Nebraska Statutes 84-945. Use of terms certification, certified, registration, and registered; how construed
For purposes of the Occupational Board Reform Act:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 84-945
- Government certification: means a nontransferable recognition granted to an individual by an occupational board through a voluntary program in which the individual meets personal qualifications established by the Legislature. See Nebraska Statutes 84-935
- Occupational board: means a board, commission, department, or other entity created by state law which regulates providers through occupational regulations. See Nebraska Statutes 84-938
- Occupational license: means a nontransferable authorization in law (1) for an individual to perform exclusively a lawful occupation for compensation based on meeting personal qualifications established by the Legislature and (2) which is required in order to legally perform the lawful occupation for compensation. See Nebraska Statutes 84-939
- Personal qualifications: means criteria related to an individual's personal background and characteristics, including completion of an approved educational program, satisfactory performance on an examination, work experience, other evidence of attainment of requisite skills or knowledge, moral standing, criminal history, and completion of continuing education. See Nebraska Statutes 84-941
- Registration: means a nontransferable registration granted to an individual under which (a) the individual is required to give notice to the government that may include the individual's name and address, the individual's agent for service of process, the location of the activity to be performed, and a description of the service the individual provides, (b) upon receipt of the notice by the government, the individual may use the term registered as a designated title to engage in a lawful occupation, and (c) such notice is required to engage in the lawful occupation for compensation and is required in order to use the term registered as a designated title to engage in the lawful occupation. See Nebraska Statutes 84-944
(1) Government certification and registration are not synonymous with occupational license;
(2) Except as provided in section 84-935, when the terms certification and certified are used outside of the Occupational Board Reform Act to mean a requirement that an individual meet certain personal qualifications to work legally, those terms in that context shall be interpreted for purposes of the Occupational Board Reform Act as requiring an individual to meet the requirements for an occupational license; and
(3) Except as provided in section 84-944, when the terms registration and registered are used outside of the Occupational Board Reform Act to mean a requirement that an individual meet certain personal qualifications to work legally, those terms in that context shall be interpreted for purposes of the Occupational Board Reform Act as requiring an individual to meet the requirements for an occupational license.