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NC Gen Stat § 90-123 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 6 - Optometry.|§ 90-123 - Fees.

 90-123. Fees.In order to provide the means of carrying out and enforcing the provisions of this Article and the duties of devolving upon the North Carolina State Board of Examiners in Optometry, the Board is authorized to charge and collect the following fees:(1)....... Each application for general optometry examination............................. $800.00(2) Each general optometry license renewal, which fee shallbe annually fixed by the Board, and not later than December 15of each year written notice of the amount of the renewal feeshall be given to each optometrist licensed to practice in thisState by mailing the notice to the last address of record withthe Board of each such optometrist........................................................... 300.00(3) Each certificate of license to a resident optometrist desiring tochange to another state or territory............................................................ 300.00(4) Each license issued to a practitioner of another state orterritory to practice in this State................................................................ 350.00(5) Each license to resume practice issued to an optometrist whohas retired from the practice of optometry or who hasremoved from and returned to this State................................................... 350.00(6) Each application for registration as an optometric assistantor renewal thereof...................................................................................... 100.00(7) Each application for registration as an optometric technicianor renewal thereof...................................................................................... 100.00(8) Each duplicate license or renewal thereof for each branchoffice.......................................................................................................... 100.00. (1909, c. 444, s. 12; C.S., s. 6696; 1923, c. 42, s. 5; 1933, c. 492; 1937, c. 362, s. 1; 1959, c. 477; 1969, c. 624; 1973, c. 1092, s. 2; 1979, c. 771, ss. 1, 2; 1981, c. 909; 1987, c. 645, s. 1; 2001-493, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-123.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 6 - Optometry.|§ 90-123.1 - Continuing education courses required.

 90-123.1. Continuing education courses required.All registered optometrists now or hereafter licensed in the State of North Carolina are and shall be required to take annual courses of study in subjects relating to the practice of the profession of optometry to the end that the utilization and application of new techniques, scientific and clinical advances, and the achievements of research will assure expansive and comprehensive care to the public. The length of study shall be prescribed by the Board but shall not exceed 25 hours in any calendar year. Attendance must be at a course or courses approved by the Board. Attendance at any course or courses of study are to be certified to the Board upon a form approved by the Board and shall be submitted by each registered optometrist at the time he makes application to the Board for the renewal of his license and payment of his renewal fee. The Board is authorized to use up to one half of its annual renewal fees for the purposes of contracting with institutions of higher learning, professional organizations, or qualified individuals for the providing of educational programs that meet this requirement. The Board is further authorized to treat funds set aside for the purpose of continuing education as State funds for the purpose of accepting any funds made available under federal law on a matching basis for the promulgation and maintenance of programs of continuing education. In no instance may the Board require a greater number of hours of study than are available at approved courses held within the State, and shall be allowed to waive this requirement in cases of certified illness or undue hardship. (1969, c. 354; 1981, c. 811, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-124 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 6 - Optometry.|§ 90-124 - Rules of Board; certain information to be made available.

 90-124. Rules of Board; certain information to be made available.Chapter 150B of the General Statutes governs the adoption of rules by the Board.The Board shall make this Article, the Board rules, and a directory of optometrists available to each licensed optometrist.  (1909, c. 444, s. 13; C.S., s. 6697; 1935, c. 63; 1953, c. 189; c. 1041, s. 12; 1955, c. 996; 1973, c. 800, s. 24; 1993, c. 539, s. 629; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2021-84, s. 7(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 90-125 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 6 - Optometry.|§ 90-125 - Practicing under other than own name or as a salaried or commissioned employee.

 90-125. Practicing under other than own name or as a salaried or commissioned employee.Except as provided for in Chapter 55B of the General Statutes of North Carolina, it shall be unlawful for any person licensed to practice optometry under the provisions of this Article to advertise, practice, or attempt to practice under a name other than his own, except as an associate of or assistant to an optometrist licensed under the laws of the State of North Carolina; and it shall be likewise unlawful for any corporation, lay body, organization, group, or lay individuals to engage, or undertake to engage, in the practice of optometry through means of engaging the services, upon a salary or commission basis, of one licensed to practice optometry or medicine in any of its branches in this State. Likewise, it shall be unlawful for any optometrist licensed under the provisions of this Article to undertake to engage in the practice of optometry as a salaried or commissioned employee of any corporation, lay body, organization, group, or lay individual. (1935, c. 63; 1937, c. 362, s. 2; 1969, c. 718, s. 16.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-127 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 6 - Optometry.|§ 90-127 - Application of Article.

 90-127. Application of Article.Nothing in this Article shall be construed to apply to physicians and surgeons authorized to practice under the laws of North Carolina, except the provisions contained in G.S. 90-125, or prohibit persons to sell spectacles, eyeglasses, or lenses as merchandise from permanently located and established places of business. (1909, c. 444, s. 15; C.S., s. 6699; 1937, c. 362, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-127.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 6 - Optometry.|§ 90-127.1 - Free choice by patient guaranteed.

 90-127.1. Free choice by patient guaranteed.No agency of the State, county or municipality, nor any commission or clinic, nor any board administering relief, social security, health insurance or health service under the laws of the State of North Carolina shall deny to the recipients or beneficiaries of their aid or services the freedom to choose a duly licensed optometrist or duly licensed physician as the provider of care or services which are within the scope of practice of the profession of optometry as defined in this Chapter. (1965, c. 396, s. 3; 1973, c. 800, s. 25.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-127.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 6 - Optometry.|§ 90-127.2 - Filling prescriptions.

 90-127.2. Filling prescriptions.Legally licensed druggists of this State may fill prescriptions of optometrists duly licensed by the North Carolina State Board of Examiners in Optometry to prescribe, apply or use pharmaceutical agents. (1977, c. 482, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-127.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 6 - Optometry.|§ 90-127.3 - Copy of prescription furnished on request.

 90-127.3. Copy of prescription furnished on request.All persons licensed or registered under this Chapter shall upon request give each patient having received an eye examination a copy of his spectacle prescription. No person, firm or corporation licensed or registered under Article 17 of this Chapter 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. The prescriber shall state the expiration date on the face of every prescription, and the expiration date shall be no earlier than 365 days after the examination date.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. (1981, c. 496, s. 14.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-128.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 6A - Optometry Peer Review.|§ 90-128.1 - Peer review agreements.

 90-128.1. Peer review agreements.(a) The North Carolina State Board of Examiners in Optometry may, under rules adopted by the Board in compliance with Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, enter into agreements with the North Carolina State Optometric Society (Society), for the purpose of conducting peer review activities. Peer review activities to be covered by such agreements shall be limited in peer review proceedings to review of clinical outcomes as they relate to the quality of health care delivered by optometrists licensed by the Board.(b) Peer review agreements shall include provisions for the Society to receive relevant information from the Board and other sources, provide assurance of confidentiality of nonpublic information and of the review process, and make reports to the Board. Peer review agreements shall include provisions assuring due process.(c) Any confidential patient information and other nonpublic information acquired, created, or used in good faith by the Society pursuant to this section shall remain confidential and shall not be subject to discovery or subpoena in a civil case.(d) Peer review activities conducted in good faith pursuant to any agreement under this section are deemed to be State directed and sanctioned and shall constitute State action for the purposes of application of antitrust laws. The Board shall be responsible for legal fees arising from peer review activities. (1997-75, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-140 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 8 - Chiropractic.|§ 90-140 - Selection of chiropractic members of Board.

 90-140. Selection of chiropractic members of Board.The Governor and the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint chiropractic members of the Board for terms of three years from a list provided by the Board, and the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint a chiropractic member of the Board for a term of two years from a list provided by the Board. For each vacancy, the Board must submit at least three names to the Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House.The Board shall establish procedures for the nomination and election of chiropractic members. These procedures shall be adopted under Article 2A of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, and notice of the proposed procedures shall be given to all licensed chiropractors residing in North Carolina. These procedures shall not conflict with the provisions of this section. Every chiropractor with a current North Carolina license residing in this State shall be eligible to vote in all such elections, and the list of licensed chiropractors shall constitute the registration list for elections. Any decision of the Board relative to the conduct of such elections may be challenged by civil action in the Wake County Superior Court. A challenge must be filed not later than 30 days after the Board has rendered the decision in controversy, and all such cases shall be heard de novo. (1917, c. 73, s. 2; C.S., s. 6711; 1933, c. 442, s. 1; 1963, c. 646, s. 1; 1979, c. 108, s. 2; 1981, c. 766, s. 2; 1983, c. 717, s. 106; 1987, c. 827, s. 1; 1995, c. 490, s. 11.1; 2000-189, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-141 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 8 - Chiropractic.|§ 90-141 - Organization; quorum.

 90-141. Organization; quorum.The North Carolina State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall elect such officers as they may deem necessary. Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  (1917, c. 73, s. 4; C.S., s. 6713; 1933, c. 442, s. 1; 1981, c. 766, s. 3; 2021-120, s. 1(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 90-142 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 8 - Chiropractic.|§ 90-142 - Powers; duties.

 90-142. Powers; duties.The North Carolina State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall have the following powers and duties:(1) Administer and enforce the provisions of this Article.(2) Adopt, amend, or repeal rules as may be necessary to carry out and enforce the provisions of this Article.(3) Issue position statements and other interpretative guidelines.(4) Require an applicant or licensee to submit to the Board evidence of the applicant's or licensee's continuing competence to practice chiropractic.(5) Establish substantial equivalency under G.S. 90-143(b) and G.S. 90-143.1.(6) Set the passing scores for approved examinations under G.S. 90-143(b).(7) Establish certain reasonable fees as for applications for examination, licensure, provisional licensure, renewal of licensure, licensure verification, continuing education, and other administrative services provided by the Board. When the Board uses a testing service for the preparation, administration, or grading of examination, the Board may charge the applicant the actual cost of the examination services and a prorated portion of the examination fee for administration and processing of the examination. Examination fees are not refundable.(8) Establish certification standards for chiropractic clinical assistants.(9) Employ and fix the compensation of personnel and legal counsel that the Board deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this Article.(10) Establish by rule a process to assess civil penalties pursuant to G.S. 90-157.4.(11) Take disciplinary action pursuant to G.S. 90-154.2 and G.S. 90-154.3.(12) Seek injunctive relief through a court of competent jurisdiction for violations of this Article.  (1919, c. 148, s. 4; C.S., s. 6714; 1967, c. 263, s. 2; 2021-120, s. 1(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 90-142.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 8 - Chiropractic.|§ 90-142.1 - Supervised training programs authorized.

 90-142.1. Supervised training programs authorized.(a) As used in this section, "preceptorship program" means a clinical program of an approved chiropractic college in which a student of chiropractic, under the supervision of a licensed chiropractor, observes the licensed chiropractor and may perform the duties of a certified chiropractic clinical assistant as specified in G.S. 90-143.4.(b) Each student enrolled in a chiropractic college that meets the accreditation requirements of G.S. 90-143 may participate in a preceptorship program.  (2017-57, s. 11J.3(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 90-143.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 8 - Chiropractic.|§ 90-143.1 - Applicants licensed in other states.

 90-143.1. Applicants licensed in other states.If an applicant for licensure is already licensed in another state to practice chiropractic, the Board shall issue a license to practice chiropractic to the applicant upon evidence that:(1) The applicant is currently an active, competent practitioner and is in good standing; and(2) The applicant has practiced at least one year out of the three years immediately preceding his or her application; and(3) The applicant currently holds a valid license in another state; and(4) No disciplinary proceeding or unresolved complaint is pending anywhere at the time a license is to be issued by this State; and(5) The licensure requirements in the other state are equivalent to or higher than those required by this State.Any license issued upon the application of any chiropractor from any other state shall be subject to all of the provisions of this Article with reference to the license issued by the North Carolina State Board of Chiropractic Examiners upon examination, and the rights and privileges to practice the profession of chiropractic under any license so issued shall be subject to the same duties, obligations, restrictions, and conditions as imposed by this Article on chiropractors originally examined by the North Carolina State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.  (1981, c. 766, s. 5; 2021-120, s. 1(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 90-143.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 8 - Chiropractic.|§ 90-143.2 - Certification of diagnostic imaging technicians.

 90-143.2. Certification of diagnostic imaging technicians.(a) The North Carolina State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall certify the competence of any person employed by a licensed chiropractor practicing in the State if the employee's duties include the production of diagnostic images, whether by X ray or other imaging technology. Applicants for certification must demonstrate proficiency in the following subjects:(1) Physics and equipment of radiographic imaging;(2) Principles of radiographic exposure;(3) Radiographic protection;(4) Anatomy and physiology;(5) Radiographic positioning and procedure.The North Carolina State Board of Chiropractic Examiners may adopt rules pertaining to initial educational requirements, examination of applicants, and continuing education requirements as are reasonably required to enforce this provision.  (b) Any person seeking to renew a certification of competence previously issued by the Board shall pay to the secretary of the Board a fee as prescribed and set by the Board which fee shall not be more than fifty dollars ($50.00).  (1991, c. 633, s. 1; 2002-59, s. 1; 2021-120, s. 1(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 90-143.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 8 - Chiropractic.|§ 90-143.3 - Criminal record checks of applicants for licensure.

 90-143.3. Criminal record checks of applicants for licensure.(a) Any person applying for licensure as a chiropractic physician in this State shall provide to the Board a fingerprint card in a format acceptable to the Board and a form signed by the applicant consenting to a criminal record check and the use of the applicant's fingerprints and such other identifying information as may be required by the State or national data banks. The Board shall submit these documents to the Department of Public Safety, along with a request for a criminal record check of the applicant.(b) Upon receipt of the Board's submission, the Department of Public Safety shall commence the requested criminal record check. The Department of Public Safety shall forward a set of the applicant's fingerprints to the State Bureau of Investigation for a search of the State's criminal records, and the State Bureau of Investigation shall forward a set of the applicant's fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a search of national criminal records. The Department of Public Safety may charge the licensure applicant a fee for performing the criminal record check.(c) The Board shall keep all information obtained from criminal record checks privileged and confidential, in accordance with applicable State law and federal guidelines, and the information shall not be a public record under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes. If the Board refuses to issue a license based in whole or part on information obtained from a criminal record check, the Board may disclose the relevant information to the applicant but shall not provide a copy of the record check to the applicant.(d) When acting in good faith and in conformity with this section, the Board, its officers, and employees shall be immune from civil liability for initially refusing licensure based on information contained in a criminal record check supplied by the Department of Public Safety, even if the information relied upon is later shown to be erroneous.  (2007-525, s. 1; 2014-100, s. 17.1(o).)