Nebraska Statutes 38-165. Boards; publicmembers; qualifications
A public member of a board appointed under the Uniform Licensing Law prior to December 1, 2008, shall remain subject to the requirements of the original appointment until reappointed under the Uniform Credentialing Act. At the time of appointment and while serving as a board member, a public member appointed to a board on or after December 1, 2008, shall:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 38-165
- Business: means a person engaged in providing services listed in subsection (3) of section Nebraska Statutes 38-109
- 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
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Profession: means any profession or occupation named in subsection (1) or (2) of section Nebraska Statutes 38-119
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Year: shall mean calendar year. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(1) Have been a resident of this state for one year;
(2) Remain a resident of Nebraska while serving as a board member;
(3) Have attained the age of nineteen years;
(4) Represent the interests and viewpoints of the public;
(5) Not hold an active credential in any profession or business which is subject to the Uniform Credentialing Act, issued in Nebraska or in any other jurisdiction, at any time during the five years prior to appointment;
(6) Not be eligible for appointment to a board which regulates a profession or business in which that person has ever held a credential;
(7) Not be or not have been, at any time during the year prior to appointment, an employee of a member of a profession credentialed by the department, of a facility credentialed pursuant to the Health Care Facility Licensure Act, of a business credentialed pursuant to the Uniform Credentialing Act, or of a business regulated by the board to which the appointment is being made;
(8) Not be the parent, child, spouse, or household member of any person presently regulated by the board to which the appointment is being made;
(9) Have no material financial interest in the profession or business regulated by such board; and
(10) Not be a member or employee of the legislative or judicial branch of state government.