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Compliance Reviews for Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in North Carolina
Beginning January 1, 2008, the North Carolina Board of Nursing and the North Carolina Medical Board will begin a standardized approach to nurse practitioner and physician assistant Compliance Reviews. The purpose of the Compliance Reviews is to ensure that the physician assistant (PA) or nurse practitioner (NP) is complying with the Boards’ rules and regulations. As stated in both the PA and NP rules, certain information and records shall be maintained and made available to representatives from either Board upon request. Compliance Reviews will provide the opportunity for the state’s PAs and NPs to refamiliarize themselves with the Boards’ rules and regulations governing their practice.
What does this mean?
This means that NPs and PAs will be chosen at random for a review of their practice arrangements to assure they are in compliance with the laws and administrative rules governing NPs and PAs.
These reviews will be conducted by mail or by site visits by the Medical Board, the Board of Nursing, or both agencies. For site visits, at least a twenty-four (24) hour notice will be given before the PA or NP is visited by a Board staff member, and every effort will be made to accommodate the schedule of the PA or NP.
Supervising physicians may choose to attend the on-site reviews and will be provided a copy of the results of the Compliance Review. Supervising physicians will also be expected to participate in meeting any physician-related deficiencies that may be noted in the review process.