North Carolina Administrative Code

21 NCAC 66 .0311 LIMITED VETERINARY LICENSE (a) A "limited veterinary license" or "limited license" is a license as defined in G.S. 90-181(4). (b) Unless otherwise provided in G.S. 90, Article 11 or in a Board rule, the provisions of G.S. 90, Article 11 and this Chapter are appli…

SECTION .0400 - RULES: PETITIONS: HEARINGS 21 NCAC 66 .0401 RULE-MAKING PETITIONS (a) A person may petition the Board to adopt a new rule or change or amend an existing rule by sending a rule-making petition to the Board at the Board's address set out in Rule .0101 of this Chapte…

21 NCAC 66 .0402 NOTICE OF RULE-MAKING HEARINGS Upon a determination to hold a rule-making proceeding, either in response to a petition or otherwise, the Board shall give notice to all interested persons pursuant to the procedure established in Article 2 of Chapter 150B of the No…

21 NCAC 66 .0403 NOTICE MAILING LIST Any person desiring to be placed on the mailing list for Board rule-making notices may file such request in writing, furnishing his name and mailing address to the Board. The letter of request should state those subject areas within the author…

21 NCAC 66 .0404 SUBMISSION OF DATA Any person desiring to present data, views or arguments on a proposed rule must comply with the statement of procedure as contained in the Notice of Hearing for the rule. Any person desiring to make an oral presentation to the Board prior to or…

21 NCAC 66 .0405 PRESIDING OFFICER: POWERS AND DUTIES The presiding officer at a rule-making hearing shall have complete control of the proceedings, including recognition of the speakers, time allotments for presentations, the right to question speakers, direction of the discussi…

21 NCAC 66 .0406 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS A record of all rule-making proceedings will be maintained in the Board office for as long as the rule is in effect. This record shall contain: the original petition (if any), the notice, all written comments submitted, any statement of expl…

SECTION .0500 - DECLARATORY RULINGS 21 NCAC 66 .0501 PROCEDURE FOR DECLARATORY RULING (a) The Board shall decide whether to grant or deny a request to make a declaratory ruling on the validity of a rule or on the applicability of particular facts to a statute or to a rule or orde…

SECTION .0600 - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS: PROCEDURES 21 NCAC 66 .0601 COMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS (a) Upon receipt of a charge alleging misconduct against a licensee or registrant of the Board, the Executive Director shall inform the accused party of the nature of the charges as f…

21 NCAC 66 .0602 RIGHT TO HEARING When the Board acts or proposes to act, other than in rule-making or declaratory ruling proceedings, in a manner which will affect the rights, duties, or privileges of a specific, identifiable person, such person has the right to an administrativ…

21 NCAC 66 .0603 REQUEST FOR HEARING (a) Any time an individual believes that individual's rights, duties, or privileges have been affected by the Board's administrative action, but has not received notice of a right to an administrative hearing, that individual may file a formal…

21 NCAC 66 .0604 GRANTING OR DENYING HEARING REQUESTS (a) The Board shall grant a request for a hearing if it determines that the party requesting the hearing is a "person aggrieved" within the meaning of G.S. 150B-2(6). (b) The denial of request for a hearing shall be issued no …

21 NCAC 66 .0605 NOTICE OF HEARING (a) The Board shall give the party or parties in a contested case a notice of hearing not less than 15 days before the hearing. Said notice shall contain the following information, in addition to the items specified in G.S. 150B-38(b): (1) the n…

21 NCAC 66 .0606 WHO SHALL HEAR CONTESTED CASES All contested case hearings shall be conducted by the full Board or by a panel consisting of at least a majority of the members of the Board provided, however, the term "members" shall not be deemed to include a vacant position of a…

21 NCAC 66 .0607 PETITION FOR INTERVENTION (a) A person desiring to intervene in a contested case must file a written petition with the Board's office. The request must bear the notation: PETITION TO INTERVENE IN THE CASE OF (Name of Case). (b) The petition must include the follo…

21 NCAC 66 .0608 TYPES OF INTERVENTION (a) Intervention of Right. A petition to intervene as of right, as provided in the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 24, will be granted if the petitioner meets the criteria of that rule and the petition is timely. (b) Permissive…

21 NCAC 66 .0609 INFORMAL PROCEDURES (a) The Board and the other party or parties may agree in advance to simplify the hearing by: decreasing the number of issues to be contested at the hearing; accepting the validity of certain proposed evidence; accepting the findings in some o…

21 NCAC 66 .0610 DISQUALIFICATION OF BOARD MEMBERS (a) Self-disqualification. If for any reason a Board member determines that personal bias or other factors render that member unable to conduct the hearing and perform all duties in an impartial manner, that Board member shall vo…

SECTION .0700 - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS: DECISIONS: RELATED RIGHTS 21 NCAC 66 .0701 FAILURE TO APPEAR (a) Continuances and adjournments will be granted only in compelling circumstances. (b) Should a party fail to appear at a hearing or fail to appear following the granting of a c…

21 NCAC 66 .0702 WITNESSES Any party may be a witness and may present witnesses on the party's behalf at the hearing. All oral testimony at the hearing shall be under oath or affirmation and shall be recorded or transcribed. At the request of a party or upon the Board's own motio…

21 NCAC 66 .0703 SUBPOENAS (a) Any person receiving a subpoena from the Board may object thereto by filing a written objection to the subpoena with the Board's office. (b) Such objection shall include a concise, but complete, statement of reasons why the subpoena should be revoke…

21 NCAC 66 .0704 FINAL DECISION In all cases heard by the Veterinary Medical Board, the Board will issue its decision within 60 days after its next regularly scheduled meeting following the close of the hearing. This decision will be the prerequisite "final agency decision" for t…

21 NCAC 66 .0705 PROPOSALS FOR DECISIONS (a) When an administrative law judge conducts a hearing pursuant to G.S. 150B-40(e), a "proposal for decision" shall be rendered within 45 days of the hearing pursuant to the Rules of the Office of Administrative Hearings. The parties may …

Section .0900 – Veterinary facility permits 21 NCAC 66. 0901 DEFINITIONS In addition to the terms set forth in G.S. 90-181, the following definitions apply to this Subchapter: (1) "Owner" means the person whose business provides services that constitute the practice of veterinary…

21 NCAC 66 .0902 VETERINARY FACILITY PERMITS (a) Any person who owns a business which operates a facility providing services that constitute the "practice of veterinary medicine" on a full, part-time, or temporary basis shall have a veterinary facility permit issued by the Board …

21 NCAC 66 .0903 SUPERVISING VETERINARIAN (a) The owners of a veterinary facility shall designate a supervising veterinarian who shall be responsible for informing the owners as to the instances of non-compliance with 21 NCAC 66 .0207 and 21 NCAC 66 .0208 at the veterinary facili…

21 NCAC 66 .0904 DISCIPLINE VETERINARY FACILITY PERMITS (a) The Board shall investigate any complaint within its jurisdiction. The investigation and any resulting hearings shall be conducted pursuant to Sections .0600 and .0700 of the Chapter. Following an investigation and the o…

21 NCAC 66 .0905 REINSTATEMENT AFTER REVOCATION OF FACILITY PERMIT Any person whose facility permit been suspended or revoked pursuant to the provisions of Rule .0904 of this Section may apply for reinstatement subject to any terms and conditions contained in the final agency dec…

SECTION .1000 – BOARDING KENNELS 21 NCAC 66 .1001 BOARDING KENNEL rECORDS Operators of a boarding kennel, as defined in G.S. 90-181.1(b)(1a), shall maintain records, as part of the medical record, of all dogs and cats, that include the following information: (1) name and address …

21 NCAC 66 .1002 Inspection of records Boarding kennels shall make all medical records available to the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Board or its authorized representative, on request, during business hours, during an inspection of the facility, and during an investigation. …

21 NCAC 66 .1003 Definitions As used in this Section: (1) "Accessories" means any objects used in cleaning and sanitizing primary enclosures, exercise areas, or objects to which an animal may have access, including, but not limited to toys, blankets, food and water utensils, and …

21 NCAC 66 .1004 permits and registrations All operators of a boarding kennels, as defined in G.S. 90-181.1(b)(1a), shall have a valid veterinary facility permit and a valid boarding kennel permit. Boarding kennel permits shall be submitted with veterinary facility permit applica…

section .1100 – facilities and operating standards 21 NCAC 66 .1101 general (a) Housing facilities for dogs and cats shall be structurally sound and maintained to protect the animals from injury, contain the animals, and restrict the entrance of other animals and people. (b) All …

21 NCAC 66 .1102 Indoor Facilities (a) Heating and cooling of indoor facilities: (1) indoor facilities for dogs and cats shall be adequately heated and cooled to protect the dogs and cats from cold and heat and provide for their health and comfort; (2) the ambient temperature sha…

21 NCAC 66 .1103 outdoor facilities (a) In outdoor facilities that are subject to this Section, primary enclosures, common areas and walkways with which an animal comes in contact: (1) shall have groundcover constructed of sealed concrete or other surfaces so long as it is imperv…

21 NCAC 66 .1104 Primary enclosures (a) Primary enclosures and exercise areas shall be constructed so as to prevent contamination from waste and wastewater from animals in other enclosures. All surfaces where an animal comes in contact shall be impervious to moisture, excluding t…

21 NCAC 66 .1105 feeding (a) Dogs and cats older than six months shall be fed at least once each 24-hour period. (b) Dogs and cats less than six months of age shall be fed at least twice in each 24-hour period. An eight-hour interval between feedings is required if only two feedi…

21 NCAC 66 .1106 watering (a) Animals, subject to this Subchapter, shall have continuous access to fresh, potable water, except when directed by a veterinarian to limit access. (b) Veterinary care for a specific animal that requires water to be withheld, given in intervals, or an…

21 NCAC 66 .1107 Sanitation (a) Waste shall be removed from primary enclosures, exercise areas, and common areas to prevent contamination of the dogs or cats contained therein and to reduce disease hazards and odors. Enclosures and exercise areas for dogs and cats shall be thorou…

21 NCAC 66 .1108 classification and Separation Animals housed in the same primary enclosure or confined to an exercise area shall be maintained in groups, with the following additional restrictions: (1) Females in season (estrus) shall not be housed in the same primary enclosure …

21 NCAC 66 .1109 Veterinary CAre (a) A written Program of Veterinary Care (PVC), to include disease control and prevention, vaccination, euthanasia, disposition of diseased, ill, injured, infirm or deformed animals, and provision of adequate routine and emergency veterinary care,…

21 NCAC 66 .1110 discipline of boarding kennel permits (a) The Board shall investigate any complaint within its jurisdiction. The investigation and any resulting hearings shall be conducted pursuant to Sections .0600 and .0700 of this Chapter. Following an investigation and the b…

CHAPTER 68 – addictions specialist Professional Practice Board SECTION .0100 - GENERAL 21 NCAC 68 .0101 DEFINITIONS As used in this Chapter, the following terms are defined as: (1) "Applicant" means a person who submits documentation seeking Board status for registration, certifi…

21 NCAC 68 .0102 BOARD ADDRESS (a) Unless otherwise directed, all correspondence shall be mailed to the following address: North Carolina Addiction Specialist Professional Practice Board P.O. Box 10126 Raleigh, NC 27605. (b) The Board website shall be located at www.ncsappb.org. …

SECTION .0200 - CERTIFICATION 21 NCAC 68 .0201 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION (a) Applications, inquires, and forms shall be obtained from the Board's website, www.ncsappb.org and submitted to the Board for review and approval. (b) To obtain an application packet, the applicant sha…

21 ncac 68 .0202 REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR BOARD Credential (a) To register, the applicant shall submit the following to the Board: (1) Completed application provided by the Board; (2) Documentation of the degree required for a credential; (3) A signed supervision agreement provid…

21 NCAC 68 .0203 DESIGNATION AS Alcohol and drug COUNSELOR INTERN (a) To be designated as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor Intern, a counselor shall: (1) Submit the requirements for Registration status as described in Rule .0202 of this Chapter, if not submitted previously; (2) Prov…

21 NCAC 68 .0204 SUPERVISED PRACTICUM FOR cERTIFIED Alcohol and Drug Counselor AND LICENSED CLINICAL ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST (a) All applicants for the certified alcohol and drug counselor or the clinical addictions specialist credential shall complete a 300 hour practicum supervis…

21 NCAC 68 .0205 CERTIFIED Alcohol and Drug COUNSELOR CERTIFICATION Requirements for certification as a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor shall be as follows: (1) Completion of 6,000 hours of paid or volunteer supervised experience as set out in G.S. 90-113.40(a). If the work …

21 NCAC 68 .0206 PROCESS FOR PREVENTION Specialist CERTIFICATION (a) The Board shall certify an applicant as a certified prevention specialist as set out in Article 5C of Chapter 90 of the North Carolina General Statutes. A certified prevention specialist's primary responsibiliti…