2021 Georgia Code
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses
Chapter 26 - Nurses
Article 1 - Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act
§ 43-26-1. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act."
(Code 1981, §43-26-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 747, § 1.)
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Editor's notes.
- In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, decisions under former Code 1933, Ch. 84-9 and § 84-1001 are included in the annotations for this Code section.
Nurse may perform some acts considered practice of medicine when so directed by physician.- Unless specifically precluded by law, a nurse may perform a multitude of acts which may be construed as practice of medicine as long as those acts are prescribed by a physician practicing medicine. 1979 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 79-32 (decided under former Code 1933, § 84-1001).
Nurse may give medical treatments and medication.- Administration of medication and medical treatments by licensed nurse, when prescribed by a physician practicing medicine, does not constitute proscribed practice of medicine. 1979 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 79-2 (decided under former Code 1933, Ch. 84-9).
Nurses may telephone prescription orders into pharmacy after receiving order from practitioner of healing arts. 1979 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 79-32 (decided under former Code 1933, § 84-1001).
Nurses may not write or telephone in prescriptions by referring to written protocol. 1988 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 88-9 (decided under former law).
Licensed nurses acting within scope of statutory authority are not performing "domestic services".
- It does not appear that licensed nurses (registered professional nurses or licensed practical nurses) acting within the scope of their statutory authority are performing "domestic services" within the meaning of Ga. L. 1937, p. 806, § 19 (see now O.C.G.A. § 34-8-40). 1980 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 80-34 (decided under former Code 1933, § 84-1001).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 61 Am. Jur. 2d, Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Healers, § 7 et seq.
C.J.S.- 70 C.J.S., Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Health-Care Providers, § 1 et seq.
ALR.- Validity and construction of domestic service provisions of fair labor standards act (29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq.), 165 A.L.R. Fed. 163.
