Second Meeting of Study Committee to Evaluate and Simplify Physician Oversight

ATLANTA (September 9, 2019) | Sen. Chuck Hufstetler (R – Rome) will host the second meeting of the Senate Study Committee on Evaluating and Simplifying Physician Oversight of Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses on September 17, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. in Augusta, Georgia.

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 is comprised of five members of the Senate who 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.

WHO:               Sen. Chuck Hufstetler and members of the Senate Study Committee on Evaluating and Simplifying Physician Oversight of Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

WHAT:              Second Study Committee Meeting

WHEN:              Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.

WHERE:           Augusta, Georgia (Specific address TBD/will be announced)

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For Immediate Release:
September 9, 2019

Elisabeth Fletcher, Communications Specialist

elisabeth.fletcher@senate.ga.gov
404.656.0028