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GA HB692

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/28/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mark Newton

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Registered professional nurses and advanced practice registered nurses in outpatient settings must immediately notify their supervising or delegating physician when a complaint or report is filed against them with the Georgia Board of Nursing, effective July 1, 2025

  • Georgia Board of Nursing must immediately transmit copies of complaints involving outpatient nurses to the Georgia Composite Medical Board when the care requires physician involvement, such as ordering, procuring, administering, or prescribing prescription products

  • Board of Nursing must provide the Medical Board with all relevant complaints received between January 1, 2021, and June 30, 2025, by December 31, 2025, including any investigative materials

  • Communications between the two boards remain confidential and retain peer review protections under existing law

  • Exemption applies to complaints involving nurses working through home health agencies

Legislative Description

Nurses; notify supervising or delegating physician when subject to a complaint or report in outpatient settings; provisions

Last Action

House Second Readers

3/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Health3/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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