71-6223.02 Directed review; initiation; procedure; report. - Nebraska Statutes

71-6223.02. Directed review; initiation; procedure; report.At any time the director and the chairperson may initiate a directed review to determine the advisability of credentialing a health professional group not previously regulated, of changing the scope of practice of a regulated health profession, or of other issues regarding the regulation of health professions. Before initiating a directed review, the director and the chairperson shall determine that no appropriate applicant group exists. No letter of intent, applicant group, application, or application fee shall be required in a directed review. The duty of the committee in a directed review shall be to investigate the issues that are the subject of the review, to hold a public hearing to receive information from the public on the issues, to develop a specific proposal to address the issues investigated taking into account the appropriate criteria as set forth in section 71-6221, and to prepare a final report containing the committee's proposal, other options considered, and other relevant information. SourceLaws 1993, LB 536, § 106.