SUBCHAPTER 16F ‑ PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS
SECTION .0100 - SCOPE
21 NCAC 16F .0101 CERTIFICATION OF LICENSURE REQUIRED
History Note: Authority G.S. 90‑48;
Eff. September 3, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977;
Repealed Eff. May 1, 1989.
21 NCAC 16F .0102 APPLICATION
Applications for certification that all proposed owners of
stock in a professional corporation or all managers and members of a
professional limited liability company are licensed to practice dentistry shall
be submitted by letter to the Board's office requesting such certification, and
setting forth the following information:
(1) The proposed name of the corporation or
professional limited liability company;
(2) The names of all proposed owners of the shares of
stock to be issued by the corporation, or all members and managers of the
professional limited liability company together with their addresses and
current dental license numbers; and
(3) The name or names of the proposed incorporators or
the members who executed the articles of organization of the professional
limited liability company, their addresses, and the current dental license
numbers of such of them as are duly licensed to practice dentistry in the State
of North Carolina.
History Note: Authority G.S. 55B‑4(4); 57C-2-01;
90‑48;
Eff. September 3, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1994; May 1, 1989.
21 ncac 16f .0103 CORPORATE OR LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY NAME
Corporation or limited liability company designations shall
consist only of the use of the words "Professional Association,"
"P.A.", "Professional Corporation," or "P.C." for
professional corporations and "Professional Limited Liability
Company", or "P.L.L.C." for professional limited liability
companies.
All names shall also contain only the name or surname of one
or more of the shareholders or members and may include the words:
(1) "Associate(s);" "D.D.S.;" "D.M.D.;"
and
(2) the geographic location of the company.
The company name may not be false, deceptive or misleading.
History Note: Authority G.S. 55B-5; 57C-2-01; 90-48;
Eff. September 3, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977;
Amended Eff. May 1, 2011; August 1, 2009; August 1, 2002;
April 1, 1994; May 1, 1989.
21 NCAC 16F .0104 CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION
(a) Application for a certificate of registration shall be
made in writing to the Board, and shall be submitted upon the form provided by
the Board for that purpose. The application shall be accompanied by a
certified copy of the certificate of incorporation and articles of
incorporation of a P.A. or P.C. or a certified copy of the articles of
organization of a P.L.L.C., together with a check in the amount of fifty
dollars ($50.00) in payment of the registration fee.
(b) The initial certificate of registration shall remain
effective for one year from the date of issuance thereof, unless suspended or
terminated as by law provided, and each subsequent renewal of the certificate
shall be effective for a period of one year from the date of issue.
History Note: Authority G.S. 55B‑10; 57C-2-01; 90‑48;
Eff. September 3, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2009; April 1, 1994; May 1, 1989.
21 NCAC 16F .0105 APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL
At least 20 days prior to the date of expiration of the
certificate, the corporation or limited liability company shall submit its
written application for renewal upon a form to be provided by the Board. The application
must be accompanied by a check in the amount of twenty‑five dollars
($25.00) in payment of the renewal fee.
History Note: Authority G.S. 55B‑11; 57C-2-01; 90‑48;
Eff. September 3, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1994; May 1, 1989.
21 NCAC 16F .0106 TRANSFER OF STOCK
History Note: Authority G.S. 90‑48;
Eff. September 3, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977;
Repealed Eff. May 1, 1989.
21 NCAC 16F .0107 AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION
Amendments to the articles of incorporation or articles of
organization shall be forwarded to the Board's office within 10 days after the
filing of the same in the office of the Secretary of State of North Carolina.
History Note: Authority G.S. 55B‑12; 57C-2-01;
57C-2-22; 90‑48;
Eff. September 3, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1994; May 1, 1989.
21 NCAC 16F .0108 EMPLOYMENT OF DENTAL HYGIENIST
No corporation or limited liability company shall, at one
and the same time, employ in clinical positions more than two dental hygienists
for each dentist actively engaged in the practice of dentistry.
History Note: Authority G.S. 90‑223(b); 90‑233(b);
Eff. September 3, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1994; January 1, 1983.
21 NCAC 16F .0109 RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD
APPLY
History Note: Authority G.S. 90‑48;
Eff. September 3, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977;
Repealed Eff. May 1, 1989.
21 NCAC 16F .0110 CORPORATE OFFICERS OR MANAGERS MUST
EXECUTE DOCUMENTS
All documents required by these Rules to be submitted to the
Board by the corporation or limited liability company shall be executed by the
president or vice president of the corporation and attested to by the
secretary/treasurer or by the managers of the limited liability company, and
duly acknowledged before a notary public or some other officer qualified to
administer oaths.
History Note: Authority G.S. 55B‑12; 57C-2-01; 90‑48;
Eff. September 3, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1994; May 1, 1989.
