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 received his 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 due 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 due notice and hearing, the Board shall find:

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

(2)           that the preceptee has in fact performed otherwise than at the direction or under the personal supervision of an optometrist licensed by the Board or has been delegated and preformed a task or tasks beyond his competence;

(3)           that the preceptee is a habitual user of intoxicants or drugs to such an extent that he 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 offenses involving moral turpitude;

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

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

(c)  Approval of a preceptorship shall continue in effect until terminated by Board or until 30 days after written notification of termination is submitted by the institution to the Board.  A preceptorship may be terminated, after due 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.