GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	2 

SENATE BILL 930
Judiciary II Committee Substitute Adopted 5/12/93

Short Title:  Patient Counseling About Medication.	(Public)
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April 20, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH WHEN A HOSPITAL OR HEALTH CARE FACILITY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF PHARMACY REGARDING COUNSELING PATIENTS ABOUT PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS AND DEVICES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Chapter 131E of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 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 General Statutes, 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 General Statutes, 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."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.