PMHNP · Georgia
Supervision Agreement for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners in Georgia
Yes, a written supervising-physician agreement is required. Georgia does not name a specific instrument.
Same framework as general `np` — no PMHNP-specific carve-out toward independence was found. Georgia's APRN rules (GAC Ch. 410-11) recognize PMHNP only via national certification within the general NP role; a separate 'CNS-Psychiatric/Mental Health' credential also exists under the CNS role rather than NP (see `cns`) — confirmed as a genuinely distinct credential, not an alternate label for PMHNP.
What the supervision must look like
The rules the physician relationship has to follow. Each fact comes from the statute or board rule listed under sources.
Proximity
Within 50 miles
Same 50-mile rule as `np` (O.C.G.A. § 43-34-25) — no PMHNP-specific deviation found.
Supervision ratio
Up to 8 at a time (combined across provider types)
Same combined APRN+PA cap as `np` (§ 43-34-25(g)/(g.1)/(g.2)) — no PMHNP-specific ratio exists.
Chart review
10% of charts · Annually · countersignature required
Same 100%/100%/10% framework as `np` (GAC 360-32-.02) — no PMHNP-specific deviation found.
Meeting cadence
Not codified — left to the agreement
Prescriptive authority
Covered by the practice agreement · controlled substances permitted
Same near-total Schedule I/II prohibition and narrow hydrocodone/oxycodone-only exception as `np` (§ 43-34-25(d.1)) — no PMHNP-specific schedule restriction or expansion found. In practice, PMHNP prescribing skews toward Schedule II stimulants and Schedule IV benzodiazepines more than general NP practice — not a different legal limit, reflected in calculatorWeights below rather than here.
Written agreement
Required
Same nurse protocol agreement mechanism as `np` (O.C.G.A. § 43-34-25) — no PMHNP-specific agreement type was found.
Practice ownership (corporate practice of medicine)
Licensee-only ownership required — Same framework as `np` — no PMHNP-specific ownership rule found.
Legal sources for these rules (2)
- O.C.G.A. § 43-34-25 — same framework as general NP (no PMHNP-specific statute)
- Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 410-11-.03 — Nurse Practitioner rules (national-certification-based specialty recognition, no named PMHNP subsection; via Cornell LII mirror)secondary
What a supervising physician costs here
Typical monthly cost in Georgia
$550 – $850
Estimate for one Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. This state's rules add a restrictive-tier premium.
About Georgia's rules
Georgia remains one of the more restrictive states in this dataset — no independent-practice pathway exists for NP/PMHNP/CRNA/CNM/CNS, and a 50-mile APRN physician-proximity rule was NOT removed by 2023-2024 reform (a common misconception). That reform raised the ratio cap (4→a combined 8 APRNs+PAs) and added a narrow hydrocodone/oxycodone-only Schedule II exception — APRNs/PAs are otherwise barred from Schedule II. Georgia's primary-source sites were unusually inaccessible this pass; treat citations with extra caution pending follow-up.
Other clinicians in Georgia: see the state overview.