Home The Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association is a district branch ofThe American Psychiatric Association. We are the only statewide organization representing Georgia psychiatrists and their patients. Our members are dedicated to promoting professional values and ethics in the practice of psychiatry improving patient access to quality mental health care lifelong learning and professional development and supporting education and advocacy for our profession our patients and their families. Registration Fees MAG GPPA ENCOURAGING LAWMAKERS TO TAKE MORE ACTION ON PRIOR AUTHORIZATION ATLANTA The Medical Association of Georgia MAG and the Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association GPPA are encouraging state lawmakers to take additional action to address the prior authorization process in 2022 keeping in mind that insurers regularly use prior authorization as a tactic to delay patient care andor determine which treatments or prescriptions they will cover to reduce their costs.