Nebraska Statutes 71-6326. Individuals; license required; qualifications; term; renewal; applications; current certificate holder; how treated
(1) An individual shall not be eligible to work on an abatement project unless the individual holds a license issued by the department.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-6326
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nebraska Statutes 71-6319.15
- Elevated blood-lead level: means a confirmed concentration of lead in whole blood of twenty micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole blood for a single venous test or of fifteen to nineteen micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole blood in two consecutive tests taken three to four months apart. See Nebraska Statutes 71-6319.18
- Year: shall mean calendar year. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(2) The department shall issue the following classes of licenses: Worker, supervisor, inspector, risk assessor, visual lead-hazard advisor, elevated blood-lead level inspector, and project designer. To qualify for a license of a particular class, an individual shall have (a) successfully completed a training course approved or administered by the department, (b) passed an examination approved or administered by the department with at least the minimum score prescribed by the department, and (c) for the classes of worker and supervisor, been examined by a physician within the preceding year and declared by the physician to be physically capable of working while wearing a respirator.
(3) An individual holding such a certificate on December 1, 2008, shall be deemed to be holding a license under the Residential Lead-Based Paint Professions Practice Act and the Uniform Credentialing Act on such date. The certificate holder may continue to practice under such certificate as a license in accordance with such acts until the certificate would have expired under its terms.