Supervisors in Nebraska

Counseling (LPC / LMHC)

Your weekly face-to-face supervision can be by secure, confidential live video, and the rules set no cap on video hours.

• At least 1 hour of face-to-face evaluative supervision per week
• Video must be secure and confidential
• LIMHP track: 2 supervision hours per 15 major-mental-disorder client hours

Nebraska Board of Mental Health Practice (DHHS Licensure Unit) · 172 NAC 94-009.01, 94-009.02, 94-009.03

Social Work (LCSW)

Your face-to-face supervision can happen over secure, confidential live video, and Nebraska rules set no cap on video hours.

• At least 1 hour of face-to-face evaluative contact weekly
• 3,000 supervised hours with a certified master social worker supervisor
• Video must be secure and confidential

Nebraska Board of Mental Health Practice (DHHS Licensure Unit) · 172 NAC 94-009.01(C)(vi), 94-009.05, 94-008.01(C)

Marriage & Family Therapy (LMFT)

Your face-to-face supervision can be done over secure, confidential live video, and Nebraska rules set no cap on video hours toward MFT certification.

• 100 supervisor contact hours within 3,000 total hours
• Supervision at least 1 hour weekly or 2 hours biweekly
• Supervisor must be AAMFT-approved or meet the Nebraska equivalent

Nebraska Board of Mental Health Practice (DHHS Licensure Unit) · 172 NAC 94-009.01(C)(vi), 94-009.04, 94-008.01(B)

Psychology

Your supervision meetings can be in person, by phone, or by video, with no cap, as long as the conversation stays confidential.

• Meet at least twice monthly, minimum 4 total hours
• Must hold or have held a Nebraska provisional psychology license
• 1,500 postdoctoral hours, including 1,000 direct service hours

Nebraska Board of Psychology (DHHS Licensure Unit) · 172 NAC 155-011.01(B); 155-004.03(A)

Collaborating Physician (NP)

Nebraska NPs practice independently after 2,000 hours; before that, your transition-to-practice supervisor only needs to be readily available for consultation, with no on-site requirement.

• 2,000-hour transition-to-practice agreement required for new NPs
• Supervisor must be licensed and practicing in Nebraska, same specialty
• Supervisor may be a physician or an NP with 10,000+ hours

Nebraska Board of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses / DHHS Licensure Unit · Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 38-2317(1)(d), 38-2322(3); 172 NAC 98-003

Supervising Physician (PA)

Your supervising physician can be remote: Nebraska law says supervision doesn't require their physical presence, and you may practice somewhere geographically remote from them.

• Written collaborative agreement kept on file at each practice site
• Max 4 PAs per supervising physician (board may waive)
• Supervising physician needed for each employer and specialty area

Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery / DHHS Licensure Unit · Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 38-2047, 38-2050(3); 172 NAC 90-006