{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-113.33","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-113.33","heading":"Board; powers and duties.","body":"The Board shall:\n(1)\tExamine and determine the qualifications and fitness of applicants for certification and licensure to practice in this State.\n(1a)\tDetermine the qualifications and fitness of organizations applying for deemed status.\n(2)\tIssue, renew, deny, suspend, or revoke licensure, certification, or registration to practice in this State or reprimand or otherwise discipline a license, certificate, or registration holder in this State.\n(3)\tDeal with issues concerning reciprocity.\n(4)\tConduct investigations for the purpose of determining whether violations of this Article or grounds for disciplining exists.\n(5)\tEmploy and fix the compensation of personnel and legal counsel that the Board determines is necessary to carry out the provisions of this Article. The Board's employment of legal counsel is subject to the provisions of G.S. 114-2.3. The Board may purchase or rent necessary office space, equipment, and supplies.\n(6)\tConduct administrative hearings in accordance with Chapter 150B of the General Statutes when a \"contested case\", as defined in Chapter 150B, arises.\n(7)\tAppoint from its own membership one or more members to act as representatives of the Board at any meeting in which it considers this representation is desirable.\n(8)\tEstablish fees for applications for examination, registration, certificates of certification, licensure, and renewal, and other services provided by the Board.\n(9)\tAdopt any rules necessary to carry out the purpose of this Article and its duties and responsibilities pursuant to this Article, including rules related to the approval of a substance use disorder specialty curricula developed by a school, college, or university.\n(10)\tRequest that the Department of Public Safety conduct criminal history record checks of applicants for registration, certification, or licensure pursuant to G.S. 143B-1209.22.\n(11)\tEstablish a program for licensees who may be experiencing substance use disorders, burnout, compassion fatigue, and other mental health concerns. In establishing this program, the Board is authorized to enter into agreements with existing professional health care programs. The Board is also authorized to refer any licensee to this program as part of the disciplinary process. The Board may adopt rules implementing this program.\nThe powers and duties enumerated in this section are granted for the purposes of enabling the Board to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare against unqualified or incompetent practitioners and are to be liberally construed to accomplish this objective. When the Board exercises its authority under this Article to discipline a person, it may, as part of the decision imposing the discipline, charge the costs of investigations and the hearing to the person disciplined. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 685, s. 1; 1997-492, s. 4; 1999-164, s. 5; 2001-370, ss. 2, 3; 2005-431, s. 1; 2011-254, s. 3; 2014-100, s. 17.1(ii); 2019-240, ss. 7(a), 8(e); 2023-134, s. 19F.4(u).)","path":["Chapter 90. Medicine and Allied Occupations.","Article 5C. North Carolina Substance Use Disorder Professional Practice Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_90/GS_90-113.33.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:12:48Z","sha256":"0ec73db6f6ca6fc1c467a74f1af8f7ca242bc37830011e56b6b8c5343749f809","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-113.32","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-113.33a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}