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Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 156 - REGULATIONS DEFINING UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BY A PSYCHOLOGIST › Section 172-156-005 - PUBLIC STATEMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
A psychologist shall be accurate and objective when
				  advertising regarding professional services or products. Unprofessional conduct
				  includes but is not limited to:
005.01
				Advertising of psychological products or services which contain:
A) a false, fraudulent, misleading, deceptive
				statement;
B) a testimonial from a
				patient which attests to performance of superior performance of professional
				service of psychologist's services;
C) a statement guaranteeing any professional
				services;
D) a statement intended
				or likely to appeal to a client's fears, anxieties, or emotions concerning the
				possible results of failure to obtain the offered services;
E) a statement concerning the comparative
				desirability of offered services;
F) a statement of direct solicitation of
				individual clients.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 156 - REGULATIONS DEFINING UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BY A PSYCHOLOGIST › Section 172-156-006 - CONFIDENTIALITY

Current through June 17, 2024
A psychologist shall hold in confidence information obtained
				  from a client, except in those unusual circumstances in which to do so would
				  result in clear danger to the person or to others or where otherwise required
				  by law. Failure to do so shall constitute unprofessional
				  conduct.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 156 - REGULATIONS DEFINING UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BY A PSYCHOLOGIST › Section 172-156-007 - PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Current through June 17, 2024
A psychologist shall safeguard the welfare of clients and
				  maintain appropriate professional relationships with clients and research
				  participants. Unprofessional conduct includes but is not limited to:
007.01 Using skills of the psychologist to
				exploit clients.
007.02 Failure to
				terminate a clinical or consulting relationship with a client when the client
				is clearly and convincingly not benefiting from it.
007.03 Intentional failure to report to the
				Board of Examiners of Psychologists known unprofessional conduct by a
				psychologist. Information that becomes known to a psychologist in the course of
				psychotherapy and is otherwise subject to the protection of confidentiality is
				exempt from this provision.
007.04
				Abandoning or neglecting a client with whom a professional relationship
				exists.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 156 - REGULATIONS DEFINING UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BY A PSYCHOLOGIST › Section 172-156-008 - SEXUAL MISCONDUCT

Current through June 17, 2024
A psychologist shall in no circumstances engage in sexual
				  acts with clients, students who are under direct evaluative control of the
				  psychologist, or with individuals who are currently participating in research
				  conducted by or under the direction of the psychologist. Specifically with
				  regard to the clients, such unprofessional conduct includes but is not limited
				  to:
008.01 Engaging in sexual
				relationships with a client, regardless of the clients consent.
008.02 Soliciting a sexual relationship with
				a client.
008.03 Committing an act
				with a client punishable as a sexual or sexual related crime.
008.04 Engaging in any sexual act with a
				client or with a person who has been a client. Nothing in these regulations
				shall be construed to allow for a pre-arranged waiting period.
008.05 Engaging in sexual harassment of a
				client. Sexual harassment is defined as deliberate or repeated comments,
				gestures, or physical contacts of a sexual nature that are unnecessary in the
				professional relationship with a client.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 156 - REGULATIONS DEFINING UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BY A PSYCHOLOGIST › Section 172-156-009 - FEES FOR SERVICES

Current through June 17, 2024
A psychologist shall solicit or obtain fees for professional
				  service in an appropriate manner consistent with the laws of the State of
				  Nebraska. Unprofessional conduct includes but is not limited to:
009.01 Solicitation of professional patronage
				by agents or persons, popularly known as cappers or steerers, or profiting by
				the acts of those representing themselves to be agents of the
				psychologist.
009.02 Receipt of
				fees on the assurance that a manifestly incurable disease can be permanently
				cured.
009.03 Division of fees, or
				agreeing to split or divide the fees received for professional services with
				any person for bringing or referring a patient.
009.04 Ordering or utilizing tests,
				treatment, or use of treatment facilities not warranted by the condition of the
				patient.
009.05 Falsely or
				fraudulently claiming to have performed a professional service, charging for a
				service, or representing a service as the psychologists own when he or she has
				not rendered due service or substantially assumed responsibility for the
				service.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 156 - REGULATIONS DEFINING UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BY A PSYCHOLOGIST › Section 172-156-010 - ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT TECHNIQUES

Current through June 17, 2024
A psychologist shall make reasonable efforts to preclude
				  misuse in the development, publication and utilization of psychological
				  assessment techniques for use with clients. Unprofessional conduct includes but
				  is not limited to:
010.01 Failure, in
				reporting assessment results, to indicate any serious concerns or special
				circumstances that exist regarding validity or reliability because of the
				circumstances of the assessment or the inappropriateness of the norms for the
				person tested.
010.02 Failure to
				make reasonable efforts to avoid and prevent the misuse of obsolete
				psychological tests and instruments.
010.03 Offering scoring and interpretation
				services for which the validity of the programs and procedures used in arriving
				at interpretations cannot be supported by adequate evidence.
010.04 Encouraging or promoting the use of
				psychological assessment techniques by inadequately trained or otherwise
				unqualified persons through teaching, sponsorship, or supervision.
010.05 In presenting psychological
				information, failure to make reasonable efforts to present such information
				objectively, fully, and accurately.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 156 - REGULATIONS DEFINING UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BY A PSYCHOLOGIST › Section 172-156-011 - RESEARCH WITH HUMAN PARTICIPANTS

Current through June 17, 2024
A psychologist shall respect the dignity and welfare of
				  human research participants, and shall comply with these regulations governing
				  such psychological research. Unprofessional conduct includes but is not limited
				  to:
011.01 Except in minimal risk
				research unless care and treatment is provided in such research, failure to
				establish an agreement with research participants, prior to their
				participation, that clarifies the obligations and responsibilities of the
				psychologist and of the participant. Except where the nature of the research
				precludes full disclosure, the failure to inform participants of all aspects of
				the research that might reasonably be expected to influence willingness to
				participate, or the failure to explain all aspects of the research about which
				a participant inquires, also constitute unprofessional conduct; where the
				nature of the research precludes full prior disclosure, or where the research
				is with children or with participants who have impairments, the failure to tax
				additional safeguards to protect the welfare and dignity of the research
				participants constitutes unprofessional conduct.
011.02 Where methodological requirements of a
				study make the use of concealment or deception necessary, unprofessional
				conduct includes failure of the investigator to:
A) Determine before conducting the study
				whether the use of the techniques is justified by the studys prospective
				scientific, educational or applied value;
B) Determine before conducting the study
				whether alternative procedures are available that do not use concealment or
				deception; or
C) Provide the
				participants with an explanation as soon as possible.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 157 - CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT FOR THE PRACTICE OF PSYCHOLOGY › Section 172-157-001 - ADOPTION

Current through June 17, 2024
The Board hereby adopts the Ethical Standards of
				  Psychologists of the American Psychological Association as the Code of
				  Professional Conduct for the practice of Psychology in Nebraska. Copies of the
Ethical Standards of Psychologists
are available from
				  the Board or from the American Psychological Association, Inc., 1200
				  Seventeenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036.
These Rules and Regulations recodify 172 NAC 156.5, Code of
				  Professional Conduct for the Practice of Psychology.
Filed with the Secretary of State: August 10,
				  1992
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 162 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Section 172-162-001 - SCOPE AND AUTHORITY

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations govern the licensure of respiratory care
				  practitioners under Nebraska Revised Statute (Neb. Rev. Stat.) §§
									38-3201
				  to
				  38-3216
				  of the Respiratory Care Practice Act and the Uniform Credentialing Act
				  (UCA).
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 162 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Section 172-162-002 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
Definitions are set out in the Respiratory Care Practice Act,
				  the Uniform Credentialing Act, Title 172 Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) 10,
				  and this chapter.
002.01
APPROVED TRAINING PROGRAM.
A respiratory therapy
				education program which is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for
				Respiratory Care.
002.02
CONTINUING EDUCATION.
The offering of instruction or
				information to license holders for the purpose of maintaining skills necessary
				to the safe and competent practice of respiratory care. Continuing education
				may be offered under such names as scientific school, clinic, forum, lecture,
				or educational seminar.
002.03
LICENSURE EXAMINATION.
The Certified Respiratory
				Therapist (CRT) examination or the Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
				examination offered by the National Board for Respiratory Care and approved by
				the Department on the recommendation of the Board.
002.04
PROVIDER.
An
				individual or sponsoring organization that presents continuing education
				programs to license holders.
002.05
SCALED SCORE.
A qualitative interpretive score which
				is a function of performance.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 162 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Section 172-162-003 - LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
To obtain a license, an individual must submit a complete
				  application provided by the Department and provide documentation demonstrating
				  that the applicant meets the licensing requirements of Neb. Rev. Stat.
				  §§
									38-3209
				  to §
									38-3212,
				  172 NAC 10, and this chapter.
003.01
DOCUMENTATION.
The following documentation must be
				provided to the Department.
003.01(A)
EDUCATION.
Submit an official transcript directly from
				the issuing institution, verifying completion of an approved training
				program.
003.01(B)
EXAMINATION.
Documentation of successful completion of
				the licensure examination developed by the National Board of Respiratory Care
				with a minimum score of 75 on a scaled score ranging from 1 to 99. An applicant
				who, on or before July 17, 1986, passed the Certified Respiratory Therapy
				Technician or Registered Respiratory Therapist examination administered by the
				National Board for Respiratory Care or the appropriate accrediting agency
				acceptable to the Board, and meets the requirements as listed in 172 NAC 10,
				will be issued a license to perform respiratory care.
003.01(C)
OTHER PROOF OF
				COMPETENCY.
Applicants who have met the education and examination
				requirements as listed in 172 NAC
				162-003.01(A) and
				(B) who passed the examination more than 3
				years prior to the time of application and who are not practicing at the time
				of application, must within the 3 years immediately preceding the application,
				present proof of having at least 60 hours of acceptable continuing education in
				accordance with these regulations with a minimum of 15 hours in the each of the
				following categories:
(i)
				Pharmacology;
(ii) Mechanical
				ventilation;
(iii) Non-invasive
				ventilation support; and
(iv)
				Practice of respiratory care.
003.01(D)
ACTIVE LICENSE IN
				ANOTHER JURISDICTION, NOT PRACTICING.
Applicants who have an
				active license in another jurisdiction but who are not practicing at the time
				of application must meet the requirements listed in 172 NAC
				162-003.01(A) and
				(B) and provide proof of having a minimum of
				20 hours of acceptable continuing education in accordance with these
				regulations, obtained within the 3 years immediately preceding the date of
				application.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 162 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Section 172-162-004 - RENEWAL, WAIVER OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND INACTIVE STATUS

Current through June 17, 2024
The applicant must meet the requirements set out in 172 NAC
				  10. All respiratory care practitioner licenses expire on June
				  1st of each even-numbered year.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 162 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Section 172-162-006 - UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

Current through June 17, 2024
Unprofessional conduct is set out in Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									38-179
				  and this chapter and includes:
(A)
				Providing services for which they are not trained or experienced;
(B) Encouraging or promoting respiratory care
				by untrained or unqualified persons;
(C) Committing any act which endangers
				patient safety or welfare;
(D)
				Failure to maintain in confidence information obtained from a patient, except
				in those unusual circumstances in which to do so would result in clear danger
				to the person or to others, or where otherwise required by law;
(E) Failure to safeguard the welfare of
				patients and maintain appropriate professional relationships with
				patients;
(F) Improper use of
				another person for one's own advantage;
(G) Failure to decline to carry out
				respiratory care services that have been requested when the services are known
				to be contraindicated or unjustified;
(H) Failure to decline to carry out
				procedures that have been requested when such services are known to be outside
				of the respiratory care practitioner's scope of practice;
(I) Verbally or physically abusing
				patients;
(J) Falsification or
				unauthorized destruction of patient records;
(K) Attempting to provide diagnostic or
				treatment information to patients that is beyond the respiratory care
				practitioner's level of training and expertise;
(L) Delegating to other personnel those
				patient related services when the clinical skills and expertise of a
				respiratory care practitioner is required.
(M) Engaging in sexual harassment of patients
				or co-workers. Sexual harassment includes making unwelcome sexual advances,
				requesting sexual favors, and engaging in other verbal or physical conduct of a
				sexual nature as a condition of:
(i) The
				provision or denial of respiratory care to a patient;
(ii) The provision or denial of employment or
				employment advances to a co-worker;
(iii) For the purpose or effect of creating
				an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment for the patient or
				unreasonably interfering with a patient's ability to recover; or
(iv) For the purpose or effect of creating an
				intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment or unreasonably
				interfering with the co-worker's ability to perform their
				work.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 168 - CERTIFICATION OF A REGISTERED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST › Section 172-168-001 - SCOPE AND AUTHORITY

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations govern the certification of registered
				  environmental health specialists under Nebraska Revised Statutes (Neb. Rev.
				  Stat.) §§
									38-1301
				  to
				  38-1315
				  of the Registered Environmental Health Specialists Practice Act and the Uniform
				  Credentialing Act (UCA).
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 168 - CERTIFICATION OF A REGISTERED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST › Section 172-168-002 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
Definitions set out in the Registered Environmental Health
				  Specialists Practice Act, the Uniform Credentialing Act, 172 Nebraska
				  Administrative Code (NAC) 10 and the following apply to this chapter.
002.01
ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR
				UNIVERSITY.
An accredited college or university is a
				post-secondary school accredited by a regional accrediting
				institution.
002.02
CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION.
The certification
				examination is The National Environmental Health Association's Registered
				Environmental Health Specialist or Registered Sanitarian Examination.
002.03
PROVIDER.
A
				provider is an individual or sponsoring organization that presents continuing
				education programs to certificate holders.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 168 - CERTIFICATION OF A REGISTERED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST › Section 172-168-003 - CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
To obtain a certification, the applicant must submit a
				  complete application provided by the Department and provide documentation
				  demonstrating that the applicant meets the requirements of Neb. Rev. Stat.
				  §§
									38-1301
				  to
				  38-1315,
				  172 NAC 10 and this chapter. All applicants must submit the following:
003.01
EDUCATION.
An
				official transcript, directly from the issuing institution, verifying
				completion of a baccalaureate degree or higher from an accredited college or
				university.
003.02
EXAMINATION.
Documentation of successful completion of
				the certification examination developed and administered by the National
				Environmental Health Association with a score of 68% or above.
003.03
EXPERIENCE.
Documentation of successful completion of full-time employment as an
				environmental health specialist for a period of not less than 2 years with a
				baccalaureate degree or a period of not less than 1 year with a degree higher
				than a baccalaureate degree.
003.04
PASSED EXAMINATION BUT NOT PRACTICING.
An applicant
				that passed the certification examination but is not currently practicing as an
				environmental health specialist must present documentation to the Department of
				completing 24 hours of continuing education as set out in this chapter, that
				were obtained within the 3 years immediately preceding the application for
				certification.
003.05
CREDENTIALIED IN ANOTHER JURSIDICTION BUT IS NOT
				PRACTICING.
An applicant that has met the standards for
				certification under this chapter who holds a credential in another jurisdiction
				and who is not practicing at the time of application for certification must
				present documentation to the Department of completing 24 hours of continuing
				education as set out in this chapter, that were obtained within the three years
				immediately preceding the application for certification.
003.06
PROVISIONAL
				CREDENTIAL.
An applicant who has met the education requirements
				outlined in 003.01, may be issued a provisional environmental health specialist
				credential.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 168 - CERTIFICATION OF A REGISTERED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST › Section 172-168-004 - RENEWAL, WAIVER OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND INACTIVE STATUS

Current through June 17, 2024
The certificate holder must meet the requirements set out in
				  172 NAC 10. Provisional environmental health specialist credentials will expire
				  one year from the date of issuance and may be renewed for two one-year periods,
				  not to exceed a three year period. A certificate expires on December
				  31st of each even-numbered year.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 168 - CERTIFICATION OF A REGISTERED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST › Section 172-168-006 - UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

Current through June 17, 2024
Unprofessional conduct is set out in Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									38-179
				  and this chapter.
006.01
PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS.
Commission of any of the
				following acts constitutes unprofessional conduct:
(A) Exploiting a client for financial gain or
				sexual favors;
(B) Performing or
				agreeing to perform environmental health services that have been requested when
				the services are known to be contraindicated or unjustified;
(C) Performing or agreeing to perform
				procedures that are outside of the environmental health specialist's scope of
				practice;
(D) Verbally or
				physically abusing clients;
(E)
				Falsification or unauthorized destruction of client records;
(F) Delegating to other personnel, who are
				not trained or qualified, those services for which the skills and expertise of
				a registered environmental health specialist are required;
(G) Filing a false report or record in the
				practice of environmental health. This includes but is not limited to
				collection or billing of a fee or other similar activity to obtain payment;
				and
(H) Providing services or
				promoting the sale of devices, appliances, or products to a person who cannot
				reasonably be expected to benefit from the services, devices, appliances, or
				products.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 180 - PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SURGERY › Section 172-180-001 - SCOPE AND AUTHORITY

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations apply to licensure of veterinarians and
				  veterinary technicians as defined by the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
				  Practice Act, Nebraska Revised Statutes (Neb. Rev. Stats.) §§
									38-3301
				  to
				  38-3335
				  and the Uniform Credentialing Act.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 180 - PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SURGERY › Section 172-180-003 - LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
To obtain a license, an individual must submit a complete
				  application provided by the Department and provide documentation demonstrating
				  that the applicant meets all statutory requirements, 172 NAC 10, and this
				  chapter.
003.01
VETERINARY
				LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION.
An applicant for a license to practice
				veterinary medicine and surgery based on examination must have attained at
				least the age of 21, and:
(A) Submit an
				official transcript directly from the issuing institution verifying graduation
				from an accredited school of veterinary medicine or a certificate directly from
				an approved program that determines educational equivalence;
(B) Submit score reports directly from the
				issuing institutions showing:
(i) Passage of
				the National Board Examination with a converted score of at least 70 and the
				Clinical Competency Test with a converted score of at least 70 within the last
				5 years, which are administered by the National Board of Veterinary Medical
				Examiners (NBVME); or pass the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination
				(NAVLE) given by the National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners with a
				converted score of at least 70 within the last 5 years; and
(C) Pass the Nebraska
				Jurisprudence Examination which relates to the statutes that govern veterinary
				medicine and surgery with an average score of at least 70.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 180 - PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SURGERY › Section 172-180-004 - STANDARDS OF SUPERVISION

Current through June 17, 2024
The following delegated tasks may be performed under the
				  indicated level of veterinarian supervision.
004.01
LICENSED VETERINARY
				TECHNICHIANS.
Veterinary technicians may perform the following
				tasks provided the supervising veterinarian makes a physical examination of the
				patient being treated.
004.01(A)
TASKS WHICH REQUIRE IMMEDIATE SUPERVISION.
(i) Dental extraction not requiring
				sectioning of a tooth or the resectioning of bone; or
(ii) Assist veterinarian in surgery by tissue
				handling and instrument handling.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 180 - PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SURGERY › Section 172-180-005 - RENEWAL, WAIVER OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND INACTIVE STATUS

Current through June 17, 2024
The applicant must meet the requirements set out in 172 NAC
				  10. All licenses expire on April 1 of each even-numbered
				  year.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 180 - PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SURGERY › Section 172-180-007 - UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

Current through June 17, 2024
Unprofessional conduct includes but is not limited to the
				  acts set out in Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									38-179
				  and the following:
(A) Commission of
				any act of sexual abuse, misconduct, or exploitation related to the practice of
				the profession of the applicant or credential holder. Sexual misconduct in the
				practice of veterinary medicine means violation of the
				practitioner-client-patient relationship through which the applicant or
				credential holder uses said relationship to induce or attempt to induce the
				client-patient to engage or to attempt to engage the client or patient, in
				sexual activity; committing any act which may reasonably be interpreted as
				intended for the sexual arousal or gratification of the practitioner, the
				client or patient, or both;
(B)
				Failure to keep and maintain adequate records of treatment or service for 3
				years after the veterinarian's most recent contact with the client or
				patient;
(C) Disruptive
				veterinarian behavior as manifested by a veterinarian's aberrant behavior which
				interferes with patient care or could reasonably be expected to interfere with
				patient care, including, but not limited to, the following:
(i) Outbursts of rage or violent
				behavior;
(ii) Repeated failure to
				respond to calls;
(iii) Throwing
				instruments, charts, or objects;
(iv) Insulting comments to a client, client's
				family, veterinarians, or healthcare staff;
(v) Striking or assaulting a client, client's
				family, patient, veterinarians, or healthcare staff; or
(vi) Poor hygiene;
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 180 - PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SURGERY › Section 172-180-008 - UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

Current through June 17, 2024
Unprofessional conduct includes but is not limited to the
				  acts set out in Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									38-179
				  and 172 NAC 10.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 182 - LICENSURE OF ANIMAL THERAPISTS › Section 172-182-001 - SCOPE AND AUTHORITY

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations govern the licensure of animal therapists
				  under the Nebraska Revised Statutes (Neb. Rev. Stats.) §§
									38-3301
				  to
				  38-3334
				  of the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act, and the Uniform
				  Credentialing Act. These regulations do not apply to:
(A) Licensed veterinary
				technicians;
(B) Unlicensed
				assistants working in veterinary medicine;
(C) Any person who is solely engaged in
				equine, cat, and dog massage practice; or
(D) Persons who hold a valid credential under
				the Uniform Credentialing Act and who consult with a licensed veterinarian or
				perform collaborative animal health care tasks on a patient under the care of
				such veterinarian if all such tasks are performed under the immediate
				supervision of such veterinarian.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 182 - LICENSURE OF ANIMAL THERAPISTS › Section 172-182-002 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
Definitions set out in the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
				  Practice Act, the Uniform Credentialing Act, 172 Nebraska Administrative Code
				  (NAC) 10, and the following apply to this chapter.
002.01
ADEQUATE
				RECORDS.
Legible records in either written or electronic form
				which contain, at a minimum, the date, patient, client, diagnosis or service
				provided, products given, data from tests performed and documentation of any
				client or agent consent.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 182 - LICENSURE OF ANIMAL THERAPISTS › Section 172-182-003 - LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
To obtain a license, an individual must submit a complete
				  application provided by the Department and provide documentation demonstrating
				  that the applicant meets the licensing requirements of Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									38-3321,
				  172 NAC 10, and this chapter.
003.01
QUALIFICATIONS.
To receive a credential to practice as
				an animal therapist, an individual must meet the following qualifications:
(A) Hold and maintain an undisciplined
				license under the Uniform Credentialing Act for a health care profession other
				than veterinary medicine and surgery. Any person who wishes to practice or
				represent himself or herself as an animal therapist must be licensed as an
				animal therapist.
(B) Successfully
				complete training, approved by the board, regarding the performance of the
				applicant's specified health care profession on animals and have training in
				the human profession consistent with the therapy to be provided on animals.
				Training can be obtained from more than one program.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 182 - LICENSURE OF ANIMAL THERAPISTS › Section 172-182-004 - TRAINING STANDARDS

Current through June 17, 2024
All animal therapists must have a qualifying license to
				  pursue an animal therapist license and meet the training standards in this
				  chapter.
004.01
STANDARDS
				APPLICABLE TO ALL PROFESSIONS.
In addition to meeting the
				requirements for the specified health care profession and this chapter, to be
				acceptable for licensure, a training program must be approved by the Board,
				meet the requirements for the specific professions listed in this chapter, and
				meet the following criteria:
(A) The topic or
				objectives must relate directly to the practice of animal therapy in the
				specified health care profession;
(B) The presenter of the activity must be
				qualified by education, experience or training;
(C) Activities must be open to all persons
				who hold a Nebraska license to practice the specified health care profession on
				humans;
(D) If the course involves
				the use of distance learning formats, including, but not limited to, archived
				video or audio programs, webcasts, telephone broadcasts, or simultaneous
				broadcasts, those persons not physically attending must have substantially the
				same opportunity for interaction with those teaching the course as they would
				if physically present at the same location; and
(E) Activities must include a competency
				assessment or evaluation which may consist of a test, case studies, or other
				type of competency assessment.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 182 - LICENSURE OF ANIMAL THERAPISTS › Section 172-182-005 - RENEWAL, WAIVER OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND INACTIVE STATUS

Current through June 17, 2024
The applicant must meet the requirements set out in 172 NAC
				  10 and these regulations. All animal therapist licenses expire on April 1 of
				  each even-numbered year.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 182 - LICENSURE OF ANIMAL THERAPISTS › Section 172-182-006 - CONTINUING COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
On or before April 1 of each even-numbered year all licensees
				  must complete the appropriate number of continuing education hours, and
				  maintain their human equivalent license according their profession. Each
				  licensee is responsible for maintaining certificates or records of continuing
				  education. Only continuing competency activities which pertain to animals
				  within the licensee's scope of practice are acceptable. The following
				  continuing competency activities are limited to no more than 2 hours of each
				  activity during each 2-year renewal period, and all other continuing competency
				  activities have no limitation:
(A)
				Clinical observation with a Veterinarian or Licensed Animal
				Therapist;
(B) Home study hours
				with a testing mechanism;
(C)
				Journal articles with a testing mechanism;
(D) Publishing research in animal therapy;
				and
(E) Teaching animal therapy.
006.01
PROFESSIONS REQUIRING TEN
				HOURS OF CONTINUOUS COMPETENCY HOURS.
As a condition of license
				renewal, the following professions must complete at least ten (10) hours of
				acceptable continuing competency activities.
(A) Acupuncture;
(B) Chiropractic; and
(C) Veterinary Orthopedic Manipulation - a
				Chiropractic technique.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 182 - LICENSURE OF ANIMAL THERAPISTS › Section 172-182-007 - PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
A licensed animal therapist may perform health care therapy
				  in accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									38-3333
				  and the following:
(A) The health care
				therapy must be consistent with and limited to the veterinary medical diagnosis
				and evaluation that is included in the letter of referral;
(B) The licensed animal therapist keeps and
				maintains adequate records of treatment or service for three (3) years after
				the licensed animal therapist's most recent contact with the client or
				patient.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 182 - LICENSURE OF ANIMAL THERAPISTS › Section 172-182-008 - UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

Current through June 17, 2024
Unprofessional conduct is set out in Neb. Rev. Stat. §
				  38179, 172 NAC 10, and includes, additionally, refusal to cooperate or failure
				  to furnish requested information during any investigation by the
				  Department.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 182 - LICENSURE OF ANIMAL THERAPISTS › Section 172-182-010 - FEES

Current through June 17, 2024
Fees referred to in these regulations are set out in 172 NAC
				  2, and these regulations.
010.01
INITIAL FEE.
Initial Licensure Fee for Animal
				Therapist. By an applicant for a license as an animal therapist, the fee of
				$142.
010.02
RENEWAL
				FEE.
Renewal Fee for Animal Therapist. By an applicant for renewal
				on a biennial basis of a license as an animal therapist, the fee of
				$142.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 173 - CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE › Chapter 1 - REPORTING AND CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES › Section 173-1-001 - SCOPE AND AUTHORITY

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations apply to the content, control, and
				  reporting of communicable diseases, poisonings, and organisms pursuant to the
				  provisions of
Neb. Rev. Stat.
§§
									71-501
				  to
				  71-514.05,
				  71-531
				  to
				  71-532,
				  and
				  71-1626.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 173 - CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE › Chapter 1 - REPORTING AND CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES › Section 173-1-003 - WHO MUST REPORT

Current through June 17, 2024
003.01 Healthcare
				Providers
Physicians and hospitals must make reports of communicable
				  diseases and poisonings as described in 173 NAC 1-003,
				  1-004, and
				  1-005, unless a report is made under
				  173 NAC
				  1-003.01A or
				  1-003.01B.
1-003.01A
Reporting by Physician
				Assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses:
A physician
				assistant or advanced practice registered nurse who in lieu of a physician
				attends to any patient suspected of having a reportable disease or poisoning
				must make the report as required by 173 NAC 1.
1-003.01B
Reporting by
				Laboratories in lieu of Physicians:
If a laboratory provides a
				report containing the required information to the
department
, the physician is not required to make the
				report to the
department
.
Physicians
				remain obligated to report when such reports are not made by
				laboratories.
1-003.01C
Reporting by Healthcare
				Facilities in lieu of Physicians for HAIs: HAIs reported by healthcare
				facilities to CDC's NHSN are reportable. If a healthcare facility provides
				access to NSHN HAI data to the department and its local public health
				department and HAIs are reported to NHSN on a quarterly basis aligning with the
				CSM Reporting Schedule, the physician is not required to make the HAI report.
				Physicians remain obligated to report HAIs when access to NHSN data is not
				provided to the department. In the event of an outbreak, the department has the
				authority to require HAI data reports from facilities not currently reporting
				NHSN
.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 173 - CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE › Chapter 1 - REPORTING AND CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES › Section 173-1-006 - WHERE TO REPORT

Current through June 17, 2024
006.01 Cases
				Reported by Healthcare Providers and Laboratories
Except as stated for AIDS and HIV reporting in 173 NAC
				  1-006.01A and
				  except for reports made through NEDSS, reports must be made to the local
public
health department if the area is served by a
				  local public health department as defined in
Neb. Rev.
				  Stat
. §
										71-1626, and where
				  the health director of the
local
public health
				  department has specified this method of reporting. In all other areas, the
				  reports are to be made directly to the DHHS Division of Public Health.
1-006.01A HIV/AIDS Cases Reported by
Healthcare
Providers and Laboratories: To report an
				AIDS or HIV case in Douglas or Lancaster County,
submit the
				appropriate case report form
or contact the local
public health department
listed below, based upon the
				county in which the
patient resides.
In all other
				areas, the reports must be made to DHHS Division of Public Health.
Douglas County
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 173 - CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE › Chapter 1 - REPORTING AND CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES › Section 173-1-007 - CONTROL MEASURES FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

Current through June 17, 2024
For the information of the public, the latest editions of
				  these publications are used as a reference by the DHHS Division of Public
				  Health, local public health departments, and
healthcare
providers in the control of communicable
				  diseases: "Control of Communicable Diseases Manual", published by the American
				  Public Health Association, 800 I Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20001-3710 and
				  disease-specific recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and
				  Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as published in the
				  "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report."
007.01 Public Health Interventions,
				Noncompliance, and Directed Health Measures
1-007.01A
Public Health
				Interventions:
The healthcare provider attending a case or
				suspected case of a disease requiring isolation, quarantine, or other public
				health interventions, must make reasonable efforts to prevent the spread of the
				disease to others and must report the case to the local public health
				department or the DHHS Division of Public Health.
1-007.01B
Noncompliance:
Healthcare
providers must report immediately to the local public health department or the
				DHHS Division of Public Health, the name, address, and other pertinent
				information for all individuals with diseases requiring isolation, quarantine,
				or other public health interventions who refuse to comply with prescribed
				public health interventions.
1-007.01C
Directed Health
				Measures:
The DHHS Division of Public Health may order a directed
				health measure as provided in 173 NAC 6, or in the case of tuberculosis, advise
				the local county attorney for proceedings under the Tuberculosis Detection and
				Prevention Act.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 173 - CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE › Chapter 1 - REPORTING AND CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES › Section 173-1-008 - RABIES

Current through June 17, 2024
Cases of human and animal rabies are reportable under 173 NAC
				  1-004.01. Rabies control is governed by Neb. Rev. Stat. §§
									71-4401
				  to
				  71-4412
				  and 173 NAC 5, Rabies Control Program. Copies of these rules and regulations
				  are available from the DHHS Division of Public Health, Rabies Surveillance, and
				  online at
http://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/reg_t173.aspx
.
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Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 173 - CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE › Chapter 2 - CARE OF CLIENTS WITH TUBERCULOSIS › Section 173-2-001 - SCOPE AND AUTHORITY

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations are authorized by and implement the
				  Tuberculosis and Detection and Prevention Act, Nebraska Revised Statutes (Neb.
				  Rev. Stats.) §§
									71-3601
				  to
				  71-3614.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 173 - CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE › Chapter 2 - CARE OF CLIENTS WITH TUBERCULOSIS › Section 173-2-002 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
Definitions set out in Neb. Rev. Stats, 71-3601 to 71-3614
				  and the following apply to this chapter:
002.01
CLASS B TUBERCULOSIS
				DESIGNATION.
A designation given by the Centers for Disease
				Control for a person who upon arrival to the United States was determined to
				have communicable tuberculosis.
002.02
CLIENT.
An
				individual applying for or receiving assistance from the program.
002.03
COMPLETE
				APPLICATION.
An application that contains all of the information
				requested on the application, with attestation to its truth and completeness,
				and submitted with all required documentation.
002.04
CONTACT.
An
				individual who has had exposure from a client with active infectious
				tuberculosis.
002.05
EXPLANATION OF BENEFITS.
An insurance company's
				written explanation or remittance advice regarding a claim showing what is paid
				on a client's behalf.
002.06
PATIENT.
A person with or suspected to have
				communicable tuberculosis.
002.07
PROGRAM.
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human
				Services Tuberculosis Program.
002.08
PROVIDER.
A
				health care facility defined in Neb. Rev, Stat. §
									71-419, a
				health care service defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									71-415,
				or a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or
				doctor of osteopathic medicine.
002.09
THIRD PARTY
				PAYER.
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company,
				association or any other entity responsible for, or otherwise under an
				obligation to provide, the payment of all or part of the cost of the care,
				treatment or maintenance or of the transportation of a client but such term
				shall not mean the client, a provider providing services to a client, or the
				program.