Nursing home administrator license requirements in Nebraska.

Board

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health Licensure Unit, administering the Nursing Home Administrator Practice Act Board source · checked 2026-07-29

Education floor

60+ college semester hours The lowest statutory education tier is an associate degree that includes the core educational requirements, combined with an administrator-in-training program under a certified preceptor. Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 38-2419(1) sets out five qualifying pathways in total, ranging up through a bachelor's or advanced degree with a mentoring program or prior health-care administration experience. Board source · checked 2026-07-29

Administrator-in-Training hours

640 hours

• 640 hours: At least 640 hours of administrator-in-training program training and experience, to be gained in not less than four months, under a certified preceptor (Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 38-2420(2)). This is the training/mentoring component that applies across the statute's associate-through-advanced-degree pathways in Section 38-2419(1); higher-degree pathways reduce or waive additional experience requirements but the 640-hour, 4-month training figure is the one explicit statutory hour requirement.

Board source · checked 2026-07-29

National NAB exams

Required (CORE of Knowledge + Nursing Home Administrator) Applicants for an initial license are required to take the National Association of Boards of Examiners for Nursing Home Administration (NAB) written examination, registering directly at nabweb.org. Board source · checked 2026-07-29

Separate state exam

Not required Nebraska does not require a state examination in addition to the national NAB examination. Board source · checked 2026-07-29

Initial license fee

$166 $166 covers a full biennial credentialing cycle; the department prorates the fee to $41.50 for a license issued in July through December of an even-numbered year (since all Nebraska nursing home administrator licenses expire December 31 of even-numbered years regardless of issue date). Fees are set under the Uniform Credentialing Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. Sections 38-151 to 38-157. Board source · checked 2026-07-29

Renewal fee

$166 The application document does not publish a separately labeled renewal fee; it states the same $166 biennial credentialing fee (prorated for partial cycles) under the Uniform Credentialing Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. Sections 38-151 to 38-157, which governs both initial and renewal fees for this license. Board source · checked 2026-07-29

Continuing education

50 hours per biennial cycle 50 continuing education hours over the two-year renewal cycle; a licensee may carry over up to 25 hours earned beyond the 50 to the next renewal period. Board source · checked 2026-07-29

Reciprocity / endorsement

endorsement available Nebraska licenses by endorsement any applicant who holds a current nursing home administrator license from another jurisdiction and is at least nineteen years old (Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 38-2421); military spouses may also apply for a temporary license under Section 38-129.01. Board source · checked 2026-07-29

Statutes and rules: Nursing Home Administrator Practice Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. Sections 38-2416 to 38-2432; Nebraska Admin. Code Title 172, Chapter 106. Figures change on the board's own schedule. Confirm against the board before you apply or pay.

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