| Government Certificates Issued: | 495 |
| 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. The department may grant a temporary license to practice as a nurse practitioner for up to 120 days upon application: (i) To graduates of an approved nurse practitioner program pending results of the first credentialing examination following graduation; (ii) To a nurse practitioner lawfully authorized to practice in another state pending completion of the application for a Nebraska license; and (iii) To applicants for purposes of a reentry program or supervised practice as part of continuing competency activities established by the board. A temporary license issued pursuant to this subsection may be extended for up to 1 year with the approval of the board. An Applicant who is a military spouse may apply for a temporary license as provided in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-129.01.
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: | 0 |
| Revoked Certificate Descriptions: | n/a |
| Government Certificates Denied: | 0 |
| Denied Certificate Descriptions: | n/a |
| Government Certificates Penalties Against: | 0 |
| Penalty Certificate Descriptions: | n/a |
| Explanation of Effectiveness: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/explanation1724448142.pdf |
| Potential Harm | A temporary APRN-NP license is only issued when an applicant has not submitted all application requirements to practice, such as fingerprints, or results from a credentialing examination, but has a job ready and waiting for the applicant to practice. The temporary permit is time limited to allow the applicant to practice while they complete the permanent application to obtain their license. 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, especially in smaller communities where there is a limited number of providers available in the community or the surrounding area. |
| Regulation Comparison: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/comparison1724448142.pdf |
| Subject to Regulations of Act(LB407): | Yes |