or for treatment shall provide the same standard of care to patients as that provided by a physician licensed in this state to practice medicine and surgery utilizing the same pharmaceutical agents for examination or treatment.(2) An optometrist who dispenses a contact lens containing an ocular pharmaceutical agent which is classified by the federal Food and Drug Administration as a drug shall comply with the rules and regulations of the board relating to packaging, labeling, storage, drug utilization review, and record keeping. The board shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations relating to packaging, labeling, storage, drug utilization review, and record keeping for such contact lenses.Source   Laws 1993, LB 429, § 3;   Laws 1998, LB 369, § 8;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,135.06;  Laws 2007, LB236, § 25;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 890;  Laws 2010, LB849, § 7.
NE Code § 38-2618 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2618 - Optometric assistants; authorized.

38-2618.  Optometric assistants; authorized.Any licensed optometrist may employ optometric assistants. Such assistants, under the supervision of a licensed optometrist, may perform such duties as are prescribed in accordance with rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department, with the recommendation of the board.Source  Laws 2002, LB 1062, § 31;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,135.07;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 891.
NE Code § 38-2619 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2619 - Optometry; patient's freedom of choice.

38-2619.  Optometry; patient's freedom of choice.No agencies of the state or its subdivisions administering relief, public assistance, public welfare assistance, or other health service under the laws of this state, including the public schools, shall in the performance of their duties, interfere with any patient's freedom of choice in the selection of practitioners licensed to perform examinations and provide treatment within the field for which their respective licenses entitle them to practice.Source   Laws 1967, c. 431, § 1, p. 1319;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,136.04;  Laws 2007, LB236, § 28;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 892. Cross References  Provisions for insuring cost of service of optometrist, see section 44-513.
NE Code § 38-2620 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2620 - Nebraska Optometry Education Assistance Contract Program; purpose.

38-2620.  Nebraska Optometry Education Assistance Contract Program; purpose.There is hereby established the Nebraska Optometry Education Assistance Contract Program for the purpose of providing opportunities for citizens of this state desiring to pursue study in the field of optometry at accredited schools and colleges outside the state. Eligibility for the program shall be limited as provided in sections 38-2622 and 38-2623.Source   Laws 1974, LB 911, § 1;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,136.05;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 893;  Laws 2011, LB334, § 3.
NE Code § 38-2621 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2621 - Program; Board of Regents; administer; rules and regulations; adopt; reports; conditions.

38-2621.  Program; Board of Regents; administer; rules and regulations; adopt; reports; conditions.The program established by section 38-2620 shall be administered by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. The Board of Regents shall adopt appropriate rules and regulations to carry out sections 38-2620 to 38-2623 and negotiate contract arrangements with accredited schools and colleges of optometry, as provided in section 38-2616, for the admission and education of qualified applicants who are citizens of Nebraska and who have demonstrated their interest, aptitude, and readiness for study in the field of optometry. The Board of Regents shall require reports each year from institutions receiving payments showing the progress and suitability of each student being aided and containing such other information as such board deems proper.Source   Laws 1974, LB 911, § 2;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,136.06;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 894.
NE Code § 38-2622 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2622 - Program; financial assistance; number of students.

38-2622.  Program; financial assistance; number of students.Annual financial payments made under sections 38-2620 to 38-2623 shall be limited to students who participated in or were accepted into the program in the academic year 2010-11 and shall continue for the remaining academic year or years that any such student is enrolled in an accredited school or college of optometry subject to the limitation provided in section 38-2623.Source   Laws 1974, LB 911, § 3;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,136.07;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 895;  Laws 2011, LB334, § 4;  Laws 2011, LB637, § 23.
NE Code § 38-2623 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2623 - Program; financial assistance; limitation.

38-2623.  Program; financial assistance; limitation.Financial assistance under sections 38-2620 to 38-2623 shall be continued not to exceed four years until the enrolled student has received a degree in optometry. Contracts with schools and colleges shall set forth terms and provisions for continuation of such payments.Source   Laws 1974, LB 911, § 4;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,136.08;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 896.
NE Code § 38-2701 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2701 - Act, how cited.

38-2701.  Act, how cited.Sections 38-2701 to 38-2711 shall be known and may be cited as the Perfusion Practice Act.Source  Laws 2007, LB236, § 8;   R.S.Supp.,2007, § 71-1,390;  Laws 2007, LB247, § 76;  Laws 2017, LB644, § 4.
NE Code § 38-2702 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2702 - Legislative findings and declarations.

38-2702.  Legislative findings and declarations.The Legislature finds and declares that the public interest requires the regulation of the practice of perfusion and the establishment of clear licensure standards for perfusionists and that the health and welfare of the residents of the State of Nebraska will be protected by identifying to the public those individuals who are qualified and legally authorized to practice perfusion.Source  Laws 2007, LB236, § 9;   R.S.Supp.,2007, § 71-1,391.
NE Code § 38-2703 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2703 - Terms, defined.

38-2703.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Perfusion Practice Act:(1) Board means the Board of Medicine and Surgery;(2) Extracorporeal circulation means the diversion of a patient's blood through a heart-lung machine or a similar device that assumes the functions of the patient's heart, lungs, kidney, liver, or other organs;(3) Perfusion means the functions necessary for the support, treatment, measurement, or supplementation of the cardiovascular, circulatory, and respiratory systems or other organs, or a combination of such activities, and to ensure the safe management of physiologic functions by monitoring and analyzing the parameters of the systems under an order and under the supervision of a licensed physician, including:(a) The use of extracorporeal circulation, long-term cardiopulmonary support techniques including extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and associated therapeutic and diagnostic technologies;(b) Counterpulsation, ventricular assistance, autotransfusion, blood conservation techniques, myocardial and organ preservation, extracorporeal life support, and isolated limb perfusion;(c) The use of techniques involving blood management, advanced life support, and other related functions; and(d) In the performance of the acts described in subdivisions (a) through (c) of this subdivision:(i) The administration of:(A) Pharmacological and therapeutic agents; and(B) Blood products or anesthetic agents through the extracorporeal circuit or through an intravenous line as ordered by a physician;(ii) The performance and use of:(A) Anticoagulation monitoring and analysis;(B) Physiologic monitoring and analysis;(C) Blood gas and chemistry monitoring and analysis;(D) Hematologic monitoring and analysis;(E) Hypothermia and hyperthermia;(F) Hemoconcentration and hemodilution; and(G) Hemodialysis; and(iii) The observation of signs and symptoms related to perfusion services, the determination of whether the signs and symptoms exhibit abnormal characteristics, and the implementation of appropriate reporting, clinical perfusion protocols, or changes in, or the initiation of, emergency procedures; and(4) Perfusionist means a person who is licensed to practice perfusion pursuant to the Perfusion Practice Act.Source  Laws 2007, LB236, § 10;   R.S.Supp.,2007, § 71-1,392;  Laws 2017, LB644, § 5.
NE Code § 38-2704 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2704 - License required; exceptions.

38-2704.  License required; exceptions.After September 1, 2007, no person shall practice perfusion, whether or not compensation is received or expected, unless the person holds a license to practice perfusion under the Perfusion Practice Act, except that nothing in the act shall be construed to:(1) Prohibit any person credentialed to practice under any other law from engaging in the practice for which he or she is credentialed;(2) Prohibit any student enrolled in a bona fide perfusion training program recognized by the board from performing those duties which are necessary for the student's course of study, if the duties are performed under the supervision and direction of a perfusionist who is on duty and immediately available in the assigned patient care area; or(3) Prohibit any person from practicing perfusion within the scope of his or her official duties when employed by an agency, bureau, or division of the federal government, serving in the armed forces or the Public Health Service of the United States, or employed by the Veterans Administration.Source  Laws 2007, LB236, § 11;   R.S.Supp.,2007, § 71-1,393.
NE Code § 38-2705 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2705 - License requirements.

38-2705.  License requirements.To be eligible to be licensed as a perfusionist, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:(1) Submit evidence of successful completion of a perfusion education program with standards established by the Accreditation Committee for Perfusion Education and approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or a program with substantially equivalent education standards approved by the board; and(2) Submit evidence of successful completion of the certification examinations offered by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion, or its successor, or a substantially equivalent examination approved by the board.Source  Laws 2007, LB236, § 12;   R.S.Supp.,2007, § 71-1,394;  Laws 2007, LB247, § 77. Cross References  Credentialing, general requirements and issuance procedures, see section 38-121 et seq.