{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-18.3","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-18.3","heading":"Medical or physical examination by nurse practitioners and physician assistants.","body":"(a)\tWhenever 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.\n(b)\tThis 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. (1999-226, s. 1; 2004-124, s. 18.2(f); 2019-191, s. 37.)","path":["Chapter 90. Medicine and Allied Occupations.","Article 1. Practice of Medicine."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_90/GS_90-18.3.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:12:48Z","sha256":"8dd69cbe6d619aefff8246c55ab9176ad2ce1d409fd877e9843a296734a8ed23","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-18.2a","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-18.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}