< Back

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL

Utilization Review Decisions

RESOLVED, That the North Carolina Medical Society supports holding nurse reviewers and health plan medical directors to the same standard of medical care as practicing physicians in the determination of medical necessity.

(Substitute Resolution 14-1997, adopted as amended 11/16/97)
(revised, Report L2-2004, Item 27, adopted 11/14/2004)
(revised, Report I-2009, Item 3-21, adopted 11/01/2009) (reaffirmed, Reaffirmation Report-2014, Item 52, adopted 10/25/2014)