On or before the credential expiration date, each licensed operator must obtain acceptable Department approved continuing education consistent with the licensure grade held. Except as otherwise provided in 179 NAC 10-007.04 and 10-007.05, the Department will not renew the credential of any person who has not complied with these requirements. Each credentialed individual is responsible for maintaining certificates or records of continuing education activities.
006.01 Number of Hours Required at Renewal Grade V licensees are exempt from the continuing education and renewal requirements. All other licensed operators must obtain the number of continuing education hours as follows:
1. The Department waives the continuing education requirement for initial licensees that obtain their initial license in odd-numbered years.2. Licensees obtaining their initial license after [the effective date of these regulations] must have 5 hours of continuing education at their first renewal, if the license was obtained in an even-numbered year.3. For licenses that expire on December 31, 2011a. Initial licensees who obtained their license in 2008 must have 15 hours of continuing education,b. Initial licensees who obtained their license in 2009 must have 10 hours of continuing education.c. Initial licensees who obtain their license in 2011 need no hours of continuing education,d. Those licensees who renewed in 2009 must have 10 hours of continuing education,e. Those licensees who renewed in 2010 must have 5 hours of continuing education.4. After December 31, 2011, all licensees other than initial licensees covered by 179 NAC 10-006.01 item 2, must have 10 hours of continuing education at the time of renewal.179 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 10, § 006