Georgia patients deserve to know what is happening right now behind the scenes in healthcare

A lot of healthcare providers across Georgia are really concerned right now about new rule interpretations involving nurse practitioners and physician collaboration requirements.

In normal people terms:

Georgia requires many nurse practitioners to have supervising/collaborating doctors in order to practice.

But now there’s increasing confusion, restrictions, and limits being placed on those relationships — at a time when we ALREADY have huge healthcare worker shortages.

This could affect:

• primary care
• psych/mental health
• urgent care
• pediatrics
• women’s health
• rural healthcare
• specialty clinics

Why this matters to YOU:

This may lead to:
❌ longer wait times
❌ fewer available appointments
❌ clinics struggling to stay open
❌ providers leaving practices
❌ reduced access in small towns/rural areas
❌ more overwhelmed healthcare systems

A lot of practices are now having to get attorneys involved because even providers are struggling to understand how these rules are being interpreted and enforced.

Meanwhile patients are already waiting months for care.

This is NOT about “doctors vs NPs.”

This is about whether Georgia has enough healthcare providers for patients to actually get care when they need it.

If you care about healthcare access in Georgia, now is the time to contact state legislators and ask them to protect patient access and the healthcare workforce.