SECTION .0300 – LICENSING

21 NCAC 61 .0301             LICENSE NUMBER: DISPLAY OF lICENSE

(a)  Each license issued by the Board shall be valid for a period of one year, except as otherwise provided in G.S. 90-654 and G.S. 93B-15.1.

(b)  Each individual who is issued a license shall be issued a license number that shall be displayed on the Board's website. Should that number be retired for any reason, such as death, failure to renew the license, or any other reason, that number shall not be reissued. A web-based license verification displaying the status, credentials, degree level, dates for registration, renewal, and expiration shall be accessible by the licensee in their principal place of business so as to be available for inspection in a printed or electronic format.

(c)  In accordance with the provisions of G.S. 90-640, whenever a licensee is providing respiratory care to a patient, the licensee shall wear identification that displays, in readily visible type, the licensee's name and the designation "RCP". Provisional license holders shall wear identification that displays, in readily visible type, the licensee's name and the designation "RCP-Provisional." A licensee shall ensure any person working under his or her supervision who is exempted by G.S. 90-664(2) and (4) is properly identified by wearing identification that designates the person's affiliation and position in readily visible type.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90‑652(2),(4); 90-658(b); 90-640;

Temporary Adoption Eff. October 15, 2001;

Eff. August 1, 2002;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2004;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. August 22, 2015;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2018.