AN ACT to provide that physicians in GOOD standing to practice medicine in another state may practice medicine or surgery at a camp for therapeutic recreation FOR INDIVIDUALS with chronic illnesses under certain restricted conditions.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 90‑18(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	The following shall not constitute practicing medicine or surgery as defined in subsection (b) of this section:
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(19)	The practice of medicine or surgery by any physician who comes into this State to practice medicine or surgery at a camp that specializes in providing therapeutic recreation for individuals with chronic illnesses, as long as all the following conditions are satisfied:
a.	The physician provides documentation to the medical director of the camp that the physician is licensed and in good standing to practice medicine in another state.
b.	The physician provides services only at the camp or in connection with camp events or camp activities that occur off the grounds of the camp.
c.	The physician receives no compensation for the services.
d.	The physician provides those services within this State for no more than 30 days per calendar year.
e.	The camp has a medical director who holds an unrestricted license to practice medicine and surgery issued under this Article."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 21st day of May, 2003.

	s/	 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

	s/	 Richard T. Morgan
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

	s/	 Michael F. Easley
	 Governor

Approved 11:19 a.m. this 31st day of May, 2003