Can an NP prescribe Valium in North Carolina?

Yes — North Carolina NPs with active North Carolina NP approval and prescriptive authority may prescribe Valium (diazepam), a Schedule IV benzodiazepine controlled substance, when the prescription is within the NP’s population focus, education, national certification, scope, and competence.¹³

For Schedule IV prescribing, the NP’s collaborative practice agreement must establish that authority, and the NP must have DEA authority; the supervising physician must have controlled-substance authority at least equal to the NP’s DEA registration.²

Controlled-substance prescriptions must include the NP’s DEA number and be documented in the patient record; North Carolina NPs may not prescribe controlled substances for themselves, their supervising physician, immediate family members, household members, or intimate partners; and the STOP Act Schedule II/III targeted opioid rules are not a general benzodiazepine limit.