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38-2317 Nurse practitioner; licensure; requirements.

38-2317. Nurse practitioner; licensure; requirements.(1) An applicant for licensure under the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Practice Act to practice as a nurse practitioner shall have:(a) A license as a registered nurse in the State of Nebraska or the authority based upon the Nurse Licensure Compact to practice as a registered nurse in Nebraska;(b) Evidence of having successfully completed a graduate-level program in the clinical specialty area of nurse practitioner practice, which program is accredited by a national accrediting body;(c) Evidence of having successfully completed thirty contact hours of education in pharmacotherapeutics; and(d) Proof of having passed an examination pertaining to the specific nurse practitioner role in nursing adopted or approved by the board with the approval of the department. Such examination may include any recognized national credentialing examination for nurse practitioners conducted by an approved certifying body which administers an approved certification program. (2) If more than five years have elapsed since the completion of the nurse practitioner program or since the applicant has practiced in the specific nurse practitioner role, the applicant shall meet the requirements in subsection (1) of this section and provide evidence of continuing competency as required by the board. SourceLaws 1981, LB 379, § 19; Laws 1984, LB 724, § 20; Laws 1986, LB 926, § 55; Laws 1993, LB 536, § 70; Laws 1996, LB 414, § 30; Laws 1997, LB 752, § 173; Laws 2000, LB 1115, § 46; Laws 2002, LB 1021, § 57; Laws 2003, LB 242, § 101; Laws 2005, LB 256, § 59; R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-1722; Laws 2007, LB185, § 6; Laws 2007, LB463, § 809. Cross ReferencesAdvanced Practice Registered Nurse Practice Act, see section 38-201.Nurse Licensure Compact, see section 71-1795.Uniform Credentialing Act, see section 38-101.

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