GNA Legislative Alert: Call to Action

The time is come for us to leverage our collective voices by contacting members of the legislature.

Preceptor Tax Incentive Program (P-TIP)

H.B 287- would revise the original law and change the benefit to a tax credit, instead of the current deduction.  If HB 287 is signed into law, Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses who act as preceptors, along with MD/DO preceptors, would be eligible for PTIP.

The current PTIP program was implemented in July 2014 and offers up to a $10,000 deduction for precepting medical/osteopathic, APRN, or PA students.

Students require significant clinical training to be provided in community based settings by community based faculty preceptors. Community based faculty preceptors are not compensated for their time teaching students but do so as part of their personal commitment to the health care system.

HB 287 would act as an incentive for faculty to serve as preceptors there by allowing for more students to complete their academic training, in a timely fashion and begin providing Healthcare to Georgia citizens.

ACTION: This bill has passed the Georgia House of Representatives and was assigned to the Senate Finance Committee where it is still awaiting consideration. We are requesting that you contact your State Senator (you can find their name and contact information by visiting www.openstates.org) to indicate that you are in support of HB 287 and request that they vote YES on this bill.

Stay tuned! As we will continue to update you on bills effecting the nursing profession. 

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