GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 286
Short Title: NC Board of Nursing Licensure Fees. (Public)
Sponsors: Senators Adcock, Hanig, and Corbin (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
March 17, 2025
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO INCREASE V ARIOUS FEES FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF 2
NURSING. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. G.S. 90-171.27 reads as rewritten: 5
"§ 90-171.27. Expenses payable from fees collected by Board. 6
(a) All salaries, compensation, and expenses incurred or allowed for the purposes of 7
carrying out this Article shall be paid by the Board exclusively out of the fees received by the 8
Board as authorized by this Article, or funds received from other sources. In no case shall any 9
salary, expense, or other obligation of the Board be charged against the treasury of the State of 10
North Carolina. All moneys and receipts shall be kept in a special fund by and for the use of the 11
Board for the exclusive purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Article. 12
(b) The schedule of fees shall not exceed the following rates: 13
Application for examination leading to certificate and license as 14
registered nurse .................................................................................. $75.00$150.00 15
Application for certificate and license as registered nurse by 16
endorsement ......................................................................................... 150.00300.00 17
Application for each re-examination leading to certificate and license as 18
registered nurse ...................................................................................... 75.00150.00 19
Renewal of license to practice as registered nurse (two-year period) ........... 100.00200.00 20
Reinstatement of lapsed license to practice as a registered nurse and 21
renewal fee ........................................................................................... 180.00280.00 22
Application for examination leading to certificate and license as licensed 23
practical nurse by examination .............................................................. 75.00150.00 24
Application for certificate and license as licensed practical nurse by 25
endorsement ......................................................................................... 150.00300.00 26
Application for each re-examination leading to certificate and license as 27
licensed practical nurse .......................................................................... 75.00150.00 28
Renewal of license to practice as a licensed practical nurse (two-year 29
period) .................................................................................................. 100.00200.00 30
Reinstatement of lapsed license to practice as a licensed practical nurse 31
and renewal fee .................................................................................... 180.00280.00 32
Application fee for retired registered nurse status or retired licensed 33
practical nurse status .................. ……………………………………… 50.00100.00 34 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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Reinstatement of retired registered nurse to practice as a registered nurse 1
or a retired licensed practical nurse to practice as a licensed 2
practical nurse (two-year period) ......................................................... 100.00200.00 3
Reasonable charge for duplication to recover cost of other services and materials. 4
A fee for an item listed in this schedule shall not increase from one year to the next by more 5
than twenty percent (20%). 6
(c) No refund of fees will be made. 7
(d) The Board may assess costs of disciplinary action against a nurse found in violation 8
of the North Carolina Nursing Practice Act." 9
SECTION 2. The North Carolina Board of Nursing may adopt temporary rules to 10
implement the provisions of this act. 11
SECTION 3. This act becomes effective October 1, 2025, and applies to 12
applications, renewals, and reinstatements for licensure on or after that date. 13