10A NCAC 43A .0302       PATIENT EDUCATION

(a)  Patient education shall be offered to each individual upon their first visit to the family planning clinic, prior to the physical examination, in order for the individual to make an informed choice about a contraceptive method.

(b)  The patient education session shall provide information about:

(1)           the effect of family planning on individual and family health;

(2)           female and male reproductive anatomy and physiology;

(3)           temporary and permanent contraceptive methods and comparative safety of each.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 130A‑124;

Eff. December 1, 1980.