Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Physician Assistants; number that a physician can authorize and supervise at any one time; prov.; revise
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, acupuncture, physician assistants, cancer and glaucoma treatment, respiratory care, clinical perfusionists, and orthotics and prosthetics practice, so as to revise provisions relating to the number of advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants that a physician can authorize and supervise at any one time; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2024
Last action Mar 5, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 29, 2024
How they voted
37–9
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 50
Feb 29, 2024
D
Democratic21
71% Yea
R
Republican29
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Chuck Hufstetler
RRepublican
P
Clint Dixon
RRepublican
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Shawn Still
RRepublican
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