North Carolina § 90-270.155 Criminal history record checks of applicants for licensure and licensees

North Carolina Statutes

§ 90-270.155 — Criminal history record checks of applicants for licensure and licensees

North Carolina § 90-270.155

Ch. 90Medicine and Allied Occupations

Art. 18GPsychology Practice Act

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270.155 (2026).

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(a)The Board may request that an applicant for licensure or reinstatement of a license or that a licensed psychologist or psychological associate currently under investigation by the Board for allegedly violating this Article consent to a criminal history record check. Refusal to consent to a criminal history record check may constitute grounds for the Board to deny licensure or reinstatement of a license to an applicant or take disciplinary action against a licensee, including revocation of a license. The Board shall be responsible for providing to the State Bureau of Investigation the fingerprints of the applicant or licensee to be checked, a form signed by the applicant or licensee consenting to the criminal record check and the use of fingerprints and other identifying information req

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(a) The Board may request that an applicant for licensure or reinstatement of a license or that a licensed psychologist or psychological associate currently under investigation by the Board for allegedly violating this Article consent to a criminal history record check. Refusal to consent to a criminal history record check may constitute grounds for the Board to deny licensure or reinstatement of a license to an applicant or take disciplinary action against a licensee, including revocation of a license. The Board shall be responsible for providing to the State Bureau of Investigation the fingerprints of the applicant or licensee to be checked, a form signed by the applicant or licensee consenting to the criminal record check and the use of fingerprints and other identifying information required by the State or National Repositories, and any additional information required by the State Bureau of Investigation. The Board shall keep all information obtained pursuant to this section confidential.
The Board shall collect any fees required by the State Bureau of Investigation and shall remit the fees to the State Bureau of Investigation for the cost of conducting the criminal history record check.
(b) Limited Immunity. - The Board, its officers and employees, acting reasonably and in compliance with this section, shall be immune from civil liability for denying licensure or reinstatement of a license to an applicant or the revocation of a license or other discipline of a licensee based on information provided in the applicant's or licensee's criminal history record check. (2006-175, s. 2; 2014-100, s. 17.1(o); 2020-82, s. 1(a); 2023-134, s. 19F.4(bbb).)
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§ 90-270.159: Reserved for future codification purposes.