§ 58-50-25. Nurses' services.
§58‑50‑25. Nurses' services.
(a) No agency,institution or physician providing a service for which payment or reimbursementis required to be made under a policy governed by Articles 1 through 64 of thisChapter shall be denied such payment or reimbursement on account of the factthat such services were rendered through a registered nurse acting underauthority of rules and regulations adopted by the North Carolina Medical Boardand the Board of Nursing pursuant to G.S. 90‑6 and 90‑171.23.
(b) A licensed registerednurse who has successfully completed a program established under G.S. 90‑171.38(b)may receive direct payment for conducting medical examinations or medicalprocedures for the purpose of collecting evidence from victims of offensesdescribed in that subsection if the payment would have otherwise beenpermitted. (1973, c. 437; 1991, c. 720, s. 37; 1993, c. 347, s.1; 1995, c. 94, s. 2; 1997‑197, s. 1; 1997‑375, s. 3.)