SB 85 Georgia Senate · 2013-2014 Regular Session

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

305
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Mar 7, 2013
D Democratic9
8 Yea 1 Nay
88% Yea
R Republican28
22 Yea 4 Nay 2
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

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