{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-6726","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-6726","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-6726","body":"(1) To register as a medication aide, an individual shall (a) have successfully completed the requirements in section 71-6725 , (b) be at least eighteen years of age, (c) be of good moral character, (d) file an application with the department, and (e) pay the applicable fee.\n\n(2) A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse whose license has been revoked, suspended, or voluntarily surrendered in lieu of discipline may not register as a medication aide.\n\n(3) An applicant or medication aide shall report to the department, in writing, any conviction for a felony or misdemeanor. A conviction is not a disqualification for placement on the registry unless it relates to the standards identified in section 71-6725 or it reflects on the moral character of the applicant or medication aide.\n\n(4) An applicant or medication aide may report any pardon or setting aside of a conviction to the department. If a pardon or setting aside has been obtained, the conviction for which it was obtained shall not be maintained on the Medication Aide Registry.\n\n(5) If a person registered as a medication aide on the Medication Aide Registry becomes licensed as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, his or her registration as a medication aide becomes null and void as of the date of licensure.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 71"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-6726","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"099bb00e2e0f1c136ff289501a473c1fc16406c09304957f498523673a838c46","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-6725","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-6727"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}