GeorgiaHealth; advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to order home healthcare services; authorize
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 16, 31, and 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, health, and professions and businesses, respectively, so as to authorize advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to order home healthcare services to patients of licensed home health agencies; to provide for definitions; to provide for the approval of continuing education regarding death certificates for certain physician assistants by the Georgia Composite Medical Board and for certain advanced practice registered nurses by the Georgia Board of Nursing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 10Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As AmendedLatest
- Vote recorded Senate Vote #536 - 2025-2026 Regular Session. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate Vote #537 - 2025-2026 Regular Session. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate Vote #535 - 2025-2026 Regular Session. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As AmendedLatest
- 2025
- Apr 4House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- Vote recorded House Vote #438 - 2025-2026 Regular Session. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 2Senate Passed/Adopted By SubstitutePassed Senate
- Vote recorded Senate Vote #398 - 2025-2026 Regular Session. Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate Vote #399 - 2025-2026 Regular Session. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 2Senate Third ReadMinor
- Mar 25Senate Read Second TimeMinor
- Mar 21Senate Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteMinor
- Mar 10Senate Read and ReferredMinor
- Mar 6House Passed/Adopted By SubstitutePassed House
- Vote recorded House Vote #233 - 2025-2026 Regular Session. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 6House Third ReadersMinor
- Feb 26House Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteMinor
- Jan 16House Second ReadersMinor
- Jan 15House First ReadersMinor
- Jan 14House HopperIntroduced
- Apr 4House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended