Ga scope of practice update

The date for renewal of board authorization as a clinical nurse specialist will coincide with the renewal of the registered professional nurse license.

Authorization to practice as a clinical nurse specialist shall be administratively revoked if not renewed prior to the date of expiration. For renewal of APRN-CNS authority to practice, the clinical nurse specialist must submit: i A completed authorization renewal application for advanced nursing practice; ii Maintain current national certification as a clinical nurse specialist; iii Upon notification of Board audit, submit proof of current national certification as a clinical nurse specialist which bears the certification expiration date; and iv Payment of the authorization renewal fee.

A renewal application, received with a postmark date after the date of authorization expiration, will not be accepted by the Board for renewal purposes. Renewal of a license to practice as a registered professional nurse shall not constitute renewal of authorization to practice as a CNS. Such conduct may result in action taken by the Board which may include a reprimand and fine as follows: a A private or public reprimand and b A fine: 1. At the Board's discretion for unauthorized practice extending over one 1 year.

Section No refills of any drug for more than 12 months from the date of the original Order, except in the case of oral contraceptives, hormone replacement therapy, or prenatal vitamins, which may be refilled for a period of 24 months; 3. No drug order or medical device that may result in the performance or occurrence of an abortion, including the administration, prescription or issuance of a drug order that is intended to cause an abortion to occur pharmacologically; 4.

Written prescription drug orders shall be signed by the APRN, be written on forms that comply with the nurse protocol agreement, and such forms shall contain the information required by paragraph d of O. A written provision in the nurse protocol agreement authorizing the APRN to request, receive, and sign for professional samples, and to distribute them to patients in accordance with a list of professional samples approved by the delegating physician that is maintained by the office or facility where the APRN works and that requires the documentation of each sample received and dispensed; and 6.

Compliance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to the ordering, maintenance, and dispensing of drugs. Which is exempt from federal taxes pursuant to Section c 3 of the Internal Revenue Code, as defined in Code Section , and primarily serves uninsured or indigent Medicaid and Medicare patients; or 2.

Which has been established under the authority of or is receiving funds pursuant to 42 U. Section b or c of the United States Public Health Service Act; h In any local board of education which has a school nurse program; or i In a health maintenance organization that has an exclusive contract with a medical group practice and arranges for the provision of substantially all physician services to enrollees in health benefits of the health maintenance organization.

Email Us Live Chat. To promote, preserve, and protect public health, safety, and welfare by regulating advanced nursing practice. Definitions: a. Authority to Practice: a. The advanced practice registered nurse is authorized to perform advanced nursing functions and certain medical acts which include, but are not limited to, ordering drugs, treatments, and diagnostic studies as provided in O. The certified nurse-midwife CNM provides independent management of women's health care, focusing particularly on pregnancy, childbirth, the postpartum period, care of the newborn, and the family planning and gynecological needs of women.

Requirements to Practice as a Certified Nurse-Midwife: a. Prior to January 1, , and applicant who submits the following items may be authorized to practice as a certified nurse-midwife: 1. Evidence of current licensure as a registered professional nurse in Georgia;.

A completed Board application with required fee;. Official transcript which verifies graduation from a post-basic educational program for nurse-midwives which includes theoretical and practical components and evidence of advanced pharmacology within the curriculum or as a separate course, and;. The date for renewal of Board authorization as a certified nurse-midwife will coincide with the renewal of the registered professional nurse license.

Authorization to practice as a certified nurse-midwife shall expire on January 31st of odd-numbered years and shall be administratively revoked if not renewed. For continued authority to practice, the certified nurse-midwife must submit: 1. A completed renewal application for advanced nursing practice;. A renewal application, received with a postmark date after January 31 of odd numbered years, will be returned to the applicant.

A nurse practitioner is a registered professional nurse who is recognized by the Board to engage in advanced practice registered nursing.

The nurse practitioner practices in a manner consistent with Chapter of the Georgia Board of Nursing Rules and Regulations. Scope and Standards of Practice for the Nurse Practitioner: a. The nurse practitioner provides advanced practice nursing care and medical services specific to the nurse practitioner respective specialty to individuals, families and groups, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention as well as the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic diseases.

The nurse practitioner practices in a manner consistent with the nationally recognized nursing practice standards for the respective nurse practitioner specialty that is consistent with the Board-recognized national certification organization identified in Rule Requirements for initial authority to Practice as a Nurse Practitioner: a.

Official transcript which verifies graduation with a master's or higher degree in nursing for the respective nurse practitioner specialty or a graduate level post-master's certificate in an advanced practice registered nurse practitioner specialty and evidence of advanced pharmacology within the curriculum or as a separate course, advanced physical assessment, and pathophysiology.

Authority to perform ophthalmic procedures Optometrists may perform procedures related to foreign body removal, including lumps and bumps, and the examination, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of the human eye. Oral Health Providers. Dental Hygienists with Direct Access Dental hygienists may practice outside the dental office in certain settings such as schools, nursing homes, hospitals, long-term care facilities, rural health clinics, federally qualified health centers, among others.

Learn more about Dental Hygienists with Direct Access Dental Therapists Statute does not identify dental therapists as an oral health provider. Learn more about Dental Therapists Practice of Teledentistry Dentists and dental hygienists may practice teledentistry and be reimbursed through Georgia Medicaid for live video and store-and-forward telehealth services.

Learn more about Prescription Adaptation Prescription of Hormonal Contraceptives Georgia does not allow pharmacists to prescribe hormonal contraceptives. Learn more about Prescription of Hormonal Contraceptives Prescription of Tobacco Cessation Aids Georgia does not allow pharmacists to prescribe tobacco cessation aids.

Learn more about Prescription of Tobacco Cessation Aids. Physician Assistants. Chiropractors may recommend the use of nutritional and dietary supplements. Any such recommendation of nutritional and dietary supplements does not allow chiropractors to treat patients outside the scope of the practice of chiropractic nor does this allow chiropractors to sell at a profit any such nutritional and dietary supplements without providing their generic name. What is specifically excluded from the practice?

Chiropractors shall not prescribe or administer medicine to patients, perform surgery, or practice obstetrics or osteopathy. Chiropractors shall not use venipuncture, capillary puncture, acupuncture, or any other technique which is invasive of the human body either by penetrating the skin or through any of the orifices of the body or through the use of colonics. Are there any services that require a certification?

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