Bill Summary for H 125 (2023-2024)
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AN ACT TO ALLOW MILITARY RELOCATION LICENSES FOR PHYSICIAN AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT SERVICEMEMBERS AND SPOUSES; TO MODIFY THE LAW FOR OVER-THE-COUNTER HEARING AIDS; TO MODIFY THE CREDENTIALING OF BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS UNDER THE NORTH CAROLINA BEHAVIOR ANALYST BOARD; TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO THE LAWS OF OPTOMETRY; TO EVALUATE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS AND, IF APPROPRIATE, DEVELOP A PLAN TO TRANSITION THE NURSE AIDE I EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM TO THE BOARD OF NURSING; TO PROTECT HEALTH CARE WORKERS FROM VIOLENCE BY REQUIRING CERTAIN HOSPITALS TO HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; TO INCREASE THE PUNISHMENT FOR ASSAULT AGAINST CERTAIN PERSONNEL; TO EXTEND FLEXIBILITY FOR AMBULANCE TRANSPORT PROVIDED UNDER THE EXPIRING FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY DECLARATION; TO UPDATE GENERAL STATUTES GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF AUDIOLOGY TO BETTER REFLECT THE CHANGES IN EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND PRACTICE OF THE PROFESSION TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF NC CITIZENS; TO ADJUST MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR DENTAL PROCEDURES PERFORMED IN AMBULATORY CENTERS; AND TO UPDATE THE DEFINITION OF A BAR IN THE SANITATION STATUTES.Intro. by White, Bradford, Riddell.
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Bill summary
Senate amendment to the 4th edition makes the following changes.
Section 2.1
Amends new GS 90-12.03 (international-trained physician employee license) as follows. Amends the rural practice supervising physician requirement to to require that the applicant’s supervising physician be physically practicing on-site at the rural medical practice. Requires the NC Medical Board (Board) to adopt rules pertaining to adequate supervision of internationally-trained physicians. Amends the medical education requirement to specify that the applicant must have previously completed 130 weeks of medical education at a qualifying medical school and and is eligible to be certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. Clarifies that the applicant must have actively practiced medicine (was, just practiced medicine) in their country of licensure for at least ten years after graduation.
Expands the ways an internationally-trained physician employee license can become inactive by adding when the holder ceases to be employed at a medical practice located in a rural county or who practices without supervision by a physician licensed by the State of North Carolina who is physically practicing on site at the medical practice as one of the listed ways the license become inactive.
Section 5.1
Amends new GS 90-127.4 (dispensing optometrists) to now require an optometrist (previously only authorized) to register with the NC Board of Pharmacy to dispense certain drugs.