Subchapter 32X – Practitioner Information

21 NCAC 32X .0101          REQUIRED INFORMATION

(a)  All physicians and physician assistants licensed by the Board or applying for licensure by the Board shall provide the information required by G.S. 90-5.2(a) on an application for licensure or annual renewal.  Additionally, all physicians and physician assistants shall provide the Board with notice of any change in the information within 60 days.

(b)  In addition to the information required by G.S. 90-5.2, a physician or physician assistant shall inform the Board about any misdemeanor convictions other than minor traffic offenses.  "Minor traffic offenses" shall not include driving while intoxicated, driving under the influence, careless or reckless driving, or any other offense involving serious injury or death.  The report must include the nature of the conviction, the jurisdiction in which the conviction occurred, and the punishment imposed.  A person shall be considered convicted for purposes of this rule if they pled guilty, were found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction, or entered a plea of nolo contendere.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-5.2; 90-14.3;

Eff. August 11, 2009;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 1, 2016.