Rule 360-32-.03. Filing of Nurse Protocol Agreement with the Board
- (1) The delegating physician shall file the nurse protocol agreement and a Board approved form with the Board for review and submits the requisite fee for review established in the Board's fee schedule. Fees are non-refundable.
- (2) In addition to submitting the nurse protocol agreement to the Board for review, the delegating physician shall obtain from the APRN and submit to the Board current verification from the Georgia Board of Nursing that the APRN is approved to practice as an APRN and whether the APRN has had any disciplinary action taken against him or her by the Georgia Board of Nursing.
- (3) If a delegating physician has a board approved nurse protocol agreement on file for an APRN and submits a nurse protocol agreement for a new APRN that is substantially similar, the new nurse protocol agreement shall, upon submission, be automatically deemed valid by the board. Provided, however, this does not preclude the board from rescinding such validity status upon review of application.
- (4) If, after review, the Board determines that the nurse protocol agreement fails to meet accepted standards of medical practice, the delegating physician will be so notified and be required to amend the agreement in order to comply with such accepted standards.
- (5) The delegating physician shall file with the Board amendments to nurse protocol agreements previously reviewed by the Board within 30 days of the date the amendment was executed.
- (6) Nurse protocol agreements must be received by the Board within 30 days from the date of execution of the agreement.
- (7) Incomplete protocols that have been on file with the Board for more than three months shall be deemed invalid. No further action will take place on the protocol requests that have been incomplete for more than three months and a new protocol and fee will be required.
Authority: O.C.G.A. Sections 43-1-7, 43-34-5, 43-34-21, and 43-34-25.
History. Original Rule entitled "Filing of Nurse Protocol Agreements with the Board" adopted. F. Dec. 12, 2006; eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
Amended: F. Mar. 12, 2007; eff. Apr. 1, 2007.
Amended: F. Jan. 13, 2014; eff. Feb. 2, 2014.
Amended: F. May 5, 2026; eff. May 25, 2026.