A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize licensing boards subject to chapter 55b of the general statutes to adopt rules to implement the provisions of the chapter, as recommended by the joint legislative administrative procedure oversight committee.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 55B‑12 reads as rewritten:
"§ 55B‑12.  Application of regulations of licensing boards.
(a)	A professional corporation shall be subject to the applicable rules and regulations adopted by, and all the disciplinary powers of, the licensing board as herein defined. Nothing in this Chapter shall impair the disciplinary powers of any licensing board applicable to a licensee as herein defined. No professional corporation may do any act which its shareholders as licensees are prohibited from doing.
(b)	Subject to the requirements of Article 2A of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, any licensing board subject to this Chapter may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this Chapter, including any rules needed to establish fees within the limits set by this Chapter."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.