Chapter 90

(a) Except as otherwise exempted by G.S. 90-270.138, persons who are qualified by education to practice psychology in this State must make application for licensure to the Board within 30 days of offering to practice or undertaking the practice of psychology in North Carolina. Ap…

For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Article, there is created a North Carolina Psychology Board, which shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor. At all times three members shall be licensed psychologists, two members shall be licensed psychologi…

(a) Each licensed psychologist and licensed psychological associate member of the Board shall have the following qualifications: (1) Shall be a resident of this State and a citizen of the United States; (2) Shall be at the time of appointment and shall have been for at least five…

Members of the Board shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall receive their necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties required by this Article, as prescribed for State boards generally. The Board may employ necessary personnel for the performance…

The Board shall annually elect the chair and vice-chair from among its membership. The Board shall meet annually, at a time set by the Board, in the City of Raleigh, and it may hold additional meetings and conduct business at any place in the State. Four members of the Board shal…

On June 30 of each year, the Board shall submit a report to the Governor of the Board's activities since the preceding July 1, including the names of all licensed psychologists and licensed psychological associates to whom licenses have been granted under this Article, any cases …

(a) Licensed Psychologist. - The Board shall issue a permanent license to practice psychology to any applicant who pays an application fee and any applicable examination fee as specified in G.S. 90-270.151(b), who passes an examination in psychology as prescribed by the Board, an…

(a) Upon application and payment of the required fee, the Board shall grant permanent licensure at the appropriate level to any person who, at the time of application meets all of the following requirements: (1) Is licensed or certified as a psychologist by a similar psychology l…

(a) A license in effect on October 1, 1993, must be renewed on or before January 1, 1994. Thereafter, a license issued under this Article must be renewed biennially on or before the first day of October in each even-numbered year, the requirements for such renewal being: (1) Each…

Denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses and health services provider certification, and other disciplinary and remedial actions for violations of the Code of Conduct; relinquishing of license. (a) Any applicant for licensure or health services provider certification and any…

(a) Except as permitted in G.S. 90-270.138 and G.S. 90-270.139, it shall be a violation of this Article for any person not licensed in accordance with the provisions of this Article to represent himself or herself as a psychologist, licensed psychologist, licensed psychological a…

Any person who violates G.S. 90-270.149 is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Each violation shall constitute a separate offense. (1967, c. 910, s. 17; 1993, c. 539, s. 646; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2020-82, s. 1(a).)

(a) Except for fees paid directly to the vendor as provided in subdivision (b)(2) of this section, all fees derived from the operation of this Article shall be deposited with the State Treasurer to the credit of a revolving fund for the use of the Board in carrying out its functi…

The Board may apply to the superior court for an injunction to prevent violations of this Article or of any rules enacted pursuant thereto. The court is empowered to grant such injunctions regardless of whether criminal prosecution or other action has been or may be instituted as…

(a) Health services, as defined in G.S. 90-270.136(4) and G.S. 90-270.136(8), may be provided by qualified licensed psychological associates, qualified licensed psychologists holding provisional, temporary, or permanent licenses, or qualified applicants. Except as provided in sub…

A psychologist licensed under this Article may employ or supervise unlicensed individuals who assist in the provision of psychological services to clients, patients, and their families. The Board may adopt rules specifying the titles used by such individuals, the numbers employed…

(a) The Board may request that an applicant for licensure or reinstatement of a license or that a licensed psychologist or psychological associate currently under investigation by the Board for allegedly violating this Article consent to a criminal history record check. Refusal t…

This Compact is designed to achieve the following purposes and objectives: (1) Increase public access to professional psychological services by allowing for telepsychological practice across state lines as well as temporary in-person, face-to-face services into a state which the …

(1) Adverse action. - Any action taken by a State Psychology Regulatory Authority which finds a violation of a statute or regulation that is identified by the State Psychology Regulatory Authority as discipline and is a matter of public record. (2) Association of State and Provin…

(a) The Home State shall be a Compact State where a psychologist is licensed to practice psychology. (b) A psychologist may hold one or more Compact State licenses at a time. If the psychologist is licensed in more than one Compact State, the Home State is the Compact State where…

(a) Compact States shall recognize the right of a psychologist, licensed in a Compact State in conformance with G.S. 90-270.162, to practice telepsychology in other Compact States (Receiving States) in which the psychologist is not licensed, under the Authority to Practice Interj…

(a) Compact States shall also recognize the right of a psychologist, licensed in a Compact State in conformance with G.S. 90-270.162, to practice temporarily in other Compact States (Distant States) in which the psychologist is not licensed, as provided in the Compact. (b) To exe…

A psychologist may practice in a Receiving State under the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology only in the performance of the scope of practice for psychology as assigned by an appropriate State Psychology Regulatory Authority, as defined in the Rules of the …

(a) A Home State shall have the power to impose adverse action against a psychologist's license issued by the Home State. A Distant State shall have the power to take adverse action on a psychologist's Temporary Authorization to Practice within that Distant State. (b) A Receiving…

In addition to any other powers granted under state law, a Compact State's Psychology Regulatory Authority shall have the authority under this Compact to: (1) Issue subpoenas, for both hearings and investigations, which require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the pr…

(a) The Commission shall provide for the development and maintenance of a Coordinated Licensure Information System (Coordinated Database) and reporting system containing licensure and disciplinary action information on all psychologists to whom this Compact is applicable in all C…

(a) The Compact States hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission. (1) The Commission is a body politic and an instrumentality of the Compact States. (2) Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against t…

(a) The Commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this section and the Rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment. (b) If a majority of the legislatures of the …

(a) Oversight. - (1) The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each Compact State shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the Compact's purposes and intent. The provisions of this Compact and the rules…

(a) The Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the Compact is enacted into law in the seventh Compact State. The provisions which become effective at that time shall be limited to the powers granted to the Commission relating to assembly and the promulgation of rules…

This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. If this Compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state member thereto, the Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining Compact States. (2020-82, s. 1(b).)

The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of occupational therapy with the goal of improving public access to occupational therapy services. The practice of occupational therapy occurs in the state where the patient or client is located at the time of the p…

As used in this Compact, and except as otherwise provided, the following definitions shall apply: (1) Active duty military. - Full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders purs…

(a) To participate in the Compact, a member state shall do all of the following: (1) License occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants. (2) Participate fully in the Commission's data system, including, but not limited to, using the Commission's unique identifier…

(a) To exercise the Compact privilege under the terms and provisions of the Compact, the licensee shall meet all of the following requirements: (1) Hold a license in the home state. (2) Have a valid United States social security number or National Practitioner Identification numb…

(a) An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant may hold a home state license, which allows for Compact privileges in member states, in only one member state at a time. (b) If an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant changes primary state of res…

Active duty military personnel, or their spouses, shall designate a home state where the individual has a current license in good standing. The individual may retain the home state designation during the period the service member is on active duty. Subsequent to designating a hom…

(a) A home state shall have exclusive power to impose adverse action against an occupational therapist's or occupational therapy assistant's license issued by the home state. (b) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a remote state shall have the authority, in a…

(a) Establishment. - The Compact member states hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the Occupational Therapy Compact Commission. (1) The Commission is an instrumentality of the Compact states. (2) Venue is proper, and judicial proceedings by or against the C…

(a) The Commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, and utilization of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse action, and investigative information on all licensed individuals in member states. (b) A member state shall submit a un…

(a) The Commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this section and the rules adopted herein. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment. (b) The Commission shall promulgate reasonable ru…

(a) Oversight. - The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the Compact's purposes and intent. The provisions of this Compact and the rules prom…

(a) The Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the Compact statute is enacted into law in the tenth member state. The provisions, which become effective at that time, shall be limited to the powers granted to the Commission relating to assembly and the promulgation o…

This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this Compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any member state or of the Un…

(a) A licensee providing occupational therapy in a remote state under the Compact privilege shall function within the laws and regulations of the remote state. (b) Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with the Compact…

In order to strengthen access to Medical Services, and in recognition of the advances in the delivery of Medical Services, the Participating States of the PA Licensure Compact have allied in common purpose to develop a comprehensive process that complements the existing authority…

The following definitions apply in this Compact: (1) Adverse Action. - Any administrative, civil, equitable, or criminal action permitted by a State's laws which is imposed by a Licensing Board or other authority against a PA License or License application or Compact Privilege su…

(a) To participate in this Compact, a Participating State shall: (1) License PAs. (2) Participate in the Compact Commission's Data System. (3) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints against Licensees and License applicants. (4) Notify the Commission,…

(a) To exercise the Compact Privilege, a Licensee must: (1) Have graduated from a PA program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc., or other programs authorized by Commission Rule. (2) Hold current NCCPA certification. (3…

Upon a Licensee's application for a Compact Privilege, the Licensee shall identify to the Commission the Participating State from which the Licensee is applying, in accordance with applicable Rules adopted by the Commission, and subject to the following requirements: (1) When app…