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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORK CERTIFICATION › Section .0600 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Section 63 .0610 - CONTINUANCES

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(a) Motions for a
				continuance of a hearing shall be reviewed in accordance with the North
				Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure as set forth in
				G.S.
				1A-1, Rule 40(b). The Board is not required
				to grant a motion to continue. All motions for continuance shall be addressed
				to the presiding officer.
(b) In
				determining whether good cause exists as set forth in
				G.S.
				1A-1, Rule 40, the presiding officer shall
				consider the ability of the party requesting a continuance to proceed without a
				continuance.
(c) Motions for a
				continuance shall be in writing and shall be received in the office of the
				Board no less than seven calendar days before the hearing date.
(d) A motion for a continuance shall be
				denied if a continuance has been previously granted unless the reason for the
				motion could not have been ascertained earlier.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90B-6(h);
				  150B-38(h);
Eff. February 1, 2017;
Amended Eff. October 1,
				  2021.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORK CERTIFICATION › Section .0700 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES › Section 63 .0701 - PETITIONS FOR ADOPTION OF RULES

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Rule-making petitions shall be sent to the executive director
				  of the Board. The rule-making petition shall state the petitioner's name and
				  address and shall contain the information required by
				  G.S.
				  150B-20(a). The petitioner
				  also may submit the following additional information:
(1) the reason for the proposal;
(2) data supporting the proposed
				rule;
(3) practices likely to be
				affected by the proposed rule; and
(4) persons likely to be affected by the
				proposed rule.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90B-6(h);
				  150B-20;
Eff.
				  September 1, 1989;
Temporary Amendment Eff. October 1,
				  1999;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2014; July 1, 2000;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 19, 2015;
Amended Eff.
				  October 1, 2021.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORK CERTIFICATION › Section .0700 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES › Section 63 .0702 - REPEALED - PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTION OF RULES

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90B-6;
				  150B-21.2;
Eff.
				  September 1, 1989;
Temporary Amendment Eff. October 1,
				  1999;
Repealed Eff. April 1,
				  2001.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORK CERTIFICATION › Section .0700 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES › Section 63 .0703 - REPEALED - TEMPORARY RULES

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90B-6(h);
				  150B-21.1;
Eff.
				  September 1, 1989;
Temporary Amendment Eff. October 1,
				  1999;
Amendment Eff. July 1, 2000;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 19, 2015;
Repealed Eff.
				  October 1, 2021.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORK CERTIFICATION › Section .0700 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES › Section 63 .0704 - DECLARATORY RULINGS

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(a) General. The
				Board shall respond to requests for declaratory rulings in accordance with
				G.S.
				150B-4.
(b) Contents of a Request for Declaratory
				Ruling. A request for a declaratory ruling shall be in writing and addressed to
				the executive director of the Board. The request shall contain the following
				information:
(1) the name and address of the
				person making the request;
(2) the
				statute, rule, or order to which the request relates;
(3) a statement of the need for a declaratory
				ruling as set forth in
				G.S.
				150B-4(a); and
(4) a statement as to whether a hearing is
				desired, and if desired, the reason therefore.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORK CERTIFICATION › Section .0700 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES › Section 63 .0705 - INSUFFICIENT FEES

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(a) The Board shall
				charge the maximum processing fee allowed by
				G.S.
				25-3-506 if a check submitted to the Board is
				returned by a financial institution because of insufficient funds or because
				the drawer did not have an account at that bank.
(b) Until such time as the drawer of the bad
				check has paid the prescribed fee, the drawer shall not be eligible to take an
				examination, obtain a license, or have the license renewed. For the purpose of
				this Rule, "prescribed fee" shall mean the sum of:
(1) the maximum processing fee allowed by
				G.S.
				25-3-506;
(2) the renewal or application fee, whichever
				is applicable; and
(3) any late
				fee, as set forth in Rule .0403 of this Chapter.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORK CERTIFICATION › Section .0800 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Section 63 .0801-.0809

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90B-6;
				  90B-11;
Eff. March 1,
				  1994;
Temporary Repeal Eff. October 1, 1999;
Repealed
				  Eff. July 1, 2000.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORK CERTIFICATION › Section .0800 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Section 63 .0810 - EXPIRED - WAIVER

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90B-6;
Emergency Adoption Eff.
				  April 8, 2020;
Temporary Adoption Eff. June 26, 2020;
Temporary Adoption Expired Eff. April 11, 2021.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORK CERTIFICATION › Section .0800 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Section 63 .0820 - REPEALED - DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90B-6;
				  90B-11;
Eff. March 1,
				  1994;
Temporary Repeal Eff. October 1, 1999;
Repealed
				  Eff. July 1, 2000.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORK CERTIFICATION › Section .0900 - PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION OR LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY › Section 63 .0901 - APPLICATIONS FOR A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION

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(a)
				Licensed clinical social workers who wish to form a Professional Corporation or
				Professional Limited Liability Company must apply to the Board for a
				Certificate of Registration in accordance with this Rule, pursuant to Chapter
				55B of the North Carolina General Statutes.
(b) All applications for a Certificate of
				Registration for Professional Corporation shall include the fee described in
				Paragraph (d) of this Rule and provide the following:
(1) the name and address of the proposed
				business;
(2) the purpose of the
				proposed business;
(3) the name,
				address, profession, and license number of each proposed stock owner;
(4) the percentage of shares to be owned by
				each proposed stock owner;
(5) the
				name, address, profession, and license number of each proposed
				director;
(6) the name, address,
				profession, and license number of each proposed corporate officer;
(7) the name, address, profession, and
				license number of each proposed professional employee;
(8) the contact information of the person
				completing the application; and
(9)
				notarized signatures from the business's incorporators and an attestation that:
(A) they have read the Board's governing
				statutes and rules;
(B) there are
				no disciplinary actions pending against any of the business's incorporators,
				officers, directors, stockholders, or employees;
(C) the business is being incorporated under
				the provisions of Chapter 55B of the North Carolina General Statutes;
				and
(D) the business will be
				conducted in compliance with the Professional Corporation Act and the laws
				governing licensees of the Board.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORK CERTIFICATION › Section .0900 - PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION OR LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY › Section 63 .0902 - RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION

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(a)
				Social workers who have registered their business with the Board in accordance
				with 21
				NCAC 63 .0901 shall renew annually their
				Certificate of Registration issued by the Board on or before January 1 of each
				year. Applications for Renewal of Certificates of Registration shall provide
				the following:
(1) whether there has been any
				change to the business since the last renewal of the Certificate of
				Registration;
(2) identification of
				changes to the business since its last submission to the Board office, if any
				were made;
(3) whether the business
				has ceased operation and, if so, a copy of the articles of
				dissolution;
(4) the name, contact
				information, and license number of the licensees who are owners, members, or
				shareholders of the business;
(5)
				the name, address, and certificate of registration number of the
				business;
(6) applicant's signature
				and the date signed; and
(7) a
				non-refundable fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 63 - SOCIAL WORK CERTIFICATION › Section .0900 - PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION OR LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY › Section 63 .0903 - DISOLVING THE PROFESSIONAL ENTITY

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Professional entities registered with the Board and who
				  dissolve, shall provide written notice to the Board within 30 days of the
				  effective date the entity dissolved.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  55B-10;
				  57C-2-01(c);
				  90B-6;
				  90B-11;
Eff. January
				  1, 2009;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 19,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 64 .0101 - NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENCY

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The name of the agency shall be the Board of Examiners for
				  Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists. The address of this agency
				  is P.O. Box 16885, Greensboro, North Carolina 27416-0885. The purpose of this
				  Board is to administer the provisions of the North Carolina General Statues
				  contained in Chapter 90, Article 22. The office hours of this agency shall be
				  by appointment only. Appointments shall be made upon written request to the
				  Board at the agency address.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-304(a)(3);
				  150B-21.5(a)(5);
Eff. February 9, 1976;
Amended Eff. December 1, 2013; May 1, 1989;
				  December 7, 1978;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 4,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 64 .0102 - APPLICATION

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Applicants for a license must submit Form A, Application Form
				  approved by the Board, and the fee prescribed to the Board. Checks should be
				  made payable to the Board of Examiners SLPA.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-295;
				  90-304(a)(3);
				  90-305;
Eff. February
				  9, 1976;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 4,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 64 .0103 - EXAMINATIONS

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The special examinations in speech and language pathology and
				  audiology, which are part of the National Teacher's Examination, administered
				  by the Educational Testing Service, will constitute the written examination
				  required.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-295(5);
				  90-296(a);
				  90-304(a)(3);
Eff. February 9, 1976;
Amended Eff. December 1, 2013;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 4,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 64 .0104 - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR APPLICATION

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The Board may require such supplemental information to the
				  application as it deems necessary to determine the facts governing
				  qualifications for licensure. The procedure for gathering such information may
				  include subpoenas, depositions, affidavits, transcripts, audits, hearings and
				  individual appearances before the Board.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-304(a)(1),(2),(3);
Eff. February 9, 1976;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 4,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 64 .0105 - OFFICIAL SEAL

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The official seal of the Board, bearing upon its face the
				  words State of North Carolina, Board of Examiners for Speech and Language
				  Pathologists and Audiologists, shall be used on all official documents of the
				  Board.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-304(a)(6);
Eff. February 9, 1976;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 4,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 64 .0106 - PLAN FOR AND REPORT OF SUPERVISED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Applicants must submit Form B, Plan for Supervised
				  Experience, before being approved for a temporary license, and within 20 days
				  of the completion of the supervised experience they must submit Form C, Report
				  of Supervised Experience. Form B requires the name and address of applicant,
				  the name and address of the applicant's supervisor, the number of hours per
				  month of various clinical activities, and the number of hours per month of
				  various types of supervision. Form C requires name and address of the
				  applicant, the name and address of the applicant's supervisor, the beginning
				  and ending dates of the supervision period, the frequency and types of
				  supervision actually provided, and an evaluation of the applicant in the area
				  for which a license is sought.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-298;
Eff. November 1,
				  1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 4,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 64 .0107 - EXPIRED - APPROVAL OF TRAINING CENTER NON-DEGREE PROGRAMS

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-294(c)(2);
Eff. November 1, 1989;
Expired Eff. November 1, 2016 pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 64 .0108 - WAIVER

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The Board may waive any rule in this Chapter that is not
				  statutorily required if a licensee submits a written request. Factors the Board
				  shall use in determining whether to grant the waiver are:
(1) degree of disruption to the
				Board;
(2) cost to the
				Board;
(3) degree of benefit to the
				public;
(4) whether the requesting
				party had control over the circumstances that required the requested
				waiver;
(5) notice to and
				opposition by the public;
(6) need
				for the waiver; and
(7) previous
				requests for waivers submitted from the requesting party.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-304;
				  150B-19(6);
Emergency Adoption Eff. April 24, 2020;
Temporary Adoption Eff.
				  June 26, 2020;
Eff. June 1, 2021.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0200 - INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 64 .0201 - REPEALED - BONA FIDE PRACTICE

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-297(c);
				  90-304(3);
Eff. February 9, 1976;
Repealed Eff. July 25,
				  1976.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0200 - INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 64 .0202-.0203

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-297(c);
				  90-298(b),(d);
				  90-304(3);
Eff. February 9, 1976;
Repealed Eff. May 1,
				  1989.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0200 - INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 64 .0204 - EXPIRED - EXEMPTIONS

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-294(c)(4);
				  90-304(a)(3);
Eff. February 9, 1976;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1989;
Expired Eff. November 1, 2016 pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0200 - INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 64 .0205 - EXPIRED - INCLUSIVE DATES OF SUPERVISED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-304(a)(3);
Eff. November 1, 1989;
Expired Eff. November 1, 2016 pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0200 - INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 64 .0206 - SUPERVISION OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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(a) The
				Board interprets
				G.S.
				90-298(c) to mean that
				supervision satisfactory to the Board requires four hours each month of direct,
				on-site observation of the applicant's work with patients, in addition to other
				methods of supervision such as review of tape recordings, review of records,
				and review of staff meetings.
(b) A
				temporary license issued pursuant to
				G.S.
				90-298 shall be suspended upon the
				termination of approved supervision, and any period of practice without
				approved supervision shall not be deemed to comply with the practical
				experience requirements of
				G.S.
				90-295(4).
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-295;
				  90-298;
				  90-304(a)(3);
Eff. November 1, 1989;
Amended Eff. March 1, 2014;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 4,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0200 - INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 64 .0207 - PAYMENT OF FEES AND COMPLETION OF APPLICATIONS

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The Board interprets
				  G.S.
				  90-298 and 305 (1), (3) and (5) to mean that
				  the failure to pay appropriate fees or to supply additional information or
				  documentation necessary to complete an application, within 180 days following
				  the date of written notice by regular mail to the applicant's address as
				  submitted to the Board, shall result in the application being considered
				  abandoned without further notice to the applicant.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-304(a)(3);
Eff. November 1, 1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 4,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0200 - INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 64 .0208 - SUPERVISION OF CLINICAL PRACTICUM

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The Board interprets the word "supervision" used in
				  G.S.
				  90-295(3) to require that
				  the supervision must be performed by a person who holds either a valid license
				  under this Article or a Certificate of Clinical Competence of the American
				  Speech-Language-Hearing Association, in the area for which supervised credit is
				  sought, who must be physically present in the same facility and accessible to
				  the student during the performance of the practicum. As a minimum standard of
				  supervision, clinical supervisors of students in practicum must directly
				  observe at least 50 percent of each evaluation session, including screening and
				  identification activities, and at least 25 percent of each student's total
				  contact time with each client.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-294(c)(2);
				  90-304(3);
				  150B-40(b);
Eff. October 1, 1992;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 4,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0200 - INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 64 .0209 - ADEQUACY OF RECORDS

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(a) The definition
				of "adequate records of professional services" required to be maintained by
				Rule .0303(4) shall include:
(1) The full
				name of the patient;
(2) The nature
				of the service provided;
(3) The
				date services were provided;
(4)
				The identification of the person providing the service;
(5) The identification of the person
				preparing or signing the record if not by the person providing the
				service.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0200 - INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 64 .0210 - CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS

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(a) The Board
				interprets the term "certified technician" as used in
				G.S.
				90-294(f) to be synonymous
				with "certified audiometric technician", "certified Industrial audiometric
				technician", or similar designations used for non-licensed audiometric
				technicians in industry.
(b)
				Certified audiometric technicians may perform air conduction, threshold
				audiograms required by the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) for
				industrial hearing conservation programs, provided that the following three
				conditions are met:
(1) The audiometric
				technician has received appropriate instruction, including supervised
				practicum, in the principles and specific techniques for testing hearing in the
				industrial environment. The standards established by the Council for
				Accreditation of Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC) for certified
				occupational hearing conservationists meet this training requirement. Where
				other training programs are used, the curriculum shall be in writing and
				available for inspection by the Board of Examiners.
(2) Supervision of the audiometric technician
				must be vested in a licensed physician or licensed audiologist.
(3) A licensed audiologist who supervises the
				activities of audiometric technicians, whether as employer or program
				consultant, must provide sufficient on-site supervision of the technicians to
				ensure continuous adherence to the standards of
				G.S.
				90-301 and
				G.S.
				90-301A as well as relevent OSHA
				regulations.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0200 - INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 64 .0211 - NAME AND QUALIFICATIONS IDENTIFICATION BADGES

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(a) Persons
				licensed or registered under N.C.G.S. 90-292. et seq.
				shall be required to wear an identification badge or other form of
				identification displaying the name of the person and license or registration
				qualification held by such person, in type readable from a distance of three
				feet, as required by the provisions of
				G.S.
				90-640.
(b) A licensed or registered person may be
				exempted from this requirement either partially or completely if suchperson, or
				such person's employer, shows to the Board of Examiners that the person's or
				patient's safety or some therapeutic concern requires that an identification
				badge not be worn or that only a first name be displayed.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-304(a)(3);
				  90-640;
Eff. August 1,
				  2002;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 4,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0200 - INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 64 .0213 - SUPERVISION OF SPEECH SCREENING

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(a) The
				Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists
				interprets the word "testing" used in
				G.S.
				90-293(7) as including
				speech screening.
(b) Licensed
				speech and language pathologists, registered speech-language pathology
				assistants, and unlicensed persons may perform speech screenings on the general
				public or specific populations provided that the individuals performing such
				screenings have been properly trained by a licensed speech and language
				pathologist in the specific screening techniques for that screening and
				provided that supervision of the screening program is formally vested in a
				licensed speech and language pathologist.
(c) The Board of Examiners for Speech and
				Language Pathologists and Audiologists interprets the word "supervision" in
				G.S.
				90-301A to include the following elements:
(1) Selecting the appropriate screening
				instrument to be used for the target population;
(2) Providing sufficient initial and
				refresher training in the specific screening methods and instruments to be used
				to ensure that the screeners have sufficient knowledge of the screening
				methods, understand the limitations of the screening program, and can
				demonstrate proper use of the screening materials;
(3) Assuring that records are maintained
				describing the training received by the screeners the names of attendees, the
				nature of any evaluation and any referral made;
(4) Providing sufficient evaluation of the
				test site to ensure that the screeners are following the screening protocol;
				and
(5) Reviewing samples of
				screening records to confirm that the screening has conformed to the program
				standards.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0200 - INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 64 .0214 - AUDIOLOGY ADVERTISING

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The Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists
				  and Audiologists interprets the word "misleading" used in
				  G.S.
				  90-301A(3) as including any
				  representation that uses the term "audiology" or "audiologist" in describing
				  services offered at a particular location unless a North Carolina licensed
				  audiologist provides said services at that location during operational
				  hours.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-304(a)(3);
Eff. December 1, 2004;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 4,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0200 - INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 64 .0215 - STANDARD OF PRACTICE FOR AUDIOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS

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The Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists
				  and Audiologists interprets the words "reasonable degree of professional skill
				  and care in the delivery of professional services" used in
				  G.S.
				  90-301(5) to require the
				  following actions to be performed before beginning treatment:
(1) Obtain a history of patient's hearing
				complaints;
(2) Examine the
				patient's ear canal;
(3) Recommend
				and document referral to a physician if there is any ear canal obstruction
				other than cerumen, or if there is a sore, discharge, or history of sudden
				hearing loss, dizziness or balance problem; and
(4) Test the patient's hearing with properly
				calibrated equipment in an environment that meets current ANSI standards,
				except when performed for screening purposes.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-304(a)(3);
Eff. June 29, 2006;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 4,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0200 - INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 64 .0216 - STANDARD OF PRACTICE FOR SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS

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(a) The Board of Examiners for Speech and
				Language Pathologists and Audiologists interprets the words "reasonable degree
				of professional skill and care in the delivery of professional services" used
				in G.S.
				90-301(5) to require the
				following actions to be performed prior to commencing treatment:
(1) Obtain a history of the patient's speech
				or language problem;
(2) Evaluate
				the patient;
(3) Identify the
				patient's problem and its possible causes;
(4) Establish the goals of the therapy
				treatment;
(5) Identify and select
				appropriate treatments;
(6) Make a
				disclosure to the patient or custodian if the treatment being recommended is
				known by the provider to be experimental;
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0200 - INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 64 .0217 - BENEFIT FROM TREATMENT DEFINED

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The Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists
				  and Audiologists interprets the words "benefit from treatment" used in
				  G.S.
				  90-301A to mean make progress toward
				  remediation of the condition being treated.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-304(a)(3);
Eff. September 1, 2005;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 4,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0200 - INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 64 .0218 - CONTINUING EDUCATION

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Beginning January 1, 2009 each licensee must complete 30
				  hours every three years of continuing professional education in their fields
				  sponsored by the American Speech-Hearing-Language Association, the North
				  Carolina Speech-Hearing-Language Association, or the North Carolina Department
				  of Public Instruction; or other courses approved by the Board as similar to
				  courses offered by any of these organizations.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-304(a)(3);
Eff. September 1, 2008;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 4,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0200 - INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 64 .0219 - TELEPRACTICE

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(a) For purposes of
				this Rule the following words shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Patient site" means the patient's
				physical location at the time of the receipt of the telepractice
				services.
(2) "Provider" means a
				licensed speech and language pathologist or audiologist who provides
				telepractice services.
(3)
				"Provider site" means the licensee's physical location at the time of the
				provision of the telepractice services.
(4) "Telepractice" means the use of
				telecommunications and information technologies for the exchange of encrypted
				patient data from patient site to provider site for the provision of speech and
				language pathology and audiology services to patients through hardwire or
				internet connection via real time interaction or store forward
				techniques.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0200 - INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 64 .0220 - STANDARDS FOR AUDIOLOGISTS WHO DISPENSE HEARING AIDS

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A licensed Audiologist who fits and dispenses hearing aids
				  must:
(1) Comply with 21 Code of
				Federal Regulations, Subpart H 801.420 and 801.421, in effect as of March 9,
				2012 that are hereby incorporated by reference and do not include subsequent
				amendments. The incorporated material may be obtained on the Board's website
				free of charge; and
(2) Disclose
				all fees to be charged to a patient in conjunction with the evaluation period
				and purchase of any hearing aid, in writing, prior to the purchase of the
				hearing aid by the patient.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-304(a)(3);
Eff. January 1, 2013;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 4,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0300 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 64 .0301 - PREAMBLE

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The fundamental rules of ethical conduct are described in two
				  categories:
(1) Principles of Ethics.
				Five principles serve as a basis for the ethical evaluation of professional
				conduct and form the underlying moral basis for the Code of Ethics. Licensees
				subscribing to this Code shall observe these principles as affirmative
				obligations under all conditions of professional activity.
(2) Ethical Proscriptions. Ethical
				proscriptions are formal statements of prohibitions that are derived from the
				Principles of Ethics.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-304(a)(3);
Eff. February 9, 1976;
Amended Eff. November 1, 1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 4,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0300 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 64 .0302 - PRINCIPLE OF ETHICS I

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(a) Licensees shall
				hold paramount the welfare of persons served professionally.
(1) Licensees shall use every resource
				available, including referral to other specialists as needed, to provide the
				best service possible.
(2)
				Licensees shall fully inform persons served of the nature and possible effects
				of the services.
(3) Licensees
				shall fully inform subjects participating in research or teaching activities of
				the nature and possible effects of these activities.
(4) Licensees shall provide appropriate
				access to records of persons served professionally.
(5) Licensees shall take all reasonable
				precautions to avoid injuring persons in the delivery of professional
				services.
(6) Licensees shall
				evaluate services rendered to determine effectiveness.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0300 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 64 .0303 - PRINCIPLE OF ETHICS II

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The licensee must guard against conflicts of professional
				  interest.
(1) He must not accept
				compensation in any form from a manufacturer or a dealer in prosthetic or other
				devices for recommending any particular product.
(2) Public statements and announcements of
				services should serve to provide accurate and adequate information to the
				public about the profession and the services rendered by its practitioners. All
				licensees must observe this principle as an affirmative ethical obligation
				under all conditions of professional practice. The announcement may include:
				identification by name, appropriate professional title and qualifications,
				services offered, fees, location, hours and telephone number.
(3) He must not engage in commercial
				activities that conflict with his responsibilities to the persons he serves
				professionally or to his colleagues. Individual licensees, and their employers,
				if any, who elect to provide products are expected to follow these principles:
(a) Products associated with the licensee's
				professional practice must be provided to the person served as a part of the
				program of comprehensive habilitative care.
(b) The amount of fees charged for
				professional services should be independent of whether a product is dispensed
				in order to insure objectivity in professional decisions.
(c) Other principles of ethical professional
				practice which must be adhered to in the providing of products include:
(i) providing for persons served a freedom of
				choice for the source of services and products,
(ii) providing to persons served a complete
				schedule of fees and charges in advance of rendering services,
(iii) evaluating the effectiveness of
				services rendered and products provided to the persons served, and
(iv) presenting to persons served a statement
				which clearly differentiates between fees-for-services rendered and costs of
				products provided.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0300 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 64 .0304 - PRINCIPLE OF ETHICS III

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Licensees' statements to persons served professionally and to
				  the public shall provide accurate information about the nature and management
				  of communicative disorders, and about the profession and services rendered by
				  its practitioners.
(1) Licensees must
				not misrepresent their training or competence.
(2) Licensees' public statements providing
				information about professional services and products must not contain
				representations or claims that are false, deceptive or misleading.
(3) Licensees must not use professional or
				commercial affiliations in any way that would mislead or limit services to
				persons served professionally.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-304(a)(3);
Eff. February 9, 1976;
Amended Eff. November 1, 1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 4,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0300 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 64 .0305 - PRINCIPLE OF ETHICS IV

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(a) Licensees shall
				maintain objectivity in all matters concerning the welfare of persons served
				professionally.
(1) Products associated with
				professional practice must be dispensed to the person served as a part of a
				program of comprehensive habilitative care.
(2) Fees established for professional
				services must be independent of whether a product is dispensed.
(3) Persons served must be provided freedom
				of choice for the source of services and products.
(4) Price information about professional
				services rendered and products dispensed must be disclosed by providing to or
				posting for persons served a complete schedule of fees and charges in advance
				of rendering services, which schedule differentiates between fees for
				professional services and charges for products dispensed.
(5) Products dispensed to the persons served
				must be evaluated to determine effectiveness for that person.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0300 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 64 .0306 - PRINCIPLE OF ETHICS V

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(a) Licensees shall
				report the violations of this Code of Ethics of which they have knowledge or
				information.
(b) Licensees shall
				cooperate fully with Board inquiries into matters of professional conduct
				related to this Code of Ethics.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-304(a)(3);
Eff. November 1, 1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 4,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0300 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 64 .0307 - GOOD MORAL CONDUCT

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In addition to the Proscriptions in this Section, licensees
				  shall engage in good moral conduct under all conditions of professional
				  activity. "Good moral conduct" shall be defined as conduct in keeping with the
				  Code of Ethics of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in effect as of
				  January 1, 2013, specifically: Principle of Ethics I, Rules of Ethics Q and
				  Principles of Ethics IV, Rules of Ethics D and E. These materials are
				  incorporated by reference as of the above date and do not include any
				  subsequent amendments or editions. A copy of these materials may be obtained on
				  the Board's website:
www.ncboeslpa.org
.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-295(a)(6);
				  90-295(b)(6);
				  90-301(3);
				  90-304(a)(3);
Eff. March 1, 2014;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 4,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0400 - PETITIONS FOR RULES › Section 64 .0401 - PETITION FOR RULEMAKING HEARINGS

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Any individual wishing to submit a petition requesting the
				  adoption, amendment or repeal of a rule by the Board shall address a petition
				  to: Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists,
				  P.O. Box 16885, Greensboro, North Carolina 27416.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  150B-20(a);
				  90-304(a)(3);
Eff. February 15, 1977;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1989; December 7,
				  1978;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 4, 2016;
Amended Eff.
				  February 1, 2023.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0400 - PETITIONS FOR RULES › Section 64 .0402 - CONTENTS OF PETITION

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The petition should include the following information:
(1) an indication of the subject area to
				which the petition is directed (for example, "This is a petition to hold a
				rulemaking hearing to amend Rule .0000 pertaining to Administrative Procedure
				Act filing requirements.");
(2) an
				identification of the rule to be adopted, amended or repealed and, if the
				petition is for the adoption or amendment of a rule, a draft of the language of
				the amendment or proposed rule;
(3)
				reasons for the proposal;
(4) the
				effect on existing rules or orders;
(5) any data supporting the
				proposal;
(6) effect of the
				proposed rule on existing practices in the area involved, including cost
				factors;
(7) names of those most
				likely to be affected by the proposed rule, with addresses if reasonably
				known;
(8) The name and address of
				each petitioner.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  150B-16;
				  90-304(a)(3);
Eff. February 15, 1977;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 4,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 64 - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Section .0400 - PETITIONS FOR RULES › Section 64 .0403 - DISPOSITION OF PETITIONS

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(a) Prior
				to determining whether to grant or deny a rulemaking petition, the Board may
				request additional information from the petitioner; it may contact interested
				individuals or individuals likely to be affected by the proposed rule change
				and request comments; and it may use any other appropriate method for obtaining
				information on which to base its determination. It will consider all of the
				contents of the petition submitted plus any other information obtained by the
				means described herein.
(b) Within
				120 days of submission of the petition, a final decision will be rendered by
				the Board. If the decision is to deny the petition, the Board will notify the
				petitioner(s) in writing, stating the reasons therefor. If the decision is to
				grant the petition, the Board, within 30 days of submission, will initiate a
				rulemaking proceeding by issuing a rulemaking notice, as provided in these
				rules.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  150B-16;
				  90-304(a)(3);
Eff. February 15, 1977;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. October 4,
				  2016.