Georgia Professionals Health Program

What Georgia Professionals Health Program does

Georgia Professionals Health Program (GAPHP), legally Georgia Professional Health Program, Inc., is a Georgia-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2012 under state law passed in 2010. It operates as a Physician Health Program (PHP), providing initial triage, confidential assessment, referral into evaluation and treatment, treatment quality monitoring, and long-term care management for licensed healthcare and veterinary professionals in Georgia who may have potentially impairing conditions including mental health issues, substance use disorders, stress, burnout, and anxiety.

GAPHP's core service is a structured monitoring and support program — not a treatment program — that coordinates between participants, evaluators, treatment providers, licensing boards, hospitals, and malpractice insurers. Services include random witnessed toxicology testing, behavioral parameter tracking (support group attendance, therapy sessions), and quarterly compliance letters to hospital credentialing departments. Confidentiality is anchored in state law and 42 CFR Part 2. The program is contractually sponsored by the Georgia Composite Medical Board and, since 2022, the Georgia State Board of Veterinary Medicine.

The business model is funded primarily by participant fees, supplemented by state appropriations (notably a first-time $500,000 SFY26 allocation from the Georgia General Assembly in 2025), grants, and sponsorships from benevolent benefactors including hospital systems and malpractice carriers. Revenue mechanics resemble a recurring subscription per monitored participant, with the participant base distributed across Georgia-licensed physicians, physician assistants, respiratory therapists, and veterinarians. Operations are run by a lean team of 1-10 employees based in Atlanta, with leadership averaging 30+ years in addiction medicine and behavioral health.

Name

Georgia Professionals Health Program

Legal name

Georgia Professional Health Program, Inc.

Website

https://gaphp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Georgia Professionals Health Program is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) that provides confidential triage, referral, treatment monitoring, and long-term care management for mental health and substance use conditions among Georgia-licensed physicians, physician assistants, respiratory therapists, and veterinarians.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Participant Fees: The majority of GAPHP funding comes from participant fees paid by healthcare professionals enrolled in the program.
2. State Appropriations: In 2025, the Georgia General Assembly provided appropriations in SFY26 to assist Georgia PHP in administrative and need-based scholarship opportunities for participants.
3. Grant Funding: GAPHP pursues grant funding from benevolent benefactors in agencies that benefit from their services, including sponsorships from healthcare organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Georgia Professionals Health Program is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) Physician Health Program providing confidential triage, referral into evaluation, treatment quality monitoring, and long-term care management for Georgia-licensed healthcare professionals (physicians, physician assistants, respiratory therapists) and veterinary professionals with potentially impairing mental health conditions, substance use disorders, and other behavioral health issues. The organization is not a treatment provider but facilitates referrals, monitors treatment quality, and provides ongoing compliance monitoring to support professional recovery and patient safety.

Product overview

Georgia Professionals Health Program (GAPHP) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that operates as a Physician Health Program (PHP) rather than a traditional software product company. The organization provides a suite of professional health services including initial triage, referral into evaluation and treatment, treatment quality monitoring, and long-term care management for addiction and other mental health/behavioral disorders. GAPHP serves physicians, physician assistants, respiratory therapists, and veterinarians licensed in Georgia. The core service offering centers on confidential monitoring and support services designed to help healthcare professionals remain healthy while protecting patient safety. The organization is sponsored by the Georgia Composite Medical Board and works in contractual relationship with the Georgia Board of Veterinary Medicine. As of 2025, the Georgia General Assembly provided appropriations for administrative and scholarship opportunities. Majority of funding comes from participant fees with additional grant funding from benevolent benefactors.

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Products and services

• Georgia Professionals Health Program (GAPHP) Core Services A nonprofit 501(c)(3) program providing initial triage, referral into evaluation, treatment quality monitoring, and care management of mental/behavioral health issues including substance use disorders for Georgia's healthcare professionals and veterinary professionals.
• Monitoring Recovery Support Services Ongoing services including random witnessed toxicology testing, tracking of behavioral parameters such as attendance at support group meetings and therapy sessions, and ongoing compliance monitoring for healthcare professionals in recovery.
• Confidential Assessment and Referral Services Confidential assistance to healthcare professionals with conditions that may negatively impact practice performance, providing referrals that protect well-being of professionals and patients while maintaining confidentiality under state and federal laws including 42 CFR Part 2.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Georgia State Board of Veterinary MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022GAPHP established an agreement with the Georgia Board of Veterinary Medicine in 2022 to extend services to veterinary professionals licensed in Georgia. Participation in the program is voluntary for veterinary professionals.
• Georgia Composite Medical BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGAPHP is contracted with the Georgia Composite Medical Board. The relationship is established by Georgia state law passed in 2010, providing a structured relationship between the medical board and GAPHP services. The board requires disclosure of names of healthcare practitioners who discontinue participation due to non-compliance with recommendations.
• Federation of State Physician Health Programs (FSPHP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGAPHP is a member of FSPHP, which supports physician health programs in improving the health of medical professionals. FSPHP provides guidelines, advocacy, and resources that enhance PHP effectiveness. GAPHP's Paul Earley served as FSPHP President and Robin McCown serves as Treasurer.
• Wellstar Health SystemminorOthers2024 sponsor of Georgia PHP, demonstrating organizational support for physician health programs in Georgia.
• Memorial HealthminorOthers2024 sponsor of Georgia PHP, demonstrating support for healthcare professional wellness initiatives.
• MagMutualminorOthers2024 sponsor of Georgia PHP through MagMutual Foundation, supporting physician health programs.
• Northeast Georgia Health SystemminorOthers2023 sponsor of Georgia PHP, supporting healthcare professional wellness programs.
• Piedmont HealthcareminorOthers2023 sponsor of Georgia PHP, supporting physician health initiatives.
• Northside HospitalminorOthers2023 sponsor of Georgia PHP, demonstrating support for healthcare professional wellness.
• Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGAPHP actively collaborates with the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation. Executive Director Robin McCown serves as an Ambassador for LBHF since 2023. GAPHP participated in the Healthcare is Human rally in Washington D.C. and various LBHF initiatives to support health worker mental health.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Caron Treatment Centers: Large nonprofit addiction treatment provider with a longstanding dedicated program for healthcare professionals. Overlaps with GAPHP in serving impaired professionals but delivers direct clinical treatment rather than confidential monitoring and triage.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: Major national nonprofit addiction treatment organization with specialized programming for professionals including physicians. Comparable clinical mission but broader, treatment-focused footprint versus GAPHP's narrow monitoring/referral role.

Direct peers

• Physician Health Services (Massachusetts): Massachusetts-based Physician Health Program providing confidential evaluation, treatment referral, and monitoring services to physicians and other health professionals. Closely mirrors GAPHP's mission, structure, and confidential monitoring model in a different state.
• Texas Physician Health Program: Texas's state Physician Health Program administered under the Texas Medical Board to provide confidential evaluation, treatment referral, and monitoring for physicians. Comparable in regulatory anchoring and confidential PHP service model.
• Colorado Physician Health Program (CPHP): Colorado's PHP offering confidential monitoring, evaluation, and advocacy for impaired healthcare professionals. Comparable statutory PHP model with state-board recognition and similar participant-monitoring services.
• North Carolina Physicians Health Program (NCPHP): North Carolina's state Physician Health Program offering confidential assistance and monitoring for impaired physicians and other healthcare professionals. Same confidential monitoring/referral model under contract with the NC Medical Board — direct functional analogue to GAPHP.
• Florida Professionals Resource Network (PRN): Florida's designated Physician Health Program providing confidential evaluation, treatment referral, and monitoring for impaired health professionals. Most structurally comparable peer — same statutory PHP model, state-board contract, and confidential monitoring focus, just serving Florida's licensee base.

Emerging players

• Talbott Recovery: Specialized addiction treatment program historically focused on healthcare professionals. Several GAPHP senior leaders (including former Medical Director Paul Earley and Director of Clinical Operations Chris LaSalle) previously held leadership roles at Talbott — closely related in patient population and clinical focus, but operates as a treatment provider rather than a monitoring program.

Others

• Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation: National foundation dedicated to reducing clinician burnout and removing barriers to mental health care for healthcare workers. GAPHP's Executive Director Robin McCown is an LBHF Ambassador since 2023 — adjacent advocacy partner in the same physician-wellness space.
• Federation of State Physician Health Programs (FSPHP): National membership association of state PHPs; GAPHP's Executive Director Robin McCown serves as FSPHP Treasurer and Medical Director Emeritus Paul Earley is past president. Functions as the ecosystem body that supports and accredits state-level PHPs like GAPHP.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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