O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 43-34-44 (2019)

(See Editor’s notes.) Role of medical assistants clarified

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit the performance by medical assistants of medical tasks, including subcutaneous and intramuscular injections; obtaining vital signs; administering nebulizer treatments; or other tasks approved by the board pursuant to rule, if under the supervision by a physician in his or her office; provided, however, that this shall not require on-site supervision at all times, or the performance by medical assistants of medical tasks ordered by a

PHYSICIANS, ASSISTANTS, & OTHERS physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse delegated the authority to issue such an order in accordance with law and pursuant to rules of the board.

History

Code 1981, § 43-34-44, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509.

Annotations

Editor’s notes. - For application of this statute in 2021, see Executive Order 01.22.21.07.

Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509, effective July 1, 2009, redesignated former Code Section 43-34-44 as present Code Section 43-34-40.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2015–2015 · leading case: Kwee Wong v. Mary L. Chappell, 773 S.E.2d 496 (Ga. Ct. App. 2015).

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Kwee Wong v. Mary L. Chappell, 773 S.E.2d 496 (Ga. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 6× “Finally, Wong’s allegation that the defendants failed to adequately train Gephart, an unlicensed medical assistant, to handle patient calls, does not involve the exercise of professional skill and judgment within their area of expertise.”

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