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Brochure offers assistance to ACA health insurance seekers
Individuals who currently do not have health insurance must enroll no later than March 31 or pay a penalty fee under the…
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Save the date and tell your patients: Drug take-back day set for April 26
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has scheduled the eighth DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day for…
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Quarterly Board Actions Report, Aug-Oct 2013
Categories: Board Actions ReportView recent Board actions for the months of August, September and October 2013 below. Interested in more recent actions?…
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NCMB bids farewell to former long-serving Board Member; Col. Hector Henry II, MD
Categories: AnnouncementsCol. Hector Himel Henry II, MD, a Concord urologist and former member of the Board, died on November 28 from complications…
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Meet the newest additions to the NCMB
Categories: AnnouncementsThe NCMB welcomed three new physician Board members and one new public member in November. They are: Debra A. Bolick, MD,…
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2013 physician assistant site visits find most in compliance, but serious violations persist
An unprecedented 86 percent of physician assistants selected for compliance review visits in 2013 were in full compliance…
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NCMB Position Statements as of 12/31/2013
Categories: Position StatementsThe Board annually publishes its full catalogue of Position Statements as a service to licensees. The Board’s Policy…
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NC Vital Records offers free training on new death certificate form
Categories: AnnouncementsEffective Jan. 1, physicians and others who complete death certificates in North Carolina have been using a new form to…
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“Good Samaritan” law offers protection for prevention of overdose deaths
Categories: AnnouncementsA drug overdose prevention law that took effect in April 2013 provides broad protection from criminal prosecution to any…
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What moves the needle? Factors that influence NCMB decisions and policy
Categories: President’s MessageOne thing I’ve learned in more than five years of service on the North Carolina Medical Board is that EVERYONE has an…
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