Section 172-11-017 - GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST A CREDENTIALA credential to practice as an emergency medical service instructor may have disciplinary actions taken against it on any of the following grounds:
017.01EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE INSTRUCTOR UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT. Unprofessional conduct includes but is not limited to the acts set out in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-179 and the following: (A) Use of inappropriate language during the course of instruction, such as obscenities, vulgarisms, or other offensive language;(B) Assigning duties to unqualified personnel for which the emergency medical service instructor is responsible;(C) Engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in the performance of duties involving instruction;(D) Engaging in harassment or sexual harassment. Sexual harassment includes making unwelcome sexual advances, requesting sexual favors, and engaging in other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature for the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive learning environment. Harassment includes but is not limited to creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive learning environment;(E) Teaching outside the scope of practice identified by the definition of emergency medical service courses as outlined in this chapter; or(F) Failure of a licensee or applicant, who is the subject of a disciplinary investigation, to furnish the Department, Board, or its investigator with requested information or requested documents.172 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 11, § 017
Adopted effective 7/20/2020Amended effective 7/15/2023