A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT authorizing the north carolina veterinary medical board to amend The Board's laws pertaining to licensure fees AND license reinstatement.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 90‑186(6) reads as rewritten:
"§ 90‑186.  Special powers of the Board.
In addition to the powers set forth in G.S. 90‑185 above, the Board may:
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(6)	Set and require fees pursuant to administrative rule. The Board may increase the following fees, provided (i) no fee shall be increased more than fifteen percent (15%) within a calendar year and (ii) the cumulative total increases of any fee shall not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the fee amounts set in this subdivision:
a.	Issuance or renewal of a certificate of registration for a professional corporation, in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
b.	Administering a North Carolina license examination for applicants for licensure, certification, and registration, in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
c.	Administering competency examinations for applicants seeking licensure or registration, in amounts directly related to costs to the Board. Fees associated with administering national competency examinations shall be set in rules adopted by the Board.
d.	Inspection of a veterinary practice facility in the amount of one hundred twenty‑five dollars ($125.00).
e.	Issuance or renewal of a license or a limited license, in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
f.	Issuance or renewal of a veterinary faculty certificate, in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
g.	Issuance or renewal of a zoo veterinary certificate, in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
h.	Reinstatement of a revoked license, a limited license, a veterinary faculty certificate, a zoo veterinary certificate, a veterinary technician registration, or a professional corporation registration, in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
i.	Issuance or renewal of a veterinary technician registration, in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00).
j.	Issuance of a veterinary student intern registration, in the amount of twenty‑five dollars ($25.00).
k.	Issuance of a veterinary student preceptee registration, in the amount of twenty‑five dollars ($25.00).
l.	Late fee for renewal of a license, a limited license, a veterinary technician registration, a veterinary faculty certificate, a zoo veterinary certificate, or a professional corporation registration, in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00).
m.	Issuance of a temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine, in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
	
		The fees set under this subdivision for the renewal of a license, a limited license, a registration, or a certificate apply to each year of the renewal period."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 90‑187.9 reads as rewritten:
"§ 90‑187.9.  Reinstatement.

(a)	A person licensed or registered as a veterinary technician under this Article who has had his or her license or registration revoked for failure to apply for renewal may be reinstated at any time within three years following revocation upon filing an application for reinstatement and paying all accrued renewal fees and the reinstatement fee. As a condition of reinstatement, the applicant shall submit proof to the Board that the applicant has earned the continuing education credits required under this Article and rules adopted by the Board for each year the license or registration was revoked.
(b)	A person whose license has been revoked for more than three years for failure to apply for license renewal may qualify for licensure upon filing an application with the Board and meeting the requirements of G.S. 90‑187 or G.S. 90‑187.3.
(c)	A person whose registration has been revoked for more than three years for failure to apply for registration renewal may qualify for registration upon filing an application with the Board and meeting the requirements of G.S. 90‑186(4) and any applicable rules adopted by the Board.
(d)	Subject to conditions as may be imposed by the Board, any person whose license or registration is revoked for reasons other than failure to apply for renewal may, in the Board's discretion, be relicensed or reregistered at any time by majority vote of the Board upon submitting written application to the Board showing cause for justifying relicensure or reregistration."
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2014.