21 ncac 68 .0606             EFFECT OF ACTIONS OF COURT OR OF OTHER PROFESSIONAL GROUPS

(a)  If a person credentialed or applying for a credential from the Board has been disciplined by another professional organization or convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor, the Ethics Committee or the Board may take this prior record into consideration when imposing disciplinary sanctions.

(b)  When prior discipline is discovered, it shall be referred to the Ethics Committee and shall be treated by the Ethics Committee in the same manner as a complaint, unless previously addressed by the Board or committee of the Board.

(c)  The substance use disorder professional shall notify the Board within 30 days from the date of any charges, conviction or finding of guilt, or pleading of nolo contendere for all criminal convictions. This reporting shall include DWI charges, arrests, and convictions but exclude all other traffic convictions pursuant to G.S. 20.

(d)  Failure to report these criminal convictions shall be considered a violation of the ethical principles of the Board.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-113.30; 90-113.33; 90-113.39; 90-113.40; 90-113.43; 90-113.44; 90-113.45;

Temporary Adoption Eff. October 23, 1995 for a period of 180 days or until the permanent rule becomes effective, whichever is sooner;

Eff. February 1, 1996;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2011; April 1, 2003;

Readopted Eff. October 1, 2020.