ADOPTED
Representative Clark of the 100th offers the following amendment:
Amend the Senate substitute to HB 54 (LC 52 0844S), as amended by Amendment 1 (AM 52
0071) and Amendment 1A, by striking all matter from Amendment 1A and by striking all
matter from Amendment 1 from line 1 to the end and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Amend HB 54 (LC 52 0844S) by adding "advanced practice registered nurses and" before
"physician assistants" on lines 3 and 6.
By inserting ", <ins>an advanced practice registered nurse acting pursuant to the authority of
Code Section 43-34-25,"</ins> before <ins>"or a physician assistant"</ins> on lines 17, 30, 39 and 40, 63
and 64, 80, and 178.
By inserting between lines 46 and 47 the following:
<ins>(.5) 'Advanced practice registered nurse' has the same meaning as set forth in Code
Section 43-26-3.
</ins> By replacing lines 58 through 60 with the following:
individual according to a written plan of treatment signed by the patient's physician, <ins>an
advanced practice registered nurse acting pursuant to the authority of Code Section
43-34-25, or a physician assistant acting pursuant to the authority of Code Section
43-34-103,</ins> by a home health agency, or by others under arrangement with the home
health agency, on
By adding at the end of line 81 between "condition" and the period the following:
<ins>, provided that the healthcare professional prescribing home healthcare services does
not have an ownership interest in the entity to which he or she is referring
</ins> By replacing line 104 with the following:
services by a physician, <ins>advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant,</ins> or
registered nurse, as appropriate, and
By replacing line 118 with the following:
with the orders of the patient's physician, <ins>an advanced practice registered nurse, or a
physician assistant;</ins> provided, however, that