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NC Gen Stat § 90-18.6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1 - Practice of Medicine.|§ 90-18.6 - Requirements for certain nicotine replacement therapy programs.

 90-18.6. Requirements for certain nicotine replacement therapy programs.The Health and Wellness Trust Fund ("Trust Fund") or the Department of Health and Human Services ("Department") may contract for the operation of a tobacco-use cessation program through which the Trust Fund or the Department, as applicable, may engage agents or contractors for the purpose of (i) recommending to individuals over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy products and supplying the products free of charge to the individual and (ii) discussing with the individual contraindications and all other aspects of over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy. All medical aspects of the nicotine replacement therapy programs shall be supervised by a physician who is licensed under this Article to practice medicine and who is under contract to or employed by the Trust Fund or the Department, as applicable, for the purpose of supervising nicotine replacement therapy programs. The physician under contract with or employed by the Trust Fund or the Department, as applicable, shall be responsible for supervision of all agents or contractors of nicotine replacement therapy programs that provide nicotine replacement therapy services to members of the public. The Trust Fund or the Department, as contracting entity, shall report the name of the supervising physician to the North Carolina Medical Board.  (2008-107, s. 10.4B.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-21.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1A - Treatment of Minors.|§ 90-21.1 - When physician may treat minor without consent of parent, guardian or person in loco parentis.

 90-21.1. When physician may treat minor without consent of parent, guardian or person in loco parentis.It shall be lawful for any physician licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina to render treatment to any minor without first obtaining the consent and approval of either the father or mother of said child, or any person acting as guardian, or any person standing in loco parentis to said child where:(1) The parent or parents, the guardian, or a person standing in loco parentis to said child cannot be located or contacted with reasonable diligence during the time within which said minor needs to receive the treatment herein authorized, or(2) Where the identity of the child is unknown, or where the necessity for immediate treatment is so apparent that any effort to secure approval would delay the treatment so long as to endanger the life of said minor, or(3) Where an effort to contact a parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis would result in a delay that would seriously worsen the physical condition of said minor, or(4) Where the parents refuse to consent to a procedure, and the necessity for immediate treatment is so apparent that the delay required to obtain a court order would endanger the life or seriously worsen the physical condition of the child. No treatment shall be administered to a child over the parent's objection as herein authorized unless the physician shall first obtain the opinion of another physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of North Carolina that such procedure is necessary to prevent immediate harm to the child.Provided, however, that the refusal of a physician to use, perform or render treatment to a minor without the consent of the minor's parent, guardian, or person standing in the position of loco parentis, in accordance with this Article, shall not constitute grounds for a civil action or criminal proceedings against such physician. (1965, c. 810, s. 1; 1977, c. 625, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-21.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1A - Treatment of Minors.|§ 90-21.2 - "Treatment" defined.

 90-21.2. "Treatment" defined.The word "treatment" as used in G.S. 90-21.1 is hereby defined to mean any medical procedure or treatment, including X rays, the administration of drugs, blood transfusions, use of anesthetics, and laboratory or other diagnostic procedures employed by or ordered by a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of North Carolina that is used, employed, or ordered to be used or employed commensurate with the exercise of reasonable care and equal to the standards of medical practice normally employed in the community where said physician administers treatment to said minor. (1965, c. 810, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-21.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1A - Treatment of Minors.|§ 90-21.3 - Performance of surgery on minor; obtaining second opinion as to necessity.

 90-21.3. Performance of surgery on minor; obtaining second opinion as to necessity.The word "treatment" as defined in G.S. 90-21.2 shall also include any surgical procedure which in the opinion of the attending physician is necessary under the terms and conditions set out in G.S. 90-21.1; provided, however, no surgery shall be conducted upon a minor as herein authorized unless the surgeon shall first obtain the opinion of another physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of North Carolina that said surgery is necessary under the conditions set forth in G.S. 90-21.1; provided further, that in any emergency situation that shall arise in a rural community, or in a community where it is impossible for the surgeon to contact any other physician for the purpose of obtaining his opinion as to the necessity for immediate surgery, it shall not be necessary for the surgeon to obtain approval from another physician before performing such surgery as is necessary under the terms and conditions set forth in G.S. 90-21.1. (1965, c. 810, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-21.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1A - Treatment of Minors.|§ 90-21.4 - Responsibility, liability and immunity of physicians.

 90-21.4. Responsibility, liability and immunity of physicians.(a) Any physician licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina providing health services to a minor under the terms, conditions and circumstances of this Article shall not be held liable in any civil or criminal action for providing such services without having obtained permission from the minor's parent, legal guardian, person standing in loco parentis, or a legal custodian other than a parent when granted specific authority in a custody order to consent to medical or psychiatric treatment. The physician shall not be relieved on the basis of this Article from liability for negligence in the diagnosis and treatment of a minor.(b) The physician shall not notify a parent, legal guardian, person standing in loco parentis, or a legal custodian other than a parent when granted specific authority in a custody order to consent to medical or psychiatric treatment, without the permission of the minor, concerning the medical health services set out in G.S. 90-21.5(a), unless the situation in the opinion of the attending physician indicates that notification is essential to the life or health of the minor. If a parent, legal guardian[,] person standing in loco parentis, or a legal custodian other than a parent when granted specific authority in a custody order to consent to medical or psychiatric treatment contacts the physician concerning the treatment or medical services being provided to the minor, the physician may give information. (1965, c. 810, s. 4; 1977, c. 582, s. 1; 1985, c. 589, s. 30.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-21.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1A - Treatment of Minors.|§ 90-21.5 - Minor's consent sufficient for certain medical health services.

 90-21.5. Minor's consent sufficient for certain medical health services.(a) Subject to subsection (a1) of this section, any minor may give effective consent to a physician licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina for medical health services for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of (i) venereal disease and other diseases reportable under G.S. 130A-135, (ii) pregnancy, (iii) abuse of controlled substances or alcohol, and (iv) emotional disturbance. This section does not authorize the inducing of an abortion, performance of a sterilization operation, or admission to a 24-hour facility licensed under Article 2 of Chapter 122C of the General Statutes except as provided in G.S. 122C-223. This section does not prohibit the admission of a minor to a treatment facility upon his own written application in an emergency situation as authorized by G.S. 122C-223.(a1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a health care provider shall obtain written consent from a parent or legal guardian prior to administering any vaccine that has been granted emergency use authorization and is not yet fully approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to an individual under 18 years of age.(b) Any minor who is emancipated may consent to any medical treatment, dental and health services for himself or for his child.  (1971, c. 35; 1977, c. 582, s. 2; 1983, c. 302, s. 2; 1985, c. 589, s. 31; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 863, s. 4; 2009-570, s. 10; 2021-110, s. 9.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-21.6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1A - Treatment of Minors.|§ 90-21.6 - Definitions.

 90-21.6. Definitions.For the purposes of Part 2 only of this Article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:(1) "Unemancipated minor" or "minor" means any person under the age of 18 who has not been married or has not been emancipated pursuant to Article 35 of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes.(2) "Abortion" means the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance or device with intent to terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant, for reasons other than to save the life or preserve the health of an unborn child, to remove a dead unborn child, or to deliver an unborn child prematurely, by accepted medical procedures in order to preserve the health of both the mother and the unborn child. (1995, c. 462, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 13(t).)
NC Gen Stat § 90-21.7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1A - Treatment of Minors.|§ 90-21.7 - Parental consent required.

 90-21.7. Parental consent required.(a) No physician licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina shall perform an abortion upon an unemancipated minor unless the physician or agent thereof or another physician or agent thereof first obtains the written consent of the minor and of:(1) A parent with custody of the minor; or(2) The legal guardian or legal custodian of the minor; or(3) A parent with whom the minor is living; or(4) A grandparent with whom the minor has been living for at least six months immediately preceding the date of the minor's written consent.(b) The pregnant minor may petition, on her own behalf or by guardian ad litem, the district court judge assigned to the juvenile proceedings in the district court where the minor resides or where she is physically present for a waiver of the parental consent requirement if:(1) None of the persons from whom consent must be obtained pursuant to this section is available to the physician performing the abortion or the physician's agent or the referring physician or the agent thereof within a reasonable time or manner; or(2) All of the persons from whom consent must be obtained pursuant to this section refuse to consent to the performance of an abortion; or(3) The minor elects not to seek consent of the person from whom consent is required. (1995, c. 462, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-21.9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1A - Treatment of Minors.|§ 90-21.9 - Medical emergency exception.

 90-21.9. Medical emergency exception.The requirements of parental consent prescribed by G.S. 90-21.7(a) shall not apply when, in the best medical judgment of the physician based on the facts of the case before the physician, a medical emergency exists that so complicates the pregnancy as to require an immediate abortion, or when the conditions prescribed by G.S. 90-21.1(4) are met. (1995, c. 462, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-21.10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1A - Treatment of Minors.|§ 90-21.10 - Penalty.

 90-21.10. Penalty.Any person who intentionally performs an abortion with knowledge that, or with reckless disregard as to whether, the person upon whom the abortion is to be performed is an unemancipated minor, and who intentionally or knowingly fails to conform to any requirement of Part 2 of this Article shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1995, c. 462, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-21.11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1B - Medical Malpractice Actions.|§ 90-21.11 - Definitions.

 90-21.11. Definitions.The following definitions apply in this Article:(1) Health care provider. - Without limitation, any of the following:a. A person who pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes is licensed, or is otherwise registered or certified to engage in the practice of or otherwise performs duties associated with any of the following: medicine, surgery, dentistry, pharmacy, optometry, midwifery, osteopathy, podiatry, chiropractic, radiology, nursing, physiotherapy, pathology, anesthesiology, anesthesia, laboratory analysis, rendering assistance to a physician, dental hygiene, psychiatry, or psychology.b. A hospital, a nursing home licensed under Chapter 131E of the General Statutes, or an adult care home licensed under Chapter 131D of the General Statutes.c. Any other person who is legally responsible for the negligence of a person described by sub-subdivision a. of this subdivision, a hospital, a nursing home licensed under Chapter 131E of the General Statutes, or an adult care home licensed under Chapter 131D of the General Statutes.d. Any other person acting at the direction or under the supervision of a person described by sub-subdivision a. of this subdivision, a hospital, a nursing home licensed under Chapter 131E of the General Statutes, or an adult care home licensed under Chapter 131D of the General Statutes.e. Any paramedic, as defined in G.S. 131E-155(15a).(2) Medical malpractice action. - Either of the following:a. A civil action for damages for personal injury or death arising out of the furnishing or failure to furnish professional services in the performance of medical, dental, or other health care by a health care provider.b. A civil action against a hospital, a nursing home licensed under Chapter 131E of the General Statutes, or an adult care home licensed under Chapter 131D of the General Statutes for damages for personal injury or death, when the civil action (i) alleges a breach of administrative or corporate duties to the patient, including, but not limited to, allegations of negligent credentialing or negligent monitoring and supervision and (ii) arises from the same facts or circumstances as a claim under sub-subdivision a. of this subdivision.  (1975, 2nd Sess., c. 977, s. 4; 1987, c. 859, s. 1; 1995, c. 509, s. 135.2(o); 2011-400, s. 5; 2017-131, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-21.12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1B - Medical Malpractice Actions.|§ 90-21.12 - Standard of health care.

 90-21.12. Standard of health care.(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, in any medical malpractice action as defined in G.S. 90-21.11(2)(a), the defendant health care provider shall not be liable for the payment of damages unless the trier of fact finds by the greater weight of the evidence that the care of such health care provider was not in accordance with the standards of practice among members of the same health care profession with similar training and experience situated in the same or similar communities under the same or similar circumstances at the time of the alleged act giving rise to the cause of action; or in the case of a medical malpractice action as defined in G.S. 90-21.11(2)(b), the defendant health care provider shall not be liable for the payment of damages unless the trier of fact finds by the greater weight of the evidence that the action or inaction of such health care provider was not in accordance with the standards of practice among similar health care providers situated in the same or similar communities under the same or similar circumstances at the time of the alleged act giving rise to the cause of action.(b) In any medical malpractice action arising out of the furnishing or the failure to furnish professional services in the treatment of an emergency medical condition, as the term "emergency medical condition" is defined in 42 U.S.C. 1395dd(e)(1)(A), the claimant must prove a violation of the standards of practice set forth in subsection (a) of this section by clear and convincing evidence.  (1975, 2nd Sess., c. 977, s. 4; 2011-283, s. 4.1(a); 2011-400, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-21.12A (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1B - Medical Malpractice Actions.|§ 90-21.12A - Nonresident physicians.

 90-21.12A. Nonresident physicians.A patient may bring a medical malpractice claim in the courts of this State against a nonresident physician who practices medicine or surgery by use of any electronic or other media in this State. (1997-514, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-21.14 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1B - Medical Malpractice Actions.|§ 90-21.14 - First aid or emergency treatment; liability limitation.

 90-21.14. First aid or emergency treatment; liability limitation.(a) Any person, including a volunteer medical or health care provider at a facility of a local health department as defined in G.S. 130A-2 or at a nonprofit community health center or a volunteer member of a rescue squad, who voluntarily and without expectation of compensation renders first aid or emergency health care treatment to a person who is unconscious, ill or injured,(1) When the reasonably apparent circumstances require prompt decisions and actions in medical or other health care, and(2) When the necessity of immediate health care treatment is so reasonably apparent that any delay in the rendering of the treatment would seriously worsen the physical condition or endanger the life of the person,shall not be liable for damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by the person or for damages for the death of the person alleged to have occurred by reason of an act or omission in the rendering of the treatment unless it is established that the injuries were or the death was caused by gross negligence, wanton conduct or intentional wrongdoing on the part of the person rendering the treatment. The immunity conferred in this section also applies to any person who uses an automated external defibrillator (AED) and otherwise meets the requirements of this section.  (a1) Recodified as G.S. 90-21.16 by Session Laws 2001-230, s. 1(a), effective October 1, 2001.(b) Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to relieve any person from liability for damages for injury or death caused by an act or omission on the part of such person while rendering health care services in the normal and ordinary course of his business or profession. Services provided by a volunteer health care provider who receives no compensation for his services and who renders first aid or emergency treatment to members of athletic teams are deemed not to be in the normal and ordinary course of the volunteer health care provider's business or profession.(c) In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this section and those of G.S. 20-166(d), the provisions of G.S. 20-166(d) shall control and continue in full force and effect.  (1975, 2nd Sess., c. 977, s. 4; 1985, c. 611, s. 2; 1989, cc. 498, 655; 1991, c. 655, s. 1; 1993, c. 439, s. 1; 1995, c. 85, s. 1; 2000-5, s. 4; 2001-230, ss. 1(a), 2; 2009-424, s. 1; 2014-120, s. 18.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-21.18 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1B - Medical Malpractice Actions.|§ 90-21.18 - Medical directors; liability limitation.

 90-21.18. Medical directors; liability limitation.A medical director of a licensed nursing home shall not be named a defendant in an action pursuant to this Article except under any of the following circumstances:(1) Where allegations involve a patient under the direct care of the medical director.(2) Where allegations involve willful or intentional misconduct, recklessness, or gross negligence in connection with the failure to supervise, or other acts performed or failed to be performed, by the medical director in a supervisory or consulting role. (2004-149, s. 2.9.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-21.19B (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1B - Medical Malpractice Actions.|§ 90-21.19B - Verdicts and awards of damages in medical malpractice actions; form.

 90-21.19B. Verdicts and awards of damages in medical malpractice actions; form.In any malpractice action, any verdict or award of damages, if supported by the evidence, shall indicate specifically what amount, if any, is awarded for noneconomic damages. If applicable, the court shall instruct the jury on the definition of noneconomic damages under G.S. 90-21.19(b).  (2011-400, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-21.20A (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1C - Physicians and Hospital Reports.|§ 90-21.20A - Reporting by physicians of pilots' mental or physical disabilities or infirmities.

 90-21.20A. Reporting by physicians of pilots' mental or physical disabilities or infirmities.(a) A physician who reports to a government agency responsible for pilots' licenses or certificates or a government agency responsible for air safety that a pilot or an applicant for a pilot's license or certificate suffers from or probably suffers from a physical disability or infirmity that the physician believes will or reasonably could affect the person's ability to safely operate an aircraft shall have immunity, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed as the result of making such a report.(b) A physician who gives testimony about a pilot's or an applicant's mental or physical disability or infirmity in any administrative hearing or other proceeding held to consider the issuance, renewal, revocation, or suspension of a pilot's license or certificate shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed as the result of such testimony. (1997-464, s. 2.)