North Carolina General Statutes 131E-79.1. Counseling patients regarding prescriptions
(a) Any hospital or other health care facility licensed pursuant to this Chapter or Chapter 122C of the N.C. Gen. Stat., health maintenance organization, local health department, community health center, medical office, or facility operated by a health care provider licensed under Chapter 90 of the N.C. Gen. Stat., providing patient counseling by a physician, a registered nurse, or any other appropriately trained health care professional shall be deemed in compliance with the rules adopted by the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy regarding patient counseling.
(b) As used in this section, “patient counseling” means the effective communication of information to the patient or representative in order to improve therapeutic outcomes by maximizing proper use of prescription medications and devices. (1993, c. 529, s. 7.7.)
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 131E-79.1
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See North Carolina General Statutes 131E-1
- Hospital: means any facility which has an organized medical staff and which is designed, used, and operated to provide health care, diagnostic and therapeutic services, and continuous nursing care primarily to inpatients where such care and services are rendered under the supervision and direction of physicians licensed under Chapter 90 of the N. See North Carolina General Statutes 131E-76