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GA HB1303
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/22/2012
Primary Sponsor
Culver Kidd
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AI Summary
- Amends Georgia Code Section 43-34-103 to allow physicians to delegate to physician assistants the authority to prescribe Schedule II controlled substances, which was previously prohibited alongside Schedule I substances
- Physician assistants could already prescribe Schedule III, IV, and V controlled substances under existing law; this expansion adds Schedule II drugs (such as opioids, amphetamines, and other high-risk medications) to their prescriptive authority
- Delegation of prescriptive authority must be included in the physician assistant's board-approved job description, and the delegating physician remains responsible for the medical acts performed under that delegation
- Prescription of Schedule I controlled substances remains explicitly prohibited for physician assistants
- Requires health insurance providers to record the name of the physician assistant providing care to a patient, in the same manner they record the treating physician's name, for purposes of documenting care and facilitating communication
Legislative Description
Physician assistants; prescribe Schedule II controlled substances; physicians authorize
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/26/2012
Committee Referrals
Health and Human Services3/22/2012
Full Bill Text
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