Can a nurse practitioner treat without a supervising physician in Georgia?
Who treats · part of The Practice Perimeter
GEORGIA LETS AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE STAND IN FOR THE PHYSICIAN AT THE COSMETIC-LASER EXAMINATION, BUT ONLY BY DELEGATION AND ONLY UNDER A BOARD-APPROVED PROTOCOL. The consulting physician may have “delegated the authority to perform such examination to a physician assistant in a job description who is a licensed cosmetic laser practitioner, or to an advanced practice registered nurse in a protocol approved by the Board and who is a licensed cosmetic laser practitioner”. In a physician office the same delegation runs “by an advanced practice registered nurse in a protocol approved by the Board”. The authority is derived from the physician in both settings; the rule states no route by which the nurse holds it independently.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 360-35-.07(1)(a), (2)(a) · verified Sep 8, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
The rest of what Georgia says on this
Every other rule we have verified under rn / np scope for injectables, each linked to its primary source.
A nurse acting under a nurse protocol may administer and order drugs, but ordering under delegation is expressly not prescribing: it does not authorize the issuance of a written prescription. Ordering means selecting a drug, medical treatment, or diagnostic study through physician delegation under a nurse protocol or a physician assistant job description.
O.C.G.A. §43-34-23(a) · verified Aug 17, 2026 · read at Justia Law
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