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The Board has examined the workforce supply and distribution of Georgia’s physician assistants using data from biennial license renewals. The physician assistants data are analyzed by the GBHCW and the resulting information is reported on a biennial basis. Click the link here to see the reports.

Dear GAPA Members, Today is an exciting day.  I am happy to announce that Governor Brian Kemp signed HB557. This gives physician assistants (PAs) as authorized by their job description and their delegating physician to prescribe 5 days of hydrocodone or oxycodone containing products to patients 18 years of age or older. This update to … Read more

PA LOBBYIST REQUEST As you know HB557 has passed out of the house and senate and is off the to the Governor to sign. To ensure this bill is signed we need your help. We need letters of support, ideally from PAs, PA schools, and especially Doctors. The letters would, ideally, talk about the need … Read more

GAPA priority legislative PASSES! HB 557, a culmination of four years of immediate work and many more before, passed in final form.  The bill allows PAs and APRNs to prescribe a 5-day supply of hydrocodone and oxycodone and related compounds to adult patients in an emergency.  The bill also simplifies some of the procedures of … Read more

The American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) advocates for the physician associate/assistant (PA) profession and provides tools to improve the PA practice and patient care. Earlier this year, AAPA approached The Harris Poll to revisit work that had been conducted in 2014. Unlike the past survey, AAPA wanted to take a wider look at the … Read more

Legislative Report Legislators Begin 2024 Session Calendar Set State of the State Governor’s Budget Legislators returned to Atlanta this week for the 2024 legislative session, the second year of the two year term.  While this week did have some of the regular ceremonial activities, there was far more action than one can ever remember for the … Read more