2011 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 90 Medicine and Allied Occupations.
Article 5C - North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Practice Act.
90-113.30. Declaration of purpose.
90‑113.30. Declaration of purpose.
The North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board, established by G.S. 90‑113.32, is recognized as the registering, certifying, and licensing authority for substance abuse professionals described in this Article in order to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare, to protect the public from being harmed by unqualified persons, to assure the highest degree of professional care and conduct on the part of credentialed substance abuse professionals, to provide for the establishment of standards for the education of credentialed substance abuse professionals, and to ensure the availability of credentialed substance abuse professional services of high quality to persons in need of these services. It is the purpose of this Article to provide for the regulation of Board‑credentialed persons offering substance abuse counseling services, substance abuse prevention services, or any other substance abuse services for which the Board may grant registration, certification, or licensure. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 685, s. 1; 1997‑492, s. 1; 2005‑431, s. 1.)
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