NCMB acts to reduce licensure barriers
As part of NCMB’s ongoing COVID-19 response, the Board has approved several measures to ease barriers to medical licensure. These actions are in response to Gov. Cooper’s call to increase the…
Read More…Curbing inappropriate prescribing for COVID-19
The North Carolina Medical Board has adopted emergency rules restricting "preemptive" prescribing of chloroquine and several other medications for a possible future COVID-19 illness. NC…
Read More…Emergency reassignments for PAs
NCMB has waived paperwork requirements for physician assistants who are temporarily reassigned to a new practice area within a hospital, health system or multi-specialty group during the COVID-19…
Read More…Completing death certificates for patients who succumb to COVID-19
The state Office of the Medical Examiner has issued guidance on completing death certificates for patients who die of complications related to COVID-19. The guidance urges physicians and other…
Read More…NCMB takes additional steps to address COVID-19
The North Carolina Medical Board (NCMB) held an emergency meeting on Friday, March 27 to address several issues related to COVID-19, in order to better support the state’s response to the…
Read More…NC DHHS issues updated COVID-19 guidance
North Carolina now has community transmission of COVID-19. This means our state will be further increasing its use of population-based community mitigation strategies. The goal of mitigation is to…
Read More…NC DHHS calls for physician and PA volunteers
As part of the state's preparedness efforts Dr. Mandy Cohen, Secretary of the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS), has issued a call for volunteers to bolster the current…
Read More…Coronavirus questions? Call 2-1-1
Gov. Roy Cooper and the NC Department of Health and Human Services are directing individuals with questions about Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to dial 2-1-1 for assistance. Staff answering…
Read More…NC DHHS: community transmission of COVID-19 confirmed
COVID-19 is spreading person-to-person in the community, Gov. Roy Cooper has announced. During a news conference on Thursday, Gov. Cooper said that a case has been confirmed in a Wilson County…
Read More…Use of telemedicine amid COVID-19 concerns
NCMB has received numerous questions from licensees who are interested in expanding their use of telemedicine to care for patients amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus 2019 disease…
Read More…March Board Meeting compressed
Due to concerns about coronavirus disease 2019, NCMB has compressed the agenda for its March Board Meeting (originally scheduled for March 18-20) to handle essential business only. The revised…
Read More…NCMB approves path for retirees to help with COVID-19
The North Carolina Medical Board voted today to allow recently retired or inactive licensees to return to practice, in response to Gov. Roy Cooper’s declaration of a state of emergency related to…
Read More…Serve on the Midwifery Committee: Call for physician applicants
The North Carolina Medical Board is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on the Midwifery Committee. If selected, the appointee would begin serving immediately and then start a full three year term…
Read More…If the “Medical Board” calls demanding information, be suspicious
NCMB has recently heard from physicians who have received telephone calls from individuals claiming to be investigators with the North Carolina Medical Board. The callers typically push the…
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