{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-171.43a","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-171.43A","heading":"Mandatory employer verification of licensure status.","body":"(a)\tBefore hiring a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse in North Carolina, a health care facility shall verify that the applicant has a current, valid license to practice nursing pursuant to G.S. 90-171.43.\n(b)\tFor purposes of this section, \"health care facility\" means:\n(1)\tFacilities described in G.S. 131E-256(b).\n(2)\tPublic health departments, physicians' offices, ambulatory care facilities, and rural health clinics. (2003-146, s. 6.)","path":["Chapter 90. Medicine and Allied Occupations.","Article 9A. Nursing Practice Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_90/GS_90-171.43A.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:12:48Z","sha256":"2a6a30ca9fe5dc70dcb7c641662f3dd9b202227e95cd8f0535d419ab3df5000f","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-171.43","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-171.44"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}