WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2010
DME Subcommittee Election Results
The NC Board of Pharmacy congratulates Mel Elliott, who was certified as the winner of the election for Rehabilitation Technology Supplier Representative at the Board’s meeting on Tuesday, July 20, 2010.
The Board would like to thank all DME permit holders who voted. The next DME election will be held in June 2011 for the seat of Medical Oxygen Supplier Representative.
Minutes of past NC Board of Pharmacy DME Committee Meetings:
October 28, 2008 minutes
April 22, 2008 minutes
October 23, 2007 minutes
July 24, 2007 minutes
April 24, 2007 minutes
January 23, 2007 minutes
October 10, 2006 minutes
July 11, 2006 minutes
April 25, 2006 minutes
January 24, 2006 minutes
Read Marcia Ladd's recent article from the July/August 2006 NCAMES News.
DME FAQs
Committee History
In 1982 the General Assembly enacted legislation requiring all places from where medical devices are dispensed or delivered to users in this State be registered with the Board of Pharmacy. The law was amended in 1994 to include the registration of sites dispensing or otherwise delivering medical equipment to end-users. A second amendment occurred in 2001 when the law was expanded to include any out-of-state device or medical equipment (DME) business doing business in North Carolina.
A committee comprised of two members of the Board of Pharmacy and three practitioners of the device and medical equipment industry was formed to make recommendations in disciplinary matters and render decisions on rule-interpretation. The Board staff began registering and inspecting sites in 1995.
Current Members (from left to right): Joey McLaughlin, Karen Link Womack, Marcia Ladd (Chairwoman), and Mel Elliott. Not pictured: Parker Chesson.
