North Carolina § 130A-135 - Physicians to report.
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§ 130A-135. Physicians to report.
A physician licensed to practice medicine who has reason to suspect that a person about whom the physician has been consulted professionally has a communicable disease or communicable condition declared by the Commission to be reported, shall report information required by the Commission to the local health director of the county or district in which the physician is consulted. The Commission shall declare confirmed HIV infection to be a reportable communicable condition. History (1893, c. 214, s. 11; Rev., s. 3448; 1917, c. 263, s. 7; C.S., s. 7151; 1921, c. 223, s. 1; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1987, c. 782, s. 5; 1989, c. 698, s. 3.) Opinions of Attorney General Public Law 93-380 was inapplicable to reporting under former G.S. 130-81 by a college or university physician. See opinion of Attorney General to Mr. Rodney Hobbs, Division of Health Services, N.C. Department of Human Resources, 44 N.C.A.G. 163 (1974).
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 130A-135 ("Physicians to report.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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