North Carolina Administrative Code

21 NCAC 32V .0113 ORDERS FOR ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS (a) The Committee and Board may require a perfusionist or applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination by physicians designated by the Committee or Board before or after charges may be presented against the perfu…

21 NCAC 32V .0114 PROVISIONAL LICENSE TO FULL LICENSE A provisional licensed perfusionist who becomes a certified clinical perfusionist as defined by G.S. 90-682(1) at any time while he or she holds a provisional license may request that his or her provisional license be converte…

21 NCAC 32V .0115 Fees (a) A fee of three hundred and fifty dollars ($350.00) is due at the time of application for a perfusion license and a fee of one hundred and seventy five dollars ($175.00) is due at the time of application for a provisional perfusion license. No portion of…

SUBCHAPTER 32W - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT REGULATIONS 21 NCAC 32W .0101 DEFINITIONS The following definitions apply to this Subchapter: (1) "Anesthesiologist" means a physician who has successfully completed an anesthesiology training program approved by the Accreditation Commi…

21 NCAC 32W .0102 QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Subchapter, an individual shall obtain a license from the Board before practicing as an Anesthesiologist Assistant. An applicant for an anesthesiologist assistant license shall: (1) submit a com…

21 NCAC 32W .0103 INACTIVE LICENSE STATUS (a) By notifying the Board in writing, any Anesthesiologist Assistant may elect to place his or her license on inactive status. An Anesthesiologist Assistant with an inactive license shall not practice as an Anesthesiologist Assistant. An…

21 NCAC 32W .0104 ANNUAL RENEWAL (a) Each person who holds a license as an Anesthesiologist Assistant in this state shall renew his or her Anesthesiologist Assistant License each year no later than 30 days after his or her birthday by: (1) completing the Board's registration form…

21 NCAC 32W .0105 CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (a) In order to maintain Anesthesiologist Assistant licensure, each Anesthesiologist Assistant shall complete at least 40 hours of continuing medical education (CME) as required by the National Commission for Certification of Anesthe…

21 NCAC 32W .0106 STUDENT ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS Student Anesthesiologist Assistants may provide anesthesia services under the supervision of a Supervising Anesthesiologist, provided a qualified anesthesia provider is present at all times while the patient is under anesthesi…

21 NCAC 32W .0107 EXEMPTION FROM LICENSE Nothing in this Subchapter shall be construed to require licensure for: (1) a Student Anesthesiologist Assistant enrolled in an Anesthesiologist Assistant training program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educ…

21 NCAC 32W .0108 SCOPE OF PRACTICE (a) Anesthesiologist Assistants may provide anesthesia services only under the supervision of a Supervising Anesthesiologist and consistent with the Anesthesiologist Assistant's Supervision Agreement as defined by Rule .0101(10) of this Subchap…

21 NCAC 32W .0109 SUPERVISION OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS (a) The Primary Supervising Anesthesiologist shall ensure that the Anesthesiologist Assistant's scope of practice is identified; that delegation of anesthesia services is appropriate to the level of competence of the An…

21 NCAC 32W .0110 LIMITATIONS ON PRACTICE An Anesthesiologist Assistant shall not: (1) perform a task which has not been listed and delegated in the Supervision Agreement; (2) prescribe drugs, medications, or devices of any kind; however, this Rule does not preclude the Anesthesi…

21 NCAC 32W .0111 TITLE AND PRACTICE PROTECTION Any person who is licensed to provide anesthesia services as an Anesthesiologist Assistant under this Subchapter may use the title "Anesthesiologist Assistant," "AA," "Anesthesiologist Assistant–Certified," or "AA-C." An Anesthesiol…

21 NCAC 32W .0112 IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS An Anesthesiologist Assistant licensed under this Subchapter shall keep proof of current licensure and registration available for inspection at the primary place of practice and shall, when engaged in professional activities, wear a n…

21 NCAC 32W .0113 FEES The Board requires the following fees: (1) Anesthesiologist Assistant License Application Fee—one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). (2) Annual Renewal Fee—one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00), except that an Anesthesiologist Assistant who registers not later …

21 NCAC 32W .0114 VIOLATIONS The Board pursuant to G.S. 90-14 may place on probation with or without conditions, impose limitations and conditions on, publicly reprimand, assess monetary redress, issue public letters of concern, mandate free medical services, require satisfactory…

21 NCAC 32W .0115 PRACTICE DURING A DISASTER An Anesthesiologist Assistant licensed in this State or in any other state may practice as an Anesthesiologist Assistant under the supervision of an Anesthesiologist licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina during a disaster wit…

21 NCAC 32W .0116 ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT PRACTICE AND LIMITED LICENSE FOR DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES (a) The Board shall waive requirements for licensure in the circumstances set forth in G.S. 90-12.5. (b) There are two ways for anesthesiologist assistants to practice under th…

Subchapter 32X – Practitioner Information 21 NCAC 32X .0101 REQUIRED INFORMATION (a) All physicians and physician assistants licensed by the Board or applying for licensure by the Board shall provide the information required by G.S. 90-5.2(a) on an application for licensure or an…

21 NCAC 32X .0102 VOLUNTARY INFORMATION Physicians and physician assistants may provide additional information such as hours of continuing education earned, subspecialties obtained, academic appointments, volunteer work in indigent clinics, and honors or awards received. History …

21 NCAC 32X .0103 CONTENTS OF THE REPORT A physician or physician assistant shall report the following information about a judgment, award, payment or settlement: (1) The date of judgment, award, payment or settlement; (2) The specialty in which the physician or physician assista…

21 NCAC 32X .0104 PUBLISHING CERTAIN MISDEMEANOR CONVICTIONS (a) The Board shall publish misdemeanor convictions involving offenses against a person including manslaughter, assault, battery, sexual crimes, hazing, false imprisonment, stalking, abuse and neglect. (b) The Board sha…

21 NCAC 32X .0105 NONCOMPLIANCE OR FALSIFICATION OF INFORMATION Failure to provide the information as required by this subchapter or knowingly providing false information to the Board shall constitute unprofessional conduct. History Note: Authority G.S. 90-5.2; 90-14.3; Eff. Augu…

SUBCHAPTER 32Y – CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE REPORTING SYSTEM 21 NCAC 32Y .0101 REPORTING CRITERIA (a) The Department of Health and Human Services ("Department") may report to the North Carolina Medical Board ("Board") information regarding the prescribing practices of those physicians …

chapter 33 — midwifery joint committeE SECTION .0100 – MIDWIFERY JOINT COMMITTEE 21 NCAC 33 .0101 ADMINISTRATIVE BODY AND DEFINITIONS (a) Pursuant to G.S. 90, Article 10A, the Midwifery Joint Committee, hereinafter referred to as the "Committee" is the administrative body respons…

21 NCAC 33 .0102 FEES (a) The fee for a new application and initial approval shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00). (b) The fee for annual renewal shall be fifty dollars ($50.00). (c) The fee for reinstatement for an expired approval shall be five dollars ($5.00). History Note: …

21 NCAC 33 .0103 eligibility and APPLICATION (a) Applications for approval to practice as a CNM in accordance with G.S. 90-178.5 are posted on the Board of Nursing's website at www.ncbon.com. The application shall contain the following: (1) the applicant's name, telephone number …

21 NCAC 33 .0104 provider collaboration required (a) A CNM who has practiced fewer than 24 months and 4,000 hours of practice as a CNM shall practice in consultation with a collaborating provider in accordance with a collaborative provider agreement in compliance with Rule .0116 …

21 ncac 33 .0105 DISCIPLINARY ACTION (a) The CNM is subject to G.S. 90-171.37, 90-171.48, and 21 NCAC 36 .0217 by virtue of the license to practice as an RN. (b) After notice and hearing in accordance with provisions of G.S. 150B, Article 3A, the Committee shall take disciplinary…

21 NCAC 33 .0106 NURSE MIDWIFE APPLICANT STATUS (repealed) History Note: Authority G.S. 90-178.2; 90-178.5; Eff. March 1, 1991; RRC Objection Eff. May 18, 2000 due to lack of statutory authority; RRC returned rule to agency on June 19, 2000; Codifier of Rules removed rule from th…

21 ncac 33 .0107 NURSE MIDWIFE APPLICANT STATUS History Note: Authority G.S. 90-178.2; 90-178.3; 90-178.5; 90-171.83; Eff. April 1, 2001; Repealed Eff. March 1, 2017.

21 NCAC 33 .0108 SUSPENSION OF AUTHORITY TO EXPEND FUNDS In the event the Midwifery Joint Committee's authority to expend funds is suspended pursuant to G.S. 93B-2(d), the Committee shall continue to issue and renew licenses and all fees tendered shall be placed in an escrow acco…

21 NCAC 33 .0109 Termination of Approval to Practice History Note: Authority G.S. 90-178.2; 90-178.3; 90-178.4; 90-178.5; Emergency Adoption Eff. June 18, 2012; Emergency Adoption expired August 31, 2012.

21 NCAC 33 .0110 REPORTING CRITERIA (a) The Department of Health and Human Services ("Department") may report to the Committee information regarding the prescribing practices of those midwives ("prescribers") whose prescribing: (1) falls within the top two percent of those prescr…

21 NCAC 33 .0111 CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) (a) In order to maintain an approval to practice midwifery, a CNM shall meet the requirements of the Certificate Maintenance Program of the AMCB, including continuing education requirements. These requirements are hereby incorporated by …

21 NCAC 33 .0112 SCOPE OF PRACTICE (a) The CNM's scope of practice is midwifery, interceptional care, intrapartum care, newborn care, postpartum care and prenatal care, each as defined in G.S. 90-178.2, provided that the CNM: (1) has graduated from any program accredited by ACME;…

21 NCAC 33 .0113 COVID-19 DRUG PRESERVATION RULE History Note: Authority G.S. 90-5.1; 90-8.2; 90-12.5; 90-171.23; 90-171.49; Emergency Adoption Eff. April 21, 2020; Emergency Adoption Expired on June 18, 2020 pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.1A(d)(3).

21 NCAC 33 .0114 ANNUAL RENEWAL (a) The CNM shall apply for renewal of the approval to practice annually no later than the last day of the applicant's birth month by: (1) maintaining an active, unencumbered North Carolina RN license or privilege to practice; (2) submitting a comp…

21 NCAC 33 .0115 INACTIVE STATUS History Note: Authority G.S. 90-178.3; 90-178.5; Temporary Adoption Eff. October 1, 2023; Temporary Adoption Exp. Eff. July 12, 2024.

21 NCAC 33 .0116 COLLABORATIVE PROVIDER AGREEMENT (a) A CNM with less than 24 months and 4,000 hours of practice as a CNM is required to have a written collaborative provider agreement to practice midwifery. The collaborative provider agreement shall: (1) be agreed upon, signed, …

21 NCAC 33 .0117 PRESCRIBING AUTHORITY (a) The prescribing stipulations contained in this rule apply to writing prescriptions and ordering the administration of medications by a CNM. (b) A CNM shall possess a valid United States Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") registratio…

21 NCAC 33 .0118 BIRTH OUTSIDE HOSPITAL SETTING (a) Prior to initiating care for a patient planning a birth outside of a hospital setting, the CNM shall: (1) obtain a signed, written informed consent agreement with the patient that details: (A) identifying information of the pati…

21 NCAC 33 .0119 Petitioning for rulemaking (a) Any person wishing to submit a petition to the Midwifery Joint Committee requesting the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule shall file the petition with the Midwifery Joint Committee's Chair. Petitions shall be mailed to the Mi…

21 NCAC 33 .0120 contact The mailing address for the Midwifery Joint Committee is Post Office Box 2129, Raleigh, NC, 27602-2129. History Note: Authority G.S. 150B-20; 90-171.23(b)(3) Eff. October 1, 2024.

Chapter 34 - Funeral Service SUBCHAPTER 34A - BOARD FUNCTIONS SECTION .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS 21 NCAC 34A .0101 AGENCY NAME and ADDRESS The name of the agency promulgating the rules in this Chapter is the North Carolina Board of Funeral Service. As used in these Rules, the wor…

21 NCAC 34A .0102 PURPOSE OF BOARD History Note: Authority G.S. 90-210.23(a),(i); Eff. February 1, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 27, 1977; Amended Eff. August 1, 2004; May 1, 1993; July 1, 1991; Repealed Eff. August 1, 2012.

21 NCAC 34A .0105 PUBLIC INSPECTION OF MATERIALS History Note: Authority G.S. 90-210.23(a),(i); Eff. February 1, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 27, 1977; Amended Eff. August 1, 1988; September 1, 1979; Repealed Eff. August 1, 2012.

21 NCAC 34A .0108 REQUESTS FOR DECLARATORY RULING (a) For the purpose of dealing with a request by a person aggrieved for a declaratory ruling, pursuant to G.S. 150B-4, the following procedures shall apply: (1) The request shall be in writing on a form provided by the Board, date…

21 NCAC 34A .0109 ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING PROCEDURES History Note: Authority G.S. 90-210.23(a),(d); 150B-21.6; 150B-38(h); Eff. February 1, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 27, 1977; Amended Eff. July 1, 2004; December 1, 1988; July 1, 1988; Expired Eff. September 1, 2017 pursuant t…