Professions and businesses; establish a professional health program to provide for monitoring and rehabilitation of impaired healthcare professionals; authorize

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Plain-English Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to authorize the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists to establish a professional health program to provide for monitoring and rehabilitation of impaired healthcare professionals; to authorize the Georgia Board of Nursing to establish a professional health program to provide for monitoring and reh…

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 6, 2026

Who it affects

Mental health service userindirect

Healthcare professionals with mental health conditions may be subject to monitoring and rehabilitation programs.

Person with a disabilityindirect

Healthcare professionals with disabilities that impair their professional practice may be subject to monitoring and rehabilitation programs.

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Who This AffectsAI analysis

Mental health service userindirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Healthcare professionals with mental health conditions may be subject to monitoring and rehabilitation programs.
“to provide for monitoring and rehabilitation of impaired healthcare professionals”· Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated
Person with a disabilityindirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Healthcare professionals with disabilities that impair their professional practice may be subject to monitoring and rehabilitation programs.
“to provide for monitoring and rehabilitation of impaired healthcare professionals”· Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated

What the Bill Does

Authorizes the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists to establish a professional health program.
Authorizes the Georgia Board of Nursing to establish a professional health program.
These programs are for the monitoring and rehabilitation of impaired healthcare professionals.

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