Georgia bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB 981
Professions and businesses; expand certain advanced practice registered nurse and physician assistant prescriptive authorizations
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Alan Powell (Republican)
- Ginny Ehrhart (Republican)
- Angie O'Steen (Republican)
- Mack Jackson (Democratic)
- Jan Jones (Republican)
- Sandy Donatucci (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Georgia legislature· description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, assistants, and others, so as to expand certain advanced practice registered nurse and physician assistant prescriptive authorizations; to provide for a definition; to increase certain prescriptive authorizations from five-day to 30 day supplies; to remove certain prohibitions on writing prescriptions for minors; to provide for certain prescriptive authorization to order stimulants; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 27, 2026 · House
House Second Readers - Jan 16, 2026 · House
House First Readers - Jan 15, 2026 · House
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