{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-270.183","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270.183","heading":"Compact privilege.","body":"(a)\tTo exercise the Compact privilege under the terms and provisions of the Compact, the licensee shall meet all of the following requirements:\n(1)\tHold a license in the home state.\n(2)\tHave a valid United States social security number or National Practitioner Identification number.\n(3)\tHave no encumbrance on any state license.\n(4)\tBe eligible for a Compact privilege in any member state in accordance with subsections (d) through (h) of this section.\n(5)\tHave paid all fines and completed all requirements resulting from any adverse action against any license or Compact privilege, and two years have elapsed from the date of such completion.\n(6)\tNotify the Commission that the licensee is seeking the Compact privilege within a remote state.\n(7)\tPay any applicable, including any state, fee for the Compact privilege.\n(8)\tComplete a criminal background check in accordance with G.S. 90-270.182(a)(5), and pay any fee associated with the completion of the criminal background check.\n(9)\tMeet any jurisprudence requirements established by the remote state in which the licensee is seeking a Compact privilege.\n(10)\tReport to the Commission adverse action taken by any nonmember state within 30 days from the date the adverse action is taken.\n(b)\tThe Compact privilege is valid until the expiration date of the home state license. The licensee must comply with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section to maintain the Compact privilege in the remote state.\n(c)\tA licensee providing occupational therapy in a remote state under the Compact privilege shall function within the laws and regulations of the remote state.\n(d)\tOccupational therapy assistants practicing in a remote state shall be supervised by an occupational therapist licensed or holding a Compact privilege in that remote state.\n(e)\tA licensee providing occupational therapy in a remote state is subject to that state's regulatory authority. A remote state may, in accordance with due process and that state's laws, remove a licensee's Compact privilege in the remote state for a specific period of time, impose fines, and take any other necessary actions to protect the health and safety of its citizens. The licensee may be ineligible for a Compact privilege in any state until the specific time for removal has passed and all fines are paid.\n(f)\tIf a home state license is encumbered, the licensee shall lose the Compact privilege in any remote state until all of the following occur:\n(1)\tThe home state license is no longer encumbered.\n(2)\tTwo years have elapsed from the date on which the home state license is no longer encumbered in accordance with subdivision (1) of this subsection.\n(g)\tOnce an encumbered license in the home state is restored in good standing, the licensee must meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section to obtain a Compact privilege in any remote state.\n(h)\tIf a licensee's Compact privilege in any remote state is removed, the individual may lose the Compact privilege in any other remote state until all of the following occur:\n(1)\tThe specific period of time for which the Compact privilege was removed has ended.\n(2)\tAll fines have been paid, and all conditions have been met.\n(3)\tTwo years have elapsed from the date of completing requirements for subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection.\n(4)\tThe Compact privileges are reinstated by the Commission, and the compact data system is updated to reflect reinstatement.\n(i)\tIf a licensee's Compact privilege in any remote state is removed due to an erroneous charge, privileges shall be restored through the Compact data system.\n(j)\tOnce the requirements of subsection (h) of this section have been met, the licensee must meet the requirements in subsection (a) of this section to obtain a Compact privilege in a remote state. (2021-31, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 90. Medicine and Allied Occupations.","Article 18I. Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_90/GS_90-270.183.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:12:48Z","sha256":"37d893f0e65240c373dc46d3093d38e1d528fd3850f13622df229b718a188103","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-270.182","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-270.184"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}