38-2318 Nurse practitioner; temporary license; requirements.
38-2318. Nurse practitioner; temporary license; requirements.The department may grant a temporary license to practice as a nurse practitioner for up to one hundred twenty days upon application:(1) To graduates of an approved nurse practitioner program pending results of the first credentialing examination following graduation;(2) To a nurse practitioner lawfully authorized to practice in another state pending completion of the application for a Nebraska license; and(3) To applicants for purposes of a reentry program or supervised practice as part of continuing competency activities established by the board.A temporary license issued pursuant to this section may be extended for up to one year with the approval of the board. An individual holding a temporary permit as a nurse practitioner on July 1, 2007, shall be deemed to be holding a temporary license under this section on such date. The permitholder may continue to practice under such temporary permit as a temporary license until it would have expired under its terms. SourceLaws 1984, LB 724, § 22; Laws 1993, LB 536, § 72; Laws 1996, LB 414, § 37; Laws 2000, LB 1115, § 53; Laws 2002, LB 1021, § 59; Laws 2005, LB 256, § 66; R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-1724.01; Laws 2007, LB185, § 11; Laws 2007, LB463, § 810.