Nebraska § 38-2217 Nursing; license; required

Nebraska Statutes

§ 38-2217 — Nursing; license; required

Nebraska § 38-2217

Ch. 38Health Occupations and Professions

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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2217 (2026).

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In the interest of health and morals and the safeguarding of life, any person practicing or offering to practice nursing in this state for compensation or gratuitously, except as provided in section  38-2218 , shall submit satisfactory evidence as provided in the Nurse Practice Act that he or she is qualified to so practice and is licensed as provided by the act. Except as provided in section  38-2218 , the practice or attempted practice of nursing, the holding out or attempted holding out of oneself as a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse, or the use of any title, abbreviation, card, or device to indicate that such a person is practicing nursing is unlawful unless such person has been duly licensed and registered according to the provisions of the act. The practice of nursing 

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In the interest of health and morals and the safeguarding of life, any person practicing or offering to practice nursing in this state for compensation or gratuitously, except as provided in section 38-2218 , shall submit satisfactory evidence as provided in the Nurse Practice Act that he or she is qualified to so practice and is licensed as provided by the act. Except as provided in section 38-2218 , the practice or attempted practice of nursing, the holding out or attempted holding out of oneself as a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse, or the use of any title, abbreviation, card, or device to indicate that such a person is practicing nursing is unlawful unless such person has been duly licensed and registered according to the provisions of the act. The practice of nursing by any such unlicensed person or by a nurse whose license has been suspended, revoked, or expired or is on inactive status is declared to be a danger to the public health and welfare.

Legislative History

Source: Laws 1953, c. 245, § 1, p. 835; Laws 1975, LB 422, § 1; Laws 1995, LB 563, § 5; Laws 2002, LB 1062, § 19; R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,132.04; Laws 2007, LB463, § 773.