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2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18H - Psychology Interjurisdictional Licensure Compact. › § 90-270.168 - Coordinated Licensure Information System.

§ 90-270.168. Coordinated Licensure Information System.
(a) The Commission shall provide for the development and maintenance of a Coordinated Licensure Information System (Coordinated Database) and reporting system containing licensure and disciplinary action information on all psychologists to whom this Compact is applicable in all Compact States as defined by the Rules of the Commission.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to the contrary, a Compact State shall submit a uniform data set to the Coordinated Database on all licensees as required by the Rules of the Commission, including:
(1) Identifying information;
(2) Licensure data;
(3) Significant investigatory information;
(4) Adverse actions against a psychologist's license;
(5) An indicator that a psychologist's Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology and/or Temporary Authorization to Practice is revoked;
(6) Nonconfidential information related to alternative program participation information;
(7) Any denial of application for licensure and the reasons for such denial; and
(8) Other information which may facilitate the administration of this Compact, as determined by the Rules of the Commission.
(c) The Coordinated Database administrator shall promptly notify all Compact States of any adverse action taken against, or significant investigative information on, any licensee in a Compact State.
(d) Compact States reporting information to the Coordinated Database may designate information that may not be shared with the public without the express permission of the Compact State reporting the information.
(e) Any information submitted to the Coordinated Database that is subsequently required to be expunged by the law of the Compact State reporting the information shall be removed from the Coordinated Database. (2020-82, s. 1(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18H - Psychology Interjurisdictional Licensure Compact. › § 90-270.172 - Date of implementation of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission and associated rules, withdrawal, and amendments.

§ 90-270.172. Date of implementation of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission and associated rules, withdrawal, and amendments.
(a) The Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the Compact is enacted into law in the seventh Compact 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 rule-making powers necessary to the implementation and administration of the Compact.
(b) Any state which 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 which 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 Compact State may withdraw from this Compact by enacting a statute repealing the same.
(1) A Compact State's withdrawal shall not take effect until six months after enactment of the repealing statute.
(2) Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing requirement of the withdrawing State's Psychology Regulatory Authority 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 psychology licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a Compact State and a Non-Compact State which does not conflict with the provisions of this Compact.
(e) This Compact may be amended by the Compact States. No amendment to this Compact shall become effective and binding upon any Compact State until it is enacted into the law of all Compact States. (2020-82, s. 1(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18H - Psychology Interjurisdictional Licensure Compact. › § 90-270.173 - Construction and severability.

§ 90-270.173. Construction and severability.
This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. If this Compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state member thereto, the Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining Compact States. (2020-82, s. 1(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18I - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. › § 90-270.180 - Purpose.

§ 90-270.180. 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.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18I - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. › § 90-270.182 - State participation in the Compact.

§ 90-270.182. State participation in the Compact.
(a) To participate in the Compact, a member state shall do all of the following:
(1) License occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants.
(2) Participate fully in the Commission's data system, including, but not limited to, using the Commission's unique identifier as defined by rules of the Commission.
(3) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensees.
(4) Notify the Commission, in compliance with the terms of the Compact and rules, of any adverse action or the availability of investigative information regarding a licensee.
(5) Implement or utilize procedures for considering the criminal history records of applicants for an initial Compact privilege. These procedures shall include the submission of fingerprints or other biometric-based information by applicants for the purpose of obtaining an applicant's criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the agency responsible for retaining the state's criminal records. The procedures must comply with the following:
a. The member state shall, within a time frame established by the Commission, require a criminal background check for a licensee seeking or applying for a Compact privilege whose primary state of residence is that member state, by receiving the results of the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal record search, and shall use the results in making licensure decisions.
b. All communication between a member state, the Commission, and among member states regarding the verification of eligibility for licensure through the Compact shall not include any information received from the Federal Bureau of Investigation relating to a federal criminal records check performed by a member state under P.L. 92-544.
(6) Comply with the rules of the Commission.
(7) Utilize only a recognized national examination as a requirement for licensure pursuant to the rules of the Commission.
(8) Having continuing competence/education requirements as a condition for license renewal.
(b) A member state shall grant the Compact privilege to a licensee holding a valid unencumbered license in another member state in accordance with the terms of the Compact and rules.
(c) Member states may charge a fee for granting a Compact privilege.
(d) A member state shall provide for the state's delegate to attend all Occupational Therapy Compact Commission meetings.
(e) Individuals not residing in a member state shall continue to be able to apply for a member state's single-state license as provided under the laws of each member state. However, the single-state license granted to these individuals shall not be recognized as granting the Compact privilege in any other member state.
(f) 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.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18I - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. › § 90-270.184 - Obtaining a new home state license by virtue of Compact privilege.

§ 90-270.184. 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.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18I - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. › § 90-270.185 - Active duty military personnel or their spouses.

§ 90-270.185. 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.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18I - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. › § 90-270.188 - Data system.

§ 90-270.188. 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.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18I - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. › § 90-270.191 - Date of implementation of the Interstate Commission for occupational therapy practice and associated rules; withdrawal; amendment.

§ 90-270.191. 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.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18I - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. › § 90-270.192 - Construction and severability.

§ 90-270.192. 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.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18I - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. › § 90-270.193 - Binding effect of Compact and other laws.

§ 90-270.193. 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.)
2023 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).)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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).)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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; and
b. 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;
or
has 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; and
d. 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; and
e. 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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).)
2023 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).)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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).)
2023 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.)