The Georgia Composite Medical Board issued a position statement on May 7 stating that a physician may not receive compensation "of any kind, monetary or non-monetary" from an APRN or APRN-owned company in exchange for serving as the supervising or delegating physician. It expressly prohibits payments to third-party matching platforms, the "ghost director" services with names like Collaborating MDs/DOs, APRNMatch and NP Collaborator that pair non-physician-owned clinics with a medical director on paper.

The board's test is what makes this sting: it says it will evaluate the "actual reality and practical effect" of the relationship over the contracts or titles, and it requires "genuine clinical oversight." A signed agreement and a named physician are no longer enough if the oversight is not real. The guidance targets most non-physician-owned Georgia med spas and IV-hydration clinics, and the board issued a separate IV hydration and therapy statement on May 19.

If you run or supervise a Georgia practice through a matching service, this is the arrangement now squarely in scope. Worth confirming your medical director is actually directing.

Source: The National Law Review — https://natlawreview.com/article/georgia-medical-board-heightens-oversight-app-owned-medical-practices-and