Objectives:

Be familiar with North Carolina Medical Board’s mission

State NCMB’s overall goals with respect to opioid prescribing

Understand the Board’s new CME requirement for controlled substances prescribers

Describe the goals of the Board’s opioids investigations program and state its direct impact on prescribers to date

Know where to find opioid prescribing resources and other information about NCMB opioid policies

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