12 Ncac 10b .0304          MEDICAL EXAMINATION

(a)  Each applicant for certification or enrollment in a Commission-certified basic training course shall complete, sign, and date the Commission's Medical History Statement Form (F‑1) and shall be examined by either a physician, surgeon, physician's assistant, or nurse practitioner, who is licensed to practice in North Carolina, or who is authorized to practice medicine in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Armed Forces, as outlined in 10 U.S.C. 1094, to help determine his or her fitness to carry out the physical requirements of the position of justice officer.

(b)  Prior to being examined, the applicant shall provide the examining surgeon, physician, physician's assistant, or nurse practitioner with:

(1)           the Medical History Statement Form (F-1) which must be read, completed, and signed; and

(2)           the Instructions to Agency and Examiner for Completion of Medical Examination Report Form (F-2A) attached to the Medical Examination Report Form (F-2).

(c)  The "Medical Screening Guidelines Implementation Manual for Certification of Justice Officers" in the State of North Carolina as published by the North Carolina Department of Justice may be obtained, at no cost, at https://ncdoj.gov/law-enforcement-training/sheriffs/.

(d)  The examining physician, surgeon, physician's assistant, or nurse practitioner shall record the results of the examination on the Medical Examination Report Form (F-2) and shall sign and date the form.

(e)  The Medical Examination Report Form (F-2) and the Medical History Statement Form (F-1) shall be valid for one year after the date the examination was conducted and shall be completed prior to:

(1)           the applicant's beginning the Detention Officer Certification Course, the Basic Law Enforcement Training Course, or the Telecommunicator Certification Course; and

(2)           the agency submission of application for certification to the Commission.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 17E‑7;

Eff. January 1, 1989;

Amended Eff. January 1, 1996; January 1, 1993; January 1, 1991; January 1, 1990;

Temporary Amendment Eff. March 1, 1998;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2018; January 1, 2009; August 1, 2002; April 1, 2001; August 1, 1998;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 6, 2018;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2023; January 1, 2023.