Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2

• Active duty military: Full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders pursuant to 10 U. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• Adverse action: Any administrative, civil, equitable, or criminal action permitted by a state's laws which is imposed by a licensing board or other authority against an audiologist or speech-language pathologist, including actions against an individual's license or privilege to practice such as revocation, suspension, probation, monitoring of the licensee, or restriction on the licensee's practice. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• Alternative program: A nondisciplinary monitoring process approved by an audiology or speech-language pathology licensing board to address impaired practitioners. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• Audiologist: An individual who is licensed by a state to practice audiology. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• Audiology: The care and services provided by a licensed audiologist as set forth in the member state's statutes and rules. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Compact Commission: The national administrative body whose membership consists of all states that have enacted the Compact. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• Audiology and speech-language pathology licensing board: Unless the context clearly implies otherwise, when used in this Article, "audiology and speech-language pathology licensing board" "audiology licensing board" "speech-language pathology licensing board" or "licensing board" means the agency of a state that is responsible for the licensing and regulation of audiologists and/or speech-language pathologists. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• Compact privilege: The authorization granted by a remote state to allow a licensee from another member state to practice as an audiologist or speech-language pathologist in the remote state under its laws and rules. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• Current significant investigative information: Investigative information that a licensing board, after an inquiry or investigation that includes notification and an opportunity for the audiologist or speech-language pathologist to respond, if required by state law, has reason to believe is not groundless and, if proved true, would indicate more than a minor infraction. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• Data system: A repository of information about licensees, including, but not limited to, continuing education, examination, licensure, investigative, compact privilege, and adverse action. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• Encumbered license: A license in which an adverse action restricts the practice of audiology or speech-language pathology by the licensee and said adverse action has been reported to the National Practitioners Data Bank (NPDB). See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Executive Committee: A group of directors elected or appointed to act on behalf of, and within the powers granted to them by, the Commission. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• Home state: The member state that is the licensee's primary state of residence. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• Impaired practitioner: Individuals whose professional practice is adversely affected by substance abuse, addiction, or other health-related conditions. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• Licensee: An individual who currently holds an authorization from the state licensing board to practice as an audiologist or speech-language pathologist. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• licensing board: means the agency of a state that is responsible for the licensing and regulation of audiologists and/or speech-language pathologists. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• Member state: Member state means a state that has enacted the Compact. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• Privilege to practice: A legal authorization permitting the practice of audiology or speech-language pathology in a remote state. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Remote state: A member state other than the home state where a licensee is exercising or seeking to exercise the compact privilege. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• Rule: A regulation, principle, or directive promulgated by the Commission that has the force of law. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• Single-state license: An audiology or speech-language pathology license issued by a member state that authorizes practice only within the issuing state and does not include a privilege to practice in any other member state. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• Speech-language pathologist: An individual who is licensed by a state to practice speech-language pathology. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• Speech-language pathology: The care and services provided by a licensed speech-language pathologist as set forth in the member state's statutes and rules. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• State: Any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States of America that regulates the practice of audiology and speech-language pathology. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• State practice laws: A member state's laws, rules, and regulations that govern the practice of audiology or speech-language pathology, define the scope of audiology or speech-language pathology practice, and create the methods and grounds for imposing discipline. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• Telehealth: The application of telecommunication technology to deliver audiology or speech-language pathology services at a distance for assessment, intervention, and/or consultation. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
• United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3