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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 46 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Section .2700 - NUCLEAR PHARMACY › Section 46 .2706 - PROHIBITIONS

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(a) No person shall
				utilize unit-dose transport containers for radioactive dosages without an
				effective mechanism to avoid contamination of the transport container with
				blood or other biohazardous substances.
(b) No person shall re-use a unit-dose
				transport container that has been contaminated with blood or other biohazardous
				substances. Any unit-dose transport container that is returned with the
				tamper-evident seal broken and the unit-dose syringe included must be
				considered to be contaminated.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-85.6;
				  90-85.34;
Eff. January
				  1, 2005;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 46 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Section .2800 - COMPOUNDING › Section 46 .2801 - COMPOUNDING

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(a) A pharmacy may
				dispense a compounded drug preparation to a patient only pursuant to a
				prescription that is valid and complies with all requirements of the law,
				including 21 NCAC 46 .1801. In advance of
				dispensing the compounded drug preparation, a pharmacy shall prepare the
				compounded drug preparation only:
(1) upon
				the pharmacy's receipt of a valid prescription order for an individual patient;
				or
(2) in anticipation of a
				prescription order based on an established history of receiving prescription
				orders for the compounded drug preparation. Any compounded drug preparation
				prepared in anticipation of a prescription order shall not be dispensed until
				the pharmacy receives a valid prescription order for an individual
				patient.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 46 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Section .2800 - COMPOUNDING › Section 46 .2802-.2808

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-85.6.
Eff. October 1,
				  1990;
Amended Eff. March 1, 2013; February 1, 2006; April 1, 2003;
				  September 1, 1995;
Repealed Eff. January 1,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 46 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Section .2900 - PRODUCT SELECTION › Section 46 .2901 - RETURN OF OUTDATED DRUGS

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(a) Adequate
				provisions for return of outdated drugs in both full and partial containers as
				provided in
				G.S.
				90-85.28(a)(5) means that
				drugs can be returned up to six months after the labeled expiration date for
				full credit or replacement. A finding by the Board that a manufacturer does not
				meet this standard causes that manufacturer's products to be ineligible for use
				in product selection.
(b) This Rule
				does not apply to drugs whose only Food and Drug Administration-approved
				indication is for use as an antidote to biological, chemical, or radiological
				poisoning.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-85.6;
				  90-85.28(a)(5);
Eff. October 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2011;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 46 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Section .3000 - DISPOSAL OF UNWANTED DRUGS › Section 46 .3001 - PROCEDURE FOR DISPOSING OF DRUGS

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(a) All
				registrants under
				G.S.
				90-85.21 shall develop and implement policies
				and procedures to insure that all out-dated, improperly labeled, adulterated,
				damaged or unwanted drugs or drug containers with worn, illegible or missing
				labels are destroyed or disposed of so as to render them unusable.
(b) Any permit holder in possession of
				outdated, adulterated or unwanted drugs other than controlled substances may
				dispose or destroy such drugs by returning them to the manufacturer, by
				incineration at a properly permitted facility, or by any other means approved
				by the Board which will assure protection against unauthorized possession or
				use. Destructions under this Paragraph taking place at the permit holder's
				premises shall be witnessed by a licensed pharmacist and documented.
(c) Any permit holder in possession of any
				controlled substance and desiring or required to dispose of such substance may
				file a written request on a form provided by the Board for authority and
				instructions to dispose of such substance. If destruction under this Paragraph
				takes place at the permit holder's premises such destruction shall be jointly
				witnessed by at least two licensed pharmacists approved by the Board. All
				destructions of controlled substances shall be documented and the document
				shall be retained by the permit holder for a period of at least three years.
				Copies of the document shall be sent to the Drug Enforcement
				Administration.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-85.6;
				  90-85.21;
Eff. October
				  1, 1993;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 46 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Section .3100 - GENERAL DEFINITIONS › Section 46 .3101 - CLINICAL PHARMACIST PRACTITIONER

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(a)
				Definitions. As used in this Rule:
(1)
				"Medical Board" means the North Carolina Medical Board.
(2) "Pharmacy Board" means the North Carolina
				Board of Pharmacy.
(3) "Clinical
				Pharmacist Practitioner" or "CPP" means a licensed pharmacist who is approved
				to provide drug therapy management, including controlled substances, under the
				direction or supervision of a Supervising Physician pursuant to a CPP
				Agreement. Only a pharmacist approved by the Pharmacy Board and the Medical
				Board may legally identify himself as a CPP.
(4) "Supervising Physician" means a licensed
				physician who, by signing the CPP Agreement, is held accountable for the
				on-going supervision and evaluation of the drug therapy management performed by
				the CPP as defined in the CPP Agreement. This term includes both the Primary
				Supervising Physician and any Back-Up Supervising Physician.
(5) "Primary Supervising Physician" means the
				Supervising Physician who shall provide on-going supervision, collaboration,
				consultation, and evaluation of the drug therapy management performed by the
				CPP as defined in the CPP Agreement.
(6) "Back-Up Supervising Physician" means a
				Supervising Physician who shall provide supervision, collaboration,
				consultation, and evaluation of the drug therapy management performed by the
				CPP as defined in the CPP Agreement when the Primary Supervising Physician is
				not available.
(7) "Approval" means
				authorization by the Medical Board and the Pharmacy Board for a pharmacist to
				practice as a CPP in accordance with this Rule.
(8) "Continuing Education or CE" is defined
				as courses or materials which have been approved for credit by the American
				Council on Pharmaceutical Education.
(9) "Clinical Experience approved by the
				Boards" means work in a clinical pharmacy practice setting which includes
				experience consistent with the components listed in Parts (b)(2)(A), (B), (C),
				(D), (E), (H), (I), (J), (N), (O), and (P) of this Rule. Clinical experience
				requirements must be met only through activities separate from the certificate
				programs referred to in Parts (b)(1)(B) of this Rule.
(10) "CPP Agreement" means a written
				agreement between the CPP, Primary Supervising Physician and any Back-Up
				Supervising Physician by which the Supervising Physician(s) have provided
				written instructions to the CPP for patient-specific and disease-specific drug
				therapy, which may include ordering, changing, or substituting therapies or
				ordering tests.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 46 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Section .3200 - PEER REVIEW AGREEMENTS › Section 46 .3201 - DEFINITIONS

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The following definitions apply to this Subchapter:
(1) "Board" means the North Carolina Board of
				Pharmacy.
(2) "Committee" means the
				Board of Directors established to function as a supervisory and advisory body
				to the Program.
(3) "Impairment"
				means mental illness, chemical dependency, physical illness, and aging
				problems.
(4) "Program" means
				program established by agreements between special impaired pharmacist peer
				review organizations and the Board.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-85.6;
				  90-85.41;
Eff. April
				  1, 2001;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 46 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Section .3200 - PEER REVIEW AGREEMENTS › Section 46 .3202 - PEER REVIEW AGREEMENTS

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Peer review activities shall include investigation, review
				  and evaluation of records, reports, complaints, litigation, and other
				  information about the practices and practice patterns of pharmacists licensed
				  by the Board and pharmacy technicians registered by the Board. Peer review
				  activities shall also include programs for impaired pharmacists and pharmacy
				  technicians. Peer review agreements may cover some or all of these activities,
				  as deemed appropriate by the Board.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-85.6;
				  90-85.41;
Eff. April
				  1, 2001;
Amended Eff. March 1, 2004;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 46 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Section .3200 - PEER REVIEW AGREEMENTS › Section 46 .3203 - EXPIRED - DUE PROCESS

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-85.6;
				  90-85.41;
Eff. April
				  1, 2001;
Amended Eff. March 1, 2004;
Expired Eff.
				  November 1, 2017 pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 46 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Section .3200 - PEER REVIEW AGREEMENTS › Section 46 .3204 - RECEIPT AND USE OF INFORMATION OF SUSPECTED IMPAIRMENT

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(a) Information concerning suspected
				impairments may be received by the Program through reports by pharmacists,
				pharmacy technicians, family members, and others, and through
				self-referral.
(b) Upon receipt of
				information of a suspected impairment, the Program shall initiate an
				investigation.
(c) The Program may
				conduct routine inquiries regarding suspected impairments.
(d) Pharmacists or pharmacy technicians
				suspected of impairment may be required to submit to personal interviews before
				any person authorized by the Program.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-85.6;
				  90-85.41;
Eff. April
				  1, 2001;
Amended Eff. March 1, 2004;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 46 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Section .3200 - PEER REVIEW AGREEMENTS › Section 46 .3205 - INTERVENTION AND REFERRAL

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(a) When,
				following an investigation, impairment is confirmed, an intervention shall be
				conducted using techniques designed to assist the pharmacist or pharmacy
				technician in acknowledging responsibility for dealing with the impairment. The
				pharmacist or pharmacy technician shall be referred to a treatment
				source.
(b) Methods and objectives
				of interventions shall be decided on a case-by case basis.
(c) Interventions shall be arranged and
				conducted as soon as possible. In cases referred by the Board a representative
				of the Board may be present.
(d)
				Treatment sources shall be evaluated before receiving case referrals from the
				Program.
(e) Intervention outcomes,
				including treatment contracts that are elements of an intervention, shall be
				recorded by the Program.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-85.6;
				  90-85.41;
Eff. April
				  1, 2001;
Amended Eff. March 1, 2004;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 46 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Section .3200 - PEER REVIEW AGREEMENTS › Section 46 .3206 - MONITORING TREATMENT

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A treatment source receiving referrals from the Program shall
				  be monitored as to its ability to provide:
(1) medical and non-medical
				staffing;
(2) treatment;
				and
(3) post-treatment
				support.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-85.6;
				  90-85.41;
Eff. April
				  1, 2001;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 46 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Section .3200 - PEER REVIEW AGREEMENTS › Section 46 .3207 - MONITORING REHABILITATION AND PERFORMANCE

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(a)
				Monitoring requirements for each pharmacist or pharmacy technician shall be
				designated by the Program. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians may be tested
				regularly or randomly, on Program demand.
(b) Treatment sources may be required to
				submit reports regarding a pharmacist's or pharmacy technician's rehabilitation
				and performance to the Program.
(c)
				Impaired pharmacists and pharmacy technicians may be required to submit to
				periodic personal interviews before any person authorized by the
				Program.
(d) Case records shall be
				maintained by the Program.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-85.6;
				  90-85.41;
Eff. April
				  1, 2001;
Amended Eff. March 1, 2004;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 46 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Section .3200 - PEER REVIEW AGREEMENTS › Section 46 .3208 - MONITORING POST-TREATMENT SUPPORT

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(a)
				Post-treatment support may include family counseling, advocacy and other
				services and programs deemed appropriate to improve recoveries.
(b) Treatment sources' post-treatment support
				shall be monitored by the Program on an ongoing basis.
(c) The Program's post-treatment support
				shall be monitored by the Program on an ongoing basis.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-85.6;
				  90-85.41;
Eff. April
				  1, 2001;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 46 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Section .3200 - PEER REVIEW AGREEMENTS › Section 46 .3209 - REPORTS OF INDIVIDUAL CASES TO THE BOARD

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(a) Upon
				investigation and review of a pharmacist licensed by the Board or pharmacy
				technician registered by the Board, the Program shall report immediately to the
				Board detailed information about any pharmacist or pharmacy technician as
				required under
				G.S.
				90-85.41(d).
(b) The Program shall submit quarterly a
				report to the Board on the status of all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
				then involved in the Program who have been previously reported by the Board.
				The Program shall submit monthly to the Board a report on the status of any
				pharmacist or pharmacy technician previously reported to the Board then in
				active treatment.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-85.6;
				  90-85.41;
Eff. April
				  1, 2001;
Amended Eff. March 1, 2004;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 46 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Section .3200 - PEER REVIEW AGREEMENTS › Section 46 .3210 - PERIODIC REPORTING OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION

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Statistical information concerning suspected impairments,
				  impairments, self-referrals, post-treatment support and other demographic and
				  substantive information collected through Program operations shall be included
				  in comprehensive statistical reports compiled and annually reported to the
				  Board by the Program.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-85.6;
				  90-85.41;
Eff. April
				  1, 2001;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 46 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Section .3200 - PEER REVIEW AGREEMENTS › Section 46 .3211 - CONFIDENTIALITY

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Any nonpublic information acquired, created, or used in good
				  faith by the Program shall be treated according to
				  G.S.
				  90-85.41.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-85.6;
				  90-85.41;
Eff. April
				  1, 2001;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 46 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Section .3300 - REGISTRATION OF A PHARMACY TECHNICIAN › Section 46 .3301 - REGISTRATION

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(a) Following
				initial registration with the Board, registration of a pharmacy technician
				shall be renewed annually through the Board's electronic renewal process and
				shall expire on December 31. It shall be unlawful to work as a pharmacy
				technician more than 60 days after expiration of the registration without
				renewing the registration. A registration expired for more than 60 days due to
				non-renewal shall be reinstated only if the applicant meets the requirements of
				21 NCAC
				46 .1612.
(b) The current registration of a pharmacy
				technician shall be available for inspection by agents of the Board.
(c) Pharmacy technicians who provide services
				solely at a free clinic as defined in
				G.S.
				90-85.44 shall register with the Board and
				complete the training program described in
				G.S.
				90-85.15A, but are exempt from the pharmacy
				technician registration fee.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-85.6;
				  90-85.15A;
Eff. April
				  1, 2003;
Amended Eff. February 1, 2006; February 1,
				  2005;
Temporary Amendment Eff. March 28, 2006;
Amended
				  Eff. July 1, 2015; July 1, 2006;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 46 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Section .3400 - AUTOMATED DISPENSING ON DRUG SUPPLY DEVICES › Section 46 .3401 - DEFINITIONS

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For purposes of this Section, the following terms are defined
				  as follows:
(1) "Automated medication
				system" means a robotic, mechanical, or computerized device that is not used
				for drug compounding and is designed to:
(a)
				Distribute drugs in a licensed health care facility that holds a pharmacy
				permit; or
(b) Package drugs for
				final distribution by a pharmacist.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 46 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Section .3400 - AUTOMATED DISPENSING ON DRUG SUPPLY DEVICES › Section 46 .3402 - REPEALED - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF AUTOMATED MEDICATION SYSTEMS

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(a) The pharmacist-manager shall assure
				compliance with all requirements of the Pharmacy Practice Act and this
				Section.
(b) The pharmacist-manager
				shall be responsible for:
(1) Maintaining a
				record of each transaction or operation;
(2) Controlling access to the automated
				medication system;
(3) Maintaining
				policies and procedures for:
(A) Operating
				the automated medication system;
(B) Training personnel who use the automated
				medication system;
(C) Maintaining
				patient services whenever the automated medication system is not operating;
				and
(D) Defining a procedure for a
				pharmacist to grant access to the drugs in the automated medication system or
				to deny access to the drugs in the automated medication system.
(4) Securing the automated
				medication system;
(5) Assuring
				that a patient receives the pharmacy services necessary for appropriate
				pharmaceutical care;
(6) Assuring
				that the automated medication system maintains the integrity of the information
				in the system and protects patient confidentiality;
(7) Establishing a procedure for stocking or
				restocking the automated medication system; and
(8) Insuring compliance with all requirements
				for packaging and labeling.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 46 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Section .3400 - AUTOMATED DISPENSING ON DRUG SUPPLY DEVICES › Section 46 .3404 - STOCKING OR RESTOCKING OF AN AUTOMATED MEDICATION SYSTEM

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(a) Responsibility for accurate stocking and
				restocking of an automated medication system lies with the pharmacist-manager
				and with any pharmacist tasked with supervising such functions as specified in
				Subparagraph (b)(2) of this Rule.
(b) The stocking or restocking of an
				automated medication system, where performed by someone other than a
				pharmacist, shall follow one of the following procedures to ensure correct drug
				selection:
(1) A pharmacist shall conduct and
				document a daily audit of drugs placed or to be placed into an automated
				medication system by a pharmacy technician, which audit may include random
				sampling.
(2) A bar code
				verification, electronic verification, or similar verification process shall be
				utilized to assure correct selection of drugs placed or to be placed into an
				automated medication system. The utilization of a bar code, electronic, or
				similar verification process shall require an initial quality assurance
				validation, followed by a quarterly quality assurance review by a pharmacist.
				When a bar code verification, electronic verification, or similar verification
				process is utilized as specified in this section, stocking and restocking
				functions may be performed by a pharmacy technician or by a registered nurse
				trained and authorized by the pharmacist-manager.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 46 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Section .3400 - AUTOMATED DISPENSING ON DRUG SUPPLY DEVICES › Section 46 .3405-.3408

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-85.6;
				  90-85.32;
				  90-85.33;
Eff.
				  February 1, 2005;
Repealed Eff. December 1,
				  2013.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 46 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Section .3500 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REPORTING SYSTEM › Section 46 .3501 - REPORTS FROM THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REPORTING SYSTEM

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The Department of Health and Human Services may submit a
				  report to the Board of Pharmacy if it receives information that the Department
				  of Health and Human Services believes provides a basis to investigate whether a
				  pharmacy, pharmacist or technician has dispensed prescriptions for controlled
				  substances in a manner that may violate laws governing the dispensing of
				  controlled substances or the practice of pharmacy.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-85.6;
				  90-85.12;
				  90-113.74;
Eff. March
				  1, 2014;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 48 - PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Subchapter A - ORGANIZATION › Section 48A .0101 - REPEALED - NAME AND LOCATION

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-270.26;
Eff. February 1,
				  1976;
Readopted Eff. September 30, 1977;
Amended Eff.
				  April 1, 1993; December 1, 1990; October 28, 1979;
Repealed Eff.
				  February 1, 1996.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 48 - PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Subchapter A - ORGANIZATION › Section 48A .0102 - REPEALED - PURPOSE AND DUTIES

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-270.26 through
				  90-270.33;
				  90-270.35 through
				  90-270.37;
150A-11;
				  150A-23;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff.
				  September 30, 1977;
Amended Eff. October 28, 1979;
Repealed Eff. December 30, 1985.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 48 - PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Subchapter A - ORGANIZATION › Section 48A .0103 - MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD

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(a) Selection of
				Board Members. Nominations for members of the Board shall be sought from
				licensees residing in North Carolina. The ballots distributed to licensees in
				North Carolina shall list each nominee's place and location of employment and
				practice setting. The completed ballots shall be forwarded to the President of
				the North Carolina Physical Therapy Association within the 30-day deadline
				indicated on the ballot.
(b)
				Qualification of Nominees. Each nominee for a physical therapist or physical
				therapist assistant position on the Board shall, on a form provided by the
				Board, attest to meeting the qualifications specified in
				G.S.
				90-270.91.
(c) Actively Engaged in Practice. Each
				physical therapist and physical therapist assistant member of the Board shall,
				during incumbency, be employed or otherwise actively engaged in a position that
				includes at least 1000 hours annually devoted to review, oversight,
				supervision, administration, teaching, or providing physical therapy services
				for patients, clients, or the public.
(d) Decisions. Decisions shall be reached by
				a majority of the Board Members present and eligible to participate provided
				that a quorum consists of five Board Members.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-270.91;
				  90-270.92;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 30, 1977;
Amended Eff. February 1, 2015; August 1, 2002; August 1, 1998; April 1, 1989;
				  May 1, 1988; December 30, 1985; October 28, 1979;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. May 1, 2018;
Amended Eff.
				  September 1, 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 48 - PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Subchapter A - ORGANIZATION › Section 48A .0104 - REPEALED - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-270.26;
Eff. February 1,
				  1976;
Readopted Eff. September 30, 1977;
Amended Eff.
				  February 1, 1996; October 28, 1979;
Repealed Eff. July 1,
				  2013.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 48 - PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Subchapter A - ORGANIZATION › Section 48A .0105 - DEFINITIONS

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The following definitions and the definitions in
				  G.S.
				  90-270.90 apply throughout Chapter 48:
(1) "Computer Based Testing" or "CBT" means
				the Federation approved National Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist
				Assistant Examinations administered by a testing agency approved by the
				Federation.
(2) "Credentials" means
				the materials related to educational background and professional experience
				that an applicant for licensure must present to the Board.
(3) "Educational programs" means physical
				therapy and physical therapist assistant educational programs accredited by the
				Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).
(4) "Endorsement" means granting a license in
				this State based upon the applicant possessing an active license in another
				State.
(5) "Federation" means
				Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy.
(6) "Graduated" or "graduation" means the
				completion of all requirements, including clinical experience, from an
				accredited program for physical therapists or physical therapist assistants. If
				an educational program certifies that the degree is assured and will be
				conferred at a later date, an applicant will be considered to have been
				graduated.
(7) "Inappropriate
				touching" means the unwelcome or unwanted laying of hands by a licensee for a
				purpose inconsistent with a physical therapy evaluation or treatment of a
				patient.
(8) "Note" means the
				physical therapy progress note that documents each patient visit.
(9) "On-site supervision" means the
				supervising licensee is present in the department or facility where services
				are provided, is immediately available to the person being supervised and
				maintains continued involvement in aspects of treatment sessions in which
				students completing clinical requirements or physical therapy aides are
				involved in components of care.
(10) "Patient" means any recipient of
				physical therapy services and includes the term "client".
(11) "PT" means a Physical
				Therapist.
(12) "PT exam" means a
				Federation approved licensing examination for physical therapists.
(13) "PTA" means a Physical Therapist
				Assistant.
(14) "PTA exam" means a
				Federation approved licensing examination for physical therapist
				assistants.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-270.90;
				  90-270.92;
				  90-270.98;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 30, 1977;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2013; August 1, 2002; August 1, 1998; November 1, 1991;
				  October 1, 1989; April 1, 1989; December 30, 1985;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. May 1, 2018;
Amended Eff.
				  September 1, 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 48 - PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Subchapter A - ORGANIZATION › Section 48A .0106 - SUSPENSION OF AUTHORITY TO EXPEND FUNDS

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In the event the Board's authority to expend funds is
				  suspended pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  93B-2(d), the Board shall
				  continue to issue and renew licenses. All fees tendered shall be placed in an
				  escrow account maintained by the Board for this purpose. Once the Board's
				  authority is restored, the funds shall be moved from the escrow account into a
				  general operating account.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  93B-2;
Eff. July 1,
				  2013;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. May 1, 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 48 - PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Subchapter A - ORGANIZATION › Section 48A .0107 - IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

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(a)
				Persons licensed under
				G.S.
				90-270.90 et seq. shall be required to wear
				an identification badge or other form of identification displaying the name of
				the person and level of licensure as required by
				G.S.
				90-640.
(b) A licensee shall be exempted from this
				requirement if such person advises the Board that the person's or patient's
				safety or some therapeutic concern requires that only a first name and level of
				licensure be displayed.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-640;
Eff. July 1,
				  2013;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. May 1, 2018;
Amended Eff.
				  September 1, 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 48 - PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Subchapter B - TYPES OF LICENSES › Section 48B .0101 - REPEALED - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-270.24(5);
				  90-270.26;
				  90-270.34;
				  90-270.35(1),
				  (2);
Eff. February 1,
				  1976;
Readopted Eff. September 30, 1977;
Amended Eff.
				  December 30, 1985; November 9, 1979; October 28, 1979;
Repealed
				  Eff. August 1, 2002.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 48 - PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Subchapter B - TYPES OF LICENSES › Section 48B .0102 - LICENSES BY ENDORSEMENT

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(a) Endorsement.
				Each application for endorsement shall be considered on an individual
				basis.
(b) Examination Required.
				Only those persons initially licensed in another state by virtue of examination
				shall be considered for endorsement. Only the following examinations shall be
				considered:
(1) For Physical Therapists:
(A) Therapists licensed on the basis of a PT
				exam shall present total scores that meet the North Carolina passing level as
				set forth in
				21 NCAC
				48D .0105. If scores and information are not
				available from the other state, the applicant shall have the scores issued
				through the testing agency. If scores are no longer available or destroyed, the
				Board shall accept a notarized copy of exam scores from another state. If the
				total score on the examination is unsatisfactory, the exam shall be repeated.
				The cost of the examination shall be paid by the applicant.
(B) If licensed in another state by an
				examination compiled by that Board, the applicant shall supply information for
				the Board to attempt to obtain the examination in order to determine if it
				meets the requirements set forth in
				21 NCAC
				48D .0105. If it cannot be determined that
				the examination was equal to the North Carolina examination or if the scores
				received on an acceptable examination did not meet the North Carolina passing
				requirement, the applicant shall take the PT exam. The cost of the examination
				shall be paid by the applicant.
(C)
				A physical therapist currently licensed in another state whose license in that
				state was granted on the basis of the American Registry of Physical Therapists
				Examination shall be considered for endorsement.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 48 - PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Subchapter B - TYPES OF LICENSES › Section 48B .0103 - LICENSES BY EXAMINATION

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(a) Applicants. An
				applicant seeking an initial license or who fails to meet the requirements in
				Rule .0102 of this Section for endorsement must pass a computer-based
				examination set forth in Subchapter 48D of this Chapter to practice in North
				Carolina following the approval of the applicant's credentials.
(b) Timing of Examination. The applicant
				shall take the examination within one year following the Board's approval of
				his or her application. If the applicant does not do so, the applicant must
				submit his or her credentials to the Board for review before he or she can take
				the exam.
(c) Examination Taken in
				Another State. Applicants not previously licensed who take a PT exam or a PTA
				exam in another state may be licensed in North Carolina if they provide scores
				that meet the North Carolina passing level set forth in Rule 48D .0105 of this
				Chapter and meet all other requirements set forth in this Chapter and the
				Physical Therapy Practice Act for North Carolina licensure in effect at the
				time of application.
(d)
				Jurisprudence Exercise. All applicants for licensure for exam shall furnish
				proof of completion of the Jurisprudence Exercise 1 as set forth in
				21 NCAC
				48G .0105(7).
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-270.92;
				  90-270.95;
				  90-270.97;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 30, 1977;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2013; August 1, 2002; October 1, 1989; April 1, 1989;
				  December 30, 1985; October 28, 1979;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. May 1, 2018;
Amended Eff.
				  September 1, 2021; May 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 48 - PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Subchapter B - TYPES OF LICENSES › Section 48B .0104 - EXEMPTIONS

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A person seeking an exemption from licensure requirements
				  pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  90-270.101(a)(8) or (9)
				  shall submit the Request for Exemption form approved by the Board (
www.ncptboard.org
), or a written request that
				  includes license number and contact information. An exemption issued pursuant
				  to G.S.
				  90-270.101(a)(8) or (9)
				  expires on the next annual renewal date.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-270.101;
Eff. February 1,
				  2015;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. May 1, 2018;
Amended Eff.
				  September 1, 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 48 - PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Subchapter C - SCOPE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE › Section .0100 - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS › Section 48C .0103 - PROHIBITED PRACTICE

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(a) A physical
				  therapist must not employ acts, tests, procedures, modalities, treatments, or
				  interventions in the treatment of patients that are beyond the scope of the
				  practice of physical therapy. Any patient whose condition requires medical
				  diagnosis of disease or treatment beyond the scope of physical therapy must be
				  referred as specified in
				  G.S.
				  90-270.102.
(b) A physical therapist must not permit any
				  person working under his or her supervision to engage in acts or practices
				  beyond the scope allowed by the Physical Therapy Practice Act or the rules in
				  this Chapter.
(c) Physical therapy
				  does not include the application of roentgen rays or radioactive materials, but
				  consistent with the requirements of
				  G.S.
				  90-270.102(4) a physical
				  therapist may review x-rays and may also request radiologic consultations;
				  however, a physical therapist shall not order radiological
				  examinations.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-270.90;
					 90-270.92;
					 90-270.102;
Eff.
					 December 30, 1985;
Amended Eff. December 1, 2006; August 1, 1998;
					 April 1, 1989;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. May 1, 2018;
Amended Eff. March 1,
					 2020; September 1, 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 48 - PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Subchapter C - SCOPE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE › Section .0200 - PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS › Section 48C .0201 - SUPERVISION BY PHYSICAL THERAPIST

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(a) A
				  physical therapist assistant may assist in the practice of physical therapy
				  only to the extent allowed by the supervising physical therapist.
(b) A physical therapist assistant may make
				  modifications of treatment programs that are consistent with the established
				  patient care plan.
(c) A physical
				  therapist assistant may engage in off-site patient related activities that are
				  appropriate for the physical therapist assistant's qualifications and the
				  status of the patient.
(d) A
				  physical therapist assistant may document care provided without the
				  co-signature of the supervising physical therapist.
(e) A physical therapist assistant who is
				  supervising a physical therapy aide or student must be present in the same
				  facility when patient care is provided.
(f) The physical therapist assistant must
				  document every intervention/treatment, which must include the following
				  elements:
(1) Authentication (signature and
				  designation) by the physical therapist assistant who performed the
				  service;
(2) Date of the
				  intervention/treatment;
(3) Length
				  of time of total treatment session;
(4) Patient status report;
(5) Changes in clinical status;
(6) Identification of specific elements of
				  each intervention/modality provided. Frequency, intensity, or other details may
				  be included in the plan of care and if so, do not need to be repeated in the
				  daily note;
(7) Equipment provided
				  to the patient or client; and
(8)
				  Response to treatment based on subjective and objective findings, including any
				  adverse reactions to an intervention.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 48 - PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Subchapter C - SCOPE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE › Section .0200 - PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS › Section 48C .0202 - PROHIBITED PRACTICE

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(a) A physical
				  therapist assistant shall not engage in practices requiring the knowledge and
				  skill of a physical therapist.
(b)
				  A physical therapist assistant shall not engage in acts beyond the scope of
				  practice delegated by the supervising physical therapist.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-270.90;
					 90-270.92;
					 90-270.102;
Eff.
					 December 30, 1985;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. May 1, 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 48 - PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Subchapter C - SCOPE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE › Section .0300 - RECENT GRADUATES › Section 48C .0301-.0302

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-270.24;
					 90-270.26;
					 90-270.31;
Eff.
					 December 30, 1985;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1989; May 1,
					 1988;
Repealed Eff. August 1,
					 1998.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 48 - PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Subchapter C - SCOPE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE › Section .0400 - PHYSICAL THERAPY AIDES › Section 48C .0401 - DEFINITION

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Whenever any person not licensed in accordance with the
					 provisions of the physical therapy practice act aids in the provision of
					 physical therapy services under the supervision of a licensed physical
					 therapist or physical therapist assistant, that person meets the definition of
					 a physical therapy aide found in
					 G.S.
					 90-270.90(5).
Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-270.90;
					 90-270.92;
Eff. August
					 1, 1998;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. May 1, 2018;
Amended Eff.
					 September 1, 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 48 - PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Subchapter C - SCOPE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE › Section .0400 - PHYSICAL THERAPY AIDES › Section 48C .0402 - FUNCTION

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(a) A physical
				  therapy aide may perform only those acts delegated by a licensed physical
				  therapist or physical therapist assistant.
(b) A physical therapy aide must not engage
				  in the performance of physical therapy activities without supervision by a
				  licensee in accordance with this Subchapter.
(c) A physical therapy aide must work under
				  the supervision of a licensee who is present in the facility. This may extend
				  to an off-site setting only when the physical therapy aide is accompanying and
				  working directly with a licensee with a specific patient.
(d) A physical therapy aide must not be
				  independently responsible for a patient caseload.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-270.90;
					 90-270.92;
Eff.
					 December 30, 1985;
Amended Eff. December 1, 2006; August 1, 2002;
					 August 1, 1998;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. May 1, 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 48 - PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Subchapter C - SCOPE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE › Section .0500 - PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENTS › Section 48C .0501 - EXEMPTION FOR STUDENTS

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(a) Students
				  enrolled in educational programs that are either accredited or are candidates
				  in good standing for accreditation by an agency recognized by either the U.S.
				  Office of Education or the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation, are included
				  in the exemption from licensure contained in
				  G.S.
				  90-270.101(a)(1) while
				  completing a clinical requirement for graduation.
(b) A licensee must be present in the
				  facility when patient care activities are undertaken by a PT or PTA student
				  while completing the clinical requirement.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-270.92(1);
					 90-270.95;
					 90-270.101(a)(1);
Recodified From 48E .0101(c) Effective January 25, 1989;
Amended
					 Eff. January 1, 1991;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. May 1, 2018;
Amended Eff. March 1,
					 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 48 - PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Subchapter C - SCOPE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE › Section .0600 - OTHER ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL › Section 48C .0601 - RESPONSIBILITIES

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Health care personnel who do not function as physical
					 therapy aides may receive direction from physical therapists with regard to
					 patient related activities, but they must not either refer to or represent
					 their services as physical therapy.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-270.101(b)(2);
					 90-270.90(4);
Eff. August 1, 2002;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. May 1, 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 48 - PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Subchapter D - EXAMINATIONS › Section 48D .0101 - REPEALED - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-270.26;
				  90-270.29;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 30, 1977;
Amended Eff. October 28, 1979;
Repealed Eff. December 30,
				  1985.