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Licence checks

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# Check both the care provider and the pharmacy.

Ask for full names and licence numbers. Check the person who would treat you and the pharmacy that would supply the medicine.

## Match the name to the right board

### Doctor or doctor’s supervised assistant: medical board.

A physician assistant is a person licensed to provide medical care with a supervising doctor and a job description approved by Georgia’s medical board.

As of September 28, 2026, the Georgia Composite Medical Board offers a free search for doctors and physician assistants.

As of September 28, 2026, a Georgia physician assistant works with a supervising doctor approved by the board.

Ask who would examine you, who would decide about the medicine and which doctor supervises the assistant.

The search shows whether a licence is active and any public orders: written decisions the board has made about that person’s licence.

These can include disciplinary decisions, such as action taken against a doctor’s licence.

Match the full name and licence number rather than relying on a photo. Read any decision for what happened, any limits on practice and whether those limits still apply.

### Nurse practitioner: nursing board, plus prescribing agreement.

Nurse practitioners are nurses whose work may include prescribing medicines.

As of September 28, 2026, the Georgia Board of Nursing links to a free licence search for nurses, including nurse practitioners.

As of September 28, 2026, a Georgia nurse practitioner needs a written agreement with a doctor to prescribe; the medical board reviews it.

Ask which doctor is named in that agreement.

### Pharmacy: pharmacy board.

As of September 28, 2026, Georgia’s pharmacy board provides a free licence check for pharmacies and pharmacists.

Ask which pharmacy will make or supply the medicine and which pharmacy will send it. A service name alone does not answer those questions.

### Medicine sent from another state: Georgia permit.

As of September 28, 2026, an out-of-state pharmacy needs a Georgia nonresident permit to send prescription medicine to Georgia.

Nonresident means the pharmacy is based outside the state. Ask for its Georgia permit number as well as its home-state licence.

## A record has limits

The absence of public action in a record gives no measure of care quality.

## Notes for this chapter

Use these sources to check the answers and ask more precise questions.

[Georgia medical board: check a licence](https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/verify-licensee)

For doctors, physician assistants and approved nurse prescribing agreements.

[Georgia medical board: nurse prescribing agreements](https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/document/document/aprn-information-summary06242024pdf/download)

The board’s explanation of the agreement used for prescribing.

[Georgia medical board: physician assistant supervision](https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/document/document/georgia-composite-medical-board-iv-hydrationtherapy-position/download)

The board’s position statement includes its supervision requirements.

[Georgia nursing board: licence search](https://sos.ga.gov/georgia-board-nursing)

Follow the board’s link to the licensing office’s search.

[Georgia pharmacy board: licence verification](https://gbp.georgia.gov/online-services)

For pharmacies, pharmacists and nonresident pharmacy permits.

[Georgia pharmacy board: nonresident permit](https://gbp.georgia.gov/document/document/non-resident-pharmacy-facility-application-february-24-2026/download)

The board’s requirements for a pharmacy based elsewhere.

[Medical boards: what records reveal](https://www.fsmb.org/u.s.-medical-regulatory-trends-and-actions/guide-to-medical-regulation-in-the-united-states/information-for-consumers/)

Explains public licence and discipline records.

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