North Carolina General Statutes 90-171.34. Licensure renewal
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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 90-171.34
- Board: means the North Carolina Board of Nursing. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-171.20
- License: means a permit issued by the Board to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse, including a renewal thereof. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-171.20
- Nursing: is a dynamic discipline which includes the assessing, caring, counseling, teaching, referring and implementing of prescribed treatment in the maintenance of health, prevention and management of illness, injury, disability or the achievement of a dignified death. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-171.20
- Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, unit of government, or other legal entity. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-171.20
Every unencumbered license, except temporary license, issued under this Article shall be renewed for two years. On or before the date the current license expires, every person who desires to continue to practice nursing shall apply for licensure renewal to the Board on forms furnished by the Board and shall also file the required fee. Failure to renew the license before the expiration date shall result in automatic forfeiture of the right to practice nursing in North Carolina until such time that the license has been reinstated. (1981, c. 360, s. 1; 1993, c. 198, s. 6; 2009-133, s. 3.)