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GA SB288
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/5/2012
Primary Sponsor
Earl Carter
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AI Summary
- Expands Georgia's existing influenza-only vaccine protocol agreement framework to allow pharmacists and nurses to administer a broader range of vaccines pursuant to written protocol agreements with physicians, while explicitly excluding the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
- Requires physicians entering vaccine protocol agreements to be registered with the Georgia Registry of Immunization Transactions and Services, with pharmacists and nurses located within the physician's county of registration or a contiguous county.
- Limits physicians to entering vaccine protocol agreements with no more than 10 pharmacists or nurses at any one time, unless the providers are in the same public health district and employed by the same corporate entity.
- Raises the minimum age for vaccine administration under a protocol agreement (without an individual physician prescription) from 13 to 19, and requires parental or guardian consent for any vaccine recipient under 18.
- Prohibits physicians employed by a pharmacist, nurse, or pharmacy from entering into vaccine protocol agreements with those individuals, and shields compliant physicians from criminal liability, civil liability, and disciplinary action related to such agreements.
Legislative Description
Physicians; authorize the administration of vaccines by pharmacists/nurses; vaccine protocol agreements with physicians
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/12/2012
Committee Referrals
Health and Human Services3/7/2012
Health and Human Services4/14/2011
Full Bill Text
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