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 located at https://ncrcb.org/licensee-look-up/. Should a license 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 Respiratory Care Practitioner by using the acronym, "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.

(d)  Exceptions to Paragraph (c) of this Rule include:

(1)           The respiratory care practitioner or respiratory care student is not required to wear a readily visible badge or other form of identification in the following direct patient care situations:

(A)          procedures requiring full sterile dress; or

(B)          procedures requiring other protective clothing or covering.

(2)           Identification of the respiratory care practitioner or respiratory care student may be limited to first name only and level of licensure or listing status when the full name identification may:

(A)          place the personal safety of the respiratory care practitioner or respiratory care student in jeopardy; or

(B)          interfere with the therapeutic relationship between the respiratory care practitioner or respiratory care student and patient(s).

(3)           In all other situations involving the direct provision of health care to clients, the respiratory care practitioner or respiratory care student shall wear or display a readily visible form of identification to include:

(A)          the individual's first and last name; and

(B)          the license, approval to practice title or listing title as required by law, or standard abbreviations for such title.

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

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. September 1, 2026; July 1, 2018.