15-188.1. Health care professional assistance.
(a) Any assistance rendered with an execution under this Article by any licensed health care professional, including, but not limited to, physicians, nurses, and pharmacists, shall not be cause for any disciplinary or corrective measures by any board, commission, or other authority created by the State or governed by State law which oversees or regulates the practice of health care professionals, including, but not limited to, the North Carolina Medical Board, the North Carolina Board of Nursing, and the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy.
(b) The infliction of the punishment of death by administration of the required lethal substances under this Article shall not be construed to be the practice of medicine. (2013-154, s. 1(a).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 15 - Criminal Procedure
§ 15-187 - Death by administration of lethal drugs.
§ 15-188 - Manner and place of execution[Effective until January 1, 2023]
§ 15-188.1 - Health care professional assistance.
§ 15-189 - Sentence of death; prisoner taken to penitentiary.
§ 15-191 - Pending sentences unaffected.
§ 15-192 - Certificate filed with clerk.
§ 15-193 - Notice of reprieve or new trial.
§ 15-194 - Time for execution[Effective until January 1, 2023]
§ 15-195 - Prisoner taken to place of trial when new trial granted.