A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to require the attending physician of an employee to select THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AND THE DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES CENTER TO ADMINISTER AND ANALYZE ANY DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AUTHORIZED BY a PHYSICIAN under the workers' compensation act.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 97‑26 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(e1)	Physician Selection Regarding Diagnostic Tests. – Unless ordered otherwise by the Commission for good cause, the attending physician of an employee shall select the health care provider and the diagnostic services center to administer and analyze any diagnostic tests authorized by the physician. The physician selecting the health care and the diagnostic services center shall comply with Article 28 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes when making the selection."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to diagnostic tests conducted on or after that date.