GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2013
SESSION LAW 2014-63
HOUSE BILL 379
AN ACT authorizing the north carolina veterinary medical board to amend The Board's laws pertaining to licensure fees AND license reinstatement.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 90‑186(6) reads as rewritten:
"§ 90‑186. Special powers of the Board.
In addition to the powers set forth in G.S. 90‑185 above, the Board may:
…
(6) Set and require fees
pursuant to administrative rule for the following:rule. The Board may
increase the following fees, provided (i) no fee shall be increased more than
fifteen percent (15%) within a calendar year and (ii) the cumulative total
increases of any fee shall not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the fee
amounts set in this subdivision:
a. Issuance or renewal of a
certificate of registration for a professional corporation, in an the
amount not to exceedof one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
b. Administering a North
Carolina license examination,examination for applicants for
licensure, certification, and registration, in an the amount not
to exceedof two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
c. Securing and
administering national examinations, including the National Board Examination
or the Clinical Competency Test,Administering competency examinations
for applicants seeking licensure or registration, in amounts directly
related to the costs to the Board. Fees associated with administering
national competency examinations shall be set in rules adopted by the Board.
d. Inspection of a
veterinary practice facility in an amount not to exceed seventy‑five
dollars ($75.00).the amount of one hundred twenty‑five dollars
($125.00).
e. Issuance or renewal of a
license or a limited license license, in an the amount
not to exceedof one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
f. Issuance or renewal of
a veterinary faculty certificate, in an the amount not to
exceedof one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
g. Issuance or renewal of a
zoo veterinary certificate, in an the amount not to exceedof
one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
h. Reinstatement of an expired
a revoked license, a limited license, a veterinary faculty
certificate, a zoo veterinary certificate, a veterinary technician
registration, or a professional corporation registration registration,
in an the amount not to exceedof one hundred
dollars ($100.00).
i. Issuance or renewal of
a veterinary technician registration, in an the amount not to
exceedof fifty dollars ($50.00).
j. Issuance of a
veterinary student intern registration, in an the amount not
to exceedof twenty‑five dollars ($25.00).
k. Issuance of a veterinary
student preceptee registration, in an the amount not to exceedof
twenty‑five dollars ($25.00).
l. Late fee for renewal of
a license, a limited license, a veterinary technician registration, a
veterinary faculty certificate, a zoo veterinary certificate, or a professional
corporation registration, in an the amount not to exceedof
fifty dollars ($50.00).
m. Issuance of a temporary
permit to practice veterinary medicine medicine, in an the
amount not to exceedof one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
n. Providing
copies, upon request, of Board publications, rosters, or other materials
available for distribution from the Board, in an amount determined by the Board
that is reasonably related to the costs of providing those copies.
The fees set under this subdivision for the renewal of a license, a limited license, a registration, or a certificate apply to each year of the renewal period."
SECTION 2. G.S. 90‑187.9 reads as rewritten:
"§ 90‑187.9. Reinstatement.
Any person whose license is
suspended or revoked may, at the discretion of the Board, be relicensed or
reinstated at any time without an examination by majority vote of the Board on
written application made to the Board showing cause justifying relicensing or
reinstatement.
(a) A person licensed or registered as a veterinary technician under this Article who has had his or her license or registration revoked for failure to apply for renewal may be reinstated at any time within three years following revocation upon filing an application for reinstatement and paying all accrued renewal fees and the reinstatement fee. As a condition of reinstatement, the applicant shall submit proof to the Board that the applicant has earned the continuing education credits required under this Article and rules adopted by the Board for each year the license or registration was revoked.
(b) A person whose license has been revoked for more than three years for failure to apply for license renewal may qualify for licensure upon filing an application with the Board and meeting the requirements of G.S. 90‑187 or G.S. 90‑187.3.
(c) A person whose registration has been revoked for more than three years for failure to apply for registration renewal may qualify for registration upon filing an application with the Board and meeting the requirements of G.S. 90‑186(4) and any applicable rules adopted by the Board.
(d) Subject to conditions as may be imposed by the Board, any person whose license or registration is revoked for reasons other than failure to apply for renewal may, in the Board's discretion, be relicensed or reregistered at any time by majority vote of the Board upon submitting written application to the Board showing cause for justifying relicensure or reregistration."
SECTION 3. This act becomes effective October 1, 2014.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 30th day of June, 2014.
s/ Daniel J. Forest
President of the Senate
s/ Tim Moore
Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives
s/ Pat McCrory
Governor
Approved 4:18 p.m. this 7th day of July, 2014