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GA HB692
Bill
Status
2/28/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mark Newton
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AI Summary
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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
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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
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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
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Communications between the two boards remain confidential and retain peer review protections under existing law
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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