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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-121 (2026)

Practices; credential required

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(1) No individual shall engage in the following practices unless such individual has obtained a credential under the Uniform Credentialing Act:

(a) Acupuncture;

(b) Advanced practice nursing;

(c) Alcohol and drug counseling;

(d) Asbestos abatement, inspection, project design, and training;

(e) Athletic training;

(f) Audiology;

(g) Speech-language pathology;

(h) Beginning one year after September 2, 2023, behavior analysis;

(i) Body art;

(j) Chiropractic;

(k) Cosmetology;

(l) Dentistry;

(m) Dental hygiene;

(n) Electrology;

(o) Emergency medical services;

(p) Esthetics;

(q) Funeral directing and embalming;

(r) Genetic counseling;

(s) Hearing instrument dispensing and fitting;

(t) Lead-based paint abatement, inspection, project design, and training;

(u) Licensed practical nurse-certified until November 1, 2017;

(v) Massage therapy;

(w) Medical nutrition therapy;

(x) Medical radiography;

(y) Medicine and surgery;

(z) Mental health practice;

(aa) Nail technology;

(bb) Nursing;

(cc) Nursing home administration;

(dd) Occupational therapy;

(ee) Optometry;

(ff) Osteopathy;

(gg) Perfusion;

(hh) Pharmacy;

(ii) Physical therapy;

(jj) Podiatry;

(kk) Psychology;

(ll) Radon detection, measurement, and mitigation;

(mm) Respiratory care;

(nn) Surgical assisting; and

(oo) Veterinary medicine and surgery.

(2) No individual shall hold himself or herself out as any of the following until such individual has obtained a credential under the Uniform Credentialing Act for that purpose:

(a) Registered environmental health specialist;

(b) Certified marriage and family therapist;

(c) Certified professional counselor;

(d) Certified art therapist;

(e) Social worker; or

(f) Dialysis patient care technician.

(3) No business shall operate for the provision of any of the following services unless such business has obtained a credential under the Uniform Credentialing Act:

(a) Body art;

(b) Cosmetology;

(c) Emergency medical services;

(d) Esthetics;

(e) Funeral directing and embalming;

(f) Massage therapy; or

(g) Nail technology.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2010–2024 · leading case: State v. Jones, 10 N.W.3d 747 (Neb. 2024).
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State v. Jones, 10 N.W.3d 747 (Neb. 2024). · cites it 21× “At the hearing, Jones argued that the only evidence introduced at the preliminary hearing was that she “was present during the birth of a child” and “provid[ed] some prenatal care.”
Planned Parenthood of Heartland v. Heineman, 724 F. Supp. 2d 1025 (D. Neb. 2010). · cites it 2× “(Neb.Rev.Stat. § 38-121.) The Act creates the Boards of Nursing and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (Neb.”
Yagodinski v. Sutton, 959 N.W.2d 541 (Neb. 2021). “Additionally, the Chiropractic Practice Act expressly excludes “[l]icensed physicians and surgeons” and “licensed osteopathic physicians” who are exclusively engaged in the practice of their respective professions.”
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-121(1): 2 cases
State v. Jones, 10 N.W.3d 747 (Neb. 2024). “At the hearing, Jones argued that the only evidence introduced at the preliminary hearing was that she “was present during the birth of a child” and “provid[ed] some prenatal care.”
Yagodinski v. Sutton, 959 N.W.2d 541 (Neb. 2021). “Additionally, the Chiropractic Practice Act expressly excludes “[l]icensed physicians and surgeons” and “licensed osteopathic physicians” who are exclusively engaged in the practice of their respective professions.”
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