Nebraska Statutes 38-155. Credentialing fees; establishment and collection
(1) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, the department, with the recommendation of the appropriate board if applicable, shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to establish and collect the fees for the following credentials:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 38-155
- Credential: means a license, certificate, or registration. See Nebraska Statutes 38-113
- Department: means the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nebraska Statutes 38-114
- License: means an authorization issued by the department to an individual to engage in a profession or to a business to provide services which would otherwise be unlawful in this state in the absence of such authorization. See Nebraska Statutes 38-118
- Military families: means active duty service members in the armed services of the United States, military spouses, honorably discharged veterans of the armed services of the United States, spouses of such honorably discharged veterans, and unremarried surviving spouses of deceased service members of the armed services of the United States. See Nebraska Statutes 38-117.02
(a) Initial credentials, which include, but are not limited to:
(i) Licensure, certification, or registration;
(ii) Add-on or specialty credentials;
(iii) Temporary, provisional, or training credentials; and
(iv) Supervisory or collaborative relationship credentials;
(b) Applications to renew licenses, certifications, and registrations;
(c) Approval of continuing education courses and other methods of continuing competency; and
(d) Inspections and reinspections.
(2) When a credential will expire within one hundred eighty days after its initial issuance date or its reinstatement date and the initial credentialing or renewal fee is twenty-five dollars or more, the department shall collect twenty-five dollars or one-fourth of the initial credentialing or renewal fee, whichever is greater, for the initial or reinstated credential. The initial or reinstated credential shall be valid until the next subsequent renewal date.
(3) All fees for initial credentials under the Uniform Credentialing Act for low-income individuals, military families, and young workers shall be waived except the actual cost of the fingerprinting and criminal background check for an initial license under section 38-131.