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HB981: Expanding Prescription Powers for Nurses and Physician Assistants
This bill changes Georgia law to allow advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to prescribe larger amounts of medicine, write prescriptions for minors without some old limits, and order certain stimulant medications.
What This Bill Does
- Increases the maximum supply of medication these providers can prescribe from five days to thirty days.
- Removes specific rules that previously stopped them from writing prescriptions for patients under age eighteen.
- Gives advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants new authority to order stimulant drugs.
Who It Names or Affects
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) licensed in Georgia
- Physician Assistants (PAs) licensed in Georgia
Limits and Unknowns
- The official summary does not list specific dates when these new rules will start.
- The source material does not explain how doctors must supervise nurses or physician assistants under the new stimulant rules.