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NE Code § 38-1901 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1901 - Act, how cited.

38-1901.  Act, how cited.Sections 38-1901 to 38-1920 shall be known and may be cited as the Medical Radiography Practice Act.Source  Laws 2007, LB463, § 639;  Laws 2008, LB928, § 5;  Laws 2010, LB849, § 1.
NE Code § 38-1902 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1902 - Definitions, where found.

38-1902.  Definitions, where found.For purposes of the Medical Radiography Practice Act and elsewhere in the Uniform Credentialing Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 38-1903 to 38-1913 apply.Source  Laws 2007, LB463, § 640;  Laws 2008, LB928, § 6;  Laws 2010, LB849, § 2.
NE Code § 38-1903 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1903 - Board, defined.

38-1903.  Board, defined.Board means the Board of Medical Radiography.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 641.
NE Code § 38-1904 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1904 - Interpretative fluoroscopic procedures, defined.

38-1904.  Interpretative fluoroscopic procedures, defined.Interpretative fluoroscopic procedures means the use of radiation in continuous mode to provide information, data, and film or hardcopy images for diagnostic review and interpretation by a licensed practitioner as the images are being produced.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 642.
NE Code § 38-1905 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1905 - Licensed practitioner, defined.

38-1905.  Licensed practitioner, defined.Licensed practitioner means a person licensed to practice medicine, dentistry, podiatry, chiropractic, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or as an osteopathic physician.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 643.
NE Code § 38-1905.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1905.01 - Limited computed tomography radiographer, defined.

38-1905.01.  Limited computed tomography radiographer, defined.Limited computed tomography radiographer means a person licensed pursuant to section 38-1917.01 to practice medical radiography restricted to computed tomography.Source Laws 2008, LB928, § 8.
NE Code § 38-1906 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1906 - Limited radiographer, defined.

38-1906.  Limited radiographer, defined.Limited radiographer means a person licensed to practice medical radiography pursuant to section 38-1916. Limited radiographer does not include a person certified under section 38-3012.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 644.
NE Code § 38-1907 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1907 - Medical radiographer, defined.

38-1907.  Medical radiographer, defined.Medical radiographer means a person licensed pursuant to subsection (1) of section 38-1915 to practice medical radiography.Source  Laws 2007, LB463, § 645;  Laws 2008, LB928, § 7.
NE Code § 38-1908 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1908 - Medical radiography, defined.

38-1908.  Medical radiography, defined.Medical radiography means the application of radiation to humans for diagnostic purposes, including, but not limited to, utilizing proper:(1) Radiation protection for the patient, the radiographer, and others;(2) Radiation-generating equipment operation and quality control;(3) Image production and evaluation;(4) Radiographic procedures;(5) Processing of films;(6) Positioning of patients;(7) Performance methods to achieve optimum radiographic technique with a minimum of radiation exposure; and(8) Patient care and management as it relates to the practice of medical radiography.Source  Laws 2007, LB463, § 646;  Laws 2010, LB849, § 3.
NE Code § 38-1908.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1908.01 - Nuclear medicine technologist, defined.

38-1908.01.  Nuclear medicine technologist, defined.Nuclear medicine technologist means a person who meets the requirements for training and experience for nuclear medicine technology under the Radiation Control Act and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under the act.Source Laws 2008, LB928, § 9. Cross References  Radiation Control Act, see section 71-3519.
NE Code § 38-1908.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1908.02 - Patient care and management; defined.

38-1908.02.  Patient care and management; defined.Patient care and management, as it relates to the practice of medical radiography, includes, but is not limited to:(1) Infection control;(2) Patient transfer and movement;(3) Assisting patients with medical equipment;(4) Routine monitoring;(5) Medical emergencies;(6) Proper use of contrast media; and(7) Patient safety and protection, including minimizing and monitoring patient radiation exposure through utilizing proper professional standards and protocols, including the principle of as low as reasonably achievable.Source Laws 2010, LB849, § 4.
NE Code § 38-1909 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1909 - Radiation, defined.

38-1909.  Radiation, defined.Radiation means ionizing radiation and nonionizing radiation as follows:(1) Ionizing radiation means gamma rays, X-rays, alpha and beta particles, high-speed electrons, neutrons, protons, and other atomic or nuclear particles or rays but does not include sound or radio waves or visible, infrared, or ultraviolet light; and(2) Nonionizing radiation means (a) any electromagnetic radiation which can be generated during the operation of electronic products as defined in section 71-3503 to such energy density levels as to present a biological hazard to occupational and public health and safety and the environment, other than ionizing electromagnetic radiation, and (b) any sonic, ultrasonic, or infrasonic waves which are emitted from an electronic product as defined in section 71-3503 as a result of the operation of an electronic circuit in such product and to such energy density levels as to present a biological hazard to occupational and public health and safety and the environment.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 647.
NE Code § 38-1910 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1910 - Radiation-generating equipment, defined.

38-1910.  Radiation-generating equipment, defined.Radiation-generating equipment means any manufactured product or device, component part of such a product or device, or machine or system which during operation can generate or emit radiation except devices which emit radiation only from radioactive material.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 648.
NE Code § 38-1911 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1911 - Sources of radiation, defined.

38-1911.  Sources of radiation, defined.Sources of radiation means any radioactive material, any radiation-generating equipment, or any device or equipment emitting or capable of emitting radiation or radioactive material.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 649.
NE Code § 38-1912 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1912 - Undesirable radiation, defined.

38-1912.  Undesirable radiation, defined.Undesirable radiation means radiation in such quantity and under such circumstances as determined from time to time by rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 650.
NE Code § 38-1913 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1913 - X-ray system, defined.

38-1913.  X-ray system, defined.X-ray system means an assemblage of components for the controlled production of X-rays, including, but not limited to, an X-ray high-voltage generator, an X-ray control, a tube housing assembly, a beam-limiting device, and the necessary supporting structures. Additional components which function with the system are considered integral parts of the system.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 651.
NE Code § 38-1914 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1914 - Board; members; qualifications; terms; meetings.

38-1914.  Board; members; qualifications; terms; meetings.The board shall consist of four medical radiographers and one limited radiographer. Of the first four medical radiographers appointed, one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one shall be appointed for a term of two years, one shall be appointed for a term of three years, and one shall be appointed for a term of four years. The first limited radiographer shall be appointed for a term of five years. Thereafter each appointment shall be for a term of five years. The board shall meet at least two times per calendar year.Source  Laws 2005, LB 453, § 2;   R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-3512;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 652.
NE Code § 38-1915 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1915 - Medical radiographer; requirements.

38-1915.  Medical radiographer; requirements.(1) A person licensed by the department, with the recommendation of the board, as a medical radiographer may practice medical radiography on any part of the human anatomy for interpretation by and under the direction of a licensed practitioner, including computed tomography but excluding interpretative fluoroscopic procedures, and may use fluoroscopy in conjunction with a certified registered nurse anesthetist as authorized in section 38-711.(2) An applicant for a license as a medical radiographer shall:(a) Complete an educational program in radiography approved by the board pursuant to subsection (1) of section 38-1918;(b) Complete an application in accordance with the Uniform Credentialing Act; and(c) Successfully complete an examination approved by the board.(3) Presentation of proof of registration in radiography with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists is proof of meeting the requirements of subdivisions (2)(a) and (c) of this section.Source   Laws 1987, LB 390, § 23;   Laws 1995, LB 406, § 46;   Laws 1997, LB 752, § 181;  Laws 2002, LB 1021, § 75;  Laws 2006, LB 994, § 104;   R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-3515.01;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 653;  Laws 2008, LB928, § 10. Cross References  Credentialing, general requirements and issuance procedures, see section 38-121 et seq.
NE Code § 38-1916 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1916 - Limited radiographer; requirements; specific anatomical region.

38-1916.  Limited radiographer; requirements; specific anatomical region.(1) A person licensed by the department, with the recommendation of the board, as a limited radiographer may practice medical radiography on limited regions of the human anatomy, using only routine radiographic procedures, for the interpretation by and under the direction of a licensed practitioner, excluding computed tomography, the use of contrast media, and the use of fluoroscopic or mammographic equipment. An applicant for a license as a limited radiographer shall successfully complete an examination approved by the board, as described in subdivision (2)(a) of section 38-1918 and at least one of the anatomical regions listed in subdivision (2)(b) of such section or successfully complete an examination approved by the department, as described in subsection (3) of section 38-1918.(2) Each license issued shall be specific to the anatomical region or regions for which the applicant has passed an approved examination, except that an applicant may be licensed in the anatomical region of Abdomen upon successful passage of the examinations described in subdivisions (2)(a) and (2)(b)(iv) of section 38-1918 and upon a finding by the department, with the recommendation of the board, that continued provision of service for a community would be in jeopardy.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 654. Cross References  Credentialing, general requirements and issuance procedures, see section 38-121 et seq.
NE Code § 38-1917 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1917 - Student; provisions not applicable; temporary medical radiographer license; term; applicability of section.

38-1917.  Student; provisions not applicable; temporary medical radiographer license; term; applicability of section.(1) The requirements of sections 38-1915 and 38-1916 do not apply to a student while enrolled and participating in an educational program in medical radiography who, as a part of an educational program, applies X-rays to humans while under the supervision of the licensed practitioners or medical radiographers associated with the educational program. Students who have completed at least twelve months of the training course described in subsection (1) of section 38-1918 may apply for licensure as a temporary medical radiographer. Temporary medical radiographer licenses issued under this section shall expire eighteen months after issuance and shall not be renewed. Persons licensed under this section as temporary medical radiographers shall be permitted to perform the duties of a limited radiographer licensed in all anatomical regions of subdivision (2)(b) of section 38-1918 and Abdomen.(2) This section shall not apply to a temporary credential issued as provided under section 38-129.01.Source  Laws 2007, LB463, § 655;  Laws 2017, LB88, § 60.
NE Code § 38-1917.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1917.01 - Limited computed tomography radiographer; requirements; nuclear medicine technologist; activities authorized.

38-1917.01.  Limited computed tomography radiographer; requirements; nuclear medicine technologist; activities authorized.(1) A person licensed by the department, with the recommendation of the board, as a limited computed tomography radiographer may practice medical radiography restricted to computed tomography. An applicant for a license as a limited computed tomography radiographer shall:(a) Complete an application in accordance with the Uniform Credentialing Act;(b) Be certified by (i) the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board or (ii) the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists in nuclear medicine technology; and(c) Be certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists in computed tomography.(2) A nuclear medicine technologist may perform computed tomography without being licensed under the Medical Radiography Practice Act if such practice is limited to X-rays produced by a combination nuclear medicine-computed tomography system and administered as an integral part of a nuclear medicine procedure that uses a computed tomography protocol for purposes of attenuation correction and anatomical localization only and if the nuclear medicine technologist has received documented device-specific training on the combination nuclear medicine-computed tomography system.Source Laws 2008, LB928, § 11. Cross References  Credentialing, general requirements and issuance procedures, see section 38-121 et seq.
NE Code § 38-1917.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1917.02 - Student; provisions not applicable; temporary limited computed tomography radiographer license; term; applicability of section.

38-1917.02.  Student; provisions not applicable; temporary limited computed tomography radiographer license; term; applicability of section.(1) The requirements of section 38-1917.01 do not apply to a student while enrolled and participating in an educational program in nuclear medicine technology who, as part of the educational program, applies X-rays to humans using a computed tomography system while under the supervision of the licensed practitioners, medical radiographers, or limited computed tomography radiographers associated with the educational program. A person registered by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board or the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists in nuclear medicine technology may apply for a license as a temporary limited computed tomography radiographer. Temporary limited computed tomography radiographer licenses issued under this section shall expire twenty-four months after issuance and shall not be renewed. Persons licensed under this section as temporary limited computed tomography radiographers shall be permitted to perform medical radiography restricted to computed tomography while under the direct supervision and in the physical presence of licensed practitioners, medical radiographers, or limited computed tomography radiographers.(2) This section shall not apply to a temporary credential issued as provided under section 38-129.01.Source  Laws 2008, LB928, § 12;  Laws 2017, LB88, § 61.
NE Code § 38-1919 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1919 - Fees.

38-1919.  Fees.The department shall establish and collect fees for credentialing under the Medical Radiography Practice Act as provided in sections 38-151 to 38-157.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 657.
NE Code § 38-1920 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-1920 - Dental hygienists and dental assistants; exemptions from act.

38-1920.  Dental hygienists and dental assistants; exemptions from act.(1) Persons authorized under the Dentistry Practice Act to practice as dental hygienists and dental assistants who meet the requirements of section 38-1135 shall not be required to be licensed under the Medical Radiography Practice Act.(2) The department may exempt certain users of sources of radiation from licensing requirements established under the Medical Radiography Practice Act when the board finds that the exemption will not constitute a significant risk to occupational and public health and safety and the environment.(3) Individuals who are currently licensed in the State of Nebraska as podiatrists, chiropractors, dentists, physicians and surgeons, osteopathic physicians, physician assistants, and veterinarians shall be exempt from the rules and regulations of the department pertaining to the qualifications of persons for the use of X-ray radiation-generating equipment operated for diagnostic purposes.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 658. Cross References  Dentistry Practice Act, see section 38-1101.
NE Code § 38-2001 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2001 - Act, how cited.

38-2001.  Act, how cited.Sections 38-2001 to 38-2062 shall be known and may be cited as the Medicine and Surgery Practice Act.Source  Laws 2007, LB463, § 659;  Laws 2009, LB394, § 1;  Laws 2011, LB406, § 1;  Laws 2018, LB701, § 5;  Laws 2019, LB29, § 3;  Laws 2020, LB755, § 3.
NE Code § 38-2002 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2002 - Definitions, where found.

38-2002.  Definitions, where found.For the purposes of the Medicine and Surgery Practice Act and elsewhere in the Uniform Credentialing Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 38-2003 to 38-2022 apply.Source   Laws 1969, c. 560, § 7, p. 2283;   Laws 1971, LB 150, § 4;   Laws 1989, LB 342, § 17;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 425;  Laws 1999, LB 828, § 83;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,107.01;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 660;  Laws 2020, LB755, § 4.
NE Code § 38-2003 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2003 - Accredited hospital, defined.

38-2003.  Accredited hospital, defined.Accredited hospital means a hospital accredited by the department, with the recommendation of the board.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 661.
NE Code § 38-2004 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2004 - Accredited school or college of medicine, defined.

38-2004.  Accredited school or college of medicine, defined.An accredited school or college of medicine means one approved by the board, and such school or college shall meet and maintain generally minimum standards approved by the board. Such minimum standards shall apply equally to all accredited schools, and any school to be accredited shall permit inspections by the department.A school or college of osteopathic medicine and surgery fulfilling all such requirements shall not be refused standing as an accredited medical school because it may also specialize in giving instruction according to any special system of healing.Source   Laws 1927, c. 167, § 103, p. 483;   C.S.1929, § 71-1404;   Laws 1943, c. 150, § 21, p. 549;   R.S.1943, § 71-1,105;   Laws 1969, c. 563, § 8, p. 2295;   Laws 1989, LB 342, § 16;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 422;  Laws 1999, LB 828, § 81;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,105;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 662.
NE Code § 38-2005 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2005 - Accredited school or college of osteopathic medicine, defined.

38-2005.  Accredited school or college of osteopathic medicine, defined.An accredited school or college of osteopathic medicine means one approved by the board. An accredited school or college of osteopathic medicine shall meet and maintain general minimum standards approved by the board. The minimum standards shall apply equally to all such accredited schools and colleges. Any school or college seeking accreditation shall permit inspections by the department.Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the department, with the recommendation of the board, from accepting accreditation of a school or college of osteopathic medicine by the American Osteopathic Association as evidence of meeting the specified requirements of this section or the equivalent thereof.Source   Laws 1927, c. 167, § 118, p. 489;   C.S.1929, § 71-1704;   R.S.1943, § 71-1,140;   Laws 1969, c. 565, § 4, p. 2301;   Laws 1981, LB 451, § 12;   Laws 1989, LB 342, § 25;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 445;  Laws 1999, LB 828, § 106;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,140;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 663.
NE Code § 38-2006 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2006 - Acupuncture, defined.

38-2006.  Acupuncture, defined.Acupuncture means the insertion, manipulation, and removal of acupuncture needles and the application of manual, mechanical, thermal, electrical, and electromagnetic treatment to such needles at specific points or meridians on the human body in an effort to promote, maintain, and restore health and for the treatment of disease, based on acupuncture theory. Acupuncture may include the recommendation of therapeutic exercises, dietary guidelines, and nutritional support to promote the effectiveness of the acupuncture treatment. Acupuncture does not include manipulation or mobilization of or adjustment to the spine, extraspinal manipulation, or the practice of medical nutrition therapy.Source  Laws 2001, LB 270, § 8;  Laws 2003, LB 242, § 80;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,344;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 664.
NE Code § 38-2007 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2007 - Acupuncturist, defined.

38-2007.  Acupuncturist, defined.Acupuncturist means a person engaged in the practice of acupuncture.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 665.
NE Code § 38-2008 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2008 - Approved program, defined.

38-2008.  Approved program, defined.Approved program means a program for the education of physician assistants which is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant or its predecessor or successor agency and which the board formally approves.Source  Laws 2007, LB463, § 666;  Laws 2009, LB195, § 37;  Laws 2020, LB755, § 5.
NE Code § 38-2010 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2010 - Board, defined.

38-2010.  Board, defined.Board means the Board of Medicine and Surgery.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 668.