North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 10 - CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS › Section .0200 - PRACTICE OF CHIROPRACTIC › Section 10 .0204 - LICENSURE; RENEWAL OF LICENSE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				Initial Licensure. The initial license awarded to an applicant who passed the
				examination shall be mailed to the address appearing on the application
				form.
(b) Change of Contact
				Information. The licentiate shall inform the Board of any change in his or her
				contact information. Updated contact information shall be forwarded to the
				Board office email at ncboce@ncchiroboard.com within 30 days after any such
				change.
(c) General. The renewal,
				inactivation, and restoration of a license are governed by
				G.S.
				90-155 and this Rule. A current license that
				is not renewed shall be placed on inactive status on January
				30th of the following year. A licentiate desiring
				license renewal shall submit to the Board, on or before the date of
				inactivation, a completed license renewal form accompanied by the renewal fee
				as provided in Paragraph (i) of this Rule. The renewal fee shall not be paid in
				cash and may be paid by credit card through the Board's website,
www.ncchiroboard.com
, or by a check
				made payable to the North Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
(d) License Renewal Notification and Form. On
				or before December 1 of each year, the Board shall email to each licentiate, at
				the licentiate's current email address on file with the Board, license renewal
				instructions. The license renewal form with instructions shall also be
				available at the Board's website,
www.ncchiroboard.com
, or upon request at the
				Board's office. A licentiate desiring license renewal shall note on the form
				changes in name, address, specialty, employment circumstances, and criminal
				convictions since the last renewal form was submitted to the Board. The
				licentiate shall also note on the form any professional development continuing
				education for which the licentiate seeks credit pursuant to Rule .0210(d) of
				this Chapter.
(e) Continuing
				Education. As used in
				G.S.
				90-155, one "day" of continuing education
				shall mean nine hours. Except as provided in Paragraphs (f), (g) and (h) of
				this Rule, a licentiate seeking license renewal shall obtain 18 hours (2 days)
				of Board-approved continuing education each calendar year. At least 10 hours
				shall be obtained by attending in-person or live on-line educational sessions.
				Live online hours include the opportunity to interact with the instructor in
				real-time. As many as eight hours may be obtained in the manner set forth in
				Rule .0210 of this Section. The Board shall not award credit for any continuing
				education hours until the sponsor or licentiate submits to the Board the
				sponsor's certificate of attendance or course completion.
(f) First-Year Continuing Education
				Exemptions. A licentiate who was enrolled in chiropractic college at any time
				during the year of initial licensure or a licentiate initially licensed after
				September 1st of the current year shall be permitted to renew his or her
				license for the ensuing year without obtaining continuing education but shall
				be required to submit a license renewal form and pay the renewal fee. In
				subsequent years, a licentiate shall not be permitted to renew his or her
				license until the continuing education requirements set forth in Paragraph (e)
				of this Rule are satisfied.
(g)
				Hardship Waivers. A licentiate seeking a hardship waiver of the continuing
				education requirement shall make written application to the Board no later than
				December 15th of the current year explaining the nature and circumstances of
				the hardship. Upon the applicant's showing that compliance with the continuing
				education requirement poses an undue hardship, the Board may waive the
				requirement in whole or part or grant an extension of time within which to
				comply. "Undue hardship" shall include protracted medical illness, natural
				disaster, or extended absence from the United States.
(h) Military Hardship. A licentiate who is
				serving in the Armed Forces of the United States and to whom
				G.S.
				93B-15(a) grants an
				extension of time to pay a renewal fee shall also be granted an identical
				extension of time to complete the continuing education required for license
				renewal.
(i) Renewal Fee. A renewal
				fee in the maximum amount allowed by
				G.S.
				90-155 shall be paid by each licentiate
				applying for renewal.
(j)
				Restoration of Inactive License. Evidence of Proficiency. In order to provide
				evidence of proficiency, a former licentiate whose license has been inactive
				for 180 or fewer days due to non-compliance with
				G.S.
				90-155 shall be re-examined and shall pay the
				non-refundable application fee prescribed in Rule .0202(d) of this Section and
				shall demonstrate compliance with continuing education requirements. A former
				licentiate whose license has been inactive for more than 180 days shall comply
				with Rule .0203(f) of this Section in addition to this Paragraph. Payment of
				the application fee shall not constitute payment of the reinstatement fee of
				twenty-five dollars ($25.00) mandated by
				G.S.
				90-155.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-142;
				  90-145;
				  90-155;
				  90-148;
				  93B-15;
Eff. February
				  1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 27, 1978;
Amended Eff.
				  January 1, 1983;
Legislative Objection Lodged Eff. January 31,
				  1983;
Curative Amended Eff. February 28, 1983;
Amended
				  Eff. July 1, 2014; December 1, 1988;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. April 27, 2019;
Amended Eff.
				  January 1, 2022; January 1, 2020.