Important Notices and Recent Updates
·
Special Called Meeting of the
Board, via teleconference, Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 4:00 p.m.
AGENDA: Calendar for Fall 2010
exam-related dates.
Contact the Board office to attend or receive more information
·
Committee on Investigations
Meeting at the Board office on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.
Agenda: All outstanding COI matters
Contact the Board Office if you have any questions.
·
Board
Meeting has been moved from August 3, 2010 and rescheduled for:
TUESDAY, AUGUST
10, 2010
NCDA&CS
Agronomic Services Division
4300 Reedy Creek
Road
Raleigh, NC
27607
This
is the annual business meeting of the Board.
·
Fall 2010 Exam
The
Board will review and approve the calendar at the August Board
meeting. Notice will be posted
on the website of the date and location of the exam as soon as it is
approved by the Board.
·
ADVERTISING GUIDELINES
REVISED, EFFECTIVE 3/1/2010
A notice was sent to each licensee earlier this month explaining the
changes to the guidelines.
For a copy of this notice CLICK
HERE.
If you
are using the title “audioprosthologist” in any of your advertising,
including your letterhead, you should take all necessary steps to ensure
that this title is removed from your advertising before March 1, 2010.
·
Change in Board Leadership
Johnnie Sexton stepped down as President of the Board. The Board elected Joni Alberg to
serve as President of the Board.
·
NEW BOARD MEMBER
Dr. Steven Dennis has been appointed to
the Board to serve as the physician member.
·
21
NCAC 22L .0101. Amended,
effective February 1, 2010.
Approved by Rules Review Commission.
·
BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIRED FOR ALL NEW
APPLICATIONS (Effective July 1, 2009)
As part
of the application process, the Board now requires that a background check
be completed through CertifiedBackground.com, and the password for results
be submitted to the Board office.
CLICK
HERE
·
APPRENTICESHIP REQUIREMENTS AFTER FAILING
THE LICENSING EXAM
The
Board has revised the internal policies that affect apprenticeships. If your apprenticeship was renewed
after failing the exam, please review these policies to be sure you are in
compliance prior to applying for licensure and registering for the next
exam. CLICK HERE
·
MAILING ADDRESS
Please
note that in order to avoid delays all mail should be sent to the current
mailing address, as posted in the section “Contact Us” on this
website. Please also inform the
accounting department in your office of this change, as they may have the
old address stored to auto-fill in checks.
·
CONTINUING EDUCATION POLICY UPDATED
Report
of Attendance forms should be submitted within 45 days of completing a
continuing education event.
Program
Approval Applications can now be submitted electronically. See Continuing Education section.
·
BOARD MINUTES
The
Board office is in the process of preparing minutes from past Board
meetings to be posted in “pdf” format on the internet. Check back to this update page.
·
Committee on Investigations: NEW FORMS available
Complaint/Inquiry
Form: to be used to submit a Complaint for
consideration by the Committee.
Designation of
Respondent: allows a
licensee to authorize someone else to provide a response to the Committee
on his/her behalf if a letter is received regarding an advertising
violation or other misconduct. PLEASE NOTE: Pursuant to 21 NCAC 22L .0101(b) a
response from the accused party shall be filed within 20 days of receipt of
the notification of charges.
The Designation of Respondent form may be submitted when one licensee
is responding on behalf of others, in lieu of having all individuals sign
the written response. The
Committee expects a written response or the submission of the Designation
of Respondent form from each licensee who receives a letter alleging misconduct.
·
Search for Licensees
A new
database of address information is now available.
Please
report any discrepancies to the Board office via email at: info@nchalb.org,
subject: address database.
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