Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE
Chapter 53 - UNLICENSED DENTAL ASSISTANTS AND THE LICENSURE OF DENTAL ASSISTANTS
Section 172-53-007 - UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Current through March 20, 2024
Unprofessional conduct is set out in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-179 and includes the following
(A) Exercising influence on the consumer in such a manner as to exploit the patient or client for the financial gain of the applicant, credential holder or permit holder, or of a third party, which includes, but is not limited to, the promotion or sale of services, goods, appliances, or drugs;
(B) Refusing to provide professional service to a consumer because of such consumer's race, creed, color, sex, national origin, disability, or familial status;
(C) Providing dental assisting or expanded function dental assisting services contrary to the current statutes and regulations;
(D) Any departure from or failure to conform to the ethics of the "AMERICAN DENTAL ASSISTANT ASSOCIATION (ADAA) PRINCIPLES OF ETHICS AND CODE OF CONDUCT" as published in 2013;
(E) Misrepresentation of material facts in applying for or procuring a renewal of a credential or permit;
(F) Misrepresenting the material facts of one's credentials in an application submitted to a healthcare facility, insurance company, or prospective employer; or
(G) Disruptive behavior as manifested by the credential holder's aberrant behavior which interferes with consumer care or could reasonably be expected to interfere with consumer care, including, but not limited to, the following:
