Physicians; authorize the administration of vaccines by pharmacists or nurses; vaccine protocol agreements
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to physicians, so as to authorize the administration of vaccines by pharmacists or nurses pursuant to vaccine protocol agreements with physicians; to provide for definitions; to provide requirements for the content of vaccine protocol agreements; to provide that a party to a vaccine protocol agreement shall not delegate his or her authority; to limit the number of vaccine protocol agreements into which a physician may enter at any one time; to prohibit certain entities from entering into vaccine protocol agreements; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for limited liability; to provide for applicability; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2013
Committee Review
Feb 2013
Senate Passage
Mar 2013
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2013
Last action Mar 12, 2013
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2013
How they voted
30–5
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Mar 7, 2013
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican28
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 7, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 26, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 31, 2013
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
19 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barry Loudermilk
RRepublican
P
Charlie Bethel
RRepublican
P
Chuck Hufstetler
RRepublican
P
Curt Thompson
DDemocratic
P
Fran Millar
RRepublican
P
Frank Ginn
RRepublican
P
Hardie Davis
DDemocratic
P
Jack Murphy
RRepublican
P
Jason Carter
DDemocratic
P
Jeff Mullis
RRepublican
P
Jesse Stone
RRepublican
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
Joshua McKoon
RRepublican
P
Mike Crane
RRepublican
P
Mike Dugan
RRepublican
P
Ronnie Chance
RRepublican
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
P
Tim Golden
RRepublican
P
Tommie Williams
RRepublican
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