A professional credential may be disciplined, denied, or not renewed if one of the listed grounds applies, subject to stated exceptions.
Except as otherwise provided in sections 38-1,119 to 38-1,123, a credential to practice a profession may be issued subject to discipline, denied, refused renewal, or have other disciplinary measures taken against it in accordance with section 38-183, 38-185, or 38-186 on any of the following grounds: (1) Misrepresentation of material facts in procuring or attempting to procure a credential; (2) Immoral or dishonorable conduct evidencing unfitness to practice the profession in this state; (3) Abuse of, dependence on, or active addiction to alcohol, any controlled substance, or any mind-altering substance; (4) Failure to comply with a treatment program or an aftercare program, including, but not limited to, a program entered into under the Licensee Assistance Program established pursuant to section 38-175; (5) Conviction of (a) a misdemeanor or felony under Nebraska law or federal law, or (b) a crime in any jurisdiction which, if committed within this state, would have constituted a misdemeanor or felony under Nebraska law and which has a rational connection with the fitness or capacity of the applicant or credential holder to practice the profession; (6) Practice of the profession (a) fraudulently, (b) beyond its authorized scope, (c) with gross incompetence or gross negligence, or (d) in a pattern of incompetent or negligent conduct; (7) Practice of the profession while the ability to practice is impaired by alcohol, controlled substances, drugs, mind-altering substances, physical disability, mental disability, or emotional disability; (8) Physical or mental incapacity to practice the profession as evidenced by a legal judgment or a determination by other lawful means; (9) Illness, deterioration, or disability that impairs the ability to practice the profession; (10) Permitting, aiding, or abetting the practice of a profession or the performance of activities requiring a credential by a person not credentialed to do so; (11) Performing or offering to perform scleral tattooing as defined in section 38-10,172 by a person not credentialed to do so; (12) Having had his or her credential denied, refused renewal, limited, suspended, revoked, or disciplined in any manner similar to section 38-196 by another state or jurisdiction based upon acts by the applicant or credential holder similar to acts described in this section; (13) Use of untruthful, deceptive, or misleading statements in advertisements, including failure to comply with section 38-124; (14) Conviction of fraudulent or misleading advertising or conviction of a violation of the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act; (15) Distribution of intoxicating liquors, controlled substances, or drugs for any other than lawful purposes; (16) Violations of the Uniform Credentialing Act or the rules and regulations relating to the particular profession; (17) Unlawful invasion of the field of practice of any profession regulated by the Uniform Credentialing Act which the credential holder is not credentialed to practice; (18) Violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the act; (19) Failure to file a report required by section 38-1,124, 38-1,125, or 71-552; (20) Failure to maintain the requirements necessary to obtain a credential; (21) Violation of an order issued by the department; (22) Violation of an assurance of compliance entered into under section 38-1,108; (23) Failure to pay an administrative penalty; (24) Unprofessional conduct as defined in section 38-179; (25) Violation of the Automated Medication Systems Act; (26) Failure to comply with section 38-1,147; or (27) Violation of the Preborn Child Protection Act. History: Laws 1927, c. 167, § 46, p. 466; C.S.1929, § 71-601; Laws 1943, c. 150, § 10, p. 541; R.S.1943, § 71-147; Laws 1976, LB 877, § 1; Laws 1979, LB 95, § 1; Laws 1986, LB 286, § 45; Laws 1986, LB 579, § 37; Laws 1986, LB 926, § 24; Laws 1987, LB 473, § 15; Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 16; Laws 1991, LB 456, § 7; Laws 1992, LB 1019, § 37; Laws 1993, LB 536, § 44; Laws 1994, LB 1210, § 25; Laws 1994, LB 1223, § 6; Laws 1997, LB 622, § 79; Laws 1999, LB 366, § 8; Laws 2001, LB 398, § 20; Laws 2005, LB 301, § 9; R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-147; Laws 2007, LB463, § 78; Laws 2008, LB308, § 10; Laws 2011, LB591, § 2; Laws 2015, LB452, § 2; Laws 2019, LB449, § 1; Laws 2022, LB752, § 8; Laws 2023, LB574, § 7.