§ 90-301 — Grounds for suspension, revocation, or denial of license or registration

North Carolina § 90-301

• Jurisdiction: North Carolina
• Ch. 90: Medicine and Allied Occupations
• Art. 22: Licensure Act for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists

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Any person licensed or registered under this Article may have his or her license or registration revoked or suspended for a fixed period by the Board or may have his or her application for license or registration denied by the Board under the provisions of North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 150B, for any of the following causes:
(1) His or her license or registration has been secured by fraud or deceit practiced upon the Board.
(2) Fraud or deceit in connection with his or her services rendered as an audiologist or speech and language pathologist.
(3) Unethical or immoral conduct as defined in this Article or in a code of ethics adopted by the Board.
(4) Violation of any lawful order, rule or regulation rendered or adopted by the Board.
(5) Failure to exercise a reasonable degree of professional skill and care in the delivery of professional services.
(6) Any violation of the provisions of this Article.
(7) Failure to exercise good moral conduct as defined in rules adopted by the Board or in a code of moral conduct adopted by the Board. (1975, c. 773, s. 1; 1981, c. 572, s. 4; 1987, c. 665, s. 7; c. 827, s. 1; 2013-410, s. 47.7(f); 2023-129, s. 12.1(h).)
§ 90-301A. Unethical acts and practices.
Unethical acts and practices shall be defined as including:
(1) Obtaining or attempting to obtain any fee by fraud or misrepresentation.
(2) Employing directly or indirectly any suspended or unlicensed person to perform any work covered by this Article.
(3) Using, or causing or promoting the use of any advertising matter, promotional literature, testimonial, guarantee, warranty, label, brand, insignia, or any other representation, however disseminated or published, which is misleading, deceiving, improbable, or untruthful.
(4) Aiding, abetting, or assisting any other person or entity in violating the provisions of this Article.
(5) Willfully harming any person in the course of the delivery of professional services licensed by this Article.
(6) Treating a person who cannot reasonably be expected to benefit from treatment.
(7) Charging a fee for treatment or services not rendered.
(8) Providing or attempting to provide services or supervision of services by persons not properly prepared or legally qualified to perform or permitting services to be provided by a person under such person's supervision who is not properly prepared or legally qualified to perform such services.
(9) Guaranteeing the result of any therapeutic or evaluation procedure. (1987, c. 665, s. 8.)