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Dec 31 2019

Four new Board Members appointed

W. Howard Hall, MD Dr. Hall is an OB-GYN who has practiced in Morganton for more than 21 years. He currently practices… Read More…
Dec 31 2019

Medical regulation: a team sport, not an individual event

 Categories:  President’s Message During the November Board Meeting, I had the honor of being sworn in as the North Carolina Medical Board’s 121st… Read More…
Oct 17 2019

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… Read More…
Oct 17 2019

Recently revised position statements

 Categories:  Position Statements NCMB's Policy Committee recently revised two position statements: Physician Scope of Practice and Child Maltreatment.… Read More…
Oct 17 2019

Easy money - Work from home (reprinted)

 Categories:  From the Office of the Medical Director The Board recently reviewed a case involving the practice of telemedicine by a licensee. It turned out that the… Read More…
Oct 17 2019

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… Read More…
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…