do nurse practitioners need a co signature
My nurse practice act in Georgia is vague with regard to supervision/collaboration issues. There is no state where the law requires physicians to sign every one of a nurse practitioner's (NP's) charts. In Tennessee, a physician must sign 20% of an NP's charts every 30 days. In Arkansas, there is a requirement for physician cosignature of NP orders. Practice protocols or facility requirements must specify when NP's orders must be cosigned.