The Board may grant a license, without examination or by special examination, to any person who, at the time of application, is licensed as a recreational therapist or therapeutic recreation specialist by a similar Board of another country, state, or territory whose licensing standards are substantially equivalent to or higher than those required by this Chapter. The Board shall determine the substantial equivalence upon which reciprocity is based. (2005-378, s. 2.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 90C-33

  • Board: The North Carolina Board of Recreational Therapy Licensure. See North Carolina General Statutes 90C-22
  • Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, association, unit of government, or other legal entity. See North Carolina General Statutes 90C-22
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Therapeutic recreation: The provision of treatment services and the provision of recreation services to persons with illnesses or disabling conditions. See North Carolina General Statutes 90C-22