North Carolina § 90-12 - 1B. Retired limited volunteer license.

§ 90-12. 1B. Retired limited volunteer license.

The Board may issue a "retired limited volunteer license" to an applicant who is a physician and who has allowed his or her license to practice medicine and surgery in this State or another state to become inactive. A physician holding a limited license under this section shall comply with the continuing medical education requirements pursuant to rules adopted by the Board. The holder of a limited license under this section may practice medicine and surgery only in association with clinics that specialize in the treatment of indigent patients. The holder of the limited license may not receive compensation for services rendered at clinics specializing in the care of indigent patients. The Board shall issue a limited license under this section within 30 days after an applicant provides the Board with information satisfying the requirements of this section. The holder of a limited license issued pursuant to this section who practices medicine or surgery outside of an association with clinics that specialize in the treatment of indigent patients shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense. The Board, in its discretion, may revoke the limited license after due notice is given to the holder of the limited license. The Board may, by rule, require an applicant for a limited license under this section to comply with other requirements or submit additional information the Board deems appropriate. History (2011-355, s. 2; 2019-191, s. 20.) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2019-191, s. 20, effective October 1, 2019, substituted "in association with clinics" for "at clinics" in the first sentence of subsection (c); and substituted "outside of an association with" for "at places other than", and "not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00)" for "not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00)" in the first sentence of subsection (e). § 90-12.2: Recodified as G.S. 90-12.5 , by Session Laws 2007-346, s. 7, effective October 1, 2007.