Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: CBSA Type: Metro: CBSA Division: 15804: CBSA Division Name: Camden, NJ: CBSA Population: 5,965,343: CBSA Division Population: 1,250,679: MSA: 6162: MSA Name: Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA: PMSA: 6160: PMSA Name: Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA: City State Key: V11378: Preferred Last Line Key: V11378
HR2267 Ordering Home Health Care. Good News: U.S. Reps. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) and Greg Walden (R-OR) introduced The Home Health Planning Improvement Act (HR 2267) that will authorize nurse practitioners to order home health care services.
Currently, in Georgia, a nurse practitioner's ability to prescribe must be outlined in the nurse protocol agreement between the NP and MD. Regardless of the terms outlined in the nurse protocol agreement, NPs in Georgia are not allowed to prescribe Schedule II controlled substances. Nurse practitioners are allowed to signs their own prescriptions in Georgia and do not need an MD co-signature. Other Georgia Scope of Practice Laws. In Georgia, nurse practitioners are allowed to sign handicap parking permits but are not permitted to sign death certificates.