(1) An applicant for a license in any of the lead-based paint professions prescribed in the Residential Lead-Based Paint Professions Practice Act shall be made as provided in the Uniform Credentialing Act. An individual shall be credentialed in the same manner as an individual under subsection (1) of section 38-121 and shall be subject to the disciplinary provisions of the Uniform Credentialing Act as provided in section 71-6331. The department shall establish and collect license and renewal fees as provided in sections 38-151 to 38-157.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-6327

  • Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nebraska Statutes 71-6319.15
  • Lead-based paint: means paint or other surface coatings that contain lead equal to or in excess of one milligram per square centimeter or more than five-tenths of one percent by weight in a residential dwelling or child-occupied facility. See Nebraska Statutes 71-6319.26

(2) The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to establish the continuing competency requirements pursuant to the Uniform Credentialing Act. Continuing education is sufficient to meet continuing competency requirements. The requirements may also include, but not be limited to, one or more of the continuing competency activities listed in section 38-145 which a licensee may select as an alternative to continuing education.