Can a nurse practitioner treat without a supervising physician in Nebraska?
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The cited rules do not settle this — they only set NP licensure requirements (RN license, accredited graduate program, role exam, 2,000 practice hours) and impose no supervision or collaborative agreement; only the PA rules require a supervising physician.
An applicant for licensure to practice as a nurse practitioner shall have a license as a registered nurse in Nebraska or authority under the Nurse Licensure Compact; evidence of having successfully completed a graduate-level program in the clinical specialty area of nurse practitioner practice accredited by a national accrediting body; proof of having passed an examination pertaining to the specific nurse practitioner role; and evidence of completion of two thousand hours of practice as a nurse practitioner.
Neb. Rev. Stat. §38-2317(1) · verified Sep 3, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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Referral means a process whereby a nurse practitioner directs the patient to a physician or other health care practitioner for management of a particular problem or aspect of the patient’s care.
Neb. Rev. Stat. §38-2314 (“Referral” defined) · verified Sep 3, 2026
The practice of nursing by a registered nurse means assuming responsibility and accountability for nursing actions. Nursing actions include assessing human responses to actual or potential health conditions; establishing nursing diagnoses; establishing goals and outcomes to meet identified health care needs; establishing and maintaining a plan of care; prescribing nursing interventions to implement the plan of care; and implementing the plan of care.
Neb. Rev. Stat. §38-2212(1), (2) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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