12 NCAC 09G .0205         MEDICAL EXAMINATION

(a)  Each applicant for certification or enrollment in a basic correctional officer or probation/parole officer training course shall complete, sign, and date the Commission's Medical History Statement Form (F-1) and shall be examined by either a surgeon, physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner who is licensed to practice in North Carolina or authorized to practice medicine in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Armed Forces, as outlined in 10 U.S. Code 1094, to help determine his or her fitness to carry out the physical requirements of the position of correctional officer or probation/parole officer.

(b)  Prior to being examined, the applicant shall provide the examining surgeon, physician, physician's assistant, or nurse practitioner with:

(1)           the Medical History Statement Form (F-1) which must be read, completed, and signed; and

(2)           the Instructions to Agency and Examiner for Completion of Medical Examination Report (F-2A) Form attached to the Medical Examination Report Form (F-2). The Instructions to Agency and Examiner for Completion of Medical Examination Report (F-2A) Form shall notify the examining surgeon, physician, physician's assistant, or nurse practitioner that the "Medical Screening Guidelines for the Certification of Criminal Justice Officers in North Carolina" as published by the North Carolina Department of Justice is available at no cost at https://ncdoj.gov/law-enforcement-training/criminal-justice/.

(c)  The examining surgeon, physician, physician's assistant, or nurse practitioner shall record the results of the examination on the Medical Examination Report Form (F-2) and shall sign and date the form.

(d)  The Medical Examination Report Form (F-2) and the Medical History Statement Form (F-1) shall be valid for one year after the date of the examination was conducted and shall be completed prior to:

(1)           the applicant's beginning the basic correctional officer or basic probation/parole officer training course, and

(2)           an agency's submission of application for certification to the Commission.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 17C-6; 17C-10;

Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2001;

Eff. August 1, 2002;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2015; April 1, 2009; August 1, 2004;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 25, 2019;

Temporary Amendment Eff. February 15, 2022;

Amended Eff. May 1, 2023; October 1, 2022; August 23, 2022.