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2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18E - Physical Therapy. › § 90-270.103 - Grounds for disciplinary action.

§ 90-270.103. Grounds for disciplinary action.
Grounds for disciplinary action shall include but not be limited to the following:
(1) The employment of fraud, deceit or misrepresentation in obtaining or attempting to obtain a license, or the renewal thereof;
(2) The use of drugs or intoxicating liquors to an extent which affects professional competency;
(3) Conviction of an offense under any municipal, State, or federal narcotic or controlled substance law, until proof of rehabilitation can be established;
(4) Conviction of a felony or other public offense involving moral turpitude, until proof of rehabilitation can be established;
(5) An adjudication of insanity or incompetency, until proof of recovery from the condition can be established;
(6) Engaging in any act or practice violative of any of the provisions of this Article or of any of the rules and regulations adopted by the Board, or aiding, abetting or assisting any other person in the violation of the same;
(7) The commission of an act or acts of malpractice, gross negligence or incompetence in the practice of physical therapy;
(8) Practice as a licensed physical therapist or physical therapist assistant without a valid certificate of renewal;
(9) Engaging in conduct that could result in harm or injury to the public. (1951, c. 1131, s. 8; 1959, c. 630; 1969, c. 556; 1973, c. 1331, s. 3; 1979, c. 487; 1985, c. 701, s. 1; 2017-28, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18E - Physical Therapy. › § 90-270.104 - Enjoining illegal practices.

§ 90-270.104. Enjoining illegal practices.
(a) The Board may, if it finds that any person is violating any of the provisions of this Article, apply in its own name to the superior court for a temporary or permanent restraining order or injunction to restrain such person from continuing such illegal practices. The court is empowered to grant injunctive relief regardless of whether criminal prosecution or other action has been or may be instituted as a result of the violation. In the court's consideration of the issue of granting or continuing an injunction sought by the Board, a showing of conduct in violation of the terms of this Article shall be sufficient to meet any requirement of general North Carolina injunction law for irreparable damage.
(b) The venue for actions brought under this section shall be the superior court of any county in which such illegal or unlawful acts are alleged to have been committed, in the county in which the defendants in such action reside, or in the county in which the Board maintains its offices and records. (1979, c. 487; 1985, c. 701, s. 1; 2017-28, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18E - Physical Therapy. › § 90-270.105 - Title.

§ 90-270.105. Title.
This Article may be cited as the "Physical Therapy Practice Act". (1951, c. 1131, s. 15; 1969, c. 556; 1979, c. 487; 1985, c. 701, s. 1; 2017-28, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18E - Physical Therapy. › § 90-270.106 - Osteopaths, chiropractors, and podiatrists not restricted.

§ 90-270.106. Osteopaths, chiropractors, and podiatrists not restricted.
Nothing in this Article shall restrict the use of physical therapy modalities by licensed osteopaths, chiropractors, or podiatrists, in the lawful practice of their professions; except that, these licensed professionals shall not be permitted to in any way hold themselves, or any employee or associate, out as practicing physical therapy or being licensed by the Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, or any other agency, to do so. (1951, c. 1131, s. 15.1; 1969, c. 556; 1979, c. 487; 1985, c. 701, s. 1; 2017-28, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18F - Physical Therapy Licensure Compact. › § 90-270.120 - Purpose.

§ 90-270.120. Purpose.
The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate the interstate practice of physical therapy with the goal of improving public access to physical therapy services. The practice of physical therapy occurs in the state where the patient/client is located at the time of the patient/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 physical 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 physical 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. (2017-28, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18F - Physical Therapy Licensure Compact. › § 90-270.122 - State participation in the compact.

§ 90-270.122. State participation in the compact.
(a) To participate in the Compact, a state must do all of the following:
(1) Participate fully in the Commission's data system, including using the Commission's unique identifier as defined in rules.
(2) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensees.
(3) 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.
(4) Fully implement a criminal background check requirement, within a time frame established by rule, by receiving the results of the Federal Bureau of Investigation record search on criminal background checks and use the results in making licensure decisions in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.
(5) Comply with the rules of the Commission.
(6) Utilize a recognized national examination as a requirement for licensure pursuant to the rules of the Commission.
(7) Have continuing competence requirements as a condition for license renewal.
(b) Upon adoption of this statute, the member state shall have the authority to obtain biometric-based information from each physical therapy licensure applicant and submit this information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a criminal background check in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 534 and 42 U.S.C. § 14616.
(c) 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.
(d) Member states may charge a fee for granting a compact privilege. (2017-28, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18F - Physical Therapy Licensure Compact. › § 90-270.123 - Compact privilege.

§ 90-270.123. Compact privilege.
(a) In order to exercise the compact privilege under the terms and provisions of the Compact, the licensee shall meet all of the following qualifications:
(1) Hold a license in the home state.
(2) Have no encumbrance on any state license.
(3) Be eligible for a compact privilege in any member state in accordance with subsections (d), (g), and (h) of this section.
(4) Have not had any adverse action against any license or compact privilege within the previous two years.
(5) Notify the Commission that the licensee is seeking the compact privilege within a remote state(s).
(6) Pay any applicable fees, including any state fee, for the compact privilege.
(7) Meet any jurisprudence requirements established by the remote state(s) in which the licensee is seeking a compact privilege.
(8) Report to the Commission adverse action taken by any nonmember state within 30 days from the date the adverse action is taken.
(b) The compact privilege is valid until the expiration date of the home license. The licensee must comply with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section to maintain the compact privilege in the remote state.
(c) A licensee providing physical therapy in a remote state under the compact privilege shall function within the laws and regulations of the remote state.
(d) A licensee providing physical therapy in a remote state is subject to that state's regulatory authority. A remote state may, in accordance with due process and that state's laws, remove a licensee's compact privilege in the remote state for a specific period of time, impose fines, and/or take any other necessary actions to protect the health and safety of its citizens. The licensee is not eligible for a compact privilege in any state until the specific time for removal has passed and all fines are paid.
(e) If a home state license is encumbered, the licensee shall lose the compact privilege in any remote state until both of the following occur:
(1) The home state license is no longer encumbered.
(2) Two years have elapsed from the date of the adverse action.
(f) Once an encumbered license in the home state is restored to good standing, the licensee must meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section to obtain a compact privilege in any remote state.
(g) If a licensee's compact privilege in any remote state is removed, the individual shall lose the compact privilege in any remote state until all of the following occur:
(1) The specific period of time for which the compact privilege was removed has ended.
(2) All fines have been paid.
(3) Two years have elapsed from the date of the adverse action.
(h) Once the requirements of subsection (g) of this section have been met, the licensee must meet the requirements in subsection (a) of this section to obtain a compact privilege in a remote state. (2017-28, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18F - Physical Therapy Licensure Compact. › § 90-270.124 - Active duty military personnel or their spouses.

§ 90-270.124. Active duty military personnel or their spouses.
A licensee who is active duty military or is the spouse of an individual who is active duty military may designate one of the following as the home state:
(1) Home of record.
(2) State listed on Permanent Change of Station (PCS) order.
(3) State of current residence or duty station if it is different than the PCS state or home of record. (2017-28, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18F - Physical Therapy Licensure Compact. › § 90-270.125 - Adverse actions.

§ 90-270.125. Adverse actions.
(a) A home state shall have exclusive power to impose adverse action against a license issued by the home state.
(b) A home state may take adverse action based on the investigative information of a remote state, so long as the home state follows its own procedures for imposing adverse action.
(c) Nothing in this Compact shall override a member state's decision that participation in an alternative program may be used in lieu of adverse action and that such participation shall remain nonpublic if required by the member state's laws. Member states must require licensees who enter any alternative programs in lieu of discipline to agree not to practice in any other member state during the term of the alternative program without prior authorization from such other member state.
(d) Any member state may investigate actual or alleged violations of the statutes and rules authorizing the practice of physical therapy in any other member state in which a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant holds a license or compact privilege.
(e) A remote state shall have the authority to do all of the following:
(1) Take adverse actions as set forth in subsection (d) of G.S. 90-270.123 against a licensee's compact privilege in the state.
(2) Issue subpoenas for both hearings and investigations that require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence. Subpoenas issued by a physical therapy licensing board in a party state for the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and/or the production of evidence from another party state, shall be enforced in the latter state by any court of competent jurisdiction, according to the practice and procedure of that court applicable to subpoenas issued in proceedings pending before it. The issuing authority shall pay any witness fees, travel expenses, mileage, and other fees required by the service statutes of the state where the witnesses and/or evidence are located.
(3) If otherwise permitted by state law, recover from the licensee the costs of investigations and disposition of cases resulting from any adverse action taken against that licensee.
(f) Joint Investigations. –
(1) In addition to the authority granted to a member state by its respective physical therapy practice act or other applicable state law, a member state may participate with other member states in joint investigations of licensees.
(2) Member states shall share any investigative, litigation, or compliance materials in furtherance of any joint or individual investigation initiated under the Compact. (2017-28, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18F - Physical Therapy Licensure Compact. › § 90-270.127 - Data system.

§ 90-270.127. 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) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to the contrary, a member state shall submit a uniform data set to the data system on all individuals to whom this Compact is applicable 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 reason(s) for such denial.
(6) Other information that may facilitate the administration of this Compact, as determined by the rules of the Commission.
(c) Investigative information pertaining to a licensee in any member state will only be available to other party 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. (2017-28, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18F - Physical Therapy Licensure Compact. › § 90-270.130 - Date of implementation of the interstate Commission for Physical Therapy Practice and associated rules, withdrawal, and amendment.

§ 90-270.130. Date of implementation of the interstate Commission for Physical Therapy Practice and associated rules, withdrawal, and 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 rule-making 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.
(1) A member 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 physical 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 physical 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. (2017-28, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18F - Physical Therapy Licensure Compact. › § 90-270.131 - Construction and severability.

§ 90-270.131. 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 party 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 party state, the Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining party states and in full force and effect as to the party state affected as to all severable matters. (2017-28, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18G - Psychology Practice Act. › § 90-270.135 - Title; purpose.

§ 90-270.135. Title; purpose.
(a) This Article shall be known and may be cited as the "Psychology Practice Act."
(b) The practice of psychology in North Carolina is hereby declared to affect the public health, safety, and welfare, and to be subject to regulation to protect the public from the practice of psychology by unqualified persons and from unprofessional conduct by persons licensed to practice psychology. (1967, c. 910, s. 1; 1993, c. 375, s. 1; 2020-82, s. 1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18G - Psychology Practice Act. › § 90-270.137 - Practice of medicine and optometry not permitted.

§ 90-270.137. Practice of medicine and optometry not permitted.
Nothing in this Article shall be construed as permitting licensed psychologists or licensed psychological associates to engage in any manner in all or any of the parts of the practice of medicine or optometry licensed under Articles 1 and 6 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes, including, among others, the diagnosis and correction of visual and muscular anomalies of the human eyes and visual apparatus, eye exercises, orthoptics, vision training, visual training and developmental vision. A licensed psychologist or licensed psychological associate shall assist his or her client or patient in obtaining professional help for all aspects of the client's or patient's problems that fall outside the boundaries of the psychologist's own competence, including provision for the diagnosis and treatment of relevant medical or optometric problems. (1967, c. 910, s. 3; 1977, c. 670, s. 2; 1979, c. 670, s. 2; 1993, c. 375, s. 1; 2020-82, s. 1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18G - Psychology Practice Act. › § 90-270.140 - Psychology Board; appointment; term of office; composition.

§ 90-270.140. Psychology Board; appointment; term of office; composition.
For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Article, there is created a North Carolina Psychology Board, which shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor. At all times three members shall be licensed psychologists, two members shall be licensed psychological associates, and two members shall be members of the public who are not licensed under this Article. The Governor shall give due consideration to the adequate representation of the various fields and areas of practice of psychology and to adequate representation from various geographic regions in the State. Terms of office shall be three years. All terms of service on the Board expire June 30 in appropriate years. As the term of a psychologist member expires, or as a vacancy of a psychologist member occurs for any other reason, the North Carolina Psychological Association, or its successor, shall, having sought the advice of the chairs of the graduate departments of psychology in the State, for each vacancy, submit to the Governor a list of the names of three eligible persons. From this list the Governor shall make the appointment for a full term, or for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any. Each Board member shall serve until his or her successor has been appointed. As the term of a member expires, or if one should become vacant for any reason, the Governor shall appoint a new member within 60 days of the vacancy's occurring. No member, either public or licensed under this Article, shall serve more than three complete consecutive terms. (1967, c. 910, s. 6; 1977, c. 670, s. 5; 1979, c. 670, s. 3; c. 1005, s. 2; 1983, c. 82, ss. 1-3; 1993, c. 375, s. 1; 2007-468, s. 3; 2020-82, s. 1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18G - Psychology Practice Act. › § 90-270.141 - Qualifications of Board members; removal of Board members.

§ 90-270.141. Qualifications of Board members; removal of Board members.
(a) Each licensed psychologist and licensed psychological associate member of the Board shall have the following qualifications:
(1) Shall be a resident of this State and a citizen of the United States;
(2) Shall be at the time of appointment and shall have been for at least five years prior thereto, actively engaged in one or more branches of psychology or in the education and training of master's, specialist, doctoral, or postdoctoral students of psychology or in psychological research, and such activity during the two years preceding appointment shall have occurred primarily in this State.
(3) Shall be free of conflict of interest in performing the duties of the Board.
(b) Each public member of the Board shall have the following qualifications:
(1) Shall be a resident of this State and a citizen of the United States;
(2) Shall be free of conflict of interest or the appearance of such conflict in performing the duties of the Board;
(3) Shall not be a psychologist, an applicant or former applicant for licensure as a psychologist, or a member of a household that includes a psychologist.
(c) A Board member shall be automatically removed from the Board if he or she:
(1) Ceases to meet the qualifications specified in this subsection;
(2) Fails to attend three successive Board meetings without just cause as determined by the remainder of the Board;
(3) Is found by the remainder of the Board to be in violation of the provisions of this Article or to have engaged in immoral, dishonorable, unprofessional, or unethical conduct, and such conduct is deemed to compromise the integrity of the Board;
(4) Is found to be guilty of a felony or an unlawful act involving moral turpitude by a court of competent jurisdiction or is found to have entered a plea of nolo contendere to a felony or an unlawful act involving moral turpitude;
(5) Is found guilty of malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in relation to his or her Board duties by a court of competent jurisdiction; or
(6) Is incapacitated and without reasonable likelihood of resuming Board duties, as determined by the Board. (1967, c. 910, s. 7; 1977, c. 670, s. 6; 1985, c. 734, s. 5; 1993, c. 375, s. 1; 2020-82, s. 1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18G - Psychology Practice Act. › § 90-270.142 - Compensation of members; expenses; employees.

§ 90-270.142. Compensation of members; expenses; employees.
Members of the Board shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall receive their necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties required by this Article, as prescribed for State boards generally. The Board may employ necessary personnel for the performance of its functions, and fix the compensation therefor, within the limits of funds available to the Board; however, the Board shall not employ any of its own members to perform inspectional or similar ministerial tasks for the Board. In no event shall the State of North Carolina be liable for expenses incurred by the Board in excess of the income derived from this Article. (1967, c. 910, s. 8; 2020-82, s. 1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18G - Psychology Practice Act. › § 90-270.143 - Election of officers; meetings; adoption of seal and appropriate rules; powers of the Board.

§ 90-270.143. Election of officers; meetings; adoption of seal and appropriate rules; powers of the Board.
The Board shall annually elect the chair and vice-chair from among its membership. The Board shall meet annually, at a time set by the Board, in the City of Raleigh, and it may hold additional meetings and conduct business at any place in the State. Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. The Board may empower any member to conduct any proceeding or investigation necessary to its purposes and may empower its agent or counsel to conduct any investigation necessary to its purposes, but any final action requires a quorum of the Board. The Board may order that any records concerning the practice of psychology relevant to a complaint received by the Board or an inquiry or investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Board be produced before the Board or for inspection and copying by representatives of or counsel to the Board by the custodian of such records. The Board shall adopt an official seal, which shall be affixed to all licenses issued by it. The Board shall make such rules and regulations not inconsistent with law, as may be necessary to regulate its proceedings and otherwise to implement the provisions of this Article. (1967, c. 910, s. 9; 1985, c. 734, s. 6; 1993, c. 375, s. 1; 2020-82, s. 1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18G - Psychology Practice Act. › § 90-270.144 - Annual report.

§ 90-270.144. Annual report.
On June 30 of each year, the Board shall submit a report to the Governor of the Board's activities since the preceding July 1, including the names of all licensed psychologists and licensed psychological associates to whom licenses have been granted under this Article, any cases heard and decisions rendered in matters before the Board, the recommendations of the Board as to future actions and policies, and a financial report. Each member of the Board shall review and sign the report before its submission to the Governor. Any Board member shall have the right to record a dissenting view. (1967, c. 910, s. 10; 1979, c. 670, s. 3; 1993, c. 375, s. 1; 2020-82, s. 1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18G - Psychology Practice Act. › § 90-270.146 - Licensure of psychologists licensed or certified in other jurisdictions; licensure of diplomates of the American Board of Professional Psychology; reciprocity.

§ 90-270.146. Licensure of psychologists licensed or certified in other jurisdictions; licensure of diplomates of the American Board of Professional Psychology; reciprocity.
(a) Upon application and payment of the required fee, the Board shall grant permanent licensure at the appropriate level to any person who, at the time of application meets all of the following requirements:
(1) Is licensed or certified as a psychologist by a similar psychology licensing board in another jurisdiction.
(2) The license or certification is in good standing.
(3) Is a graduate of an institution of higher education.
(4) Who passes an examination prescribed by the Board.
(5) Meets the definition of a senior psychologist as that term is defined by the rules of the Board.
(a1) Upon application and payment of the required fee, the Board shall grant permanent licensure at the appropriate level to any person who, at the time of application, meets all of the following requirements:
(1) Is licensed or certified as a psychologist by a similar psychology licensing board in another jurisdiction.
(2) The license or certification is in good standing.
(3) Possesses a doctoral degree in psychology from an institution of higher education.
(4) Passes an examination prescribed by the Board.
(5) Has no unresolved complaints in any jurisdiction at the time of application in this State.
(6) Holds a current credential for psychology licensure mobility, as defined in rules adopted by the Board.
(b) The Board may establish formal written agreements of reciprocity with the psychology boards of other jurisdictions if the Board determines that the standards of the boards of the other jurisdictions are substantially equivalent to or greater than those required by this Article.
(c) The Board shall grant health services provider certification to any person licensed under the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) above when it determines that the applicant's training and experience are substantially equivalent to or greater than that specified in G.S. 90-270.153.
(d) Upon application and payment of the requisite fee, the Board shall waive the requirement of the national written examination to any person who is a diplomate in good standing of the American Board of Professional Psychology.
(e) The Board shall adopt rules implementing and defining these provisions, and, with respect to the senior psychologist, shall adopt rules including, but not limited to, such factors as educational background, professional experience, length and status of licensure, ethical conduct, and examination required.
(f) The Board may deny licensure to any person otherwise eligible for permanent licensure under this section upon documentation of conduct specified in G.S. 90-270.148. (1967, c. 910, s. 13; 1993, c. 375, s. 1; 2007-468, ss. 4-6; 2020-82, s. 1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18G - Psychology Practice Act. › § 90-270.147 - Renewal of licenses; duplicate or replacement licenses.

§ 90-270.147. Renewal of licenses; duplicate or replacement licenses.
(a) A license in effect on October 1, 1993, must be renewed on or before January 1, 1994. Thereafter, a license issued under this Article must be renewed biennially on or before the first day of October in each even-numbered year, the requirements for such renewal being:
(1) Each application for renewal must be made on a form prescribed by the Board and accompanied by a fee as specified in G.S. 90-270.151(b). If a license is not renewed on or before the renewal date, an additional fee shall be charged for late renewal as specified in G.S. 90-270.151(b).
(2) The Board may establish continuing education requirements as a condition for license renewal.
(b) A licensee may request the Board to issue a duplicate or replacement license for a fee as specified in G.S. 90-270.151(b). Upon receipt of the request and a showing of good cause for the issuance of a duplicate or replacement license, and the payment of the fee, the Board shall issue a duplicate or replacement license. (1967, c. 910, s. 14; 1971, c. 889, s. 1; 1975, c. 675, s. 3; 1979, c. 710; 1985, c. 734, s. 8; 1987, c. 500, s. 2; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1029, s. 2; 1993, c. 375, s. 1; 2020-82, s. 1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18G - Psychology Practice Act. › § 90-270.149 - Prohibited acts.

§ 90-270.149. Prohibited acts.
(a) Except as permitted in G.S. 90-270.138 and G.S. 90-270.139, it shall be a violation of this Article for any person not licensed in accordance with the provisions of this Article to represent himself or herself as a psychologist, licensed psychologist, licensed psychological associate, or health services provider in psychology.
(b) Except as provided in G.S. 90-270.138 and G.S. 90-270.139, it shall be a violation of this Article for any person not licensed in accordance with the provisions of this Article to practice or offer to practice psychology as defined in this Article whether as an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, agency, or other entity.
(c) Except as provided in G.S. 90-270.138 and G.S. 90-270.139, it shall be a violation of this Article for any person not licensed in accordance with the provisions of this Article to use a title or description of services including the term "psychology," or any of its derivatives such as "psychologic", "psychological", or "psychologist", singly or in conjunction with modifiers such as "licensed", "practicing", "certified", or "registered". (1967, c. 910, s. 16; 1979, c. 670, s. 3; c. 1005, s. 3; 1993, c. 375, s. 1; 2020-82, s. 1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18G - Psychology Practice Act. › § 90-270.150 - Violations and penalties.

§ 90-270.150. Violations and penalties.
Any person who violates G.S. 90-270.149 is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Each violation shall constitute a separate offense. (1967, c. 910, s. 17; 1993, c. 539, s. 646; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2020-82, s. 1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18G - Psychology Practice Act. › § 90-270.151 - Disposition and schedule of fees.

§ 90-270.151. Disposition and schedule of fees.
(a) Except for fees paid directly to the vendor as provided in subdivision (b)(2) of this section, all fees derived from the operation of this Article shall be deposited with the State Treasurer to the credit of a revolving fund for the use of the Board in carrying out its functions. All fees derived from the operation of this Article shall be nonrefundable.
(b) Fees for activities specified by this Article are as follows:
(1) Application fees for licensed psychologists and licensed psychological associates per G.S. 90-270.145(a) and (b)(1), or G.S. 90-270.146, shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(2) Fees for the national written examination shall be the cost of the examination as set by the vendor plus an additional fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00). The Board may require applicants to pay the fee directly to the vendor.
(3) Fees for additional examinations shall be as prescribed by the Board.
(4) Fees for the renewal of licenses, per G.S. 90-270.147(a)(1), shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per biennium. This fee may not be prorated.
(5) Late fees for license renewal, per G.S. 90-270.147(a)(1), shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(6) Fees for the reinstatement of a license, per G.S. 90-270.148(f), shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(7) Fees for a duplicate license, per G.S. 90-270.147(b), shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(8) Fees for a temporary license, per G.S. 90-270.139(f) and 90-270.139(g), shall be thirty-five dollars ($35.00).
(9) Application fees for a health services provider certificate, per G.S. 90-270.153, shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).
(c) The Board may specify reasonable charges for duplication services, materials, and returned bank items in its rules. (1967, c. 910, s. 19; 1993, c. 257, s. 5; c. 375, s. 1; 2003-368, s. 4; 2020-82, s. 1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18G - Psychology Practice Act. › § 90-270.152 - Injunctive authority.

§ 90-270.152. Injunctive authority.
The Board may apply to the superior court for an injunction to prevent violations of this Article or of any rules enacted pursuant thereto. The court is empowered to grant such injunctions regardless of whether criminal prosecution or other action has been or may be instituted as a result of such violation. (1983, c. 82, s. 6; 2020-82, s. 1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18G - Psychology Practice Act. › § 90-270.154 - Ancillary services.

§ 90-270.154. Ancillary services.
A psychologist licensed under this Article may employ or supervise unlicensed individuals who assist in the provision of psychological services to clients, patients, and their families. The Board may adopt rules specifying the titles used by such individuals, the numbers employed or supervised by any particular psychologist, the activities in which they may engage, the nature and extent of supervision which must be provided, the qualifications of such individuals, and the nature of the responsibility assumed by the employing or supervising psychologist. (1993, c. 375, s. 1; 2020-82, s. 1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18G - Psychology Practice Act. › § 90-270.155 - Criminal history record checks of applicants for licensure and licensees.

§ 90-270.155. Criminal history record checks of applicants for licensure and licensees.
(a) The Board may request that an applicant for licensure or reinstatement of a license or that a licensed psychologist or psychological associate currently under investigation by the Board for allegedly violating this Article consent to a criminal history record check. Refusal to consent to a criminal history record check may constitute grounds for the Board to deny licensure or reinstatement of a license to an applicant or take disciplinary action against a licensee, including revocation of a license. The Board shall be responsible for providing to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety the fingerprints of the applicant or licensee to be checked, a form signed by the applicant or licensee consenting to the criminal record check and the use of fingerprints and other identifying information required by the State or National Repositories, and any additional information required by the Department of Public Safety. The Board shall keep all information obtained pursuant to this section confidential.
The Board shall collect any fees required by the Department of Public Safety and shall remit the fees to the Department of Public Safety for the cost of conducting the criminal history record check.
(b) Limited Immunity. – The Board, its officers and employees, acting reasonably and in compliance with this section, shall be immune from civil liability for denying licensure or reinstatement of a license to an applicant or the revocation of a license or other discipline of a licensee based on information provided in the applicant's or licensee's criminal history record check. (2006-175, s. 2; 2014-100, s. 17.1(o); 2020-82, s. 1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18H - Psychology Interjurisdictional Licensure Compact. › § 90-270.160 - Purpose.

§ 90-270.160. Purpose.
This Compact is designed to achieve the following purposes and objectives:
(1) Increase public access to professional psychological services by allowing for telepsychological practice across state lines as well as temporary in-person, face-to-face services into a state which the psychologist is not licensed to practice psychology.
(2) Enhance the states' ability to protect the public's health and safety, especially client/patient safety.
(3) Encourage the cooperation of Compact States in the areas of psychology licensure and regulation.
(4) Facilitate the exchange of information between Compact States regarding psychologist licensure, adverse actions, and disciplinary history.
(5) Promote compliance with the laws governing psychological practice in each Compact State.
(6) Invest all Compact States with the authority to hold licensed psychologists accountable through the mutual recognition of Compact State licenses. (2020-82, s. 1(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18H - Psychology Interjurisdictional Licensure Compact. › § 90-270.162 - Home State licensure.

§ 90-270.162. Home State licensure.
(a) The Home State shall be a Compact State where a psychologist is licensed to practice psychology.
(b) A psychologist may hold one or more Compact State licenses at a time. If the psychologist is licensed in more than one Compact State, the Home State is the Compact State where the psychologist is physically present when the services are delivered as authorized by the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology under the terms of this Compact.
(c) Any Compact State may require a psychologist not previously licensed in a Compact State to obtain and retain a license to be authorized to practice in the Compact State under circumstances not authorized by the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology under the terms of this Compact.
(d) Any Compact State may require a psychologist to obtain and retain a license to be authorized to practice in a Compact State under circumstances not authorized by Temporary Authorization to Practice under the terms of this Compact.
(e) A Home State's license authorizes a psychologist to practice in a Receiving State under the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology only if the Compact State:
(1) Currently requires the psychologist to hold an active E.Passport;
(2) Has a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensed individuals;
(3) Notifies the Commission, in compliance with the terms herein, of any adverse action or significant investigatory information regarding a licensed individual;
(4) Requires an Identity History Summary of all applicants at initial licensure, including the use of the results of fingerprints or other biometric data checks compliant with the requirements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), or other designee with similar authority, no later than 10 years after activation of the Compact; and
(5) Complies with the Bylaws and Rules of the Commission.
(f) A Home State's license grants Temporary Authorization to Practice to a psychologist in a Distant State only if the Compact State:
(1) Currently requires the psychologist to hold an active IPC;
(2) Has a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensed individuals;
(3) Notifies the Commission, in compliance with the terms herein, of any adverse action or significant investigatory information regarding a licensed individual;
(4) Requires an Identity History Summary of all applicants at initial licensure, including the use of the results of fingerprints or other biometric data checks compliant with the requirements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), or other designee with similar authority, no later than 10 years after activation of the Compact; and
(5) Complies with the Bylaws and Rules of the Commission. (2020-82, s. 1(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18H - Psychology Interjurisdictional Licensure Compact. › § 90-270.165 - Conditions of telepsychology practice in a Receiving State.

§ 90-270.165. Conditions of telepsychology practice in a Receiving State.
A psychologist may practice in a Receiving State under the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology only in the performance of the scope of practice for psychology as assigned by an appropriate State Psychology Regulatory Authority, as defined in the Rules of the Commission, and under the following circumstances:
(1) The psychologist initiates a client/patient contact in a Home State via telecommunications technologies with a client/patient in a Receiving State.
(2) Other conditions regarding telepsychology as determined by Rules promulgated by the Commission. (2020-82, s. 1(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations › Article 18H - Psychology Interjurisdictional Licensure Compact. › § 90-270.167 - Additional authorities invested in a Compact State's Psychology Regulatory Authority.

§ 90-270.167. Additional authorities invested in a Compact State's Psychology Regulatory Authority.
In addition to any other powers granted under state law, a Compact State's Psychology Regulatory Authority shall have the authority under this Compact to:
(1) Issue subpoenas, for both hearings and investigations, which require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence. Subpoenas issued by a Compact State's Psychology Regulatory Authority for the attendance and testimony of witnesses and/or the production of evidence from another Compact State shall be enforced in the latter state by any court of competent jurisdiction, according to that court's practice and procedure in considering subpoenas issued in its own proceedings. The issuing State Psychology Regulatory Authority shall pay any witness fees, travel expenses, mileage, and other fees required by the service statutes of the state where the witnesses and/or evidence are located.
(2) Issue cease and desist and/or injunctive relief orders to revoke a psychologist's Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology and/or Temporary Authorization to Practice.
(3) During the course of any investigation, a psychologist may not change his/her Home State licensure. A Home State Psychology Regulatory Authority is authorized to complete any pending investigations of a psychologist and to take any actions appropriate under its law. The Home State Psychology Regulatory Authority shall promptly report the conclusions of such investigations to the Commission. Once an investigation has been completed, and pending the outcome of said investigation, the psychologist may change his/her Home State licensure. The Commission shall promptly notify the new Home State of any such decisions as provided in the Rules of the Commission. All information provided to the Commission or distributed by Compact States pursuant to the psychologist shall be confidential, filed under seal, and used for investigatory or disciplinary matters. The Commission may create additional rules for mandated or discretionary sharing of information by Compact States. (2020-82, s. 1(b).)