Rule 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. § 43-34-23 shall: (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. § 43-34-23 shall 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.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 410-11-.13
O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-25, 43-26-2, 43-26-3, and 43-26-5.
Original Rule entitled "Regulation of Protocol Use by Advanced Practice Registered Nurses as Authorized by O.C.G.A. § 43-34-26.1" adopted. F. Aug. 24, 2015; eff. Sept. 13, 2015.