First Meeting of Study Committees to Evaluate and Simplify Physician Oversight

ATLANTA (August 21, 2019) | Sen. Chuck Hufstetler (R – Rome) will host the first meeting of the Senate Study Committee on Evaluating and Simplifying Physician Oversight of Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses on Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. in room 450 at the Georgia State Capitol. The members of the Senate study committee will be joined by members of the House Study Committee on Evaluating and Simplifying Physician Oversight of Midlevel Providers, chaired by Rep. Mark Newton (R – Augusta).

The Senate Study Committee on Evaluating and Simplifying Physician Oversight of Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses was created by the passage of Senate Resolution 202 during the 2019 Legislative Session. As stated in the resolution, the committee shall be comprised of five members of the Senate. Members of the study committee will review the current regulations surrounding physician oversight, the various state licensing boards that govern the parties and the realities of implementing the regulations in practice. The committee must report its findings on or before December 1, 2019.

Link to the livestream can be found here: https://wwwadm.senate.ga.gov/spo/en-US/videobroadcasts.aspx

WHO:               Sen. Chuck Hufstetler, members of the Senate Study Committee on Evaluating and Simplifying Physician Oversight of Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Rep. Mark Newton and Members of the House Study Committee on Evaluating and Simplifying Physician Oversight of Midlevel Providers

WHAT:              First Study Committee Meeting

WHEN:              Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.

WHERE:           Georgia State Capitol – Room 450 CAP

206 Washington Street SW

Atlanta, GA 30334

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For Immediate Release:
August 21, 2019

Elisabeth Fletcher, Communications Specialist

elisabeth.fletcher@senate.ga.gov
404.656.0028