subchapter 16i - ANNUAL RENEWAL OF LICENSE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: DENTAL HYGIENIST

section .0100 - ANNUAL RENEWAL

21 NCAC 16I .0101           APPLICATIONS

(a)  A renewal application for a dental hygiene license shall be submitted electronically before midnight on January 31 of each year through the Board's website: www.ncdentalboard.org. The renewal application shall include:

(1)           dental hygiene license number;

(2)           full name;

(3)           mailing address and any secondary address the licensee wishes to provide;

(4)           telephone number;

(5)           fax number;

(6)           email address;

(7)           citizenship or immigration status, with verifying documentation;

(8)           whether, during the calendar year preceding the application, the licensee has:

(A)          been summoned to court or before a magistrate for the violation of any law or ordinance or for the commission of any felony or misdemeanor;

(B)          been arrested for the violation of any law or ordinance or for the commission of any felony or misdemeanor;

(C)          been taken into custody for the violation of any law or ordinance or for the commission of any felony or misdemeanor;

(D)          been indicted for the violation of any law or ordinance or for the commission of any felony or misdemeanor;

(E)           been convicted or tried for the violation of any law or ordinance or for the commission of any felony or misdemeanor;

(F)           been charged with the violation of any law or ordinance or for the commission of any felony or misdemeanor;

(G)          pleaded guilty to the violation of any law or ordinance or for the commission of any felony or misdemeanor;

(H)          been disciplined by any professional licensing board; or

(I)            had a malpractice suit settled or pending against the licensee;

(9)           whether the licensee has been investigated for employee misclassification as an independent contractor within the five years preceding the application;

(10)         employment status as a dental hygienist as of the date of the application, including;

(A)          whether the licensee is currently working as a dental hygienist;

(B)          name of the practice in which the licensee provides services;

(C)          primary setting in which the licensee provides services;

(D)          type of employer for which the licensee works; and

(E)           number of hours the licensee works in an average week;

(11)         a report of the licensee's completion of continuing education hours related to clinical patient care during the calendar year preceding the application, or the licensee's exemption from reporting;

(12)         whether the licensee holds an unexpired CPR certification;

(13)         whether the licensee has been employed as a limited supervision hygienist as set forth in 21 NCAC 16Z during the calendar year preceding the application; and

(14)         a written statement certifying that the information submitted is accurate to the best of the licensee's knowledge.

(b)  In addition to the requirements of Paragraph (a) of this Rule, the licensee shall mail to the Board the following materials for review by the Board before the license will be renewed:

(1)           for each matter existing under Subparagraph (a)(8) of this Rule, a statement describing the nature, facts, and disposition of the matter, and include a copy, certified by the clerk of court or the applicable licensing board, of the disposition or judgment in the matter; and

(2)           for each matter under Subparagraph (a)(9) of this Rule, documentation of the results of the investigation.

(c)  The Board shall receive all information and documentation set forth in Paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Rule, accompanied by the renewal fees set forth in 21 NCAC 16M .0102, for the renewal application to be complete. If a renewal application is not complete, the license shall not be renewed.

(d)  Eligible licensees shall be granted an extension period as set out in Rule .0111 of this Subchapter in which to pay renewal fees, obtain CPR certification, and comply with the Board's continuing education rules.

(e)  Any license obtained through fraud or by any false representation shall be revoked.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-227; 93B-15;

Eff. September 3, 1976;

Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2015; February 1, 2008; April 1, 2003; August 1, 1998; May 1, 1989.

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 9, 2018;

Amended Eff. September 1, 2020.