§ 90-522 – Title; purpose.
90-522. Title; purpose. (a) This Article may be cited as the "Athletic Trainers Licensing Act". (b) The practice of athletic trainer services affects the public health, safety, and welfare. Licensure of the practice of athletic trainer services is necessary to ensure minimum standards of competency and to provide the public with safe athletic trainer services. […]
§ 90-523 – Definitions.
90-523. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1) Athletes.- Members of sports teams, including professional, amateur, and school teams; or participants in sports or recreational activities, including training and practice activities, that require strength, agility, flexibility, range of motion, speed, or stamina. (2) Athletic trainer. – A person who, under a written protocol […]
§ 90-524 – Board of Examiners created.
90-524. Board of Examiners created. (a) The North Carolina Board of Athletic Trainer Examiners is created. (b) Composition and Terms. – The Board shall consist of seven members who shall serve staggered terms. Four members shall be athletic trainers certified by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification, Inc. One member shall be a […]
§ 90-525 – Powers of the Board.
90-525. Powers of the Board. The Board shall have the power and duty to: (1) Administer this Article. (2) Issue interpretations of this Article. (3) Adopt, amend, or repeal rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Article. (4) Employ and fix the compensation of personnel that the Board determines is […]
§ 90-526 – Custody and use of funds; contributions.
90-526. Custody and use of funds; contributions. (a) All fees payable to the Board shall be deposited in the name of the Board in financial institutions designated by the Board as official depositories and shall be used to pay all expenses incurred in carrying out the purposes of this Article. (b) The Board may accept […]
§ 90-527 – License required; exemptions from license requirement.
90-527. License required; exemptions from license requirement. (a) On or after January 1, 1998, no person shall practice or offer to practice as an athletic trainer, perform activities of an athletic trainer, or use any card, title, or abbreviation to indicate that the person is an athletic trainer unless that person is currently licensed as […]
§ 90-470 – Institute of Medicine.
90-470. Institute of Medicine. (a) The persons appointed under the provisions of this section are declared to be a body politic and corporate under the name and style of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine, and by that name may sue and be sued, make and use a corporate seal and alter the same at […]
§ 90-451 – Definitions.
90-451. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1) Acupuncture. – A form of health care developed from traditional and modern Chinese medical concepts that employ acupuncture diagnosis and treatment, and adjunctive therapies and diagnostic techniques, for the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health and the prevention of disease. (2) Board. – The Acupuncture […]
§ 90-452 – Practice of acupuncture without license prohibited.
90-452. Practice of acupuncture without license prohibited. (a) Unlawful Acts. – It is unlawful to engage in the practice of acupuncture without a license issued pursuant to this Article. It is unlawful to advertise or otherwise represent oneself as qualified or authorized to engage in the practice of acupuncture without having the license required by […]
§ 90-453 – Acupuncture Licensing Board.
90-453. Acupuncture Licensing Board. (a) Membership. – The Acupuncture Licensing Board shall consist of nine members, three appointed by the Governor and six by the General Assembly. The six members appointed by the General Assembly shall be licensed to practice acupuncture in this State and shall not be licensed physicians under Article 1 of this […]