HB 981

Georgia House bill in Session 1033.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 27, 2026.

Professions and businesses; expand certain advanced practice registered nurse and physician assistant prescriptive authorizations.

Bill ID GA-1033-HB-981
Session 1033
Status in_committee
Committee Public and Community Health
House in_committee 2026-01-27
Healthcare
Summary

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.

Sponsor
Powell, Alan
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-15 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-27 Status in_committee
2026-01-27 Latest Action House Second Readers
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