SUBCHAPTER 42B ‑ LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY
SECTION .0100 ‑ LICENSE BY EXAMINATION
21 NCAC 42B .0101 GRADUATE OF APPROVED SCHOOL
(a) The Board may grant recognition and approval to a
school or college of optometry, deny or rescind recognition and approval, or
make any recognition and approval granted by the Board conditional or
probational, based on the Board's determination of the quality of the
educational programs and offerings of the school or college of optometry.
Their optometric educational programs having been accredited by the
Accreditation Council on Optometric Education and recommended to the Board by
the Association of Regulatory Boards in Optometry as worthy of approval, the
following accredited schools and colleges of optometry are recognized and
approved in accordance with the provisions of this Rule:
(1) University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Optometry
1716 University Boulevard
Birmingham, AL 35294-0010
(2) University of California, Berkeley
School of Optometry
350 Minor Hall MC 2020
Berkeley, CA 94720-2020
(3) Southern California College of Optometry
2575 Yorba Linda Blvd.
Fullerton, CA 92631
(4) Ferris State University
Michigan College of Optometry
1310 Cramer Circle
Big Rapids, MI 49307-2738
(5) University of Houston
College of Optometry
505 J. Davis Armistead Bldg.
Houston, TX 77004-2020
(6) Illinois College of Optometry
3241 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60616
(7) Indiana University
School of Optometry
800 East Atwater
Bloomington, IN 47405-3680
(8) New England College of Optometry
424 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02115
(9) State University of New York
State College of Optometry
33 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036-8003
(10) The Ohio State University
College of Optometry
338 West Tenth Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1280
(11) Pacific University
College of Optometry
2043 College Way
Forest Grove, OR 97116
(12) Pennsylvania College of Optometry
at Salus University
Elkins Park Campus
8360 Old York Road
Elkins Park, PA 19027
(13) Southern College of Optometry
1245 Madison Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
(14) University of Waterloo
School of Optometry
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 CANADA
(15) Inter American University of Puerto Rico
School of Optometry
500 Carretera Dr John Will Harris
Bayamon, PR 00957
(16) University of Missouri, St. Louis
College of Optometry
One University Blvd.
331 Marillac Hall
St. Louis, MO 63121-4400
(17) University of Montreal
Ecolo d'Optometrie
3744 Jean-Brillant, Suite 260-7
Montreal, QC H3T 1P1 CANADA
(18) Northeastern State University
Oklahoma College of Optometry
1001 N. Grand Avenue
Tahlequah, OK 74464
(19) Nova Southeastern University
College of Optometry
3200 S. University Drive
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33328
(20) Midwestern University
Arizona College of Optometry
19555 N 59th Ave
Glendale, AZ 85308
(21) University of the Incarnate Word
School of Optometry
4301 Broadway, Box 373
San Antonio, TX 78209-6397
(22) Western University of Health Sciences
College of Optometry
309 E Second St.
Pomona, CA 91766-1854
(b) The Board may request a copy of the Council of
Optometric Education's accreditation report on each school or college
recognized and approved by the Board and for each school or college which has
requested recognition and approval or for which the Board is considering recognition
and approval.
History Note: 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.
21 NCAC 42B .0102 REQUIREMENTS FOR
LICENSURE
History Note: Authority G.S. 90‑118;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Repealed Eff. September 30, 1981.
21 NCAC 42B .0103 APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE BY
EXAMINATION
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.
History Note: 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.
21 NCAC 42B .0104 APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE BY
RECIPROCITY
History Note: 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.
21 NCAC 42B .0105 APPLICATION FOR INTERN PERMIT
History Note: Authority G.S. 90‑118.8; 90‑117.5;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Repealed Eff. September 30, 1981.
21 NCAC 42B .0106 FEES
History Note: 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.
21 NCAC 42B .0107 National Board EXAMINATIONS
(a) Each applicant must submit evidence of having reached
the recommended levels of acceptable performance on the National Board
examinations given by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry on or after
the April 1978 administration in one of the following formats and under the
following conditions prior to Board approval of his or her application to take
the clinical practicum examination administered by the Board. The applicant
shall authorize the release of his or her official score report by the National
Board to the Board prior to the approval by the Board of his or her application
to take the clinical practicum examination.
(1) April 1978 through August 1986
administrations: passing scores on Parts I, IIA, and IIB, with scores of
not less than 75 in Section 7 (Pathology) and Section 9 (Pharmacology) on the
Part IIB examination, and a score of not less than 75 on the National Board's
Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease: (TMOD) examination.
(2) April 1987 through August 1992
administrations: passing scores on the Part I Basic Science (BS) examination
and Part II Clinical Science (CS) examination of
the National Board, with scores of not less than 75 on the Ocular
Disease/Trauma and Clinical Pharmacology sections of the Part II CS
examination, and a score of not less than 75 on the TMOD examination.
(3) April 1993 through December 2008
administrations: passing score on the Part I BS Examination of the National
Board.
(4) April 1993 through April 2009
administrations: passing score on the Part II CS Examination of the National
Board, with a score of not less than 75 on the Ocular Disease/Trauma component
within the CS examination, and a score of not less than 75 on either the TMOD
component within the CS examination, or on the equivalent stand-alone TMOD
examination.
(5) March 2009 administrations through November
2009 administrations: passing score on Part I Applied Basic Science (ABS)
examination of the National Board.
(6) December 2009 administrations through
February 2010 administrations: passing score on Part II Patient Assessment and
Management (PAM) examination of the National Board, with a score of not less
than 75 on the Disease/Trauma component within the PAM examination, and a score
of not less than 75 on the TMOD component within the PAM.
(7) March 2010 administrations through February
2014 administrations: passing score on the Part III Clinical Skills
Examination (CSE) of the National Board.
(8) June 1, 2014 administrations through March
2015 administrations: passing score on Part III Injection Skills Examination
(ISE) of the National Board.
(9) Beginning with March 2015 administrations:
all applicants must have a passing score on Part III CSE with a score of not
less than 75 on the Skills of gonioscopy, binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy and
slit lamp biomicroscopy, and a passing score on Part III ISE of the National
Board.
(b) For candidates with passing scores on at least one
National Board examination part under different formats and time periods
described in Subparagraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), and (a)(5) of this
Rule, the following equivalences shall apply:
(1) Part I and IIA is the equivalent of BS;
(2) Part IIB is the equivalent of CS without
the inclusion of TMOD;
(3) Part I ABS is the equivalent of Part I BS;
and
(4) Part II PAM is the equivalent of Part II
CS.
History Note: Authority G.S. 90-117.5; 90-118;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended Eff. June 1, 2014; April 1, 2011; July 1, 1998;
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.
21 NCAC 42B .0108 CLINICAL PRACTICUM EXAMINATIONS
(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.
History Note: 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.
21 NCAC 42B .0109 CLINICAL EXAMINATION
History Note: Authority G.S. 90‑118;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Repealed Eff. September 30, 1981.
21 NCAC 42B .0110 PASSING SCORE
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.
History Note: 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.
21 NCAC 42B .0111 RESIDENCY
History Note: 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.
21 NCAC 42B .0112 TIME AND LOCATION
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.
History Note: 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.
21 NCAC 42B .0113 REEXAMINATION
(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.
History Note: 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.
21 NCAC 42B .0114 MILITARY LICENSE
(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;
(2) Engaged in the practice of optometry for at
least two of the five years, which may include clinical residency, preceding
the date of the application under this Paragraph;
(3) Not committed any act in any jurisdiction
that would have constituted grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of a
license to practice optometry in this State at the time the act was committed;
and
(4) Pays the application, examination, and
licensing fees required by the Board.
(b) Permanent Unrestricted License-Optometrist Spouse of
Military Personnel: The Board shall issue to a military spouse a license to
practice optometry in this State if, upon application to the Board, the
military spouse satisfies the following conditions:
(1) Holds a current license, certification, or
registration from another jurisdiction, and that jurisdiction's requirements
for licensure, certification, or registration are substantially equivalent to
or exceed the requirements for licensure in this State;
(2) Can demonstrate competency in optometry
through methods determined by the Board, such as passing the Board's clinical
practicum examination, completing continuing education units, or having had
recent clinical experience in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of
diseases of the eye and its adnexa for at least two of the five years preceding
the date of the application under this Paragraph;
(3) Not committed any act in any jurisdiction
that would have constituted grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of a
license to practice optometry in this State at the time the act was committed;
(4) Submits written evidence demonstrating that
the applicant is married to an active member of the U.S. military:
(5) Is in good standing and has not been
disciplined by the agency that had jurisdiction to issue the license, certification,
or permit; and
(6) Pays the application, examination, and
licensing fees required by the Board.
(c) All optometric medical experience of a military service
member in the discharge of official duties or, for a military spouse, all
optometric medical experience, including full-time and part-time experience,
regardless of whether in a paid or volunteer capacity, shall be credited in the
calculation of years of practice required under Paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
Rule.
(d) A nonresident licensed under this Rule shall be
entitled to the same rights and subject to the same obligations as required of
a resident licensed by the Board in this State.
History Note: Authority G.S. 90-123; 93B-15.1;
Eff. July 1, 2014.
SECTION .0200 ‑ RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPLY INFORMATION
21 NCAC 42B .0201 BEGINNING PRACTICE; RELOCATING
PRACTICE
Within 10 days of beginning practice, a licensee shall
notify the Board in writing as to the full and complete mailing address,
including the street address, of his office and the telephone number of such
office. If at any time any office is relocated, the licensee involved shall
notify the Board of his new office address and telephone number. The address
so identified shall constitute his primary practice address and the address to
which all information pertaining to his licensure shall be addressed.
History Note: 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.
21 NCAC 42B .0202 BRANCH OFFICE
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.
History Note: 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.
21 NCAC 42B .0203 TEMPORARY OR RELIEF OPTOMETRIST
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.
History Note: 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.
21 NCAC 42B .0204 CEASING PRACTICE
(a) In the event an optometrist shall cease to practice at
any practice location 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) In the event that a licensee discontinues practice at a
location for which a duplicate license has been issued, the licensee shall
return the license to the Board for cancellation within 30 days.
(c) 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 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.
(d) 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.
History Note: 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.
SECTION .0300 ‑ ANNUAL LICENSE RENEWAL
21 NCAC 42B .0301 FEE
History Note: Authority G.S. 90‑123;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended Eff. September 30, 1981;
Repealed Eff. June 1, 1989.
21 NCAC 42B .0302 CONTINUING EDUCATION
(a) Each optometrist holding a certificate of registration
shall take annual courses of study approved by the Board as related to and
essential to the practice of optometry as defined in G.S. 90-114. The Board
shall approve courses whose content and quality of presentation are reasonably
assured to the end that the licensee's abilities to meet the public demand of
acceptable standards of care are enhanced and that currency of knowledge is
insured.
(b) Each licensee shall determine if a course has been
approved by the Board prior to the taking of the course and submitting it for
credit.
(c) No course or course offering shall be considered for
approval unless the vendor or sponsor has submitted to the Board no later than
30 days prior to the offering of the course information deemed sufficient by
the Board as to the course title, course format, course content and learning
purpose, lecturers including curriculum vitae, dates courses are offered, city
and state where offered, and the name, address, and telephone number of the
vendor or sponsor and the contact person(s) to whom inquiries can be made.
(d) Those courses that are approved, including the type and
number of hours of credit, shall be entered by the Board's staff into the
Board's central data base and the vendor or sponsor notified. Information
concerning those courses that have been approved shall be made available to any
licensee making inquiry concerning course approval.
(e) The Board shall maintain continuing education data
on-line in its central data base for a minimum period of five years preceding
the next annual license renewal date. A yearly listing of credits shall be
furnished each licensee at the time of license renewal. Additional reports shall
be available on request and with payment of a transcript fee of five dollars
($5.00). Telephone inquiries as to current status of continuing education hours
may be made during normal business hours.
(f) Notification of the number of hours required by the
Board for license renewal shall be given to each licensee at the time the
licensee receives notice of annual license renewal. Such notice shall state
the number of hours of approved continuing education required in the following
year in order to renew a license for the second following year. The number of
required continuing education hours is 25 hours.
(g) In any calendar year no less than 12 hours of the
continuing education requirement must be in courses focused on current
practices and advancements in the fields of ocular and general pharmacology,
diagnosis and therapeutics, or advanced clinical procedures, said hours to be
deemed "certified" credit hours by the Board. Courses certified to
meet this special requirement shall be of sufficient length and depth to
address the subject matter in the course description(s) and taught by
individuals who have training and experience in the area taught.
(h) Courses of self-study by vendors meeting the standards
and criteria set by the Council on Optometric Postgraduate Education (COPE) or
the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), said
course(s) meant to be taken by individuals through journal articles or over the
internet where organized material is presented and written evaluations are made
prior to or after completing the course(s) are eligible for approval provided
the vendor or sponsor has submitted the course or courses for approval as
described in this Rule prior to its being offered to the licensee. However, no
licensee shall receive credit for more than six hours of educational credit by
this means in any calendar year.
(i) Courses that are classified as practice administration shall
be accepted by the Board for credit provided that no more than four hours of
the total number of continuing education hours required shall be accepted
within one calendar year for the purpose of credit for any licensee.
(j) All courses accepted for credit must be taken within
the calendar year for which the credit is applied; provided, however, that any
course dependent upon an examination for successful completion may be certified
to the Board following examination even if the examination or the results thereof
are not available until the next calendar year.
(k) Attendance at any course or courses approved by the
Board shall be for the requisite period. The vendor or sponsor of the course shall
assure compliance with this requirement and shall so certify to the Board no
later than 30 days following the courses being offered. Documentation of
attendance may be transmitted:
(1) By the vendor or sponsor of the education
provided the documentation contains the following information:
(A) Course title and classification verification;
(B) Vendor or sponsor identification;
(C) Name of and license number of North Carolina
licensee; and
(D) Vendor or sponsor's attestation or verification of
attendance.
(2) By any licensee directly to the Board
provided that the attendance is documented by the vendor or sponsor of the
education, on a form given the licensee attending the course(s) attesting to
their attendance, and the original form, not a photocopy or facsimile, is
submitted.
(l) Electronic transfer of attendance records in a data
base format compatible to the Board's data management system is acceptable;
provided, however, the Board may at any time within three years of the date of
transfer call for a hard copy verification if in its opinion such verification
is necessary.
History Note: Authority G.S. 12-3.1; 90-117.5; 90-123.1;
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.
21 NCAC 42B .0303 FAILURE TO CONTINUE EDUCATION
For failure to comply with 21 NCAC 42B .0302 the optometrist
is subject to disciplinary action by the Board pursuant to G.S. 90‑121.2;
provided, however, for a first offense the Board may require an additional
three hours and for the second offense six additional hours of attendance at
approved continuing education programs. Any penalty imposed will require that
the additional hours be fulfilled in addition to the required hours for the
ensuing year.
History Note: Authority G.S. 90‑117.5; 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.
21 NCAC 42B .0304 APPLICATION
The application for license renewal shall show the
licensee's full name, the serial number of his license, the address of each
location in which he practices, the county in which each such practice is
located, and whether the licensee has been certified to prescribe and use
pharmaceutical agents. The application shall be mailed to each licensed
optometrist at his address of record on or before November 15 of each year
preceding the date on which the application and the fees are due.
History Note: 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.
21 NCAC 42B .0305 SUSPENSION OF AUTHORITY TO EXPEND
FUNDS
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.
History Note: 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.