{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-97-26.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-26.1","heading":"Fees for medical records and reports; expert witnesses; communications with health care providers.","body":"The Commission may establish maximum fees for the following when related to a claim under this Article: (i) the searching, handling, copying, and mailing of medical records, (ii) the preparation of medical reports and narratives, (iii) the presentation of expert testimony in a Commission proceeding, and (iv) the time spent communicating with the employer or employee pursuant to G.S. 97-25.6(i). (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 679, s. 5.6; 2012-135, s. 4.)","path":["Chapter 97. Workers' Compensation Act.","Article 1. Workers' Compensation Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_97/GS_97-26.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:14:12Z","sha256":"1631ed481495fdd67ef7730d9988335d910cc7eb6be6f83472863580ff4a40c0","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-97-26","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-97-26.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}