February 25, 2021 2:08 pm North Carolina Medical Board Offers Clarification on Licensure Requirements for Vaccine Administration The North Carolina Medical Board has clarified that existing state law permits licensed physicians to delegate medical tasks to unlicensed individuals. While NCMB has not specifically addressed the question of whether unlicensed people should administer COVID-19 vaccinations, they said that is their view that the task falls within the definition of “medical tasks” that state law allows to be delegated. To learn more, including NCMB’s position on the responsibilities of licensed physicians in this situation, click here. News & Knowledge All Curi recommendations are based on current CDC criteria at the time of publication. CDC guidance for SARS-CoV-2 infection may, or may not, be adopted by state and local health departments to respond to rapidly changing local circumstances. Providers should always check with their local health department to see if the CDC’s guidance on any given topic has been modified (particularly if more restrictive) from the CDC’s recommended guidelines. Follow this link https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/healthdirectories/index.html for contact information to your state/local health department. If local recommendations vary from those of the CDC, and you are unsure what recommendations to follow, then it is safer to follow the more restrictive guidelines/recommendations.