21 NCAC 42M .0106        TERMINATION

(a)  Approval and registration of a preceptor shall continue in effect until terminated by the Board, by the institution from whom he or she received his or her credentials as a preceptor, or until 30 days after written notification of termination is submitted by the preceptor to the Board. The approval and registration of a preceptor may be terminated, after notice and hearing, for any violation of these Rules.

(b)  The approval of a preceptee shall be terminated by the Board no later than 30 days following the date of graduation or when, after notice and hearing, the Board finds:

(1)           that the preceptee has held himself or herself out or permitted another to represent him or her as a licensed optometrist;

(2)           that the preceptee has in fact performed professional services while not under the supervision of an optometrist licensed by the Board or has been delegated and preformed a task or tasks beyond his or her competence;

(3)           that the preceptee is a user of intoxicants or drugs to such an extent that he or she is unable to perform as a preceptee to an optometrist;

(4)           that the preceptee has been convicted in any court, state or federal, of any felony or other criminal offense involving moral turpitude;

(5)           that the preceptee has been adjudicated a mental incompetent or whose mental condition renders him or her unable to safely perform as a preceptee to an optometrist; or

(6)           that the preceptee has committed any act or omission which would subject him or her to discipline under G.S. 90-121.2 or under these Rules.

(c)  Approval of a preceptorship shall continue in effect until terminated by the Board or until 30 days after written notification of termination is submitted by the institution to the Board. A preceptorship may be terminated, after notice and hearing, for any violation of the rules of this Chapter.

History Note:        Authority G. S. 90-115.1(3); 90-117.5; 90-121.2;

Eff. April 1, 1993;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 23, 2015;

Amended Eff. March 1, 2023.