North Carolina regulations

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services proposes amendments to school-age child care rules to streamline compliance requirements for programs in school buildings, lower group leader age from 18 to 16, and add middle schools to existin…

North Carolina QRIS rules amendments raise staff-child ratios for rated child care licenses and enhance education standards for center lead teachers and family child care home operators under Session Law 2025-36.

North Carolina's Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors eliminates the resident professional requirement for in-state entities and replaces it with a "Managing Professional" responsible for license renewal and Board communications.

North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners establishes new training requirements for dental hygienists to monitor and administer nitrous oxide and sets monitoring provisions for dental assistants under rules 21 NCAC 16G and 16H.

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services readopts five rules governing licensure of surgical abortion facilities to maintain continuity of care and health and safety protections in regulated clinics.

North Carolina Professional Land Surveyors must investigate encroachments and irregularities, accurately locate easements, examine adjacent deeds and plats, set corner markers, and provide results using NAD 83/NAD 27 coordinates per amended surveyin…

North Carolina Department of Wildlife Resources reduces sheepshead daily creel limit to 5 fish and increases minimum size to 14 inches in inland waters, effective immediately with no closed season.

North Carolina amended rule 21 NCAC 56.1602 requires Professional Land Surveyors to investigate for encroachments and irregularities, mark property corners with metal stakes, examine adjacent deeds and plats, and provide survey results with area com…

North Carolina optometry applicants must submit official NBEO passing scores for Parts I, II, and III examinations plus clinical skills and injection assessments from their graduation year before taking the state clinical practicum exam.

North Carolina medical care facilities must renew licenses annually by submitting statistical data 30 days before expiration and notify the Department of ownership, name, bed capacity, or location changes at least 30 days in advance.