Plain English Breakdown
The official source confirms the bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, but does not specify if it has been signed by the governor or its exact start date.
HB692: Nurse Reporting Rules in Outpatient Settings
This bill requires nurses working outside of hospitals to tell their doctors if they receive a complaint, and it asks nursing officials to share those complaints with medical officials.
What This Bill Does
- Requires registered professional nurses and advanced practice registered nurses in outpatient settings to immediately notify their supervising or delegating physician when the nurse is subject to a complaint or report made to the Georgia Board of Nursing.
- Directs the Georgia Board of Nursing to send copies of certain complaints and reports about care given in specific settings that require doctor involvement to the Georgia Composite Medical Board.
- Provides definitions for terms used within this law regarding nursing and medical oversight.
- Sets rules for keeping communications between the two boards confidential and protected by privilege.
- Creates exceptions where these notification or reporting requirements do not apply.
Who It Names or Affects
- Registered professional nurses working in outpatient settings
- Advanced practice registered nurses working in outpatient settings
- Supervising or delegating physicians who oversee the work of these nurses
- The Georgia Board of Nursing and the Georgia Composite Medical Board
Terms To Know
- Outpatient setting
- A healthcare location where patients receive treatment without staying overnight, such as a clinic or doctor's office.
- Supervising physician
- The medical doctor who oversees the work and decisions of a nurse in their care team.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill text provided does not list specific examples of which settings require physician involvement.
- The exact details of the exceptions to these rules are described generally but not fully defined in this summary.
- No effective date is listed for when these new requirements will begin.