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NC Gen Stat § 90-229 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 16 - Dental Hygiene Act.|§ 90-229 - Disciplinary measures.

 90-229. Disciplinary measures.(a) The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners shall have the power and authority to (i) Refuse to issue a license to practice dental hygiene; (ii) Refuse to issue a certificate of renewal to practice dental hygiene; (iii) Revoke or suspend a license to practice dental hygiene; [and] (iv) Invoke such other disciplinary measures, censure or probative terms against a licensee as it deems proper; in any instance or instances in which the Board is satisfied that such applicant or licensee:(1) Has engaged in any act or acts of fraud, deceit or misrepresentation in obtaining or attempting to obtain a license or the renewal thereof;(2) Has been convicted of any of the criminal provisions of this Article or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any charge or charges arising therefrom;(3) Has been convicted of or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any felony charge or to any misdemeanor charge involving moral turpitude;(4) Is a chronic or persistent user of intoxicants, drugs or narcotics to the extent that the same impairs her ability to practice dental hygiene;(5) Is incompetent in the practice of dental hygiene;(6) Has engaged in any act or practice violative of any of the provisions of this Article or violative of any of the rules and regulations promulgated and adopted by the Board, or has aided, abetted or assisted any other person or entity in the violation of the same;(7) Has practiced any fraud, deceit or misrepresentation upon the public or upon any individual in an effort to acquire or retain any patient or patients;(8) Has made fraudulent or misleading statements pertaining to her skill, knowledge, or method of treatment or practice;(9) Has committed any fraudulent or misleading acts in the practice of dental hygiene;(10) Has, in the practice of dental hygiene, committed an act or acts constituting malpractice;(11) Has employed a person not licensed in this State to do or perform any act or service, or has aided, abetted or assisted any such unlicensed person to do or perform any act or service which cannot lawfully be done or performed by such person;(12) Has engaged in any unprofessional conduct as the same may be from time to time, defined by the rules and regulations of the Board;(13) Is mentally, emotionally, or physically unfit to practice dental hygiene or is afflicted with such a physical or mental disability as to be deemed dangerous to the health and welfare of patients. An adjudication of mental incompetency in a court of competent jurisdiction or a determination thereof by other lawful means shall be conclusive proof of unfitness to practice dental hygiene unless or until such person shall have been subsequently lawfully declared to be mentally competent.(b) As used in this section the term "licensee" includes licensees and provisional licensees and the term "license" includes licenses and provisional licenses. (1945, c. 639, s. 8; 1971, c. 756, s. 8; 1997-456, s. 27.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-230 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 16 - Dental Hygiene Act.|§ 90-230 - Certificate upon transfer to another state.

 90-230. Certificate upon transfer to another state.Any dental hygienist duly licensed by the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners, desiring to move from North Carolina to another state, territory or foreign country, if a holder of a certificate of renewal of license from said Board, upon application to said Board and the payment to it of the fee in this Article provided, shall be issued a certificate showing her full name and address, the date of license originally issued to her, the date and number of her renewal of license, and whether any charges have been filed with the Board against her. The Board may provide forms for such certificate, requiring such additional information as it may determine proper. (1971, c. 756, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-231 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 16 - Dental Hygiene Act.|§ 90-231 - Opportunity for licensee or applicant to have hearing.

 90-231. Opportunity for licensee or applicant to have hearing.(a) With the exception of applicants for reinstatement after revocation, every applicant for a license or provisional license to practice dental hygiene or licensee or provisional licensee to practice dental hygiene shall after notice have an opportunity to be heard before the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners shall take any action the effect of which would be:(1) To deny permission to take an examination for licensing for which application has been duly made; or(2) To deny a license after examination for any cause other than failure to pass an examination; or(3) To withhold the renewal of a license for any cause other than failure to pay a statutory renewal fee; or(4) To suspend a license; or(5) To revoke a license; or(6) To revoke or suspend a provisional license; or(7) To invoke any other disciplinary measures, censure or probative terms against a licensee or provisional licensee,such proceedings to be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes of North Carolina.  (b) In lieu of or as a part of such hearing and subsequent proceedings the Board is authorized and empowered to enter any consent order relative to the discipline, censure, or probation of a licensee, provisional licensee or an applicant for a license or provisional license, or relative to the revocation or suspension of a license or provisional license.(c) Following the service of the notice of hearing as required by Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, the Board and the person upon whom such notice is served shall have the right to conduct adverse examinations, take depositions, and engage in such further discovery proceedings as are permitted by the laws of this State in civil matters. The Board is hereby authorized and empowered to issue such orders, commissions, notices, subpoenas, or other process as might be necessary or proper to effect the purposes of this subsection; provided, however, that no member of the Board shall be subject to examination hereunder. (1945, c. 639, s. 10; 1967, c. 489, s. 1; 1971, c. 756, s. 11; 1973, c. 1331, s. 3; 1987, c. 827, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-232 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 16 - Dental Hygiene Act.|§ 90-232 - Fees.

 90-232. Fees.(a) In order to provide the means of carrying out and enforcing the provisions of this Article and the duties devolving upon the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners, it is authorized to charge and collect fees established by its rules not exceeding the following:(1)  Each applicant for examination........................................................... $350.00  (2)  Each renewal certificate, which fee shall be annually fixed by the Board and not later than November 30 of each year it shall give written notice of the amount of the renewal fee to each dental hygienist licensed to practice in this State by mailing such notice to the last address of record with the Board of each such dental hygienist........................................ 250.00  (3)  Each restoration of license..................................................................... 150.00  (4)  Each provisional license........................................................................ 150.00  (5)  Each certificate of license to a resident dental hygienist desiring to change to another state or territory.......................................................... 50.00  (6)  Annual fee to be paid upon license renewal to assist in funding programs for impaired dental hygienists................................................. 80.00  (7)  Each license by credentials ................................................................ 1,500.  (b) In all instances where the Board uses the services of a regional or national testing agency for preparation, administration, or grading of examinations, the Board may require applicants to pay the actual cost of the testing agency in lieu of the fee authorized in subdivision (a)(1) of this section.(c) In no event may the annual fee imposed on dental hygienists to fund the impaired dental hygienists program exceed the annual fee imposed on dentists to fund the impaired dentist program. All fees shall be payable in advance to the Board and shall be disposed of by the Board in the discharge of its duties under this Article. (1945, c. 639, s. 11; 1965, c. 163, s. 7; 1967, c. 489, s. 2; 1971, c. 756, s. 12; 1987, c. 555, s. 2; 1999-382, s. 3; 2002-37, s. 6; 2003-348, s. 2; 2006-235, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-233.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 16 - Dental Hygiene Act.|§ 90-233.1 - Violation a misdemeanor.

 90-233.1. Violation a misdemeanor.Any person who shall violate, or aid or abet another in violating, any of the provisions of this Article shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1945, c. 639, s. 13; 1971, c. 756, s. 14; 1993, c. 539, s. 642; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 90-234 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 17 - Dispensing Opticians.|§ 90-234 - Necessity for certificate of registration.

 90-234. Necessity for certificate of registration.On and after the first day of July, 1951, no person or combination of persons shall for pay, or reward, either directly or indirectly, practice as a dispensing optician as hereinafter defined in the State of North Carolina without a certificate of registration issued pursuant to the provisions of this Article by the North Carolina State Board of Opticians hereinafter established. (1951, c. 1089, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-235 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 17 - Dispensing Opticians.|§ 90-235 - Definition.

 90-235. Definition.Within the meaning of the provisions of this Article, the term "dispensing optician" defines one who prepares and dispenses lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses and/or appurtenances thereto to the intended wearers thereof on written prescriptions from physicians or optometrists duly licensed to practice their professions, and in accordance with such prescriptions interprets, measures, adapts, fits and adjusts such lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses and/or appurtenances thereto to the human face for the aid or correction of visual or ocular anomalies of the human eye. The services and appliances related to ophthalmic dispensing shall be dispensed, furnished or supplied to the intended wearer or user thereof only upon prescription issued by a physician or an optometrist; but duplications, replacements, reproductions or repetitions may be done without prescription, in which event any such act shall be construed to be ophthalmic dispensing, the same as if performed on the basis of a written prescription. (1951, c. 1089, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-236 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 17 - Dispensing Opticians.|§ 90-236 - What constitutes practicing as a dispensing optician.

 90-236. What constitutes practicing as a dispensing optician.Any one or combination of the following practices when done for pay or reward shall constitute practicing as a dispensing optician: Interpreting prescriptions issued by licensed physicians and/or optometrists; fitting glasses on the face; servicing glasses or spectacles; measuring of patient's face, fitting frames, compounding and fabricating lenses and frames, and any therapeutic device used or employed in the correction of vision, and alignment of frames to the face of the wearer, provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to students and apprentices. (1951, c. 1089, s. 3; 1977, c. 755, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-236.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 17 - Dispensing Opticians.|§ 90-236.1 - Requirements for filling contact lens prescriptions.

 90-236.1. Requirements for filling contact lens prescriptions.No person, firm or corporation licensed or registered under this Article shall fill a prescription or dispense lenses, other than spectacle lenses, unless the prescription specifically states on its face that the prescriber intends it to be for contact lenses and includes the type and specifications of the contact lenses being prescribed. No person, firm or corporation licensed under this Article shall fill a prescription beyond the expiration date stated on the face thereof.Any person, firm or corporation that dispenses contact lenses on the prescription of a practitioner licensed under Articles 1 or 6 of this Chapter shall, at the time of delivery of the lenses, inform the recipient both orally and in writing that he return to the prescriber for insertion of the lens, instruction on lens insertion and care, and to ascertain the accuracy and suitability of the prescribed lens. The statement shall also state that if the recipient does not return to the prescriber after delivery of the lens for the purposes stated above, the prescriber shall not be responsible for any damages or injury resulting from the prescribed lens, except that this sentence does not apply if the dispenser and the prescriber are the same person.Prescriptions filled pursuant to this section shall be kept on file by the prescriber and the person filling the prescription for at least 24 months after the prescription is filled.Any person, firm or corporation dispensing, furnishing or supplying contact lenses in interstate commerce or at retail to recipients in this State, other than a practitioner licensed under Article 1 or Article 6 of this Chapter, is deemed a "dispensing optician" under G.S. 90-235 and is subject to the provisions of this Article. (1981, c. 600, s. 1; 1985, c. 748.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-237 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 17 - Dispensing Opticians.|§ 90-237 - Qualifications for dispensing opticians.

 90-237. Qualifications for dispensing opticians.In order to be issued a license as a registered licensed optician by the North Carolina State Board of Opticians, the applicant:(1) Shall not have violated this Article or the rules of the Board.(2) Shall be at least 18 years of age and a high school graduate or equivalent.(2a) Shall be of good moral character.(3) Shall have passed an examination conducted by the Board to determine his or her fitness to engage in the business of a dispensing optician.(4) Shall have completed a six-month internship by working full time under the supervision of a licensed optician, optometrist, or physician trained in ophthalmology, in order to demonstrate proficiency in the areas of measurement of the face, and fitting and adjusting glasses and frames to the face, lens recognition, lens design, and prescription interpretation. (1951, c. 1089, s. 4; 1977, c. 755, s. 2; 1981, c. 600, s. 2; 1997-424, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-238 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 17 - Dispensing Opticians.|§ 90-238 - North Carolina State Board of Opticians created; appointment and qualification of members.

 90-238. North Carolina State Board of Opticians created; appointment and qualification of members.The North Carolina State Board of Opticians is created. The Board's duty is to carry out the purposes and enforce the provisions of this Article. The Board shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor as follows:(1) Five licensed dispensing opticians, each of whom shall serve three-year terms;(2) Two residents of North Carolina who are not licensed as dispensing opticians, physicians, or optometrists, who shall serve three-year terms.Each member of the Board shall serve until the member's successor is appointed and qualifies. No person shall serve on this Board for more than two complete consecutive terms. Before beginning office, each member of the Board shall take all oaths prescribed for other State officers in the manner provided by law, which oaths shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. The Governor may remove any member of the Board for good cause shown, may appoint members to fill unexpired terms, and must make optician appointments from a list of three nominees for each vacancy submitted by the Board as a result of an election conducted by the Board each year and open to all licensees. In naming candidates for election, the Board must ensure that its candidates reflect the composition of the State with regards to gender, ethnic, racial, and age composition. If the Board fails to fulfill its requirements under this section, the Governor may appoint a licensed optician to fill a vacancy on the Board. (1951, c. 1089, s. 5; 1979, c. 533; 1981, c. 600, s. 3; 1997-424, s. 7; 2007-525, s. 13.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-239 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 17 - Dispensing Opticians.|§ 90-239 - Organization, meetings and powers of Board.

 90-239. Organization, meetings and powers of Board.Within 30 days after appointment of the Board, the Board shall hold its first regular meeting, and at said meeting and annually thereafter shall choose from among its members a chairman, vice-chairman, a secretary and a treasurer. The Board may combine the offices of secretary and treasurer. The Board shall make such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the law as may be necessary to the proper performance of its duties, may employ agents to carry out the purposes of this Article, and each member may administer oaths and take testimony concerning any matter within the jurisdiction of the Board, and a majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum. The Board shall meet at least once a year, the time and place of meeting to be designated by the chairman. Special meetings may be called by the chairman or upon request of three members. The secretary of the Board shall keep a full and complete record of its proceedings, which shall at all reasonable times be open to public inspection. (1951, c. 1089, s. 6; 1981, c. 600, ss. 4-7.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-241 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 17 - Dispensing Opticians.|§ 90-241 - Waiver of written examination requirements.

 90-241. Waiver of written examination requirements.(a) The Board shall grant a license without examination to any applicant who:(1) Is at least 18 years of age.(2) Is of good moral character.(3) Holds a license in good standing as a dispensing optician in another state.(4) Has engaged in the practice of opticianry in the other state for four years immediately preceding the application to the Board.(5) Has not violated this Article or the rules of the Board.(b) The Board shall grant admission to the next examination and grant license upon attainment of a passing score on the examination to a person who has worked, in a state that does not license opticians, in opticianry for four years immediately preceding the application to the Board performing tasks and taking the curriculum equivalent to the North Carolina apprenticeship, and who meets the requirements of G.S. 90-237(1) through (3).(c) Any person desiring to secure a license under this section shall make application therefor in the manner and form prescribed by the rules of the Board and shall pay the fee prescribed in G.S. 90-246.(d) Repealed by Session Laws 1997-424, s. 2. (1951, c. 1089, s. 8; 1977, c. 755, s. 4; 1979, c. 166, ss. 2, 3; 1981, c. 600, s. 9; 1997-424, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-243 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 17 - Dispensing Opticians.|§ 90-243 - Registration of places of business, apprentices.

 90-243. Registration of places of business, apprentices.The Board may adopt rules requiring, as a condition of dispensing, the registration of places of business where ophthalmic dispensing is engaged in, and for registration of apprentices and interns who are working under direct supervision of a licensed optician. The Board may also require that any information furnished to it as required by law or regulation be furnished under oath. (1951, c. 1089, s. 10; 1967, c. 691, s. 49; 1979, c. 166, s. 1; 1981, c. 600, s. 11.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-244 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 17 - Dispensing Opticians.|§ 90-244 - Display, use, and renewal of license of registration.

 90-244. Display, use, and renewal of license of registration.(a) Every person to whom a license has been granted under this Article shall display the same in a conspicuous part of the office or establishment wherein he is engaged as a dispensing optician. The Board may adopt regulations concerning the display of registrations of places of business and of apprentices and interns.(b) A license issued by the Board automatically expires on the first day of January of each year. A license shall be reinstated without penalty from January 1 through January 15 immediately following expiration. After January 15, a license shall be reinstated by payment of the renewal fee and a penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00). Licenses that remain expired two years or more shall not be reinstated. (1951, c. 1098, s. 11; 1981, c. 600, s. 12; 1997-424, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-245 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 17 - Dispensing Opticians.|§ 90-245 - Collection of fees.

 90-245. Collection of fees.The administrator for the Board is hereby authorized and empowered to collect in the name and on behalf of this Board the fees prescribed by this Article and shall turn over to the State Treasurer all funds collected or received under this Article, which funds shall be credited to the North Carolina State Board of Opticians, and said funds shall be held and expended under the supervision of the Director of the Budget of the State of North Carolina exclusively for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this Article. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to authorize any expenditure in excess of the amount available from time to time in the hands of the State Treasurer derived from the fees collected under the provisions of this Article and received by the State Treasurer in the manner aforesaid.  (1951, c. 1089, s. 12; 1981, c. 884, s. 9; 2016-117, s. 3(b).)