Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 179 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Chapter 10 - LICENSURE OF WATER OPERATORS › Section 179-10-007 - RENEWAL

Current through June 17, 2024
An individual who wants to renew his/her water operator
				  license must request renewal as specified in 179 NAC 10-007.03. To qualify for
				  reinstatement, the applicant must first meet the requirements for each renewal
				  period. If a license has expired or been on inactive status, the individual
				  must re-take and re-pass the examination in order to have a license reinstated
				  if:
1. The license has been expired or
				on inactive status for a period of two or more years; or
2. The individual did not meet the
				requirements for continuing competency before each renewal period.
007.01 Renewal Periods
After December 31, 2011, all licenses will expire on
				  December 31 of odd-numbered years.
007.02 Renewal Notice
At least 30 days before the expiration of a credential, the
				  Department will notify each credential holder at the last known address of
				  record. The renewal notice will include:
1. The type of credential;
2. The credential number;
3. The expiration date;
4. Continuing competency requirements for
				renewal;
5. The amount of the
				renewal fee; and
6. Information on
				how to request renewal and how to place a credential on inactive
				status.
007.03 Renewal
				Procedures
007.04 Waivers for
				Military Service
A credential holder who has served in the regular armed
				  forces of the United States during part of the credentialing period immediately
				  preceding the renewal date, or is actively engaged in military service as
				  defined in 179 NAC
				  10-002, is not required to pay the
				  renewal fee or to meet the continuing competency requirements if acceptable
				  documentation is submitted to the Department. The individual must document
				  his/her military service by submitting to the Department:
1. Military identification proving that s/he
				is in active service;
2. Military
				orders; or
3. A letter from his/her
				Commanding Officer indicating that s/he is on active duty.
Upon receipt of acceptable documentation, the Department will
				  waive the fee and the continuing competency requirements and renew the
				  credential. The credential will remain active until the next renewal
				  period.
007.05
				Waiver of Continuing Competency Requirements
The Department waives continuing competency requirements for
				  individuals who were first credentialed within the 12-month period immediately
				  preceding the renewal date.
007.06 Department Review
The Department will act within 150 days upon all completed
				  applications for renewal.
10-007.06A
False Information:
The Department may refuse to renew
				a credential for falsification of any information submitted for renewal of a
				credential. The refusal will be made according to 184 NAC 1, the Department's
				Rules of Practice and Procedure for Administrative Hearings.
007.07 Address Information
Each credential holder must notify the Department of any
				  change to the address of record.
007.08 Expiration of a Credential
A credential expires if a credential holder fails to:
1. Notify the Department that s/he wants to
				place his/her credential on inactive status upon its expiration;
2. Meet the requirements for renewal on or
				before the date of expiration of his/her credential; or
3. Otherwise fails to renew his/her
				credential.
10-007.08A
Failure to Renew:
A credential automatically expires
				without further notice or opportunity for hearing if a credential holder fails
				by the expiration date of the credential to either:
1. Submit documentation of continuing
				competency; or
2. Pay the required
				renewal fee.
10-007.08B
Failure to Meet Continuing Competency Requirements:
The Department will refuse to renew a credential, after notice and opportunity
				for hearing, if a credential holder fails to meet the continuing competency
				requirements for renewal by the expiration date of the credential.
10-007.08C
Right to
				Practice:
When an individual's credential expires, the right to
				represent him/herself as a credential holder and to practice as a licensed
				water operator terminates.
10-007.08D
Practice After
				Expiration:
An individual who practices as a licensed operator
				after expiration of his/her credential is subject to assessment of an
				administrative penalty under 179 NAC
				10-011 or such other action as
				provided in the statutes and regulations governing the credential.
10-007.08E
Reinstatement of an
				Expired Credential
: If a credential holder wants to resume
				practice as a licensed water operator after failing to renew his/her credential
				by the expiration date, s/he must apply to the Department for reinstatement and
				meet the requirements specified in 179 NAC 10-007 and
				10-010.
007.09 Inactive Status
When an individual wants to have his/her credential placed
				  on inactive status, s/he must notify the Department in writing. There is no fee
				  to have a credential placed on inactive status.
10-007.09A
Request for Inactive
				Status:
When the Department has received notification that an
				individual wants to have his/her credential placed on inactive status, the
				Department will notify the credential holder in writing of the acceptance or
				denial of the request.
10-007.09B
Placement on Inactive Status:
When an individual's
				credential is placed on inactive status, the credential holder must not engage
				in practice as a licensed operator, but may represent him/herself as having an
				inactive credential.
10-007.09C
Return to Active Status:
A credential may remain on
				inactive status for an indefinite period of time. An individual who wants to
				have his/her credential returned to active status must apply to the Department
				for reinstatement and meet the requirements specified in 179 NAC 10-007 and
				10-010.