2024 Position Statement Year-in-Review
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At its November meeting, NCMB approved an updated version of the Board position statement entitled "MEDICAL RECORDS – Documentation, Electronic Health Records, Access, and Retention”.
NCMB’s Policy Committee develops new position statements and reviews and revises existing ones on a rolling basis to ensure that these advisory statements remain current and relevant. Browse position statements online or download the lastest .pdf of NCMB’s Position Statement Compendium. This document is updated throughout the year as position statements are added or revised, so be sure to check the website for the most up to date document.
Position statements are interpretive statements that attempt to define or explain the meaning of laws or rules that govern the practice of physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners licensed in North Carolina. They also are intended to set forth criteria or guidelines used by the Board’s staff in investigations and in the prosecution or settlement of cases.
In 2024, the Policy Committee worked on the NCMB position statements listed below.
NEW POSITION STATEMENT
Conflicts in the Healthcare Setting
REVISED POSITION STATEMENTS
Telemedicine
Licensee Use of Innovative or New Treatment
Expedited Partner Care and Therapy
Professional Behavior Within the Healthcare Team
Sexual Misconduct Involving Patients
Guidelines for Avoiding Misunderstandings During Patient Encounters and Physical Examinations
Professional Use of Social Media
Policy for the Use of Audio or Visual Recordings in Patient Care
REVIEWED, NO MATERIAL CHANGES
The Licensee-Patient Relationship
Availability of Licensees to Their Patients
NCMB’s Policy Committee develops new position statements and reviews and revises existing ones on a rolling basis to ensure that these advisory statements remain current and relevant. Browse position statements online or download the lastest .pdf of NCMB’s Position Statement Compendium. This document is updated throughout the year as position statements are added or revised, so be sure to check the website for the most up to date document.
Position statements are interpretive statements that attempt to define or explain the meaning of laws or rules that govern the practice of physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners licensed in North Carolina. They also are intended to set forth criteria or guidelines used by the Board’s staff in investigations and in the prosecution or settlement of cases.
In 2024, the Policy Committee worked on the NCMB position statements listed below.
NEW POSITION STATEMENT
Conflicts in the Healthcare Setting
REVISED POSITION STATEMENTS
Telemedicine
Licensee Use of Innovative or New Treatment
Expedited Partner Care and Therapy
Professional Behavior Within the Healthcare Team
Sexual Misconduct Involving Patients
Guidelines for Avoiding Misunderstandings During Patient Encounters and Physical Examinations
Professional Use of Social Media
Policy for the Use of Audio or Visual Recordings in Patient Care
REVIEWED, NO MATERIAL CHANGES
The Licensee-Patient Relationship
Availability of Licensees to Their Patients
