21 NCAC 18B .0505          Qualified INDIVIDUAL – initial listing options

A qualified individual who has passed the qualifying examination for a license but has never obtained a license nor been a listed qualified individual on any license shall:

(1)           be eligible to obtain a license in the same or lower classification as the classification of examination that he or she has passed upon meeting all current licensing requirements not previously met and by submitting to the Board:

(a)           a license application on a form available on the Board website;

(b)           payment of the appropriate license fee; and

(c)           if more than 12 months has elapsed since the qualified individual passed the qualifying examination for a license, information to establish that, during the 12 month period immediately preceding the date the application is filed with the Board, the qualified individual has obtained at least 500 hours of primary experience as defined in Rule .0202 of this Subchapter within the most recent 12 months, has met the fee requirements set forth in 4 Rule .0404 of this Subchapter, pays the late fee set forth in Rule .0405 of this Subchapter, and meets the continuing education requirements set forth in Rule .1101 of this Subchapter.

(2)           be eligible to be included as a listed qualified individual on a current active license in the same or a lower classification as the classification of examination he or she has passed upon submitting to the Board:

(a)           a written request from the licensee, co-signed by the qualified individual, requesting the Board to list the qualified individual on the license;

(b)           a copy of the licensee's current license certificate; and

(c)           if more than 12 months has elapsed since the individual passed the qualifying examination for a license, information to establish that, during the 12 month period immediately preceding the date the application is filed with the Board, the qualified individual has obtained at least 500 hours of primary experience as defined in Rule .0202 of this Subchapter within the most recent 12 months, has met the fee requirements set forth in Rule .0404 of this Subchapter, pays the late fee set forth in Rule .0405 of this Subchapter, and meets the continuing education requirements set forth in Rule .1101 of this Subchapter.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 87‑42; 87‑43;

Eff. October 1, 1988;

Amended Eff. March 1, 1999; February 1, 1990;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. February 2, 2016;

Amended Eff October 1, 2017.