August 03, 2026
GBHCW Proposed Rules Available for Public Comment
GBHCW Proposed Rules Available for Public Comment
The GBHCW has proposed rules that are now available for public comment. Please review the proposed rules and procedure for submitting a comment below:
Chapter 195-8 Georgia Optometrist Education Loan Repayment Program
Chapter 195-9 Medical Student Capitation Program
Chapter 195-12 Physician for Rural Areas Assistance Program
Chapter 195-14 Dental Loan Repayment Program
Chapter 195-15 Physician Assistants (PA) Loan Repayment Program
Chapter 195-16 Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) Loan Repayment Program
Chapter 195-25 Georgia Physician Education Loan Repayment Program
Chapter 195-26 Georgia Dentist Education Loan Repayment Program
Chapter 195-27 Georgia Behavioral Health Provider Loan Repayment Program
Intent to Amend/Adopt Rules
Rules and Regulations of the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce are being amended/adopted. The information is posted at www.healthcareworkforce.georgia.gov or may be reviewed during normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, (except for official State holidays), at the office of the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, NE, East Tower, 11th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30334. Copies may also be requested by contacting the
Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce at [email protected].
Public Hearing
To provide the public with an opportunity to comment upon and provide input into these proposed
rule amendments, a public hearing will be held on Tuesday September 8, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. virtually
via TEAMS.
Interested persons may submit written comments regarding the proposed rules. Written comments
will be accepted through September 2, 2026. To ensure comments are properly considered and
included in the appropriate rulemaking record, commenters must identify the specific proposed rule
to which their comments apply.
Following consideration of all public comments received during the comment period, the Board may
vote on whether or not to adopt any or all of the proposed rules. The Board voted to adopt this
Notice of Intent on July 23, 2026 and intends to vote to adopt the attached rules at the September 8,
2026 meeting following any public comment.