{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-659","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-659","heading":"Suspension, revocation, and refusal to renew a license.","body":"(a)\tThe Board shall take the necessary actions to deny or refuse to renew a license, suspend or revoke a license, or to impose probationary conditions on a licensee or applicant if the licensee or applicant:\n(1)\tHas engaged in any of the following conduct:\na.\tEmployed fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in obtaining or attempting to obtain a license or the renewal of a license.\nb.\tCommitted an act of malpractice, gross negligence, or incompetence in the practice of respiratory care.\nc.\tPracticed respiratory care without a license.\nd.\tEngaged in health care practices that are determined to be hazardous to public health, safety, or welfare.\n(2)\tWas convicted of or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any crime involving moral turpitude.\n(3)\tWas adjudicated insane or incompetent, until proof of recovery from the condition can be established.\n(4)\tEngaged in any act or practice that violates any of the provisions of this Article or any rule adopted pursuant to this Article, or aided, abetted, or assisted any person in such a violation.\n(b)\tDenial, refusal to renew, suspension, or revocation of a license, or imposition of probationary conditions upon a licensee may be ordered by the Board after a hearing held in accordance with Article 3A of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes and rules adopted pursuant to this Article. An application may be made to the Board for reinstatement of a revoked license if the revocation has been in effect for at least one year. (2000-162, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 90. Medicine and Allied Occupations.","Article 38. Respiratory Care Practice Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_90/GS_90-659.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:12:48Z","sha256":"c0b656c836812aae21f7ac4ce3e52e3dcedfe2217cd9383e014d147d1ea4efe8","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-658","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-660"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}