Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 410-11-.13 - Regulation of Protocol Use By Advanced Practice Registered Nurses as Authorized by O.C.G.A. Section 43-34-26.1
(1) The general purpose of these rules is to
assist in protecting and safeguarding the public by regulating the practice of
advanced practice registered nurses who use protocols as authorized by O.C.G.A.
§
43-34-23.
(2) An advanced practice registered
professional nurse who uses a protocol as authorized by O.C.G.A. §
43-34-23shall:
(a) Hold a current license to practice
as a registered nurse in Georgia;
(b) Hold a current authorization as an
advanced practice registered nurse in Georgia;
(c) Adhere to a written nurse protocol which
is a written document mutually agreed upon and signed by the nurse and licensed
physician which specifies delegated medical acts delegated by the physician to
the nurse and provides for immediate consultation with the delegating physician
or a physician designated in the absence of the delegating physician;
and
(d) Document preparation and
performance specific to each medical act authorized by a written nurse
protocol, including the ordering and administering of controlled substances,
ordering and dispensing of dangerous drugs, and ordering medical treatments and
diagnostic studies in accordance with O.C.G.A. §
43-34-23.
(3) The nurse protocol agreement
used by an advanced practice registered nurse under the provisions of O.C.G.A.
§
43-34-23shall comply with the following criteria:
(a)
Shall be in writing and signed by the advanced practice nurse and the
delegating physician;
(b) Shall be
dated, available upon request and specify parameters under which medical acts
delegated by the physician may be performed;
(c) Shall include provisions for periodic
review of patient records by the delegating physician;
(d) Shall be reviewed, revised or updated
annually;
(e) Shall include a
provision for immediate consultation with the delegating physician or a
physician designated in the absence of the delegating physician;
(f) Shall contain written provisions
regarding the procedure for dispensing dangerous drugs which comply with
O.C.G.A. §§
43-34-23(a)(3), (3.1), (4), and (5), if the dispensing of dangerous drugs is included as a
delegated medical act in the nurse protocol agreement; and
(g) Shall contain written provisions
regarding the procedure for ordering controlled substances which comply with
paragraph (b)(1) of O.C.G.A. §
43-34-23, if the ordering of controlled substances is included as a delegated medical act
in the nurse protocol agreement.
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