| Government Certificates Issued: | 5785 |
| Issued Certificate Descriptions: | DHHS' licensing system was unfortunately not designed to query by individual license type for a specified period of time and would require additional programming to narrow the data for this request. The number reported reflects those issued since inception. Practice includes health promotion, health supervision, illness prevention and diagnosis, treatment, and management of common health problems and acute and chronic conditions. Assess patients and prescribe diagnostic tests, medication and treatments in primary care or specialty practice. |
| Government Certificates Revoked: | 1 |
| Revoked Certificate Descriptions: | DHHS' licensing system was unfortunately not designed to query by individual license type for a specified period of time and would require additional programming to narrow the data for this request. The number reported reflects those revoked since inception. Revoked due to fraud. |
| Government Certificates Denied: | 8 |
| Denied Certificate Descriptions: | DHHS' licensing system was unfortunately not designed to query by individual license type for a specified period of time and would require additional programming to narrow the data for this request. The number reported reflects those denied since inception. Denials include those based on disciplinary action in other states and those based on not meeting licensing requirements. |
| Government Certificates Penalties Against: | 29 |
| Penalty Certificate Descriptions: | DHHS' licensing system was unfortunately not designed to query by individual license type for a specified period of time and would require additional programming to narrow the data for this request. The number reported reflects those with penalties since inception. 3 limitations; 5 suspensions; 4 civil penalties; 8 censures with civil penalty; 9 probations. Reasons: substance use disorder; dishonorable conduct; unprofessional conduct; practice while impaired; practice beyond scope; controlled substance violations; convictions; failure to maintain records; negligent conduct; failure to mandatorily report. |
| Explanation of Effectiveness: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/explanation1724446970.pdf |
| Potential Harm | APRN NPs (Nurse Practitioners) practice across the state in both large and small communities and in nearly every health care setting, including clinics, hospitals, Veterans Affairs and Indian Health Care facilities. Loss of these providers would limit access by the public to primary care services such as assessing patient conditions, ordering tests, prescribing, and making diagnoses. |
| Regulation Comparison: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/comparison1724446970.pdf |
| Subject to Regulations of Act(LB407): | Yes |