| 12 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 |
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| 13 | 14 | | AN ACT TO INCREASE VARIOUS FEES FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF 2 |
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| 14 | 15 | | NURSING. 3 |
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| 15 | 16 | | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4 |
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| 16 | 17 | | SECTION 1. G.S. 90-171.27 reads as rewritten: 5 |
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| 17 | 18 | | "§ 90-171.27. Expenses payable from fees collected by Board. 6 |
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| 18 | 19 | | (a) All salaries, compensation, and expenses incurred or allowed for the purposes of 7 |
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| 19 | 20 | | carrying out this Article shall be paid by the Board exclusively out of the fees received by the 8 |
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| 20 | 21 | | Board as authorized by this Article, or funds received from other sources. In no case shall any 9 |
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| 21 | 22 | | salary, expense, or other obligation of the Board be charged against the treasury of the State of 10 |
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| 22 | 23 | | North Carolina. All moneys and receipts shall be kept in a special fund by and for the use of the 11 |
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| 23 | 24 | | Board for the exclusive purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Article. 12 |
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| 24 | 25 | | (b) The schedule of fees shall not exceed the following rates: 13 |
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| 25 | 26 | | Application for examination leading to certificate and license as 14 |
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| 26 | 27 | | registered nurse .................................................................................. $75.00$150.00 15 |
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| 27 | 28 | | Application for certificate and license as registered nurse by 16 |
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| 28 | 29 | | endorsement ......................................................................................... 150.00300.00 17 |
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| 29 | 30 | | Application for each re-examination leading to certificate and license as 18 |
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| 30 | 31 | | registered nurse ...................................................................................... 75.00150.00 19 |
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| 31 | 32 | | Renewal of license to practice as registered nurse (two-year period) ........... 100.00200.00 20 |
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| 32 | 33 | | Reinstatement of lapsed license to practice as a registered nurse and 21 |
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| 33 | 34 | | renewal fee ........................................................................................... 180.00280.00 22 |
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| 34 | 35 | | Application for examination leading to certificate and license as licensed 23 |
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| 35 | 36 | | practical nurse by examination .............................................................. 75.00150.00 24 |
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| 36 | 37 | | Application for certificate and license as licensed practical nurse by 25 |
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| 37 | 38 | | endorsement ......................................................................................... 150.00300.00 26 |
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| 38 | 39 | | Application for each re-examination leading to certificate and license as 27 |
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| 39 | 40 | | licensed practical nurse .......................................................................... 75.00150.00 28 |
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| 40 | 41 | | Renewal of license to practice as a licensed practical nurse (two-year 29 |
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| 41 | 42 | | period) .................................................................................................. 100.00200.00 30 |
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| 42 | 43 | | Reinstatement of lapsed license to practice as a licensed practical nurse 31 |
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| 43 | 44 | | and renewal fee .................................................................................... 180.00280.00 32 |
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| 44 | 45 | | Application fee for retired registered nurse status or retired licensed 33 |
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| 47 | 52 | | Reinstatement of retired registered nurse to practice as a registered nurse 1 |
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| 48 | 53 | | or a retired licensed practical nurse to practice as a licensed 2 |
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| 49 | 54 | | practical nurse (two-year period) ......................................................... 100.00200.00 3 |
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| 50 | 55 | | Reasonable charge for duplication to recover cost of other services and materials. 4 |
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| 51 | 56 | | A fee for an item listed in this schedule shall not increase from one year to the next by more 5 |
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| 52 | 57 | | than twenty percent (20%). 6 |
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| 53 | 58 | | (c) No refund of fees will be made. 7 |
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| 54 | 59 | | (d) The Board may assess costs of disciplinary action against a nurse found in violation 8 |
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| 55 | 60 | | of the North Carolina Nursing Practice Act." 9 |
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| 56 | 61 | | SECTION 2. The North Carolina Board of Nursing may adopt temporary rules to 10 |
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| 57 | 62 | | implement the provisions of this act. 11 |
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| 58 | 63 | | SECTION 3. This act becomes effective October 1, 2025, and applies to 12 |
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| 59 | 64 | | applications, renewals, and reinstatements for licensure on or after that date. 13 |
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