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NC Gen Stat § 90-270.180 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 18I - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact.|§ 90-270.180 - (Contingent effective date see note) Purpose.

 90-270.180. (Contingent effective date - see note) Purpose.The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of occupational therapy with the goal of improving public access to occupational therapy services. The practice of occupational therapy occurs in the state where the patient or client is located at the time of the patient or client encounter. The Compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure. This Compact is designed to achieve the following objectives:(1) Increase public access to occupational therapy services by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses.(2) Enhance the states' ability to protect the public's health and safety.(3) Encourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multistate occupational therapy practice.(4) Support spouses of relocating military members.(5) Enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary information between member states.(6) Allow a remote state to hold a provider of services with a compact privilege in that state accountable to that state's practice standards.(7) Facilitate the use of telehealth technology in order to increase access to occupational therapy services.  (2021-31, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-270.184 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 18I - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact.|§ 90-270.184 - (Contingent effective date see note) Obtaining a new home state license by virtue of Compact privilege.

 90-270.184. (Contingent effective date - see note) Obtaining a new home state license by virtue of Compact privilege.(a) An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant may hold a home state license, which allows for Compact privileges in member states, in only one member state at a time.(b) If an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant changes primary state of residence by moving between two member states, the occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant shall do all of the following:(1) File an application for obtaining a new home state license by virtue of a Compact privilege.(2) Pay all applicable fees.(3) Notify the current and new home state in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the Commission.(c) Upon receipt of an application for obtaining a new home state license by virtue of Compact privilege, the new home state shall verify that the occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant meets the pertinent criteria outlined in G.S. 90-270.183 via the data system, without need for primary source verification, except for the following:(1) A Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint-based criminal background check, if not previously performed or updated, pursuant to applicable rules adopted by the Commission in accordance with P.L. 92-544.(2) Other criminal background checks, as required by the new home state.(3) Submission of any requisite jurisprudence requirements of the new home state.(d) The former home state shall convert the former home state license into a Compact privilege once the new home state has activated the new home state license in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the Commission.(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Compact, if the occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant cannot meet the criteria in G.S. 90-270.183, the new home state shall apply its requirements for issuing a new single-state license.(f) The occupational therapist or the occupational therapy assistant shall pay all applicable fees to the new home state in order to be issued a new home state license.(g) If an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant changes primary state of residence by moving from a member state to a nonmember state, or from a nonmember state to a member state, the state criteria shall apply for issuance of a single-state license in the new state.(h) Nothing in this Compact shall interfere with a licensee's ability to hold a single-state license in multiple states; however, for the purposes of this Compact, a licensee shall have only one home state license.(i) Nothing in this Compact shall affect the requirements established by a member state for the issuance of a single-state license.  (2021-31, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-270.185 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 18I - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact.|§ 90-270.185 - (Contingent effective date see note) Active duty military personnel or their spouses.

 90-270.185. (Contingent effective date - see note) Active duty military personnel or their spouses.Active duty military personnel, or their spouses, shall designate a home state where the individual has a current license in good standing. The individual may retain the home state designation during the period the service member is on active duty. Subsequent to designating a home state, the individual shall only change his or her home state through application for licensure in the new state or through the process described in G.S. 90-270.184.  (2021-31, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-270.188 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 18I - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact.|§ 90-270.188 - (Contingent effective date see note) Data system.

 90-270.188. (Contingent effective date - see note) Data system.(a) The Commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, and utilization of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse action, and investigative information on all licensed individuals in member states.(b) A member state shall submit a uniform data set to the data system on all individuals to whom this Compact is applicable, utilizing a unique identifier, as required by the rules of the Commission, including all of the following:(1) Identifying information.(2) Licensure data.(3) Adverse actions against a license or Compact privilege.(4) Nonconfidential information related to alternative program participation.(5) Any denial of application for licensure and the reasons for such denial.(6) Other information that may facilitate the administration of this Compact, as determined by the rules of the Commission.(7) Current significant investigative information.(c) Current significant investigative information and other investigative information pertaining to a licensee in any member state will only be available to other member states.(d) The Commission shall promptly notify all member states of any adverse action taken against a licensee or an individual applying for a license. Adverse action information pertaining to a licensee in any member state will be available to any other member state.(e) Member states contributing information to the data system may designate information that may not be shared with the public without the express permission of the contributing state.(f) Any information submitted to the data system that is subsequently required to be expunged by the laws of the member state contributing the information shall be removed from the data system.  (2021-31, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-270.191 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 18I - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact.|§ 90-270.191 - (Contingent effective date see note) Date of implementation of the Interstate Commission for occupational therapy practice and associated rules; withdrawal; amendment.

 90-270.191. (Contingent effective date - see note) Date of implementation of the Interstate Commission for occupational therapy practice and associated rules; withdrawal; amendment.(a) The Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the Compact statute is enacted into law in the tenth member state. The provisions, which become effective at that time, shall be limited to the powers granted to the Commission relating to assembly and the promulgation of rules. Thereafter, the Commission shall meet and exercise rulemaking powers necessary to the implementation and administration of the Compact.(b) Any state that joins the Compact subsequent to the Commission's initial adoption of the rules shall be subject to the rules as they exist on the date on which the Compact becomes law in that state. Any rule that has been previously adopted by the Commission shall have the full force and effect of law on the day the Compact becomes law in that state.(c) Any member state may withdraw from this Compact by enacting a statute repealing the same. A member state's withdrawal shall not take effect until six months after enactment of the repealing statute. Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing requirement of the withdrawing state's occupational therapy licensing board to comply with the investigative and adverse action reporting requirements of this act prior to the effective date of withdrawal.(d) Nothing contained in this Compact shall be construed to invalidate or prevent any occupational therapy licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a member state and a nonmember state that does not conflict with the provisions of this Compact.(e) This Compact may be amended by the member states. No amendment to this Compact shall become effective and binding upon any member state until it is enacted into the laws of all member states.  (2021-31, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-270.192 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 18I - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact.|§ 90-270.192 - (Contingent effective date see note) Construction and severability.

 90-270.192. (Contingent effective date - see note) Construction and severability.This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this Compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any member state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this Compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this Compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any member state, the Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining member states and in full force and effect as to the member state affected as to all severable matters.  (2021-31, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-270.193 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 18I - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact.|§ 90-270.193 - (Contingent effective date see note) Binding effect of Compact and other laws.

 90-270.193. (Contingent effective date - see note) Binding effect of Compact and other laws.(a) A licensee providing occupational therapy in a remote state under the Compact privilege shall function within the laws and regulations of the remote state.(b) Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with the Compact.(c) Any laws in a member state in conflict with the Compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict.(d) Any lawful actions of the Commission, including all rules and bylaws promulgated by the Commission, are binding upon the member states.(e) All agreements between the Commission and the member states are binding in accordance with their terms.(f) In the event any provision of the Compact exceeds the constitutional limits imposed on the legislature of any member state, the provision shall be ineffective to the extent of the conflict with the constitutional provision in question in that member state.  (2021-31, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-271 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 19 - Sterilization Operations.|§ 90-271 - Operation lawful upon request of married person or person over 18.

 90-271. Operation lawful upon request of married person or person over 18.It shall be lawful for any physician or surgeon licensed by this State when so requested by any person 18 years of age or over, or less than 18 years of age if legally married, to perform upon such person a surgical interruption of vas deferens or Fallopian tubes, as the case may be, provided a request in writing is made by such person prior to the performance of such surgical operation, and provided, further, that prior to or at the time of such request a full and reasonable medical explanation is given by such physician or surgeon to such person as to the meaning and consequences of such operation; and provided, further, that the surgical interruption of Fallopian tubes is performed in a hospital or ambulatory surgical facility licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services. (1963, c. 600; 1965, cc. 108, 941; 1971, c. 1231, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 152; c. 998, s. 1; 1977, c. 7; 1979, c. 728; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 90-272 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 19 - Sterilization Operations.|§ 90-272 - Operation on unmarried minor.

 90-272. Operation on unmarried minor.Any such physician or surgeon may perform a surgical interruption of vas deferens or Fallopian tubes upon any unmarried person under the age of 18 years when so requested in writing by such minor and in accordance with the conditions and requirements set forth in G.S. 90-271, provided that the juvenile court of the county wherein such minor resides, upon petition of the parent or parents, if they be living, or the guardian or next friend of such minor, shall determine that the operation is in the best interest of such minor and shall enter an order authorizing the physician or surgeon to perform such operation. (1963, c. 600; 1971, c. 1231, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-274 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 19 - Sterilization Operations.|§ 90-274 - No liability for nonnegligent performance of operation.

 90-274. No liability for nonnegligent performance of operation.Subject to the rules of law applicable generally to negligence, no physician or surgeon licensed by this State shall be liable either civilly or criminally by reason of having performed a surgical interruption of vas deferens or Fallopian tubes authorized by the provisions of this Article upon any person in this State. (1963, c. 600.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-275 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 19 - Sterilization Operations.|§ 90-275 - Article does not affect duty of guardian to obtain order permitting guardian to consent to sterilization of a ward with a mental illness or intellectual disability.

 90-275. Article does not affect duty of guardian to obtain order permitting guardian to consent to sterilization of a ward with a mental illness or intellectual disability.Nothing in this Article affects the provisions of G.S. 35A-1245.  (1963, c. 600; 2003-13, s. 6; 2018-47, s. 1(f).)
NC Gen Stat § 90-275.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20 - Nursing Home Administrator Act.|§ 90-275.1 - Title.

 90-275.1. Title.This Article shall be known and may be cited as the "Nursing Home Administrator Act." (1969, c. 843, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-276 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20 - Nursing Home Administrator Act.|§ 90-276 - Definitions.

 90-276. Definitions.For the purposes of this Article and as used herein:(1) "Administrator-in-training" means an individual registered with the Board who serves a training period under the supervision of a preceptor.(2) "Board" means the North Carolina State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators.(3) "Nursing home" means any institution or facility defined as such for licensing purposes under G.S. 131E-101(6), whether proprietary or nonprofit, including but not limited to nursing homes owned or administered by the federal or State government or any agency or political subdivision thereof and nursing homes operated in combination with a home for the aged or any other facility.(4) "Nursing home administrator" means a person who administers, manages, supervises, or is in general administrative charge of a nursing home, whether such individual has an ownership interest in such home and whether his functions and duties are shared with one or more individuals.(5) "Preceptor" means a person who is a licensed and registered nursing home administrator and meets the requirements of the Board to supervise administrators-in-training during the training period. (1969, c. 843, s. 1; 1981, c. 722, s. 3; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1234, s. 1; 2001-153, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-277 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20 - Nursing Home Administrator Act.|§ 90-277 - Composition of Board.

 90-277. Composition of Board.There is created the State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators. The Board shall consist of seven members. The seven members shall be voting members and shall meet the following criteria:(1) All shall be individuals representative of the professions and institutions concerned with the care and treatment of chronically ill or infirm elderly patients.(2) Less than a majority of the Board members shall be representative of a single profession or institutional category.(3) Three of the Board members shall be licensed nursing home administrators, at least one of whom shall be employed by a for-profit nursing home and at least one of whom shall be employed by a nonprofit nursing home. These three Board members shall be considered as representatives of institutions in construing this section.(4) Four of the Board members shall be public, noninstitutional members, with no direct financial interest in nursing homes.(5) The terms of the Board members shall be limited to two consecutive terms.Effective July 1, 1973, the Governor shall appoint three members, one of whom shall be a licensed nursing home administrator, for terms of three years, and four members, two of whom shall be licensed nursing home administrators, for terms of two years. Thereafter, all terms shall be three years. However, no member shall serve more than two consecutive full terms. Any vacancy occurring in the position of an appointive member shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term in the same manner as for new appointments. Appointive members may be removed by the Governor for cause after due notice and hearing.Any member of the Board shall be automatically removed from the Board upon certification by the Board to the Governor that the member no longer satisfies the criteria set forth in subdivisions (1) through (4) of this section for appointment to the Board. (1969, c. 843, s. 1; 1973, c. 728; 1981, c. 722, s. 4; 1995, c. 86, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-278 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20 - Nursing Home Administrator Act.|§ 90-278 - Qualifications for licensure.

 90-278. Qualifications for licensure.The Board shall have authority to issue licenses to qualified persons as nursing home administrators, and shall establish qualification criteria for such nursing home administrators.(1) A license as a nursing home administrator shall be issued to any person upon the Board's determination that the person:a. Is at least 18 years of age, of good moral character and of sound physical and mental health; andb. Has successfully completed the equivalent of two years of college level study (60 semester hours or 96 quarter hours) from an accredited community college, college or university prior to application for licensure;orhas completed a combination of education and experience, acceptable under rules promulgated by the Board, prior to application for licensure. Under this provision, two years of supervisory experience in a nursing home shall be equated to one year of college study;c. Has satisfactorily completed a course prescribed by the Board, which course contains instruction on the services provided by nursing homes, laws governing nursing homes, protection of patient interests and nursing home administration; andd. Has successfully completed the training period as an administrator-in-training as prescribed by the Board. If a person has served at least 12 weeks as a hospital administrator or assistant administrator of a hospital-based long-term care nursing unit or hospital-based swing beds licensed under Article 5 of Chapter 131E or Article 2 of Chapter 122C, the Board shall consider this experience comparable to the initial on-the-job portion of the administrator-in-training program only; ande. Has passed the national and State examinations designed to test for competence in the subject matters referred to in sub-subdivision c. of this subdivision within one year from the date of completion of the administrator-in-training program.(2) Repealed by Session Laws 1981, c. 722, s. 6.(3) A temporary license may be issued under requirements and conditions prescribed by the Board to any person to act or serve as administrator of a nursing home without meeting the requirements for full licensure, but only when there are unusual circumstances preventing compliance with the procedures for licensing elsewhere provided by this Article. The temporary license shall be issued by the chairman only for the period prior to the next meeting of the Board, at which time the Board may renew such temporary license for a further period only up to one year.  (1969, c. 843, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1981, c. 722, ss. 5-7; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1234, s. 2; 1983, c. 737; 1987, c. 492, s. 1; 1991, c. 710, s. 1; 2013-346, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-279 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 20 - Nursing Home Administrator Act.|§ 90-279 - Licensing function.

 90-279. Licensing function.The Board shall license nursing home administrators in accordance with rules and regulations issued and from time to time revised by it. A nursing home administrator's license shall not be transferable and shall be valid until expiration or until suspended or revoked for violation of this Article or of the standards established by the Board pursuant to this Article. Denial of issuance or renewal, suspension or revocation by the Board shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. (1969, c. 843, s. 1; 1973, c. 1331, s. 3; 1987, c. 827, s. 1.)