--- title: SB 307. Physicians, Assistants; continuing education requirements for all physicians to include one hour on maternal health; provide collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sb307 cite_as: SB 307, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb307 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb307.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb307/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71008 date: 2025-02-28 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-09-12 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Physicians, Assistants; continuing education requirements for all physicians to include one hour on maternal health; provide ## Text Senate Bill 307 By: Senators Islam Parkes of the 7th, Merritt of the 9th, Mangham of the 55th, Orrock of the 36th, Halpern of the 39th and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, assistants, and others, so as to provide for continuing education requirements for all physicians to include one hour on maternal health; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, assistants, and others, is amended by adding a new paragraph to subsection (a) of Code Section 43-34-11, relating to continuing education requirement and required training for physicians, to read as follows: "(7) On and after January 1, 2026, all physicians shall be required to receive one hour of education and training regarding maternal health, including preventive and emergency care of pregnant and postpartum mothers as part of their continuing education requirement." SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the bill. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia Senate bill would require all physicians in the state to complete one hour of continuing education on maternal health, including pregnancy and postpartum care, starting January 1, 2026. ### Plain-language summary Georgia law already requires physicians to complete continuing education and training to keep their medical licenses current. This bill adds a new specific requirement to that existing law: physicians must spend at least one hour of their continuing education on maternal health. The bill amends O.C.G.A. § 43-34-11, the section of Georgia law covering physician continuing education and required training, by adding a new paragraph. That paragraph says that starting January 1, 2026, all physicians must receive one hour of education covering preventive and emergency care for pregnant and postpartum mothers as part of their existing continuing education obligations. The bill does not create a new licensing board process or separate certification; it folds the requirement into the continuing education physicians already have to complete. ### What it does - Adds a new maternal health training requirement to Georgia's physician continuing education law (O.C.G.A. § 43-34-11). - Requires all physicians, not just obstetricians, to complete one hour of education on maternal health as part of their existing continuing education. - Specifies the training must cover preventive and emergency care for pregnant and postpartum mothers. - Sets the requirement to begin on and after January 1, 2026. - Repeals any conflicting Georgia laws so this requirement takes precedence over inconsistent existing rules. ### Who it affects All physicians licensed in Georgia, regardless of specialty, since the requirement applies broadly rather than only to obstetricians or gynecologists. The Georgia Composite Medical Board, which oversees physician licensing and continuing education compliance, would also be affected in enforcing the new requirement. ### Why it matters Physicians across all specialties, including those who rarely treat pregnant patients, would need to build one hour of maternal health training into their existing continuing education schedule. This could mean more physicians recognize warning signs of pregnancy-related complications in patients they encounter. ### Key provisions - Section 1 amends Code Section 43-34-11 by adding paragraph (7) to subsection (a), creating the new maternal health training requirement. - The new requirement covers 'preventive and emergency care of pregnant and postpartum mothers' as the required training content. - The requirement applies to 'all physicians,' not a subset defined by specialty. - The requirement takes effect 'on and after January 1, 2026.' - Section 2 repeals any conflicting laws, a standard clause ensuring this provision overrides inconsistent existing statutes. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2025-02-27) - Last action: Senate Read and Referred (2025-02-28) - Sponsors: Nabilah Islam Parkes, Nikki Merritt, Randal Mangham, Nan Orrock, Sonya Halpern, Derek Mallow, RaShaun Kemp, Tonya Anderson, David Lucas, Ed Harbison, Jason Esteves, Michael Rhett, Gail Davenport, Donzella James - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71008 > The history, votes, and amendments (95 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb307.md?full=1