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Medical regulation: a team sport, not an individual event
Categories: President’s MessageDuring the November Board Meeting, I had the honor of being sworn in as the North Carolina Medical Board’s 121st…
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Recent updates to the Medical Practice Act
The N.C. General Assembly recently updated NCMB’s authorizing statute, the Medical Practice Act. The update includes…
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Recently revised position statements
Categories: Position StatementsNCMB's Policy Committee recently revised two position statements: Physician Scope of Practice and Child Maltreatment.…
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Easy money - Work from home (reprinted)
Categories: From the Office of the Medical DirectorThe Board recently reviewed a case involving the practice of telemedicine by a licensee. It turned out that the…
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FAQs on STOP Act e-prescribing requirement
NCMB has developed FAQS to address some of the questions licensees and others have raised about soon-to-be-in-effect…
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New law: Licensees must report sexual misconduct, prescribing misconduct
Effective Oct. 1, a new state law obligates licensees to report to NCMB any instances of sexual misconduct or prescribing…
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Aug-Sept 2019 Adverse Actions Report
This report displays adverse public Board actions taken in August-September 2019.
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Farewell, and good fortune: Thanks for a rewarding six years
Categories: President’s MessageOn being appointed to NCMB, I had only the most basic understanding of the Board's work. I knew that licenses were…
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STOP Act e-prescribing requirement in effect Jan. 1, 2020
Categories: AnnouncementsThe provision of NC’s opioid prescribing law, the STOP Act of 2017, that requires certain controlled substances to be…
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NC Public Health officials warn of lung disease after “vaping”
The North Carolina Division of Public Health has issued guidance to assist clinicians with identifying, managing and…
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