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NC Gen Stat § 90-280 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20 - Nursing Home Administrator Act.|§ 90-280 - Fees; display of license; duplicate license; inactive list.

 90-280. Fees; display of license; duplicate license; inactive list.(a) Each applicant for an examination administered by the Board and each applicant for an administrator-in-training program and reciprocity endorsement shall pay a processing fee set by the Board not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) plus the actual cost of the exam.(b) Each person licensed as a nursing home administrator shall be required to pay a license fee in an amount set by the Board not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). A license shall expire on the thirtieth day of September of the second year following its issuance and shall be renewable biennially upon payment of a renewal fee set by the Board not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).(c) Each person licensed as a nursing home administrator shall display his or her license certificate, along with the current certificate of renewal, in a conspicuous place in his or her place of employment.(d) Any person licensed as a nursing home administrator may receive a duplicate license or verification of license by payment of a fee set by the Board not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00).(e) Any person licensed as a nursing home administrator who is not acting, serving, or holding himself or herself out to be a nursing home administrator may have his or her name placed on an inactive list for such period of time not to exceed four years upon payment of a fee set by the Board not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00) per year. Each year during that four-year period, upon request and payment of the fee, the person's name may remain on an inactive list for one additional year.(f) Any person having a temporary license issued pursuant to G.S. 90-278(3) shall pay a fee in an amount set by the Board not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00). If the Board renews the temporary license, no further fee shall be required.(g) The Board may set fees not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for conducting and administering initial training and continuing education courses, and may set a fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) per hour for certifying a course submitted for review by another individual or agency wishing to offer such courses or may set an annual fee not to exceed four thousand dollars ($4,000) for certifying a course provider in lieu of certifying each course offered by the provider.  (1969, c. 843, s. 1; 1977, c. 652; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1282; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1234, s. 4; 1983, c. 215; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 645, s. 1; 1999-217, s. 1; 2013-346, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-281 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20 - Nursing Home Administrator Act.|§ 90-281 - Collection of funds.

 90-281. Collection of funds.All fees and other moneys collected and received by the Board shall be handled as provided by law and as prescribed by the State Treasurer. Such funds shall be used and expended by the Board to pay the compensation and travel expenses of members and employees of the Board and other expenses necessary for the Board to administer and carry out the provisions of this Article. (1969, c. 843, s. 1; 1983, c. 913, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-283 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20 - Nursing Home Administrator Act.|§ 90-283 - Organization of Board; compensation; employees and services.

 90-283. Organization of Board; compensation; employees and services.The Board shall elect from its membership a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary, and shall adopt rules and regulations to govern its proceedings. Board members shall be entitled to receive only such compensation and reimbursement as is prescribed by Chapter 93B of the General Statutes for State boards generally. At any meeting a majority of the voting members shall constitute a quorum. The Board shall have the power to employ or retain professional personnel, including legal counsel subject to G.S. 114-2.3, and clerical or other special personnel deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this Article.  (1969, c. 843, s. 1; 1981, c. 722, s. 9; 2001-153, s. 2; 2013-346, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-284 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20 - Nursing Home Administrator Act.|§ 90-284 - Exclusive jurisdiction of Board.

 90-284. Exclusive jurisdiction of Board.The Board shall have exclusive authority to determine the qualifications, skill and fitness of any person to serve as an administrator of a nursing home under the provisions of this Article, and the holder of a license under the provisions of this Article shall be deemed qualified to serve as the administrator of a nursing home for all purposes. (1969, c. 843, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-285.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20 - Nursing Home Administrator Act.|§ 90-285.1 - Suspension, revocation or refusal to issue a license.

 90-285.1. Suspension, revocation or refusal to issue a license.The Board may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue a license or may reprimand or otherwise discipline a licensee after due notice and an opportunity to be heard at a formal hearing, upon substantial evidence that a licensee:(1) Has violated the provisions of this Article or the rules adopted by the Board;(2) Has violated the provisions of Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 131E of the General Statutes and rules promulgated thereunder;(3) Has been convicted of, or has tendered and has had accepted a plea of no contest to, a criminal offense showing professional unfitness;(4) Has practiced fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in securing or procuring a nursing home administrator license;(5) Is incompetent to engage in the practice of nursing home administration or to act as a nursing home administrator;(6) Has practiced fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in his or her capacity as a nursing home administrator;(7) Has committed acts of misconduct in the operation of a nursing home under his jurisdiction;(8) Repealed by Session Laws 2013-346, s. 5, effective July 23, 2013.(9) Is addicted or dependent upon the use of alcohol or any controlled substance, including morphine, opium, cocaine, or other drugs recognized as resulting in abnormal behavior;(10) Has practiced without being registered biennially;(11) Has transferred or surrendered possession of, either temporarily or permanently, his or her license or certificate to any other person;(12) Has paid, given, has caused to be paid or given or offered to pay or to give to any person a commission or other valuable consideration for the solicitation or procurement, either directly or indirectly, of nursing home patronage;(13) Has been guilty of fraudulent, misleading, or deceptive advertising;(14) Has falsely impersonated another licensee;(15) Has failed to exercise regard for the safety, health or life of the patient;(16) Has permitted unauthorized disclosure of information relating to a patient or his or her records; or(17) Has discriminated among patients, employees, or staff on account of race, gender, religion, color, national origin, mental or physical disability, or any other class protected by State or federal law.  (1981, c. 722, s. 12; 2001-153, s. 3; 2008-187, s. 41; 2013-346, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-286 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20 - Nursing Home Administrator Act.|§ 90-286 - Renewal of license.

 90-286. Renewal of license.Every holder of a nursing home administrator's license shall renew it biennially by application to the Board. The Board shall grant renewals when the applicant has paid the fee required by this Article and has satisfactorily completed continuing education courses as may be prescribed by the Board, unless the Board finds that the applicant has acted or failed to act in such a manner as would constitute grounds for suspension, revocation or denial of a license as provided by this Article. The Board shall adopt rules defining the content of continuing education courses approved or required by it under this section and shall make a copy of these rules available to each licensee. The Board shall not require any licensee to successfully complete more than 30 hours of continuing education courses every two years. The Board shall certify and administer continuing education courses for nursing home administrators and shall keep a record of the courses successfully completed by each licensee. (1969, c. 843, s. 1; 1981, c. 722, s. 13; 1983, c. 72.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-287 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20 - Nursing Home Administrator Act.|§ 90-287 - Reciprocity with other states.

 90-287. Reciprocity with other states.The Board may issue a nursing home administrator's license to any person who holds a current license as a nursing home administrator from another jurisdiction, provided that the Board finds that the standards for licensure in such other jurisdiction are at least the substantial equivalent of those prevailing in this State and that the applicant has passed the national and the State examinations administered by the Board and is otherwise qualified.  (1969, c. 843, s. 1; 2013-346, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-288 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20 - Nursing Home Administrator Act.|§ 90-288 - Misdemeanor.

 90-288. Misdemeanor.It is unlawful and constitutes a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person to do any of the following:(1) Act or serve in the capacity as, or hold oneself out to be, a nursing home administrator, or use any title, sign, or other indication that the person is a nursing home administrator, unless the person is the holder of a valid license as a nursing home administrator, issued in accordance with the provisions of this Article.(2) Violate any of the provisions of this Article.  (1969, c. 843, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 649; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2021-84, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-288.02 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20 - Nursing Home Administrator Act.|§ 90-288.02 - Confidentiality of investigative records.

 90-288.02. Confidentiality of investigative records.Records, papers, and other documents containing information collected and compiled by or on behalf of the Board as a result of an investigation, inquiry, or interview conducted in connection with certification, licensure, or a disciplinary matter shall not be considered public records within the meaning of Chapter 132 of the General Statutes. Any notice or statement of charges, notice of hearing, or decision rendered in connection with a hearing shall be a public record. Information that identifies a resident who has not consented to the public disclosure of services rendered to him or her by a person certified or licensed under this Chapter shall be deleted from the public record. All other records, papers, and documents containing information collected and compiled by or on behalf of the Board shall be public records, but any information that identifies a resident who has not consented to the public disclosure of services rendered to him or her shall be deleted.  (2013-346, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-288.10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20A - Assisted Living Administrator Act.|§ 90-288.10 - Title.

 90-288.10. Title.This Article shall be known as the Assisted Living Administrator Act. (1999-443, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-288.11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20A - Assisted Living Administrator Act.|§ 90-288.11 - Purpose.

 90-288.11. Purpose.The administrators of assisted living residences are responsible for the residents who require daily care to attend to their physical, mental, and emotional needs. Therefore, the certification of assisted living administrators is necessary to ensure adequate levels of care across the State and to protect public health, safety, and welfare. (1999-443, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-288.12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20A - Assisted Living Administrator Act.|§ 90-288.12 - Certification required; exemptions.

 90-288.12. Certification required; exemptions.(a) No person shall perform or offer to perform services as an assisted living administrator unless the person has been certified under the provisions of this Article. A certificate granted under this Article shall be valid throughout the State.(b) The provisions of this Article shall not apply to:(1) Combination homes as defined in G.S. 131E-101 and hospitals that contain adult care beds.(2) Family care homes as defined in G.S. 131D-2.1(9).(3) Continuing care facilities, as defined in Article 64 of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes, if adult care beds are housed in the same facility as nursing home beds.  (1999-443, s. 1; 2009-462, s. 4(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 90-288.13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20A - Assisted Living Administrator Act.|§ 90-288.13 - Definitions.

 90-288.13. Definitions.The following definitions apply in this Article:(1) Administrator-in-training. - An individual who serves a training period under the supervision of an approved preceptor.(2) Assisted living administrator. - An individual certified to operate, administer, manage, and supervise an assisted living residence or to share in the performance of these duties with another person who has been so certified.(3) Assisted living residence. - A facility defined in G.S. 131D-2.1(5), whether proprietary or nonprofit. The term also includes institutions or facilities that are owned or administered by the federal or State government or any agency or political subdivision of the State government.(4) Department. - The Department of Health and Human Services.(5) Preceptor. - An individual who is certified by the Department as an assisted living administrator and who meets the requirements established by the Department to serve as a supervisor of administrators-in-training.  (1999-443, s. 1; 2009-462, s. 4(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 90-288.14 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20A - Assisted Living Administrator Act.|§ 90-288.14 - Assisted living administrator certification.

 90-288.14. Assisted living administrator certification.The Department shall certify as an assisted living administrator any applicant who meets all of the following qualifications:(1) Is at least 21 years old.(2) Provides a satisfactory criminal background report from the State Repository of Criminal Histories, which shall be provided by the State Bureau of Investigation upon its receiving fingerprints from the applicant. If the applicant has been a resident of this State for less than five years, the applicant shall provide a satisfactory criminal background report from both the State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories.(2a) Does not have a substantiated finding of neglect, abuse, misappropriation of property, diversion of drugs, or fraud listed on the Health Care Personnel Registry established under G.S. 131E-256.(3) Has a high school diploma or its equivalent and successfully completes the equivalent of two years of coursework at an accredited college or university, or has a minimum of 60 months of supervisory experience, or has a combination of education and experience as approved by the Department. For purposes of this section, "supervisory experience" means having full-time, direct management responsibility, including some responsibility for hiring and firing, over the equivalent of at least two full-time employees with direct resident care responsibilities. Such supervisory experience shall have been in a licensed adult care home or licensed nursing home within the seven years preceding the date of application.(4) Successfully completes a Department approved administrator-in-training program of at least 120 hours of study in courses relating to assisted living residences.(5) Successfully completes a written examination administered by the Department.  (1999-443, s. 1; 2019-180, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-288.14A (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20A - Assisted Living Administrator Act.|§ 90-288.14A - Approval for nursing home administrators to serve as adult care home administrators.

 90-288.14A. Approval for nursing home administrators to serve as adult care home administrators.The Department shall approve as an adult care home administrator any individual licensed as a nursing home administrator under Article 20 of this Chapter who, within 90 calendar days after commencing employment as an adult care home administrator, successfully completes the written examination administered by the Department for assisted living administrator certification. An individual approved as an adult care home administrator pursuant to this section is deemed to meet the requirements of G.S. 90-288.14 and may renew his or her assisted living administrator certification pursuant to G.S. 90-288.15.  (2018-5, s. 11G.1(b); 2018-97, s. 3.8.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-288.15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20A - Assisted Living Administrator Act.|§ 90-288.15 - Issuance, renewal, and replacement of certificates.

 90-288.15. Issuance, renewal, and replacement of certificates.(a) The Department shall issue a certificate to any applicant who has satisfactorily met the requirements of this Article. The certificate shall show the full name of the person and an identification number and shall be signed by the Secretary of the Department. A certificate may not be transferred or assigned.(b) All certificates shall expire on December 31 of the second year following issuance. All applications for renewal shall be filed with the Department and shall be accompanied by documentation of the certificate holder's completion of the annual continuing education requirements established by the Department regarding the management and operation of an assisted living residence.(c) The Department shall replace any certificate that is lost, destroyed, or mutilated subject to rules established by the Department. (1999-443, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-288.15A (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20A - Assisted Living Administrator Act.|§ 90-288.15A - Fees.

 90-288.15A. Fees.The Department may impose fees not to exceed the following amounts:(1)  Assisted Living Administrator  Examination Fee  $50.00  (2)  Assisted Living Administrator Certificate  Renewal Fee  $30.00   every two years.  (2010-31, s. 10.36A(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 90-288.16 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20A - Assisted Living Administrator Act.|§ 90-288.16 - Certification by reciprocity.

 90-288.16. Certification by reciprocity.The Department may grant, upon application, a certificate to a person who holds a valid certificate as an assisted living community administrator issued by another state if, in the Department's determination, the standards of competency for the certificate are substantially equivalent to those in this State. (1999-443, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-288.17 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20A - Assisted Living Administrator Act.|§ 90-288.17 - Posting certificates.

 90-288.17. Posting certificates.Every person issued a certificate under this Article shall display the certificate prominently in the assisted living residence where the person works. (1999-443, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-288.18 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20A - Assisted Living Administrator Act.|§ 90-288.18 - Adverse action on a certificate.

 90-288.18. Adverse action on a certificate.(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Department shall have the authority to deny a new or renewal application for a certificate, and to amend, recall, suspend, or revoke an existing certificate upon a determination that there has been a substantial failure to comply with the provisions of this Article or any rules promulgated under this Article.(b) The provisions of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes shall govern all administrative action and judicial review in cases where the Department has taken action as described in subsection (a) of this section. A petition for a contested case shall be filed within 30 days after the Department mails the certificate holder a notice of its decision to deny a renewal application, or to recall, suspend, or revoke an existing certificate. (1999-443, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-288.19 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20A - Assisted Living Administrator Act.|§ 90-288.19 - Reporting requirement.

 90-288.19. Reporting requirement.The holder of a facility license issued under G.S. 131D-2.4 shall report any incidents of suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of persons residing in an assisted living residence by a person certified under this Article to the Health Care Personnel Registry.  (1999-443, s. 1; 2009-462, s. 4(d).)
NC Gen Stat § 90-288.20 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20A - Assisted Living Administrator Act.|§ 90-288.20 - Penalties.

 90-288.20. Penalties.A person who serves as an assisted living administrator without first obtaining a certificate from the Department is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Each act of unlawful practice constitutes a distinct and separate offense. (1999-443, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-292 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 22 - Licensure Act for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists.|§ 90-292 - Declaration of policy.

 90-292. Declaration of policy.It is declared to be a policy of the State of North Carolina that, in order to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare; to protect the public from being misled by incompetent, unscrupulous, and unauthorized persons and from unprofessional conduct on the part of qualified speech and language pathologists and audiologists and to help assure the availability of the highest possible quality speech and language pathology and audiology services to the communicatively handicapped people of this State, it is necessary to provide regulatory authority over persons offering speech and language pathology and audiology services to the public. (1975, c. 773, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-296 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 22 - Licensure Act for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists.|§ 90-296 - Examinations.

 90-296. Examinations.(a) An applicant for licensure who has satisfied the academic requirements of G.S. 90-295, shall pass a written examination approved or established by the Board.(b) The Board shall administer or approve at least two examinations of the type described in subsection (a) of this section each year, and additional examinations as the volume of applications makes appropriate.(c) An examination shall not be required as a prerequisite for a license for:(1) A person who holds a certificate of clinical competence issued by the American Speech-Hearing-Language Association in the specialized area for which such person seeks licensure; or(2) A person who has met the educational, practical experience, and examination requirements of another state or jurisdiction which has requirements equivalent to or higher than those in effect pursuant to this Article for the practice of audiology or speech pathology.  (1975, c. 773, s. 1; 1981, c. 572, s. 3; 1987, c. 665, s. 4; 2013-410, s. 47.7(d).)