Current through September 17, 2024
To obtain a license, an individual must submit a complete
application provided by the Department and provide documentation demonstrating
that the individual meets the requirements of Neb. Rev. Stat. §§
38-2608,
38-131,
172 NAC 10, and this chapter.
003.01
LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION. Qualifications: Individuals
applying for licensure by examination must:
(A) Request that an official transcript from
an accredited school or college of optometry which shows the date the degree
was conferred be sent directly to the Department by the issuing
institution;
(B) Request that a
detailed score report showing successful passage of Part I, Part II and Part
III of the examination given by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry
(NBEO) be sent directly to the Department by the issuing institution;
and
(C) Pass a jurisprudence
examination that relates to the statutes and regulations that govern optometry
with a minimum score of 60 or above.
003.02
LICENSURE BASED ON
LICENSURE IN ANOTHER STATE. Individuals applying for licensure
based on licensure in another state must:
(A)
Request that an official transcript from an accredited school or college of
optometry which shows the date the degree was conferred be sent directly to the
Department by the issuing institution;
(B) Have been actively engaged in the
practice of optometry in another jurisdiction for at least two of the last
three years, and be credentialed in that jurisdiction at the highest level
available and is equivalent to the current scope of practice in Nebraska as
determined by the board; and
(C)
Pass a jurisprudence examination that relates to the statutes and regulations
that govern optometry with a minimum score of 60 or above.
003.03
RECIPROCITIY.
To obtain a license based on reciprocity, an applicant must submit a complete
application provided by the Department and provide documentation demonstrating
that the applicant meets the requirements of § 38-129.02,
172 NAC 10, and this chapter. Applicants must provide documentation of the
following:
(A) Possession of a current and
valid credential as a (license type), for at least one year in another state, a
territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia;
(B) The education required to obtain the
credential;
(C) The minimum work
experience and clinical supervision requirements, if any, required for the
credential and the applicant's completion of the experience and clinical
supervision;
(D) Passage of an
examination for the credential, if required to obtain the credential in the
other jurisdiction;
(E) That the
credential has not been subject to revocation or any other disciplinary action
or voluntarily surrendered while the applicant was under investigation for
unprofessional conduct or any other conduct which would be subject to Neb. Rev.
Stat. §
38-178
if the conduct occurred in Nebraska; and
(F) Information about any other credential
the applicant has held and whether any disciplinary action has been taken
against such credential. If disciplinary action has been taken documentation
must be submitted showing the status of the action and whether the cause for
the action has been corrected.
003.04
RESIDENCY.
All applicants receiving a license pursuant to 172 NAC 120-003.03 must submit
documentation of establishing residency in Nebraska as required by Neb. Rev.
Stat. § 38-129.02. Such documentation must be submitted within 30 days of
establishment of residency and consist of a rental or lease agreement with the
signature of the owner or landlord and the applicant, a deed or title to
residential real property with the name of the applicant as an owner, or
documents with the name and address of the applicant such as mortgage bills,
home utility bills, medical or employee documents or similar documents that
show the applicant residing in Nebraska.
