Must someone be on site while a patient is treated in Georgia?
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Short answer
It depends on the treatment: an assistant laser practitioner's patients must first be examined by a consulting physician, or a PA or APRN licensed as a cosmetic laser practitioner. Laser hair removal and pulsed light need no on-site supervision or prior exam.
On-site supervision and a prior examination are NOT required for the performance of laser hair removal and pulsed light treatments — the one place Georgia grades the requirement by procedure rather than applying it across the board.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 360-35-.05(1)(c) · verified Aug 17, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
Related Georgia rules
Patients treated by an assistant laser practitioner must be examined before the service by a consulting physician, or by a physician assistant who is a licensed cosmetic laser practitioner, or by an advanced practice registered nurse who is a licensed cosmetic laser practitioner.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 360-35-.05(1)(b) · verified Aug 17, 2026
Georgia allows the remote encounter but names four ways to earn it, and one of them is the technology. a physician, physician assistant or APRN providing treatment or consultation by electronic means must be Georgia licensed, must have the patient’s history available, and must EITHER have “personally seen and examined the patient” and be providing ongoing or intermittent care, OR be acting at the request of a Georgia licensed practitioner who has, OR be acting at the request of certain public health and child-protection referrers, OR be “able to examine the patient using technology or peripherals that are equal or superior to an examination done personally by a provider within that provider’s standard of care.” That last route is what makes a first remote visit possible; it is a standard about the equipment, not a waiver.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 360-3-.07(a)(1)-(3) (Practice through electronic or other such means) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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