NC State Health Director Standing Orders

House Bill 96 Medication Protocols - SL 2021-110

House Bill 96 Standing Orders - SL 2021-110 have now been rescinded

Protocols and Tools replacing the standing orders from Board of Pharmacy and Medical Board have been established for the below medications. Review these protocols and tools.

• Nicotine replacement therapy that is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration
• Self-administered oral or transdermal contraceptives
• Prenatal vitamins
• Post-exposure prophylaxis medications for the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
• Glucagon for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia

COVID-19 Related Standing Orders

Vaccines

Moderna Vaccines

• Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine for 6 Months-11 Years (Jan. 22, 2024)
• Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine for 12 Years and Older (March 6, 2024)

Pfizer Vaccines

• Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for 6 Months-11 Years (Jan. 22, 2024)
• Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for 12 Years and Older (March 6, 2024)

Novavax Vaccine

• Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine for 12 Years and Older (March 6, 2024)

Therapeutics 

• Bebtelovimab 

Testing 

• Statewide Standing Order for COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing (Jan. 25, 2024)
• Statewide Standing Order to Allow Pharmacists to Dispense Over the Counter At-Home COVID-19 Tests (Jan. 14, 2022) 

Opioid Antagonist Standing Orders 

• North Carolina's Standing Order for Opioid Antagonists 
• List of Approved Products for Pharmacist Dispensing