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North Carolina House Bill H763

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11 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
22 SESSION 2025
3-H 1
4-HOUSE BILL 763
3+H D
4+HOUSE BILL DRH40423-NN-52
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78 Short Title: Neighbor State License Recognition Act. (Public)
8-Sponsors: Representatives Zenger, Tyson, Moss, and Pless (Primary Sponsors).
9-For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
10-Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
11-April 7, 2025
12-*H763 -v-1*
9+Sponsors: Representative Zenger.
10+Referred to:
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12+*DRH40423 -NN-52*
1313 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
1414 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE RECOGNITION FOR 2
1515 INDIVIDUALS LICENSED IN CERTAIN NEIGHBORING STATES WHO ESTABLISH 3
1616 RESIDENCE IN THIS STATE. 4
1717 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
1818 SECTION 1. Chapter 93B of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new 6
1919 section to read: 7
2020 "§ 93B-15.3. Licensure recognition for individuals licensed in neighboring states. 8
2121 (a) Applicability. – This section applies to all occupational licensing boards and State 9
2222 agency licensing boards except as provided in this subsection. This section shall not apply to: 10
2323 (1) Licensure related to the diagnosis or treatment of human or animal ailments, 11
2424 conditions, or diseases by: 12
2525 a. Chiropractors under Article 8 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes. 13
2626 b. Dentists under Article 2 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes. 14
2727 c. Optometrists under Article 6 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes. 15
2828 d. Physicians under Article 1 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes. 16
2929 e. Podiatrists under Article 12A of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes. 17
3030 f. Veterinarians under Article 11 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes. 18
3131 (2) Admission to the practice of law or licensure as an attorney under Chapter 84 19
3232 of the General Statutes. 20
3333 (b) Licensure Recognition. – Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 21
3434 occupational licensing board or a State agency licensing board subject to this section shall issue 22
3535 a license, certification, or registration to any applicant who establishes residence in this State and 23
3636 satisfies all of the following conditions: 24
3737 (1) The applicant is currently licensed, certified, or registered in Georgia, South 25
3838 Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, or West Virginia in the discipline applied for 26
3939 in this State at the same or substantially equivalent practice level, as 27
4040 determined by the occupational licensing board or State agency licensing 28
4141 board. 29
4242 (2) The applicant has been licensed, certified, or registered in one or more of the 30
4343 states listed in subdivision (1) of this subsection for at least one year. 31
4444 (3) The applicant has passed an examination required for the license, certification, 32
4545 or registration in the jurisdiction in which the applicant holds a current license, 33
46-certification, or registration, if an examination was required. 34 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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48-(4) The applicant is in good standing in all jurisdictions within the United States 1
49-in which the applicant holds or has ever held a license, certification, or 2
50-registration in the profession for which the applicant is seeking licensure, 3
51-certification, or registration in this State. 4
52-(5) The applicant has not voluntarily surrendered a license, certification, or 5
53-registration or had a license, certification, or registration revoked in any 6
54-jurisdiction within the United States as a result of unprofessional conduct 7
55-related to the profession for which the applicant is seeking licensure, 8
56-certification, or registration in this State. 9
57-(6) The applicant demonstrates competency in the profession through methods 10
58-determined by the board, which may include having met the minimum 11
59-education, clinical supervision, or work experience requirements in effect in 12
60-the originating state at the time the applicant obtained the license, certification, 13
61-or registration from that state. 14
62-(7) The applicant does not have any active or pending disciplinary actions from 15
63-an occupational licensing board or agency in another jurisdiction within the 16
64-United States, and, if applicable, the occupational licensing board or State 17
65-agency licensing board has completed verification under subsection (c) of this 18
66-section. 19
67-(8) The applicant does not have a disqualifying criminal history record, as 20
68-determined by the occupational licensing board or State agency licensing 21
69-board under G.S. 93B-8.1 and related provisions of law. 22
70-(9) The applicant has paid all applicable fees, including fees for application 23
71-processing, license issuance, verification of credentials, and background 24
72-checks. 25
73-(c) Prior Disciplinary Actions. – If the applicant has any prior resolved disciplinary 26
74-actions from an occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board at the time of 27
75-application, the occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board to which the 28
76-applicant is applying shall determine and verify that the disciplinary action is resolved and, if 29
77-applicable, corrective action has been taken. If a disciplinary action is pending in another 30
78-jurisdiction, an occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board shall suspend the 31
79-application process for any license, certificate, or registration under this section until the 32
80-disciplinary action has been resolved. 33
81-(d) Required Information. – Each occupational licensing board or State agency licensing 34
82-board shall publish a document that lists the specific criteria or requirements for licensure, 35
83-certification, or registration by the board under this section and any necessary documentation 36
84-needed for satisfying the requirements. The information required by this subsection shall be 37
85-published on the occupational licensing board's or State agency licensing board's website. 38
86-(e) Effect on Other Agreements. – Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent 39
87-any occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board in this State from entering into 40
88-a reciprocity agreement with another jurisdiction or to invalidate any existing reciprocity 41
89-agreement between any occupational licensing board or agency in this State and another 42
90-jurisdiction. 43
91-(f) Scope of License. – Any license, certification, or registration granted by an 44
92-occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board to any applicant under this section 45
93-shall be valid only in this State and does not extend validity to other jurisdictions, including 46
94-through an interstate compact, unless otherwise provided by law or interstate agreement. 47
95-(g) Rights and Obligations. – Any individual who is licensed, certified, or registered 48
96-under this section shall be entitled to the same rights and subject to the same obligations as 49
97-required of an individual who was licensed, certified, or registered by an occupational licensing 50
98-board or State agency licensing board in this State under any other provision of law. 51 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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100-(h) Alternative Pathway. – Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an 1
101-individual from proceeding under the existing licensure, certification, or registration 2
102-requirements established by an occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board in 3
103-this State." 4
104-SECTION 2. Report. – Beginning on October 31, 2026, each occupational licensing 5
105-board and State agency licensing board subject to G.S. 93B-15.3, as enacted by this act, shall 6
106-include all of the following data for the previous fiscal year in the annual report to the Secretary 7
107-of State, the Attorney General, and the Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight 8
108-Committee, as required by G.S. 93B-2: 9
109-(1) The number of individuals who applied for licensure, certification, or 10
46+certification, or registration, if an examination was required. 34
47+(4) The applicant is in good standing in all jurisdictions within the United States 35
48+in which the applicant holds or has ever held a license, certification, or 36
49+H.B. 763
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53+registration in the profession for which the applicant is seeking licensure, 1
54+certification, or registration in this State. 2
55+(5) The applicant has not voluntarily surrendered a license, certification, or 3
56+registration or had a license, certification, or registration revoked in any 4
57+jurisdiction within the United States as a result of unprofessional conduct 5
58+related to the profession for which the applicant is seeking licensure, 6
59+certification, or registration in this State. 7
60+(6) The applicant demonstrates competency in the profession through methods 8
61+determined by the board, which may include having met the minimum 9
62+education, clinical supervision, or work experience requirements in effect in 10
63+the originating state at the time the applicant obtained the license, certification, 11
64+or registration from that state. 12
65+(7) The applicant does not have any active or pending disciplinary actions from 13
66+an occupational licensing board or agency in another jurisdiction within the 14
67+United States, and, if applicable, the occupational licensing board or State 15
68+agency licensing board has completed verification under subsection (c) of this 16
69+section. 17
70+(8) The applicant does not have a disqualifying criminal history record, as 18
71+determined by the occupational licensing board or State agency licensing 19
72+board under G.S. 93B-8.1 and related provisions of law. 20
73+(9) The applicant has paid all applicable fees, including fees for application 21
74+processing, license issuance, verification of credentials, and background 22
75+checks. 23
76+(c) Prior Disciplinary Actions. – If the applicant has any prior resolved disciplinary 24
77+actions from an occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board at the time of 25
78+application, the occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board to which the 26
79+applicant is applying shall determine and verify that the disciplinary action is resolved and, if 27
80+applicable, corrective action has been taken. If a disciplinary action is pending in another 28
81+jurisdiction, an occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board shall suspend the 29
82+application process for any license, certificate, or registration under this section until the 30
83+disciplinary action has been resolved. 31
84+(d) Required Information. – Each occupational licensing board or State agency licensing 32
85+board shall publish a document that lists the specific criteria or requirements for licensure, 33
86+certification, or registration by the board under this section and any necessary documentation 34
87+needed for satisfying the requirements. The information required by this subsection shall be 35
88+published on the occupational licensing board's or State agency licensing board's website. 36
89+(e) Effect on Other Agreements. – Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent 37
90+any occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board in this State from entering into 38
91+a reciprocity agreement with another jurisdiction or to invalidate any existing reciprocity 39
92+agreement between any occupational licensing board or agency in this State and another 40
93+jurisdiction. 41
94+(f) Scope of License. – Any license, certification, or registration granted by an 42
95+occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board to any applicant under this section 43
96+shall be valid only in this State and does not extend validity to other jurisdictions, including 44
97+through an interstate compact, unless otherwise provided by law or interstate agreement. 45
98+(g) Rights and Obligations. – Any individual who is licensed, certified, or registered 46
99+under this section shall be entitled to the same rights and subject to the same obligations as 47
100+required of an individual who was licensed, certified, or registered by an occupational licensing 48
101+board or State agency licensing board in this State under any other provision of law. 49
102+(h) Alternative Pathway. – Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an 50
103+individual from proceeding under the existing licensure, certification, or registration 51 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
104+DRH40423-NN-52 Page 3
105+requirements established by an occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board in 1
106+this State." 2
107+SECTION 2. Report. – Beginning on October 31, 2026, each occupational licensing 3
108+board and State agency licensing board subject to G.S. 93B-15.3, as enacted by this act, shall 4
109+include all of the following data for the previous fiscal year in the annual report to the Secretary 5
110+of State, the Attorney General, and the Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight 6
111+Committee, as required by G.S. 93B-2: 7
112+(1) The number of individuals who applied for licensure, certification, or 8
113+registration in accordance with G.S. 93B-15.3. 9
114+(2) The number of individuals who received licensure, certification, or 10
110115 registration in accordance with G.S. 93B-15.3. 11
111-(2) The number of individuals who received licensure, certification, or 12
112-registration in accordance with G.S. 93B-15.3. 13
113-(3) The number of individuals who were denied licensure, certification, or 14
114-registration in accordance with G.S. 93B-15.3, including the reasons for 15
115-denial. 16
116-SECTION 3. Effective Date. – This act becomes effective October 1, 2025, and 17
117-applies to applications for licensure, certification, or registration received on or after that date. 18
116+(3) The number of individuals who were denied licensure, certification, or 12
117+registration in accordance with G.S. 93B-15.3, including the reasons for 13
118+denial. 14
119+SECTION 3. Effective Date. – This act becomes effective October 1, 2025, and 15
120+applies to applications for licensure, certification, or registration received on or after that date. 16