No official, employee, or agent of this State shall block or attempt to block an eligible patient's access to an individualized investigational drug, biological product, or device. Counseling, advice, or a recommendation consistent with medical standards of care from a licensed health care provider, or denial of coverage by the Medicaid program authorized under Part 6, Article 2, of Chapter 108A of the General Statutes, do not constitute a violation of this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-325.34