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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter V - PERFUSIONIST REGULATIONS › Section 32V .0114 - PROVISIONAL LICENSE TO FULL LICENSE

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A provisional licensed perfusionist who becomes a certified
				  clinical perfusionist as defined by
				  G.S.
				  90-682(1) at any time while
				  he or she holds a provisional license may request that his or her provisional
				  license be converted to a full license. The provisional licensee must make the
				  request upon forms provided by the Committee and must make payment of an
				  additional one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175.00) fee. The Committee may
				  request additional information or conduct an interview of the applicant to
				  determine the applicant's qualifications.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-685(3)(5);
				  90-689;
Eff. December
				  12, 2007;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 1,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter V - PERFUSIONIST REGULATIONS › Section 32V .0115 - FEES

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(a) A fee of three hundred and fifty dollars
				($350.00) is due at the time of application for a perfusion license and a fee
				of one hundred and seventy five dollars ($175.00) is due at the time of
				application for a provisional perfusion license. No portion of the application
				fee is refundable.
(b) A fee of
				three hundred and fifty dollars ($350.00) shall be paid to the North Carolina
				Medical Board for biennial renewal of a perfusion license and a fee of one
				hundred and seventy five dollars ($175.00) for annual renewal of a provisional
				perfusion license.
(c) A late fee
				of one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be charged to those who fail to renew
				timely a perfusion license or a provisional perfusion license.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-685(7);
				  90-688;
				  90-689;
				  90-690;
Eff. March 1,
				  2008;
Amended Eff. November 1, 2011;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 1,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter W - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT REGULATIONS › Section 32W .0101 - DEFINITIONS

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The following definitions apply to this Subchapter:
(1) "Anesthesiologist" means a physician who
				has successfully completed an anesthesiology training program approved by the
				Accreditation Committee on Graduate Medical Education or the American
				Osteopathic Association or who is credentialed to practice anesthesiology by a
				Hospital or an Ambulatory Surgical Facility.
(2) "Anesthesiologist Assistant" means a
				person licensed by and registered with the Board pursuant to Rule .0102 of this
				Subchapter to provide anesthesia services under the supervision of a
				Supervising Anesthesiologist.
(3)
				"Anesthesiologist Assistant License" means the authority for the
				Anesthesiologist Assistant to provide anesthesia services under North Carolina
				law.
(4) "Board" means the North
				Carolina Medical Board.
(5)
				"Certifying Examination" means the Certifying Examination for Anesthesiologist
				Assistants administered by the National Commission for Certification of
				Anesthesiologist Assistants or its successor organization.
(6) "Primary Supervising Anesthesiologist"
				means the Supervising Anesthesiologist who accepts primary responsibility for
				the Anesthesiologist Assistant's professional activities, including developing
				and implementing the Anesthesiologist Assistant's Supervision Agreement and
				assuring the Board that the Anesthesiologist Assistant is qualified by
				education and training to perform all anesthesia services delegated to the
				Anesthesiologist Assistant.
(7)
				"Renewal" means paying the annual renewal fee and providing the information
				requested by the Board as outlined in Rule .0104 of this Subchapter.
(8) "Supervising Anesthesiologist" means an
				anesthesiologist who is responsible for supervising the Anesthesiologist
				Assistant in providing anesthesia services. A Supervising Anesthesiologist must
				be licensed by the Board, actively engaged in clinical practice as an
				anesthesiologist, and immediately available onsite to provide assistance to the
				Anesthesiologist Assistant.
(9)
				"Supervision" means overseeing the activities of, and accepting responsibility
				for, the anesthesia services rendered by an Anesthesiologist
				Assistant.
(10) "Supervision
				Agreement" means a written agreement between the Primary Supervising
				Anesthesiologist(s) and an Anesthesiologist Assistant that describes the
				anesthesia services delegated to the Anesthesiologist Assistant consistent with
				the Anesthesiologist Assistant's qualifications, training, skill, competence,
				and the rules in this Subchapter.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-9.4;
				  90-18(c)(20);
				  90-18.5;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 28, 2008;
Eff. April 1, 2008;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 1,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter W - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT REGULATIONS › Section 32W .0102 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE

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(a) Except
				as otherwise provided in this Subchapter, an individual shall obtain a license
				from the Board before practicing as an Anesthesiologist Assistant. An applicant
				for an anesthesiologist assistant license shall:
(1) submit a completed license application on
				forms provided by the Board;
(2)
				supply a certified copy of applicant's birth certificate if the applicant was
				born in the United States or a certified copy of a valid and unexpired U.S.
				passport. If the applicant does not possess proof of U.S. citizenship, the
				applicant must provide information about applicant's immigration and work
				status which the Board will use to verify applicant's ability to work lawfully
				in the United States;
(3) pay the
				license fee established by Rule .0113 in this Subchapter;
(4) submit to the Board proof of completion
				of a training program for Anesthesiologist Assistants accredited by the
				Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or its
				preceding or successor organization;
(5) submit to the Board proof of current
				certification by the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist
				Assistants (NCCAA) or its successor organization, including passage of the
				Certifying Examination for Anesthesiologist Assistants administered by the
				NCCAA within 12 months after completing training;
(6) certify that he or she is mentally and
				physically able to safely practice as an Anesthesiologist Assistant;
(7) have no license, certificate, or
				registration as an Anesthesiologist Assistant currently under discipline,
				revocation, suspension, or probation;
(8) have good moral character; and
(9) submit to the Board any other information
				the Board deems necessary to determine if the applicant meets the requirements
				of the rules in this Subchapter.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter W - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT REGULATIONS › Section 32W .0103 - INACTIVE LICENSE STATUS

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(a) By notifying
				the Board in writing, any Anesthesiologist Assistant may elect to place his or
				her license on inactive status. An Anesthesiologist Assistant with an inactive
				license shall not practice as an Anesthesiologist Assistant. Any
				Anesthesiologist Assistant who engages in practice while his or her license is
				on inactive status shall be considered to be practicing without a
				license.
(b) An Anesthesiologist
				Assistant who has been inactive for less than six months may request
				reactivation of his or her license. He or she shall pay the current annual fee
				as defined in Rule .0113 of this Subchapter, provide documentation to the Board
				verifying current certification by the National Commission for Certification of
				Anesthesiologist Assistants and shall complete the Board's registration
				form.
(c) An Anesthesiologist
				Assistant who has been inactive for more than six months shall submit an
				application for a license and pay the application fee as defined in Rule .0113
				of this Subchapter. The Board may deny any such application for any enumerated
				reason contained in
				G.S.
				90-14 or for any violation of the Rules of
				this Subchapter.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-18(c)(20);
				  90-18.5;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 28, 2008;
Eff. April 1, 2008;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 1,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter W - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT REGULATIONS › Section 32W .0104 - ANNUAL RENEWAL

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(a) Each person who
				holds a license as an Anesthesiologist Assistant in this state shall renew his
				or her Anesthesiologist Assistant License each year no later than 30 days after
				his or her birthday by:
(1) completing the
				Board's registration form;
(2)
				verifying that he or she is currently certified by the National Commission for
				Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants (NCCAA), or its successor
				organization; and
(3) submitting
				the annual renewal fee under Rule .0113 of this Subchapter.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter W - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT REGULATIONS › Section 32W .0105 - CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

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(a) In
				order to maintain Anesthesiologist Assistant licensure, each Anesthesiologist
				Assistant shall complete at least 40 hours of continuing medical education
				(CME) as required by the National Commission for Certification of
				Anesthesiologist Assistants (NCCAA), or its successor organization, for every
				two year period. CME documentation must be available for inspection by the
				Board or an agent of the Board upon request.
(b) Each licensed Anesthesiologist Assistant
				shall comply with all recertification requirements of the NCCAA, or its
				successor organization, including registration of CME credit and successful
				completion of the Examination for Continued Demonstration of Qualifications of
				Anesthesiologist Assistants administered by the NCCAA.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-18(c)(20);
				  90-18.5;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 28, 2008;
Eff. April 1, 2008;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 1,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter W - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT REGULATIONS › Section 32W .0106 - STUDENT ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS

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Student Anesthesiologist Assistants may provide anesthesia
				  services under the supervision of a Supervising Anesthesiologist, provided a
				  qualified anesthesia provider is present at all times while the patient is
				  under anesthesia care.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-18.5;
Temporary Adoption Eff.
				  January 28, 2008;
Eff. April 1, 2008;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 1,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter W - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT REGULATIONS › Section 32W .0107 - EXEMPTION FROM LICENSE

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Nothing in this Subchapter shall be construed to require
				  licensure for:
(1) a Student
				Anesthesiologist Assistant enrolled in an Anesthesiologist Assistant training
				program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
				Education Programs or its successor organization; or
(2) agents or employees of physicians who
				perform delegated tasks in the office of a physician consistent with
				G.S.
				90-18(c)(13) and who are not
				rendering services as Anesthesiologist Assistants or identifying themselves as
				Anesthesiologist Assistants.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-18.5;
Temporary Adoption Eff.
				  January 28, 2008;
Eff. April 1, 2008;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 1,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter W - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT REGULATIONS › Section 32W .0108 - SCOPE OF PRACTICE

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(a)
				Anesthesiologist Assistants may provide anesthesia services only under the
				supervision of a Supervising Anesthesiologist and consistent with the
				Anesthesiologist Assistant's Supervision Agreement as defined by Rule .0101(10)
				of this Subchapter and the rules of this Subchapter. No Anesthesiologist
				Assistant shall practice where a Supervising Anesthesiologist is not
				immediately available onsite to provide assistance to the Anesthesiologist
				Assistant.
(b) Anesthesiologist
				Assistants may perform those duties and responsibilities that are delegated by
				their Supervising Anesthesiologist(s). The duties and responsibilities
				delegated to an Anesthesiologist Assistant shall be consistent with the
				Anesthesiologist Assistant's Supervision Agreement and the rules of this
				Subchapter.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-18(c)(20);
				  90-18.5;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 28, 2008;
Eff. April 1, 2008;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 1,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter W - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT REGULATIONS › Section 32W .0109 - SUPERVISION OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS

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(a) The
				Primary Supervising Anesthesiologist shall ensure that the Anesthesiologist
				Assistant's scope of practice is identified; that delegation of anesthesia
				services is appropriate to the level of competence of the Anesthesiologist
				Assistant; that the relationship of, and access to, each Supervising
				Anesthesiologist is defined; and that a process for evaluation of the
				Anesthesiologist Assistant's performance is established.
(b) The Supervision Agreement defined in Rule
				.0101(10) of this Subchapter must be signed by the Primary Supervising
				Anesthesiologist(s) and Anesthesiologist Assistant and shall be made available
				upon request by the Board or its agents. A list of all Supervising
				Anesthesiologists, signed and dated by each Supervising Anesthesiologist, the
				Primary Supervising Anesthesiologist, and the Anesthesiologist Assistant, must
				be retained as part of the Supervision Agreement and shall be made available
				upon request by the Board or its representatives.
(c) A Supervising Anesthesiologist, who need
				not be the Primary Supervising Anesthesiologist, shall supervise the
				Anesthesiologist Assistant and ensure that all anesthesia services delegated to
				the Anesthesiologist Assistant are consistent with the Anesthesiologist
				Assistant's Supervision Agreement.
(d) A Supervising Anesthesiologist may
				supervise up to four Anesthesiologist Assistants at one time.
(e) Entries by an Anesthesiologist Assistant
				into patient charts of inpatients (hospital, long term care institutions) must
				comply with the rules and regulations of the institution.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-18(c)(20);
				  90-18.5;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 28, 2008;
Eff. April 1, 2008;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2010;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 1,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter W - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT REGULATIONS › Section 32W .0110 - LIMITATIONS ON PRACTICE

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An Anesthesiologist Assistant shall not:
(1) perform a task which has not been listed
				and delegated in the Supervision Agreement;
(2) prescribe drugs, medications, or devices
				of any kind; however, this Rule does not preclude the Anesthesiologist
				Assistant from implementing or administering a treatment or pharmaceutical
				regimen prescribed by the Supervising Anesthesiologist.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-18.5;
Temporary Adoption Eff.
				  January 28, 2008;
Eff. April 1, 2008;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 1,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter W - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT REGULATIONS › Section 32W .0111 - TITLE AND PRACTICE PROTECTION

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Any person who is licensed to provide anesthesia services as
				  an Anesthesiologist Assistant under this Subchapter may use the title
				  "Anesthesiologist Assistant," "AA," "Anesthesiologist Assistant-Certified," or
				  "AA-C." An Anesthesiologist Assistant who is doctorally prepared shall not use
				  the title "Doctor," or the appellation "Dr.," on a name badge or other form of
				  identification when practicing in a clinical setting.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-18(c)(20);
				  90-18.5;
				  90-640;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 28, 2008;
Eff. April 1, 2008;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 1,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter W - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT REGULATIONS › Section 32W .0112 - IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

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An Anesthesiologist Assistant licensed under this Subchapter
				  shall keep proof of current licensure and registration available for inspection
				  at the primary place of practice and shall, when engaged in professional
				  activities, wear a name tag identifying the licensee as an "Anesthesiologist
				  Assistant," which may be abbreviated as "AA," or as a "Certified
				  Anesthesiologist Assistant," which may be abbreviated as
				  "CAA."
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-18.5;
				  90-640;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 28, 2008;
Eff. April 1, 2008;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 1, 2016;
Amended Eff. March
				  1, 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter W - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT REGULATIONS › Section 32W .0113 - FEES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The Board requires the following fees:
(1) Anesthesiologist Assistant License
				Application Fee-one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
(2) Annual Renewal Fee-one hundred fifty
				dollars ($150.00), except that an Anesthesiologist Assistant who registers not
				later than 30 days after his or her birthday shall pay an annual registration
				fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00).
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-13.1(f);
				  90-18.5;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 28, 2008;
Eff. April 1, 2008;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 1,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter W - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT REGULATIONS › Section 32W .0114 - VIOLATIONS

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The Board pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  90-14 may place on probation with or without
				  conditions, impose limitations and conditions on, publicly reprimand, assess
				  monetary redress, issue public letters of concern, mandate free medical
				  services, require satisfactory completion of treatment programs or remedial or
				  educational training, fine, deny, annul, suspend, or revoke the license, or
				  other authority to function as a anesthesiologist assistant in this State. The
				  following acts constitute violations:
(1) Failure to function in accordance with
				the rules of this Subchapter or with any provision of
				G.S.
				90-14;
(2) Representing oneself as a physician;
				or
(3) Allowing one's certification
				with the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants
				(NCCAA) or its successor organization to lapse at any time.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-18.5;
Temporary Adoption Eff.
				  January 28, 2008;
Eff. April 1, 2008;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 1,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter W - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT REGULATIONS › Section 32W .0115 - PRACTICE DURING A DISASTER

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
An Anesthesiologist Assistant licensed in this State or in
				  any other state may practice as an Anesthesiologist Assistant under the
				  supervision of an Anesthesiologist licensed to practice medicine in North
				  Carolina during a disaster within a county in which a state of disaster has
				  been declared or counties contiguous to a county in which a state of disaster
				  has been declared (in accordance with
				  G.S.
				  166A-6). A team of Anesthesiologist(s) and
				  Anesthesiologist Assistant(s) practicing pursuant to this Rule shall not be
				  required to maintain on-site documentation describing supervisory arrangements
				  as otherwise required in Rules .0109 of this Subchapter. The Board may waive
				  other regulatory requirements regarding licensure and practice to facilitate an
				  Anesthesiologist Assistant practicing during a disaster consistent with
				  G.S.
				  90-12.2.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-12.2;
				  166A-6;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 28, 2008;
Eff. April 1, 2008;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 1,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter W - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT REGULATIONS › Section 32W .0116 - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT PRACTICE AND LIMITED LICENSE FOR DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES

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(a) The Board shall waive requirements for
				licensure in the circumstances set forth in
				G.S.
				90-12.5.
(b) There are two ways for anesthesiologist
				assistants to practice under this Rule:
(1)
				Hospital to Hospital Credentialing: An anesthesiologist assistant who holds an
				unrestricted license in good standing to practice as an anesthesiologist
				assistant in another U.S. state, territory, or district and has unrestricted
				hospital credentials and privileges in any U.S. state, territory, or district
				may practice at a licensed North Carolina hospital upon the following terms and
				conditions:
(A) the licensed North Carolina
				hospital shall verify all anesthesiologist assistant credentials and
				privileges;
(B) the licensed North
				Carolina hospital shall keep a list of all anesthesiologist assistants coming
				to practice and shall provide this list to the Board within 10 days of each
				anesthesiologist assistant practicing at the licensed North Carolina hospital.
				The licensed North Carolina hospital shall also provide the Board a list of
				when each anesthesiologist assistant has stopped practicing at the hospital
				under this Rule within 10 days after each anesthesiologist assistant has ceased
				practicing under this Rule;
(C) all
				anesthesiologist assistants practicing under this Rule shall be authorized to
				practice in North Carolina and deemed to be licensed in North Carolina and the
				Board shall have jurisdiction under
				G.S.
				90-14(a) over all
				anesthesiologist assistants practicing under this Rule for all purposes set
				forth in or related to Article 1 of Chapter 90 of the North Carolina General
				Statutes, and the Board shall retain jurisdiction over any and all
				anesthesiologist assistants after they have stopped practicing under this
				Rule;
(D) anesthesiologist
				assistants may practice under this section for the shorter of:
(i) 30 days from the date the
				anesthesiologist assistant has started practicing under this Rule; or
(ii) a statement is made by an appropriate
				authority that the emergency or disaster declaration has been withdrawn or
				ended and, at such time, the license issued shall become inactive;
				and
(E) anesthesiologist
				assistants practicing under this Rule shall not receive any compensation
				outside of their customary compensation for the provision of medical services
				during a disaster or emergency.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter X - PRACTITIONER INFORMATION › Section 32X .0101 - REQUIRED INFORMATION

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(a) All physicians
				and physician assistants licensed by the Board or applying for licensure by the
				Board shall provide the information required by
				G.S.
				90-5.2(a) on an application
				for licensure or annual renewal. Additionally, all physicians and physician
				assistants shall provide the Board with notice of any change in the information
				within 60 days.
(b) In addition to
				the information required by
				G.S.
				90-5.2, a physician or physician assistant
				shall inform the Board about any misdemeanor convictions other than minor
				traffic offenses. "Minor traffic offenses" shall not include driving while
				intoxicated, driving under the influence, careless or reckless driving, or any
				other offense involving serious injury or death. The report must include the
				nature of the conviction, the jurisdiction in which the conviction occurred,
				and the punishment imposed. A person shall be considered convicted for purposes
				of this rule if they pled guilty, were found guilty by a court of competent
				jurisdiction, or entered a plea of nolo contendere.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-5.2;
				  90-14.3;
Eff. August
				  11, 2009;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 1,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter X - PRACTITIONER INFORMATION › Section 32X .0102 - VOLUNTARY INFORMATION

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Physicians and physician assistants may provide additional
				  information such as hours of continuing education earned, subspecialties
				  obtained, academic appointments, volunteer work in indigent clinics, and honors
				  or awards received.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-5.2;
				  90-14.3;
Eff. August
				  11, 2009;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 1,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter X - PRACTITIONER INFORMATION › Section 32X .0103 - CONTENTS OF THE REPORT

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A physician or physician assistant shall report the following
				  information about a judgment, award, payment or settlement:
(1) The date of judgment, award, payment or
				settlement;
(2) The specialty in
				which the physician or physician assistant 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 judgment, award, payment or settlement occurred;
				and
(4) The date of the occurrence
				of the events leading to the judgment, award, payment or settlement.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-5.2;
				  90-14.3;
Eff. August
				  11, 2009;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 1,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter X - PRACTITIONER INFORMATION › Section 32X .0104 - PUBLISHING CERTAIN MISDEMEANOR CONVICTIONS

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(a) The
				Board shall publish misdemeanor convictions involving offenses against a person
				including manslaughter, assault, battery, sexual crimes, hazing, false
				imprisonment, stalking, abuse and neglect.
(b) The Board shall publish misdemeanor
				convictions involving moral turpitude including fraud, arson, blackmail,
				burglary, embezzlement, extortion, false pretenses, forgery, larceny, malicious
				destruction of property, receiving stolen goods with guilty knowledge, robbery,
				theft, transporting stolen goods with guilty knowledge, bribery,
				counterfeiting, tax fraud, mail fraud, perjury, harboring a fugitive from
				justice with guilty knowledge, tax evasion, abandonment of a minor child,
				bigamy, gross indecency, incest, solicitation, and prostitution; attempting,
				aiding and abetting, or serving as an accessory in the commission of a crime
				involving moral turpitude; and taking part in or attempting to take part in a
				conspiracy involving moral turpitude where the underlying crime would not
				involve moral turpitude.
(c) The
				Board shall publish all misdemeanor convictions involving drugs or alcohol
				where the conviction was entered after the licensee's enrollment in medical
				school or a Physician Assistant education program.
(d) The Board shall publish misdemeanor
				convictions involving violations of public health and safety codes.
(e) The Board shall publish misdemeanor
				convictions for failure to file state and federal tax returns.
(f) The Board shall publish misdemeanor
				convictions set forth above for ten years from the date of
				conviction.
(g) Publish means
				publishing on the Board's website or any other way the Board deems
				appropriate.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-5.2;
				  90-14.3;
Eff. August
				  11, 2009;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2011;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 1,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter X - PRACTITIONER INFORMATION › Section 32X .0105 - NONCOMPLIANCE OR FALSIFICATION OF INFORMATION

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Failure to provide the information as required by this
				  subchapter or knowingly providing false information to the Board shall
				  constitute unprofessional conduct.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-5.2;
				  90-14.3;
Eff. August
				  11, 2009;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. March 1,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter Y - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE REPORTING SYSTEM › Section 32Y .0101 - REPORTING CRITERIA

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(a) The Department
				of Health and Human Services ("Department") may report to the North Carolina
				Medical Board ("Board") information regarding the prescribing practices of
				those physicians and physician assistants ("prescribers") whose prescribing:
(1) falls within the top two percent of those
				prescribing 100 morphine milligrams equivalents ("MME") per patient per day;
				or
(2) falls within the top two
				percent of those prescribing 100 MME's per patient per day in combination with
				any benzodiazepine and who are within the top one percent of all controlled
				substance prescribers by volume.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 33 - MIDWIFERY JOINT COMMITTEE › Section .0100 - MIDWIFERY JOINT COMMITTEE › Section 33 .0101 - ADMINISTRATIVE BODY AND DEFINITIONS

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(a) The
				responsibility for administering the provisions of G.S. 90, Article 10A, shall
				be assumed by an administrative body, the Midwifery Joint Committee,
				hereinafter referred to as the "Committee." The certified nurse midwife shall
				hereinafter be referred to as "CNM."
(b) In addition to the definitions set forth
				in G.S.
				90-178.2, the following shall apply to the
				Rules in this Chapter:
(1) "American
				Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB)" means the national certifying body for
				candidates in nurse-midwifery and midwifery who have received their graduate
				level education in programs accredited by the Accreditation Commission for
				Midwifery Education.
(2)
				"Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME)" means an
				accreditation agency established to advance and promote midwifery
				education.
(3) "American College of
				Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)" means the professional association that represents CNMs
				and certified midwives (CMs) in the United States. ACNM sets the standard for
				midwifery education and practice in the United States.
(4) "American College of Obstetricians and
				Gynecologists (ACOG)" means the professional membership organization for
				obstetrician-gynecologists that produces practice guidelines for health care
				professionals and educational materials for patients, provides practice
				management and career support, facilitates program and initiatives to improve
				women's health, and advocates for members and patients.
(5) "Obstetrics" means a branch of medical
				science that deals with birth, its antecedents, and sequels, including
				prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn or gynecology, and otherwise
				unspecified primary health services for women.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 33 - MIDWIFERY JOINT COMMITTEE › Section .0100 - MIDWIFERY JOINT COMMITTEE › Section 33 .0101 - ADMINISTRATIVE BODY AND DEFINITIONS

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(a) The
				responsibility for administering the provisions of G.S. 90, Article 10A, shall
				be assumed by an administrative body, the Midwifery Joint Committee,
				hereinafter referred to as the "Committee." The certified nurse midwife shall
				hereinafter be referred to as "midwife."
(b) In addition to the definitions set forth
				in G.S.
				90-178.2, the following shall apply to the
				rules in this Chapter:
(1) "Primary
				Supervising Physician" means a physician with an active unencumbered license
				with the North Carolina Medical Board who, by signing the midwife application,
				shall be held accountable for the on-going supervision, consultation,
				collaboration, and evaluation of the medical acts performed by the midwife, as
				defined in the site specific written clinical practice guidelines. A physician
				in a graduate medical education program, whether fully licensed or holding only
				a resident's training license, shall not be named as a primary supervising
				physician. A physician in a graduate medical education program who is also
				practicing in a non-training situation may supervise a midwife in the
				non-training situation if he or she is fully licensed.
(2) "Back-up Primary Supervising Physician"
				means a physician licensed by the North Carolina Medical Board who, by signing
				an agreement with the midwife and the primary supervising physician or
				physicians shall be held accountable for the supervision, consultation,
				collaboration, and evaluation of medical acts by the midwife in accordance with
				the site specific written clinical practice guidelines when the primary
				supervising physician is not available. The signed and dated agreements for
				each back-up primary supervising physician or physicians shall be maintained at
				each practice site. A physician in a graduate medical education program,
				whether fully licensed or holding only a resident's training license, shall not
				be named as a back-up primary supervising physician. A physician in a graduate
				medical education program who is also practicing in a non-training situation
				may be a back-up primary supervising physician to a midwife in the non-training
				situation if he or she is fully licensed and has signed an agreement with the
				midwife and the primary supervising physician.
(3) "Obstetrics" means a branch of medical
				science that deals with birth and with its antecedents and sequels, including
				prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn or gynecology, and otherwise
				unspecified primary health services for women.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 33 - MIDWIFERY JOINT COMMITTEE › Section .0100 - MIDWIFERY JOINT COMMITTEE › Section 33 .0102 - FEES

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(a) The fee for a new application and initial
				approval shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(b) The fee for annual renewal shall be fifty
				dollars ($50.00).
(c) The fee for
				reinstatement for an expired approval shall be five dollars ($5.00).
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-178.4(b);
Eff. February 1, 1984;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2000;
Readopted Eff. November 1, 2018;
Amended Eff. April 1,
				  2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 33 - MIDWIFERY JOINT COMMITTEE › Section .0100 - MIDWIFERY JOINT COMMITTEE › Section 33 .0103 - ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION

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(a) To be
				eligible for an approval to practice independently as a CNM, an applicant
				shall:
(1) submit a completed application for
				an approval to practice, attesting under oath or affirmation that the
				information on the application is true and complete, and authorizing the
				release to the Committee of all information pertaining to the
				application.
(2) submit the approval
				to practice application fee as established in 90-178.4(b)(1) and Rule .0102 of
				this Section;
(3) have an
				unencumbered RN license or privilege to practice in all jurisdictions in which
				a license is or has ever been held.
(4) hold an active, unencumbered North
				Carolina RN license or privilege to practice;
(5) hold an unencumbered CNM license or an
				approval to practice in all jurisdictions in which a license or an approval to
				practice is or has ever been held;
(6) provide an official copy of the
				educational transcript and certificate from American Midwifery Certification
				Board and the full address of the practice location where the applicant intends
				to practice midwifery;
(7) submit
				an attestation of completion of at least 24 months experience and 4,000
				practice hours as a CNM. Documentation of successful completion of this
				requirement shall be provided to the Committee upon request; and
(8) have no pending court conditions as a
				result of any misdemeanor or felony conviction(s). Applicant shall provide a
				written explanation and any investigative report or court documents evidencing
				the circumstances of the crime(s) if requested by the Committee. The Committee
				may use these documents when determining if an approval to practice should be
				denied pursuant to
				G.S.
				90-178.6.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 33 - MIDWIFERY JOINT COMMITTEE › Section .0100 - MIDWIFERY JOINT COMMITTEE › Section 33 .0103 - APPLICATION AND ANNUAL RENEWAL

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(a) To be eligible
				for an approval to practice as a midwife, an applicant shall:
(1) submit a completed application for
				approval to practice, attesting under oath or affirmation that the information
				on the application is true and complete, and authorizing the release to the
				Committee of all information pertaining to the application. Application is
				posted on the Board of Nursing's website at www.ncbon.com;
(2) submit information on the applicant's
				education, evidence of the applicant's certification by the American College of
				Nurse Midwives, identification of the physician or physicians who will
				supervise the applicant, and the sites where the applicant intends to practice
				midwifery;
(3) submit the approval
				to practice application fee as established in 90-178.4(b)(1);
(4) have an unencumbered registered nurse
				license and midwifery license or approval to practice in all jurisdictions in
				which a license/approval to practice is or has ever been held;
(5) have no pending court conditions as a
				result of any misdemeanor or felony conviction(s). Applicant shall provide a
				written explanation and any investigative report or court documents evidencing
				the circumstances of the crime(s) if requested by the Committee. The Committee
				may use these documents when determining if an approval to practice should be
				denied pursuant to
				G.S.
				90-178.6 and
				90-171.37;
(6) submit a written explanation and all
				related documents if the midwife has ever been listed as a nurse aide and if
				there have ever been any substantiated findings pursuant to
				G.S.
				131E-255. The Committee may take these
				findings into consideration when determining if an approval to practice should
				be denied pursuant to
				G.S.
				90-178.6. In the event findings are pending,
				the Committee may withhold taking any action until the investigation is
				completed; and
(7) complete a
				criminal background check in accordance with
				G.S.
				90-171.48.
In the event that any of the information required in
				  accordance with this Paragraph should indicate a concern about the applicant's
				  qualifications, an applicant may be required to appear in person for an
				  interview with the Committee if the Committee determines in its discretion that
				  more information is needed to evaluate the application.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 33 - MIDWIFERY JOINT COMMITTEE › Section .0100 - MIDWIFERY JOINT COMMITTEE › Section 33 .0104 - PROVIDER COLLABORATION REQUIRED

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(a) A CNM who
				has practiced fewer than 24 months and 4,000 hours of practice as a CNM shall
				practice in consultation with a collaborating provider in accordance with a
				collaborative provider agreement in compliance with Rule .0116 of this
				Chapter.
(b) The approval to
				practice of the CNM practicing under the supervision of a collaborative
				provider agreement is terminated when the CNM discontinues working within the
				approved collaborative provider agreement or experiences an interruption in
				their RN licensure status. The CNM shall notify the Committee in writing within
				five days of the termination of the collaborative provider agreement.
(c) The CNM shall have 90 days to submit a
				newly-executed collaborative provider agreement with a collaborative provider
				to the Committee. During this 90-day period, the CNM may continue to practice
				midwifery in accordance with the Midwifery Practice Act and this Chapter.
				Should the 90-day period expire without a newly-executed collaborative provider
				agreement being submitted to the Committee, the approval to practice is
				rendered inactive and the CNM shall be required to submit an application for
				reinstatement of the approval to practice consistent with Rule .0103 and Rule
				.0115 of this Chapter. The Committee will notify the CNM when the application
				has been approved and the approval to practice is reinstated.
(d) To be eligible a collaborative provider
				shall:
(1) hold an active, unencumbered
				approval to practice as a CNM and have a minimum of four years and 8,000 hours
				of practice as a CNM; or
(2) hold
				an active, unencumbered license to practice medicine in North Carolina and be
				actively engaged in the practice of obstetrics.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 33 - MIDWIFERY JOINT COMMITTEE › Section .0100 - MIDWIFERY JOINT COMMITTEE › Section 33 .0104 - PHYSICIAN SUPERVISION

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The applicant shall furnish the committee evidence that the
				  applicant will perform the acts authorized by the Midwifery Practice Act under
				  the supervision of a physician who is actively engaged in the practice of
				  obstetrics in North Carolina. Such evidence shall include a description of the
				  nature and extent of such supervision and a delineation of the procedures to be
				  adopted and followed by each applicant and the supervising physician
				  responsible for the acts of said applicant for rendering health care services
				  at the sites at which such services will be provided. Such evidence shall
				  include:
(1) mutually agreed upon
				written clinical practice guidelines that define the individual and shared
				responsibilities of the midwife and the supervising physician or physicians in
				the delivery of health care services;
(2) mutually agreed upon written clinical
				practice guidelines for ongoing communication that provide for and define
				appropriate consultation between the supervising physician or physicians and
				the midwife;
(3) periodic and joint
				evaluation of services rendered, such as chart review, case review, patient
				evaluation, and review of outcome statistics; and
(4) periodic and joint review and updating of
				the written medical clinical practice guidelines.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-178.4(b);
Eff. February 1, 1984;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2000; October 1, 1988;
				  April 1, 1985;
Readopted Eff. November 1,
				  2018.