NE PT Juris

NE JAM stands for the online Nebraska Jurisprudence Assessment Module. Nebraska DHHS, on the Board of Physical Therapy's recommendation, moved to this new NE LAW format effective July 1, 2025. The department describes it as a new format distinguished from the previous NE LAW examination, and says candidates may receive scheduling communications from the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy during the transition.

It applies to applicants for Nebraska physical therapist licensure and physical therapist assistant certification. The department's page also lists reinstatement applications for both license types and a section for foreign-trained physical therapists, so candidates in those paths should confirm their examination requirement with the Licensure Unit rather than assuming an exemption.

Only what the Study Guide - Nebraska Law Examination Content Outline lists. The department states that anything not listed in the Study Guide will not be in the examination. The Guide points you to the category and section of a statute or regulation to review, so treat it as your syllabus and ignore outside question banks that are not tied to those citations.

Download the Candidate Information Booklet and the Study Guide first, as the department instructs, then follow the Guide. Read each cited statute or regulation section in the order the outline presents it, and take notes on the specific duties, deadlines, and prohibitions the text states. Studying by topic area rather than by random practice questions keeps you inside the tested scope.

The department says all study materials are in the links on its Physical Therapy page and in the Regulations and Statutes box on the right. That box lists the Physical Therapy regulations at Title 172 NAC 137, mandatory reporting at Title 172 NAC 5, plus 172 NAC 10, and statutes including the Uniform Credentialing Act, the Medical Records statute, and the Nebraska Telehealth Act.

The department's page does not publish a question count, time limit, or passing score. Because those details are set through the FSBPT-delivered module rather than stated in the source, confirm them in the Candidate Information Booklet and any scheduling communication you receive from FSBPT before test day.

Yes. The department announced a brief interruption in registration between June 26 and July 1 during the transition to the new format. If your application timeline falls near that window, build in slack and avoid scheduling a test date that depends on registering during those days.

The page directs candidates to the fee schedule under Title 172 NAC 2 for examination and licensure fees rather than listing an exam price. Separately, if you have a criminal conviction you may file a preliminary conviction review application; the fee is $100 for each license type for which you request a review.

The most common cause is studying from generic material instead of the cited Nebraska text, which leaves gaps on state-specific duties and reporting rules. The second is skimming the Study Guide's outline without opening the referenced statute sections. Read the actual regulation language, note which agency or board holds each authority, and re-check the Guide's categories before testing.

Physical therapists renew by November 1 of each odd-numbered year with 20 hours of acceptable continuing education; physical therapist assistants renew on the same date with 10 hours. The Board does not pre-approve CE or CE providers, so verify your hours meet the acceptable-CE standard rather than assuming provider approval covers you.