The House unanimously approved Monday night a bill that would impose more regulations on licensing board investigations of doctors.
Under the proposal, at least two N.C. Medical Board members must agree to start an investigation, and the accused would have the opportunity to meet with the board before public charges are issued, Lynn Bonner reports.
The board licenses and disciplines the state's 32,000 doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners.
The bill went through considerable changes since the medical board raised strong objections to earlier versions.
"This is a different and much better bill than when it left the Senate," said Rep. Bob England, a Rutherford County Democrat.
He described the proposal as a concensus bill that will "clarify the due process of the licensee without interferring with patient protection."
The bill now goes back to the Senate.
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