21 NCAC 12A .0607         WAIVER

The Board may waive any rule in this Chapter that is not statutorily required if a licensee, qualifier, continuing education course provider, or continuing education course instructor submits a written request. Factors the Board shall use in determining whether to grant the waiver are:

(1)           degree of disruption to the Board;

(2)           cost to the Board;

(3)           degree of benefit to the public;

(4)           whether the requesting party had control over the circumstances that required the requested waiver;

(5)           notice to and opposition by the public;

(6)           need for the waiver; and

(7)           previous requests for waivers submitted from the requesting party.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 87-10.2(j); 150B-19;

Emergency Adoption Eff. April 24, 2020;

Temporary Adoption Eff. July 24, 2020;

Eff. July 1, 2021.