North Carolina § 90-18 - 3. Medical or physical examination by nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

§ 90-18. 3. Medical or physical examination by nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Whenever a statute or State agency rule requires that a medical or physical examination shall be conducted by a physician, the examination may be conducted and the form signed by a nurse practitioner or a physician assistant, and a physician need not be present. Nothing in this section shall otherwise change the scope of practice of a nurse practitioner or a physician assistant, as defined by G.S. 90-18.1 and G.S. 90-18.2, respectively. This section shall not apply to physical examinations conducted pursuant to G.S. 1A-1, Rule 35; G.S. 15B-12; G.S. 90-14 unless those statutes or rules are amended to make the provisions of this section applicable. History (1999-226, s. 1; 2004-124, s. 18.2(f); 2019-191, s. 37.) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2004-124, s. 18.2(f), effective July 1, 2004, deleted "or any rules adopted by the North Carolina Boxing Commission requiring physical examinations" following "G.S. 90-14" in subsection (b). Session Laws 2019-191, s. 37, effective October 1, 2019, substituted "Medical or physician" for "Physical" in the section heading; and, in subsection (a), inserted "medical or" and substituted "physician" for "physician's" twice.