Applicant group shall mean any health professional group or organization, any individual, or any other interested party which proposes that any health professional group not previously regulated be regulated by the division or which proposes to change the scope of practice of a regulated health profession.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-6204

  • Division: shall mean the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nebraska Statutes 71-6208.01
  • Health professional group not previously regulated: shall mean those persons or groups who are not currently licensed or otherwise regulated under the Uniform Credentialing Act, who are determined by the director to be qualified by training, education, or experience to perform the functions prescribed in this section, and whose principal functions, customarily performed for remuneration, are to render services directly or indirectly to individuals for the purpose of:

    (1) Preventing physical, mental, or emotional injury or illness, excluding persons acting in their capacity as clergy. See Nebraska Statutes 71-6211

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