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Oct 17 2019

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… Read More…
Oct 16 2019

Aug-Sept 2019 Adverse Actions Report

This report displays adverse public Board actions taken in August-September 2019. View the report Read More…
Oct 14 2019

Farewell, and good fortune: Thanks for a rewarding six years

 Categories:  President’s Message On being appointed to NCMB, I had only the most basic understanding of the Board's work. I knew that licenses were… Read More…
Aug 30 2019

STOP Act e-prescribing requirement in effect Jan. 1, 2020

 Categories:  Announcements The provision of NC’s opioid prescribing law, the STOP Act of 2017, that requires certain controlled substances to be… Read More…
Aug 30 2019

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… Read More…
Aug 30 2019

A brief introduction to MAT for opioid use disorder

 Categories:  Special Features MAT may just be the “buzziest” term in medicine. Anyone who follows the opioid overdose epidemic and efforts to… Read More…
Aug 30 2019

Project ECHO: Support for MAT providers, new and established

 Categories:  Special Features Getting started with medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder can be an intimidating prospect,… Read More…
Aug 30 2019

June-July 2019 Board Actions Report

 Categories:  Board Actions Report This report displays actions taken in June-July 2019. View the Adverse Actions Report Read More…
Aug 27 2019

We’re the Medical Board and we’re here to help. No, really!

 Categories:  President’s Message At a national meeting I attended about a year ago, an international medical regulatory official shared a story that neatly… Read More…
Aug 19 2019

Q & A with Dr. Jana Burson: Elements of quality MAT

 Categories:  Special Features Clinicians who are unfamiliar with addiction medicine are sometimes skeptical about the value of opioid treatment… Read More…