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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 40 - OPTICIANS › Section .0400 - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS › Section 40 .0410 - REQUEST FOR HEARING

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(a) Any time an
				individual believes that individual's rights, duties, or privileges have been
				affected by the Board's administrative action, but has not received notice of a
				right to an administrative hearing, that individual may file a formal request
				for a hearing.
(b) Before an
				individual may file a request, that individual is encouraged to exhaust all
				reasonable efforts to resolve the issue informally with the Board.
(c) Subsequent to such informal action, if
				still dissatisfied, the individual should submit a request to the Board's
				office, with the request bearing the notation: REQUEST FOR ADMINISTRATIVE
				HEARING. The request should contain the following information:
(1) name and address of the
				petitioner,
(2) a concise statement
				of the action taken by the Board which is challenged,
(3) a concise statement of the way in which
				the petitioner has been aggrieved, and
(4) a clear and specific statement of request
				for a hearing.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 40 - OPTICIANS › Section .0400 - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS › Section 40 .0411 - GRANTING OR DENYING HEARING REQUEST

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(a) The
				Board will grant a request for a hearing if it determines that the party
				requesting the hearing is a "person aggrieved" within the meaning of
				G.S.
				150B-2(6).
(b) The denial of a request for a hearing
				will be issued immediately upon decision, and in no case later than 60 days
				after the submission of the request. Such denial shall contain a statement of
				the reasons leading the Board to deny the request.
(c) Approval of a request for a hearing will
				be signified by issuing a notice as required by
				G.S.
				150B-38(b) and explained in
				Rule .0412 of this Section.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-239;
				  150B-11;
				  150B-38;
Eff. May 1,
				  1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. December 22,
				  2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 40 - OPTICIANS › Section .0400 - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS › Section 40 .0412 - NOTICE OF HEARING

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(a) The Board shall
				give the party or parties in a contested case a notice of hearing not less than
				15 days before the hearing. Said notice shall contain the following
				information, in addition to the items specified in
				G.S.
				150B-38(b):
(1) the name, position, address, and
				telephone number of a person at the offices of the Board to contact for further
				information or discussion;
(2) the
				date, time, and place for a pre-hearing conference, if any; and
(3) any other information deemed relevant to
				informing the parties as to the procedure of the hearing.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 40 - OPTICIANS › Section .0400 - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS › Section 40 .0413 - WHO SHALL HEAR CONTESTED CASES

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All administrative hearings will be conducted by the Board, a
				  panel consisting of a majority of the members of the Board, or an
				  administrative law judge designated to hear the case pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-40(e).
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-239;
				  150B-11;
				  150B-38;
				  150B-40;
Eff. May 1,
				  1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. December 22,
				  2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 40 - OPTICIANS › Section .0400 - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS › Section 40 .0414 - INFORMAL PROCEDURES

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The Board and the party or parties may agree in advance to
				  simplify the hearing by: decreasing the number of issues to be contested at the
				  hearing; accepting the validity of certain proposed evidence; accepting the
				  findings in some other case with relevance to the case at hand; or agreeing to
				  such other matters as may expedite the hearing.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-239;
				  150B-11;
				  150B-41;
Eff. May 1,
				  1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. December 22,
				  2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 40 - OPTICIANS › Section .0400 - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS › Section 40 .0415 - PETITION FOR INTERVENTION

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(a) A
				person desiring to intervene in a contested case must file a written petition
				with the Board's office. The request should bear the notation: PETITION TO
				INTERVENE IN THE CASE OF (Name of case).
(b) The petition must include the following
				information:
(1) the name and address of
				petitioner;
(2) the business or
				occupation of petitioner, where relevant;
(3) a full identification of the hearing in
				which petitioner is seeking to intervene;
(4) the statutory or non-statutory grounds
				for intervention;
(5) any claim or
				defense in respect of which intervention is sought; and
(6) a summary of the arguments or evidence
				petitioner seeks to present.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 40 - OPTICIANS › Section .0400 - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS › Section 40 .0416 - TYPES OF INTERVENTION

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(a) Intervention of
				Right. A petition to intervene as of right, as provided in the North Carolina
				Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 24, will be granted if the petitioner meets the
				criteria of that rule and the petition is timely.
(b) Permissive Intervention. A petition to
				intervene permissively as provided in the North Carolina Rules of Civil
				Procedure, Rule 24 will be granted if the petitioner meets the criteria of that
				rule and the Board determines that:
(1) There
				is sufficient legal or factual similarity between the petitioner's claimed
				rights, privileges, or duties and those of the parties to the hearing;
				and
(2) Permitting intervention by
				the petitioner as a party would aid the purpose of the hearing.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 40 - OPTICIANS › Section .0400 - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS › Section 40 .0419 - WITNESSES

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Any party may be a witness and may present witnesses on the
				  party's behalf at the hearing. All oral testimony at the hearing shall be under
				  oath or affirmation and shall be recorded. At the request of a party or upon
				  the Board's own motion, the presiding officer may exclude witnesses from the
				  hearing room so that they cannot hear the testimony of other
				  witnesses.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-239;
				  150B-11;
				  150B-38;
				  150B-40;
Eff. May 1,
				  1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. December 22,
				  2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 40 - OPTICIANS › Section .0400 - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS › Section 40 .0420 - FINAL DECISION

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In all cases heard by the Board, the Board will issue its
				  decision within 60 days after its next regularly scheduled meeting following
				  the close of the hearing. This decision will be the prerequisite "final agency
				  decision" for the right to judicial review.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-239;
				  150B-11;
				  150B-38;
				  150B-42;
Eff. May 1,
				  1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. December 22,
				  2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 40 - OPTICIANS › Section .0400 - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS › Section 40 .0421 - PROPOSALS FOR DECISIONS

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(a) When an
				administrative law judge conducts a hearing pursuant to
				G.S.
				150B-40(e), a "proposal for
				decision" shall be rendered within 45 days of the hearing pursuant to the Rules
				of the Office of Administrative Hearings,
				26 NCAC
				03 .0026. The parties may file written
				exceptions to this "proposal for decision" and submit their own proposed
				findings of fact and conclusions of law. The exceptions and alternative
				proposals must be filed within ten days after the party has received the
				"proposal for decision" as drafted by the administrative law judge.
(b) Any exceptions to the procedure during
				the hearing, the handling of the hearing by the administrative law judge,
				rulings on evidence, or any other matter must be written and refer specifically
				to pages of the record or otherwise precisely identify the occurrence to which
				exception is taken. The exceptions must be filed with the Board within ten days
				of the receipt of the proposal for decision. The written exceptions should bear
				the notation: EXCEPTIONS TO THE PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF (Name of
				case).
(c) Any party may present
				oral argument to the Board upon request. The request must be included with the
				written exceptions.
(d) Upon
				receipt of request for further oral argument, notice will be issued promptly to
				all parties designating the time and place for such oral argument.
(e) Giving due consideration to the proposal
				for decision and the exceptions and arguments of the parties, the Board may
				adopt the proposal for decision or may modify it as the Board deems necessary.
				The decision rendered will be a part of the record and a copy thereof given to
				all parties. The decision as adopted or modified becomes the "final agency
				decision" for the right to judicial review. Said decision will be rendered by
				the Board within 60 days of the next regularly scheduled meeting following the
				oral arguments, if any. If there are no oral arguments presented, the decision
				will be rendered within 60 days of the next regularly scheduled Board meeting
				following receipt of the written exceptions.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-239;
				  150B-11;
				  150B-38;
				  150B-40;
Eff. May 1,
				  1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. December 22,
				  2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 40 - OPTICIANS › Section .0400 - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS › Section 40 .0422 - MOTIONS FOR CONTINUANCE

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(a) The Chair or
				presiding officer shall grant motions for a continuance of a hearing upon a
				showing of good cause. In determining whether good cause exists, the Chair or
				presiding officer shall consider the ability of the party requesting a
				continuance to:
(1) Proceed effectively
				without a continuance;
(2) Obtain
				legal counsel, and whether efforts to obtain counsel have been
				diligent;
(3) Obtain consent of the
				other party in the hearing;
(4)
				Have key witnesses that are unavailable for the hearing; and
(5) Have witnesses who have been served with
				a subpoena unavailable for the hearing.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 40 - OPTICIANS › Section .0500 - DECLARATORY RULINGS › Section 40 .0501-.0503

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-249;
				  150A-17;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29, 1977;
Repealed Eff. November 1, 1981.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 40 - OPTICIANS › Section .0600 - RULEMAKING HEARINGS › Section 40 .0601-.0605

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-249;
				  150A-12(a);
				  150A-12(d);
				  150A-12(e);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29,
				  1977;
Repealed Eff. November 1,
				  1981.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter A - ORGANIZATION › Section 42A .0101 - CONTACTING THE BOARD

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The Board mailing address is 521 Yopp Rd., Suite 214 #444,
				  Jacksonville, NC 28540. The Board's phone number is (910) 285-3160; its toll
				  free number is (800) 426-4457 (in-state only); and its fax number is (910)
				  285-4546. The email address is info@ncoptometry.org and its website is
www.ncoptometry.org
.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-117.5;
Eff. February 1,
				  1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended Eff. October
				  1, 1994; April 1, 1993; June 1, 1989; September 30, 1981;
Pursuant
				  to G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. May 23, 2015;
Amended Eff. January
				  1, 2023.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter A - ORGANIZATION › Section 42A .0102 - PURPOSE

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The purpose of the Board is to regulate the practice of
				  optometry in the State of North Carolina, and to carry out the purposes and
				  enforce the provisions of the laws of North Carolina relating
				  thereto.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-116;
				  90-121.2(a);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended Eff. June 1, 1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. May 23,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter A - ORGANIZATION › Section 42A .0103-.0104

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-116;
				  90-117;
				  90-117.2;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Repealed
				  Eff. September 30, 1981.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter A - ORGANIZATION › Section 42A .0105 - DEFINITIONS

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The following definitions apply to
				  21 NCAC
				  42 only:
(1) The term "Board" refers to the North
				Carolina State Board of Examiners in Optometry.
(2) The term "President" refers to the
				President of the North Carolina State Board of Examiners in
				Optometry.
(3) The term "Secretary"
				refers to the Secretary-Treasurer of the North Carolina State Board of
				Examiners in Optometry.
(4) The
				term "Executive Director" refers to the Executive Director of the North
				Carolina State Board of Examiners in Optometry.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-117;
				  90-117.5;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended
				  Eff. April 1, 1993; June 1, 1989; September 30, 1981;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. May 23,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter A - ORGANIZATION › Section 42A .0106-.0108

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-117.3;
				  90-117.5;
				  90-122;
				  93B-5;
				  138-6(a);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Repealed Eff. September 30, 1981.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY › Section .0100 - LICENSE BY EXAMINATION › Section 42B .0101 - APPROVED SCHOOLS OF OPTOMETRY

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The Board may grant recognition and approval, deny or
					 rescind recognition and approval, or make any recognition and approval granted
					 by the Board conditional or probational, to any school accredited by the
					 Accreditation Council on Optometric Education. The Board, in its discretion,
					 may base such determination on its assessment of the quality of the educational
					 programs and offerings of each school or college of
					 optometry.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-117.5;
					 90-118(a),(b);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2011; April 1, 1993; June 1, 1989; September 30,
					 1981;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. May 23, 2015;
Amended Eff. March
					 1, 2023.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY › Section .0100 - LICENSE BY EXAMINATION › Section 42B .0102 - REPEALED - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-118;
Eff. February 1,
					 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Repealed Eff.
					 September 30, 1981.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY › Section .0100 - LICENSE BY EXAMINATION › Section 42B .0103 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION

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One desiring to obtain the application form for licensure
					 by examination shall specify the date of the examination when requesting the
					 application form. The application shall be made on Form BEO-1 supplied by the
					 Board. The completed application form and the proper fee must be received in
					 the Board office 60 days prior to the examination date.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-118;
					 90-117.5;
Eff.
					 February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended
					 Eff. April 1, 1993; June 1, 1989; September 30, 1981;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. May 23,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY › Section .0100 - LICENSE BY EXAMINATION › Section 42B .0104 - REPEALED - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE BY RECIPROCITY

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-117.5;
					 90-118.5;
Eff.
					 February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended
					 Eff. April 1, 1993; June 1, 1989; September 30, 1981;
Repealed Eff.
					 August 1, 2012.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY › Section .0100 - LICENSE BY EXAMINATION › Section 42B .0105 - REPEALED - APPLICATION FOR INTERN PERMIT

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-118.8;
					 90-117.5;
Eff.
					 February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Repealed
					 Eff. September 30, 1981.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY › Section .0100 - LICENSE BY EXAMINATION › Section 42B .0106 - REPEALED - FEES

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-117.5;
					 90-123;
Eff. February
					 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended Eff.
					 September 30, 1981;
Repealed Eff. June 1,
					 1989.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY › Section .0100 - LICENSE BY EXAMINATION › Section 42B .0107 - NATIONAL BOARD EXAMINATIONS

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(a)
				  Each applicant shall direct the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO)
				  to release his or her official score report to the Board as evidence of having
				  achieved a passing score as determined by the NBEO on:
(1) Parts I, II, and III of the National
				  Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) Examinations if offered in the calendar
				  year the applicant graduated from an accredited school or college of
				  optometry;
(2) NBEO's Treatment and
				  Management of Ocular Disease Examination if offered in the calendar year the
				  applicant graduated from an accredited school or college of optometry;
				  and
(3) NBEO's Injection Skills
				  Examination.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY › Section .0100 - LICENSE BY EXAMINATION › Section 42B .0108 - CLINICAL PRACTICUM EXAMINATIONS

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(a) Each
				  applicant, after paying the fee set in Subchapter 42J and having met the
				  requirements of Rule .0107 of this Subchapter, will be given clinical practicum
				  examinations which may be in oral, written, clinical and practical form, said
				  examinations to cover those subjects essential to the practice of optometry as
				  defined in
				  G.S.
				  90-114.
(b) To ensure proper examination of all
				  applicants within a reasonable amount of time, the Board is authorized to
				  employ clinical examiners, such clinical examiners to be licensed optometrists
				  in the State of North Carolina who have been in practice no less than five
				  years and who have demonstrated to their peers that they have superior clinical
				  expertise.
(c) It shall be the duty
				  of the optometrists who are members of the Board to prepare or oversee the
				  preparation of the clinical practicum examinations. Psychometric consultants,
				  subject matter experts and clinicians who have served as either members of the
				  Board or as clinical examiners for the Board may be engaged by the Board in the
				  design, implementation and grading of the examinations.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-114;
					 90-117.5;
					 90-118;
Eff. February
					 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended Eff. June
					 1, 1989; September 30, 1981;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. May 23,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY › Section .0100 - LICENSE BY EXAMINATION › Section 42B .0109 - REPEALED - CLINICAL EXAMINATION

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-118;
Eff. February 1,
					 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Repealed Eff.
					 September 30, 1981.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY › Section .0100 - LICENSE BY EXAMINATION › Section 42B .0110 - PASSING SCORE

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An applicant must attain an average grade of 75 on the
					 clinical practicum examinations to pass the examination and be issued a
					 license. No applicant who has received a grade of less than 60 on any part of
					 the clinical practicum examination shall be considered eligible for licensure
					 even though his overall clinical practicum score may average 75. Each applicant
					 will be notified by the Executive Director as to his success or failure after
					 the results of the examination have been determined by the
					 Board.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-117.5;
					 90-118;
Eff. February
					 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended Eff. May
					 1, 1995; April 1, 1993; June 1, 1989; September 30, 1981;
Pursuant
					 to G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. May 23,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY › Section .0100 - LICENSE BY EXAMINATION › Section 42B .0111 - REPEALED - RESIDENCY

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-117.5;
Eff. February 1,
					 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended Eff.
					 September 30, 1981;
Repealed Eff. June 1,
					 1989.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY › Section .0100 - LICENSE BY EXAMINATION › Section 42B .0112 - TIME AND LOCATION

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There shall be at least one examination for the purpose of
					 licensure held each year for those persons applying for a license to practice
					 optometry in the State of North Carolina. Said examination shall be at such
					 time and location as the Board may determine; provided, however, the date and
					 place of examination shall be announced by the Board no less than six months
					 prior to the examination.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-117.5;
					 90-118;
Eff. February
					 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended Eff. June
					 1, 1989; September 30, 1981;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. May 23,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY › Section .0100 - LICENSE BY EXAMINATION › Section 42B .0113 - REEXAMINATION

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(a) A completed
				  application, except for school transcripts, birth certificate, and National
				  Board scores, is required in case of reexamination. The completed application
				  accompanied by the proper fee must be received in the Board office 60 days
				  prior to the examination date.
(b)
				  Any applicant who has failed the clinical practicum examination three times
				  after the effective date of this Rule shall be deemed ineligible to apply for
				  reexamination until he successfully completes an additional course of study in
				  clinical optometry encompassing at least one academic year, such course to be
				  approved by the Board. Such applicant shall submit evidence satisfactory to the
				  Board of the additional study at the time he makes application for
				  reexamination.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-117.5;
					 90-118;
Eff. April 1,
					 1993;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. May 23,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY › Section .0100 - LICENSE BY EXAMINATION › Section 42B .0114 - MILITARY LICENSE

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(a) Permanent
				  Unrestricted License Military Optometrist: The Board shall issue a permanent
				  license to a military-trained applicant to allow the applicant to lawfully
				  practice optometry in North Carolina if, upon application to the Board, the
				  applicant satisfies the following conditions:
(1) Awarded a military occupational specialty
				  in optometry and has done all of the following at a level that the Board,
				  through an oral interview or administration of a clinical practicum
				  examination, determines to be substantially equivalent to or exceeds the
				  requirements for licensure in this State:
(A)
				  completed a military program of optometry training that includes additional
				  clinical experience in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of diseases of
				  the eye and its adnexa;
(B)
				  completed testing or equivalent training and experience; and
(C) performed in the occupational
				  specialty;
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY › Section .0200 - RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPLY INFORMATION › Section 42B .0201 - BEGINNING PRACTICE; RELOCATING PRACTICE

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Prior to beginning practice, a licensee shall notify the
					 Board in writing as to the full and complete mailing address, including the
					 street address, of his or her office and the telephone number of such office.
					 Prior to relocating an office, the licensee involved shall notify the Board in
					 writing of his or her new office address and telephone number. The address so
					 identified shall constitute his or her primary practice address and the address
					 to which all information pertaining to his or her licensure shall be
					 addressed.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-117.5;
Eff. February 1,
					 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended Eff. April
					 1, 1993; June 1, 1989; September 30, 1981;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. May 23,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY › Section .0200 - RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPLY INFORMATION › Section 42B .0202 - BRANCH OFFICE

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Before opening or beginning practice in a branch office, an
					 optometrist must obtain a duplicate license to be displayed in the branch
					 office. The application for a branch office license must be made on Form BEO-3,
					 which can be acquired from the Board. If in the opinion of the Board Rules 42E
					 .0102(2) and 42E .0102(5) of this Chapter are met, the Board shall notify the
					 optometrist making application of the approval of the request and upon receipt
					 of the required fee such duplicate license shall be issued by the Board for the
					 purpose of display in the branch office for which it is issued in compliance
					 with G.S.
					 90-118.2 and
					 90-118.4. A duplicate license is
					 not transferable from one practice location to another, nor from one
					 practitioner to another. Within the meaning of this Rule a nursing home is
					 considered a branch office when there is an agreement between the optometrist
					 or his representative that he will provide optometric services on a scheduled
					 basis within the nursing home; provided however, any optometrist who accepts a
					 request to make emergency calls to patients at a nursing home within 20 miles
					 of his practice location(s) as reflected in the Board records is not required
					 to obtain a duplicate license for that location.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-117.5;
					 90-118.2;
					 90-118.4;
Eff.
					 February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended
					 Eff. April 1, 1993; June 1, 1989; September 30, 1981;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. May 23,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY › Section .0200 - RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPLY INFORMATION › Section 42B .0203 - TEMPORARY OR RELIEF OPTOMETRIST

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Before providing optometric services on a temporary or
					 relief basis for which he will receive compensation, for any period of time, an
					 optometrist must first obtain a duplicate license for each location at which he
					 will provide such services. The identity of such temporary or relief
					 optometrist shall clearly appear in the record of each patient to whom such
					 optometrist renders optometric services.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-117.5;
					 90-118.2;
					 90-118.4;
Eff. April
					 1, 1993;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. May 23,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY › Section .0200 - RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPLY INFORMATION › Section 42B .0204 - CEASING PRACTICE

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(a) In the event an
				  optometrist shall cease to practice at any practice location (primary or
				  branch) as defined in Rules .0201 and .0202 of this Section, the optometrist
				  shall notify the Board in writing within ten days of ceasing practice,
				  indicating the reason for discontinuing practice and the disposition of patient
				  records.
(b) On ceasing practice at
				  any location, the licensee shall notify those patients whose records he retains
				  in accordance with
				  21 NCAC
				  42E .0102(5) and (6) of the
				  disposition or availability of such records. Such notice shall be given by
				  direct mail, email, or through a public announcement in a newspaper of general
				  circulation in the county or counties wherein the patients reside. If such
				  notice is given by publication, such publication shall occur not less than
				  weekly for a period of not less than ninety days. Proof of the giving of such
				  notice shall be retained by the licensee.
(c) Any licensee ceasing practice shall
				  maintain control and custody of the records located at that practice location
				  until such time as such records are transferred to the patients or to the
				  custody of another practitioner similarly licensed.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-117.5;
					 90-118.2;
Eff. April
					 1, 1993;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. May 23,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY › Section .0300 - ANNUAL LICENSE RENEWAL › Section 42B .0301 - REPEALED - FEE

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-123;
Eff. February 1,
					 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended Eff.
					 September 30, 1981;
Repealed Eff. June 1,
					 1989.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY › Section .0300 - ANNUAL LICENSE RENEWAL › Section 42B .0303 - FAILURE TO MEET CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT

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For a first failure to comply with
					 21 NCAC
					 42B .0302 the Board may require that the
					 optometrist complete an additional five hours of attendance at approved
					 continuing education programs. In the calendar year following such failure to
					 comply, the optometrist must complete a sufficient number of hours at approved
					 continuing education programs to cure the prior year's shortfall, meet the
					 current year's continuing education obligation, and meet any penalty imposed as
					 a result of the prior year's shortfall. Any subsequent failure to comply with
					 21 NCAC
					 42B .0302 may subject the optometrist to
					 disciplinary action under
					 G.S.
					 90-121.2.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-117.5;
					 90-121.2;
					 90-123.1
Eff. February
					 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended Eff. June
					 1, 1989; September 30, 1981;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. May 23, 2015;
Amended Eff. March
					 1, 2023.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY › Section .0300 - ANNUAL LICENSE RENEWAL › Section 42B .0304 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSE RENEWAL

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To apply for license renewal, the licensee shall fully and
					 accurately complete the application that is available through the portal on the
					 Board's website. The application shall be made available before November 15 of
					 each year preceding the date on which the application and the fees are
					 due.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-117.5;
					 90-118.10;
Eff.
					 February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended
					 Eff. June 1, 1989; September 30, 1981;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. May 23,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY › Section .0300 - ANNUAL LICENSE RENEWAL › Section 42B .0305 - SUSPENSION OF AUTHORITY TO EXPEND FUNDS

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In the event the Board's authority to expend funds is
					 suspended pursuant to Session Law 2009-125, the Board shall continue to issue
					 and renew licenses and 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 the general
					 operating account.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 93B-2(b);
Eff.
					 April 1, 2011;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. May 23,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter C - PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS AND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES › Section 42C .0101 - REPEALED - CERTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION (REPEALED)

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-117.5;
				  55B-12;
Eff. February
				  1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Repealed Eff.
				  September 30, 1981.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter C - PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS AND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES › Section 42C .0102 - APPLICATION

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An optometrist who has a certificate of registration issued
				  by the Board may make application to the Board for a certificate of
				  registration for a "professional corporation" or "professional limited
				  liability company". When the Board makes the findings in
				  G.S.
				  55B-10, it shall issue a certificate of
				  registration for a professional corporation or professional limited liability
				  company upon payment of the registration fee. The certificate shall remain
				  effective until January 1 following the date of registration.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  55B-10;
				  57C-2-01;
				  90-117.5;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended
				  Eff. October 1, 1994; June 1, 1989; September 30, 1981;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. May 23,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter C - PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS AND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES › Section 42C .0103 - REPEALED - FEE

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  55B-10;
Eff. February 1,
				  1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Repealed Eff. June
				  1, 1989.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter C - PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS AND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES › Section 42C .0104 - NAMING CORPORATION OR LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

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(a) A corporate
				or limited liability company name must include either:
(1) the name of a shareholder or member of
				the corporation or limited liability company and the shareholder's or member's
				degree; or
(2) the word or words
				"optometry", "optometric", or "optometrists", followed, in the case of
				corporation, by the words "professional association" or the abbreviation
				"P.A.", or, in the case of a limited liability company, by the words
				"professional" and "limited liability company," or some abbreviation thereof
				that is permissible under
				G.S.
				57C-2-01(c) and
				57C-2-30 or
				57C-7-06.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter C - PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS AND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES › Section 42C .0105 - ANNUAL RENEWAL

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A certificate of registration for a professional corporation
				  or professional limited liability company must be renewed on or before December
				  31. The required renewal fee must accompany the application.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  55B-11;
				  57C-2-01;
				  90-117.5;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended
				  Eff. October 1, 1994; June 1, 1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. May 23,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter C - PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS AND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES › Section 42C .0106 - REPEALED - COMPLIANCE WITH LAW: RULES AND REGULATIONS

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-117.5;
				  55B-9;
Eff. February
				  1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Repealed Eff.
				  September 30, 1981.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter D - OPTOMETRIC ASSISTANT AND TECHNICIAN › Section 42D .0101 - REPEALED - DEFINITIONS

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-115.1(6);
				  90-117.5;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended
				  Eff. June 1, 1989; September 30, 1981;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. May 23, 2015;
Repealed Eff. March
				  1, 2023.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter D - OPTOMETRIC ASSISTANT AND TECHNICIAN › Section 42D .0102 - FUNCTION

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(a) For the
				purposes of this Rule, "paraoptometric personnel" means an optometric
				assistant, optometric technician, or similarly titled position who qualifies by
				training and experience to perform duties of an administrative, technical, or
				clinical nature and is directed and supervised by a licensed
				optometrist.
(b) Paraoptometric
				personnel shall perform his or her functions within the scope of his or her
				training, as directed by and assigned by an optometrist, so long as those
				functions are at the specific direction and under the supervision of the
				licensee.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-115.1(6);
				  90-117.5;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended
				  Eff. June 1, 1989; September 30, 1981;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. May 23, 2015;
Amended Eff. March
				  1, 2023.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter D - OPTOMETRIC ASSISTANT AND TECHNICIAN › Section 42D .0103-.0106

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-115.1(6);
				  90-117.5;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended
				  Eff. June 1, 1989; September 30, 1981;
Repealed Eff. August 1,
				  2012.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter D - OPTOMETRIC ASSISTANT AND TECHNICIAN › Section 42D .0107 - REPEALED - QUALIFICATION BY EXAMINATION

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-115.1(6);
				  90-117.5;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Repealed
				  Eff. September 30, 1981.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter D - OPTOMETRIC ASSISTANT AND TECHNICIAN › Section 42D .0108 - REPEALED - TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-115.1(6);
				  90-117.5;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended
				  Eff. June 1, 1989; September 30, 1981;
Repealed Eff. August 1,
				  2012.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter D - OPTOMETRIC ASSISTANT AND TECHNICIAN › Section 42D .0109 - REPEALED - FEES

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-115.1(6);
				  90-117.5;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended
				  Eff. September 30, 1981;
Repealed Eff. June 1,
				  1989.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter E - MODE OF PRACTICE › Section .0100 - RESPONSIBILITY FOR PATIENTS › Section 42E .0101 - PROFESSIONAL CODE

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The optometrist shall keep the visual welfare of the
					 patient uppermost at all times, promote the best care of the visual needs of
					 mankind, strive continuously to develop educational, professional, clinical,
					 and technical proficiency and keep himself informed as to new developments
					 within his profession.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-121.2(a);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended Eff. September 30, 1981;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. May 23,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter E - MODE OF PRACTICE › Section .0200 - ETHICS › Section 42E .0201 - GENERAL

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(a) The optometrist
				  shall conduct his practice in a decorous, dignified and professional manner and
				  in keeping with the rules as adopted by the Board.
(b) It is the continuing responsibility of
				  the optometrist to maintain control over his practice to the end that this
				  independent professional judgment is not compromised in the rendering of
				  patient care.
(c) In any printed or
				  oral reference by an optometrist to his practice, the primary designation must
				  be "optometrist", "optometry", or "doctor of optometry".
Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-121.2;
Eff. February 1,
					 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended Eff. June 1,
					 1993; June 1, 1989;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. May 23,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 42 - OPTOMETRY › Subchapter E - MODE OF PRACTICE › Section .0200 - ETHICS › Section 42E .0202 - ADVERTISING

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-117.5;
Eff. February 1,
					 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended Eff.
					 September 30, 1981;
Repealed Eff. June 1,
					 1989.