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NC Gen Stat § 87-129.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 87 - Contractors|Article 8A - Underground Utility Safety and Damage Prevention Act.|§ 87-129.1 - Fee to defray operating costs.

 87-129.1. Fee to defray operating costs.The Board is authorized to impose an annual fee on operators in order to provide sufficient moneys to fund the activities and operations of the Board in reviewing reports of alleged violations of this Article. The fee shall be based on volume of notifications provided by the Notification Center to an operator as compared to the total volume of notifications to all operators in the preceding fiscal year and shall be set at a rate determined by the Board such that the total proceeds of all fees collected shall not exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) annually to fund the activities and operations of the Board. The Board may exclude de minimis contributors from any fee assessment under this subsection. Failure to pay the assessed fee within 30 days of when the fee is due is a violation of this Article, and the Board may seek the imposition of a penalty for the nonpayment under the procedures set forth in G.S. 87-129(b1).  (2019-189, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 87-130 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 87 - Contractors|Article 8A - Underground Utility Safety and Damage Prevention Act.|§ 87-130 - Severability.

 87-130. Severability.If any provision of this Article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this Article are severable.  (2013-407, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1 - Practice of Medicine.|§ 90-1 - North Carolina Medical Society incorporated.

 90-1. North Carolina Medical Society incorporated.The association of regularly graduated physicians, calling themselves the State Medical Society, is hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, to be known and distinguished by the name of The Medical Society of the State of North Carolina. The name of the society is now the North Carolina Medical Society. (1858-9, c. 258, s. 1; Code, s. 3121; Rev., s. 4491; C.S., s. 6605; 1981, c. 573, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1 - Practice of Medicine.|§ 90-4 - Board elects officers; quorum.

 90-4. Board elects officers; quorum.The North Carolina Medical Board is authorized to elect all officers and adopt all bylaws as may be necessary. A majority of the membership of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. (1858-9, c. 258, s. 11; Code, s. 3128; Rev., s. 4494; C.S., s. 6608; 1981, c. 573, s. 4; 1995, c. 94, s. 7.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1 - Practice of Medicine.|§ 90-5 - Meetings of Board.

 90-5. Meetings of Board.The North Carolina Medical Board shall meet at least once quarterly within the State of North Carolina and may hold any other meetings necessary to conduct the business of the Board.  (Rev., s. 4495; 1915, c. 220, s. 1; C.S., s. 6609; 1935, c. 363; 1981, c. 573, s. 5; 1995, c. 94, s. 8; 2019-191, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-5.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1 - Practice of Medicine.|§ 90-5.1 - Powers and duties of the Board.

 90-5.1. Powers and duties of the Board.(a) The Board shall have the following powers and duties:(1) Administer this Article.(2) Issue interpretations of this Article.(3) Adopt, amend, or repeal rules as may be necessary to carry out and enforce the provisions of this Article.(4) Require an applicant or licensee to submit to the Board evidence of the applicant's or licensee's continuing competence in the practice of medicine.(5) Regulate the retention and disposition of medical records, whether in the possession of a licensee or nonlicensee. In the case of the death of a licensee, the rules may provide for the disposition of the medical records by the estate of the licensee. This subsection shall not apply to records created or maintained by persons licensed under other Articles of this Chapter or to medical records maintained in the normal course of business by licensed health care institutions.(6) Appoint a temporary or permanent custodian for medical records abandoned by a licensee.(7) Develop educational programs to facilitate licensee awareness of provisions contained in this Article and public awareness of the role and function of the Board.(8) Develop and implement methods to identify dyscompetent licensees and licensees who fail to meet acceptable standards of care.(9) Develop and implement methods to assess and improve licensee practice.(10) Develop and implement methods to ensure the ongoing competence of licensees.(b) Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall restrict or otherwise limit powers and duties conferred on the Board in other sections of this Article.(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the North Carolina Medical Board shall not set fees pursuant to rules. Any fees set pursuant to rules adopted by the Board and applicable on June 1, 2019, remain valid.  (2007-346, s. 5; 2019-191, ss. 5, 45.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-5.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1 - Practice of Medicine.|§ 90-5.2 - Board to collect and publish certain data.

 90-5.2. Board to collect and publish certain data.(a) The Board shall require all licensees to report to the Board certain information, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) The names of any schools of medicine or osteopathy attended and the year of graduation.(2) Any graduate medical or osteopathic education.(3) Any specialty board of certification as approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties, the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists of American Osteopathic Association, or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.(4) Specialty area of practice.(5) Hospital affiliations.(6) Address and telephone number of the primary practice setting.(7) A current, active e-mail address, which shall not be considered a public record within the meaning of Chapter 132 of the General Statutes. This information may be used or made available by the Board for the purpose of disseminating or soliciting information affecting public health or the practice of medicine.(8) Any final disciplinary order or other action required to be reported to the Board pursuant to G.S. 90-14.13 that results in a suspension or revocation of privileges.(9) Any final disciplinary order or action of any regulatory board or agency including other state medical boards, the United States Food and Drug Administration, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, Medicare, or the North Carolina Medicaid program.(10) Conviction of a felony.(11) Conviction of certain misdemeanors, occurring within the last 10 years, in accordance with rules adopted by the Board.(12) Any medical license, active or inactive, granted by another state or country.(13) Certain malpractice information received pursuant to G.S. 90-5.3, G.S. 90-14.13, or from other sources in accordance with rules adopted by the Board.(a1) The Board shall make e-mail addresses reported pursuant to G.S. 90-5.2(a)(7) available to the Department of Health and Human Services for use in the North Carolina Controlled Substance Reporting System established by Article 5E of this Chapter.(b) Except as provided, the Board shall make information collected under G.S. 90-5.2(a) available to the public.(c) The Board may adopt rules to implement this section.(d) Failure to provide information as required by this section and in accordance with Board rules or knowingly providing false information may be considered unprofessional conduct as defined in G.S. 90-14(a)(6).  (2007-346, s. 6; 2009-217, s. 2; 2013-152, s. 5; 2016-117, s. 2(e), (f); 2019-191, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-5.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1 - Practice of Medicine.|§ 90-5.3 - Reporting and publication of medical judgments, awards, payments, and settlements.

 90-5.3. Reporting and publication of medical judgments, awards, payments, and settlements.(a) All applicants and licensees shall report the following to the Board:(1) All medical malpractice judgments or awards affecting or involving the applicant or licensee.(2) All settlements in the amount of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) or more related to an incident of alleged medical malpractice affecting or involving the applicant or licensee where the settlement occurred on or after May 1, 2008.(3) All settlements in the aggregate amount of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) or more related to any one incident of alleged medical malpractice affecting or involving the applicant or licensee not already reported pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection where, instead of a single payment of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) or more occurring on or after May 1, 2008, there is a series of payments made to the same claimant which, in the aggregate, equal or exceed seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000).(b) The report required under subsection (a) of this section shall contain the following information:(1) The date of the judgment, award, payment, or settlement.(2) The specialty in which the applicant or licensee was practicing at the time the incident occurred that resulted in the judgment, award, payment, or settlement.(3) The city, state, and country in which the incident occurred that resulted in the judgment, award, payment, or settlement.(4) The date the incident occurred that resulted in the judgment, award, payment, or settlement.(c) The Board shall publish on the Board's Web site or other publication information collected under this section. The Board shall publish this information for seven years from the date of the judgment, award, payment, or settlement. The Board shall not release or publish individually identifiable numeric values of the reported judgment, award, payment, or settlement. The Board shall not release or publish the identity of the patient associated with the judgment, award, payment, or settlement. The Board shall allow the applicant or licensee to publish a statement explaining the circumstances that led to the judgment, award, payment, or settlement, and whether the case is under appeal. The Board shall ensure these statements:(1) Conform to the ethics of the medical profession.(2) Not contain individually identifiable numeric values of the judgment, award, payment, or settlement.(3) Not contain information that would disclose the patient's identity.(d) The term "settlement" for the purpose of this section includes a payment made from personal funds, a payment by a third party on behalf of the applicant or licensee, or a payment from any other source of funds.(e) Nothing in this section shall limit the Board from collecting information needed to administer this Article.  (2009-217, s. 3; 2019-191, s. 7.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-5.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1 - Practice of Medicine.|§ 90-5.4 - Duty to report.

 90-5.4. Duty to report.(a) Every licensee has a duty to report in writing to the Board within 30 days any incidents that licensee reasonably believes to have occurred involving any of the following:(1) Sexual misconduct of any person licensed by the Board under this Article with a patient. Patient consent or initiation of acts or contact by a patient shall not constitute affirmative defenses to sexual misconduct. For purposes of this section, the term "sexual misconduct" means vaginal intercourse, or any sexual act or sexual contact or touching as described in G.S. 14-27.20. Sexual misconduct shall not include any act or contact that is for an accepted medical purpose.(2) Fraudulent prescribing, drug diversion, or theft of any controlled substances by another person licensed by the Board under this Article. For purposes of this section, "drug diversion" means transferring controlled substances or prescriptions for controlled substances to (i) the licensee for personal use; (ii) a licensee's immediate family member; (iii) any other person living in the same residence as the licensee; (iv) any person with whom the licensee is having a sexual relationship; or (v) any individual unless for a legitimate medical purpose by an individual practitioner acting in the usual course of his professional practice. For the purposes of this section, the term "immediate family member" means a spouse, parent, child, sibling, and any step-family member or in-law coextensive with the preceding identified relatives.(b) For persons issued a license to practice by the Board under this Article, failure to report under this section shall constitute unprofessional conduct and shall be grounds for discipline under G.S. 90-14(a)(6). However, persons licensed by the Board who are employed by or serving as a director or agent of the North Carolina Physicians Health Program and who obtain information exclusively while functioning in their role as employee, director, or agent of the North Carolina Physicians Health Program that causes them reasonably to believe that incidents referred to in subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section occurred shall not be required to report pursuant to this section but shall comply with the reporting provisions contained in G.S. 90-21.22.(c) Any person who reports under this section in good faith and without fraud or malice shall be immune from civil liability. Reports made in bad faith, fraudulently, or maliciously shall constitute unprofessional conduct and shall be grounds for discipline under G.S. 90-14(a)(6).(d) The Board may adopt rules to implement this section.  (2019-191, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1 - Practice of Medicine.|§ 90-6 - Recodified as G.S. 90-8.1 and G.S. 90-8.2, by Session Laws 2007-346, s. 7, effective October 1, 2007.

 90-6: Recodified as G.S. 90-8.1 and G.S. 90-8.2, by Session Laws 2007-346, s. 7, effective October 1, 2007.
NC Gen Stat § 90-8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1 - Practice of Medicine.|§ 90-8 - Officers may administer oaths, and subpoena witnesses, records and other materials.

 90-8. Officers may administer oaths, and subpoena witnesses, records and other materials.The president and secretary of the Board may administer oaths to all persons appearing before it as the Board may deem necessary to perform its duties, and may summon and issue subpoenas for the appearance of any witnesses deemed necessary to testify concerning any matter to be heard before or inquired into by the Board. The Board may order that any patient records, documents or other material concerning any matter to be heard before or inquired into by the Board shall be produced before the Board or made available for inspection, notwithstanding any other provisions of law providing for the application of any physician-patient privilege with respect to such records, documents or other material. All records, documents, or other material compiled by the Board are subject to the provisions of G.S. 90-16. Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 90-16, in any proceeding before the Board, in any record of any hearing before the Board, and in the notice of charges against any licensee, the Board shall withhold from public disclosure the identity of a patient including information relating to dates and places of treatment, or any other information that would tend to identify the patient, unless the patient or the representative of the patient expressly consents to the disclosure. Upon written request, the Board shall revoke a subpoena if, upon a hearing, it finds that the evidence the production of which is required does not relate to a matter in issue, or if the subpoena does not describe with sufficient particularity the evidence the production of which is required, or if for any other reason in law the subpoena is invalid. (1913, c. 20, s. 7; C.S., s. 6612; Ex. Sess. 1921, c. 44, s. 3; 1953, c. 1248, s. 1; 1975, c. 690, s. 1; 1979, c. 107, s. 8; 1987, c. 859, s. 5; 1991, c. 348.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-8.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1 - Practice of Medicine.|§ 90-8.1 - Rules governing applicants for licensure.

 90-8.1. Rules governing applicants for licensure.(a) The North Carolina Medical Board is empowered to adopt rules that prescribe additional qualifications for an applicant, including education and examination requirements and application procedures.(b) The Board shall not deny an application for licensure based solely on the applicant's failure to become board certified.(c) By submitting an application for licensure, the applicant submits to the jurisdiction of the Board.  (C.S., s. 6610; 1921, c. 47, s. 5; Ex. Sess. 1921, c. 44, s. 2; 1973, c. 92, s. 2; 1981, c. 665, s. 1; 1983, c. 53; 1995, c. 94, s. 9; c. 405, s. 2; 1999-290, s. 1; 2007-346, ss. 7, 8; 2016-117, s. 2(g); 2019-191, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-8.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1 - Practice of Medicine.|§ 90-8.2 - Appointment of subcommittees.

 90-8.2. Appointment of subcommittees.(a) The North Carolina Medical Board shall appoint and maintain a subcommittee to work jointly with a subcommittee of the Board of Nursing to develop rules to govern the performance of medical acts by registered nurses, including the determination of reasonable fees to accompany an application for approval not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) and for renewal of approval not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00). Rules developed by this subcommittee from time to time shall govern the performance of medical acts by registered nurses and shall become effective when adopted by both the North Carolina Medical Board and the Board of Nursing. The North Carolina Medical Board shall have responsibility for securing compliance with these rules.(b) The North Carolina Medical Board shall appoint and maintain a subcommittee of four licensed physicians to work jointly with a subcommittee of the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy to develop rules to govern the performance of medical acts by clinical pharmacist practitioners, including the determination of reasonable fees to accompany an application for approval not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) and for renewal of approval not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00). Rules recommended by the subcommittee shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 150B of the General Statutes by both the North Carolina Medical Board and the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy and shall not become effective until adopted by both Boards. The North Carolina Medical Board shall have responsibility for ensuring compliance with these rules. (C.S., s. 6610; 1921, c. 47, s. 5; Ex. Sess. 1921, c. 44, s. 2; 1973, c. 92, s. 2; 1981, c. 665, s. 1; 1983, c. 53; 1995, c. 94, s. 9; c. 405, s. 2; 1999-290, s. 1; 2007-346, s. 7; 2007-418, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-9.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1 - Practice of Medicine.|§ 90-9.1 - Requirements for licensure as a physician under this Article.

 90-9.1. Requirements for licensure as a physician under this Article.(a) Except as provided in G.S. 90-9.2, to be eligible for licensure as a physician under this Article, an applicant shall submit proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant meets all of the following criteria:(1) The applicant has passed each part of an examination described in G.S. 90-10.1.(2) The applicant has completed at least 130 weeks of medical education and satisfies any of the following:a. The applicant is a graduate of a medical college approved by the Liaison Commission on Medical Education, the Committee for the Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools, or an osteopathic college approved by the American Osteopathic Association and has successfully completed one year of training in a medical education program approved by the Board after graduation from medical school; orb. The applicant is a graduate of a medical college approved or accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools, or an osteopathic college approved by the American Osteopathic Association, is a dentist licensed to practice dentistry under Article 2 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes, and has been certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery after having completed a residency in an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency program approved by the Board before completion of medical school.c. The applicant may satisfy the education and graduation requirements of subdivision (2) of this subsection by providing proof of current certification by a specialty board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, Certificate of the College of Family Physicians, Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada, Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, American Osteopathic Association, the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, or any other specialty board the Board recognizes pursuant to rules.(3) The applicant is of good moral character.(b) No license may be granted to any applicant who graduated from a medical or osteopathic college that has been disapproved by the Board pursuant to rules adopted by the Board.(c) The Board may, by rule, require an applicant to comply with other requirements or submit additional information the Board deems appropriate.  (2007-346, s. 9; 2019-191, s. 11.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-9.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 1 - Practice of Medicine.|§ 90-9.2 - Requirements for graduates of international medical schools.

 90-9.2. Requirements for graduates of international medical schools.(a) To be eligible for licensure under this section, an applicant who is a graduate of a medical school not approved by the Liaison Commission on Medical Education, the Committee for the Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools, or the American Osteopathic Association shall submit proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has met all of the following:(1) The applicant has successfully completed two years of training in a medical education program approved by the Board after graduation from medical school, or provides proof of current certification by a specialty board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, Certificate of the College of Family Physicians, Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada, Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, American Osteopathic Association, the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, or any specialty board the Board recognizes pursuant to rules.(2) The applicant has good moral character.(3) The applicant has a currently valid standard certificate of Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.(4) The applicant has the ability to communicate in English.(5) The applicant has successfully passed each part of an examination described in G.S. 90-10.1.(b) The Board may waive ECFMG certification if the applicant:(1) Has passed the ECFMG examination and successfully completed an approved Fifth Pathway Program. The applicant is required to provide the original ECFMG Certification Status Report from the ECFMG; or(2) Has been licensed in another state on the basis of written examination before the establishment of ECFMG in 1958.(c) The Board may, by rule, require an applicant to comply with other requirements or submit additional information the Board deems appropriate.  (2007-346, s. 9; 2019-191, s. 12.)