North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 90. Medicine and Allied Occupations § 90-210.29B. Exemptions from public records

(a) The examination scores of applicants for licensure shall not be subject to the provisions of Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.  The Board shall release to any person requesting examination scores whether or not the applicant has obtained a passing score within a reasonable amount of time.

(b) Records, papers, investigative files, investigative reports, other investigative information, and other documents containing information in the possession of, or received or gathered by, the Board or its members, employees, or consultants as a result of an investigation, inquiry, assessment, audit, or interview conducted in connection with a licensing, complaint, or disciplinary matter involving a licensee, permittee, or registrant, or any application for a license, permit, or registration, shall not be considered public records within the meaning of Chapter 132 of the General Statutes and are not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release to any person other than the Board, its employees, or consultants involved in the application for license, assessment, or discipline of a license holder.  Any notice of hearing or decision rendered in connection with a hearing shall be a public record subject to inspection.