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NC H658
Bill
Status
4/1/2025
Primary Sponsor
Grant Campbell
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AI Summary
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Licensed optometrists with a valid North Carolina license may provide telemedicine services to patients located in the state without being physically present in North Carolina
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Optometrists practicing via telemedicine are not required to hold a license in the state where they are physically located while treating North Carolina patients
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The NC Board of Examiners in Optometry retains full jurisdiction to pursue violations against optometrists using telemedicine, and telemedicine does not expand the existing scope of optometry practice
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The Board must adopt implementing rules covering licensee-patient relationships, examinations, diagnoses, record keeping, prescribing, and standards of care for telemedicine
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Effective date: October 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Optometrists Telehealth Services
Boards
Last Action
Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
4/2/2025