LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Several Nebraska boards that oversee licensing for different health care professions have openings.

The State Board of Health is encouraging members of those professions to volunteer to serve a five-year term on one of the boards.

The boards with vacancies include ones regulating registered nurses, alcohol and drug counseling, cosmetology, dentistry and chiropractic.

Applications are available online at the Department of Health and Human Services site,http://1.usa.gov/RGMvoM . They must be submitted by Aug. 1.