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GA SB114
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/4/2015
Primary Sponsor
Chuck Hufstetler
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AI Summary
- Amends Georgia Code Section 43-34-25 to add community service boards to the list of practice settings exempt from the limit on nurse protocol agreements between physicians and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs)
- Maintains the existing cap of no more than 4 APRNs that a delegating physician may enter into a nurse protocol agreement with at any one time
- The 4-APRN limit continues to not apply to APRNs practicing in hospitals, colleges/universities, the Department of Public Health, county boards of health, free health clinics, birthing centers, certain tax-exempt or federally funded entities serving uninsured/indigent patients, local boards of education with school nurse programs, or qualifying health maintenance organizations
- Sponsored by Senators Hufstetler (52nd) and Kirk (13th) and passed the Georgia Senate during the 2015 legislative session
Legislative Description
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; number of advanced practice registered nurses a delegating physician enter a protocol agreement; provisions
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
3/11/2016
Full Bill Text
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