Georgia Administrative Code

(1) The Board may impose a fine of up to $2,500 against any pharmacist or nurse who knowingly: (a) Fails to maintain individual liability insurance or fails to be individually covered by his/her employer in an amount not less than $250,000 to cover claims arising from the adminis…

For purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) "Assistant Laser Practitioner" means a person who is licensed by the Board to practice as a cosmetic laser practitioner under the on-site supervision of a senior laser practitioner or physician. (2) "Board" means …

(1) Applicants for licensure as an assistant laser practitioner or senior laser practitioner must submit an application on a form approved by the Board, submit an application fee, and submit an affidavit that the applicant is a United States citizen, a legal permanent resident of…

(1) All licenses shall expire biennially unless renewed. (2) Each licensee shall notify the Board within thirty (30) days, in writing, of all changes of address. Any mailing or notice from the Board shall be considered to be served on the licensee when sent to the licensee's last…

(1) An applicant for renewal who has been initially licensed by the Board by examination for less than two years shall not be required to complete the continuing education hours in order to renew the license for the first time. However, for the next renewal, the licensee must obt…

(1) Assistant Laser Practitioners may practice as follows: (a) May perform cosmetic laser services which means nonablative elective cosmetic light based skin care, photo rejuvenation, or hair removal using lasers or pulsed light devises approved by the United States Food and Drug…

(1) In order to qualify as a consulting physician, the physician: (a) Must be currently licensed to practice medicine in Georgia; (b) Must have a principal place of business in Georgia or practice outside of Georgia but within 50 miles from a facility with whom the physician will…

(1) Except for physician offices, all facilities providing cosmetic laser services other than hair removal using lasers or pulsed light devices shall meet the following standards: (a) Must have an agreement with a consulting physician who will examine each patient prior to any co…

(1) Prior to receiving cosmetic laser services for hair removal from a cosmetic laser practitioner, a person, or if under the age of 18, his or her parent or guardian, must consent in writing to such services and shall be informed in writing of the general terms of the following:…

(1) A licensee shall notify the Board in writing within 30 days after the license holder's name is legally changed. At the time of notification, submit a certified copy of the official document evidencing the name change. If the name change occurred during naturalization, the app…

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person licensed as a cosmetic laser practitioner to perform cosmetic laser services within any area within one inch of the nearest part of the eye socket of any consumer. (2) It shall be unlawful for any person licensed as a cosmetic laser practit…

The Board may impose on a cosmetic laser practitioner or applicant any sanction authorized under subsection (b) of Code Section 43-34-8 upon a finding of any conduct specified in subsection (a) of Code Section 43-34-8.

This Chapter shall not be construed to prohibit: (1) A licensed physician from engaging in the practice for which he or she is licensed; (2) A licensed physician assistant from engaging in the practice for which he or she is licensed; (3) A person licensed by this state as a regi…

(1) The Board shall appoint an advisory committee, which shall include licensed cosmetic laser practitioners. The initial members of the advisory committee may include persons eligible for licensing under this rule. (2) The advisory committee shall include at least one person lic…

As used in these rules, the following shall mean: (1) 'Board' means the Georgia Composite Medical Board. (2) 'Department' means the Department of Public Health. (3) 'Low THC oil' means an oil that contains not more than 5 percent by weight of tetrahydrocannabinol and an amount of…

(1) In order to register a patient with the Department, the physician must: (a) Hold an active license to practice medicine in the State of Georgia; (b) Have a doctor-patient relationship with the patient; (c) Have determined that the patient has a condition that qualifies for Lo…

The physician shall provide to the patient a copy of the waiver form approved by the Board advising that the use of cannabinoids and THC-containing products have not been approved by the FDA and the clinical benefits are unknown and may cause harm. A signed copy of this form shal…

(1) Physicians certifying patients to the Department for Low THC oil shall make semi-annual reports to the Board by filing the report online at http://dph.georgia.gov/low-thc-oil-registry. The reports should be submitted within ten (10) days of the reporting period April and Octo…

Failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the Board is grounds for disciplinary action by the Board under O.C.G.A. Section 43-34-8.

As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall mean: (1) "License" means a document, permit, certificate of registration, or other authorization issued by or on behalf of the Composite State Medical Board to a person to engage in a profession or business regulated under O.C.G…

Effective July 1, 2017, military spouses and transitioning service members may qualify for expedited processing of the license application by showing that the applicant is a military spouse or transitioning service member and that the applicant has paid the fee and meets the requ…

(1) 'Board' means the Georgia Composite Medical Board. (2) 'PDMP' means the Georgia Prescription Drug Monitoring Program database. (3) 'Physician' means an individual licensed to practice medicine pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43. (4) 'Prescriber' means an individu…

(1) Prescribers must enroll as a PDMP user by January 1, 2018. (2) Prescribers who obtain a DEA registration after January 1, 2018 must enroll with the PDMP within 30-days of obtaining a DEA registration for purposes of prescribing controlled substances in Georgia.

(1) Access to PDMP information is granted to following personnel: a. Prescribers, b. Not more than two prescriber's representatives as provided in Code Section 16-13-60, to monitor the PDMP on his/her behalf. (2) All information from the PDMP shall be maintained in a secure and c…

(1) On and after July 1, 2018, when a prescriber is prescribing a controlled medication, he or she shall seek and review information from the PDMP the first time he or she issues such prescription to a patient and thereafter at least once every 90-days, unless: a. The prescriptio…

Failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the Board is grounds for disciplinary action by the Board under O.C.G.A. Section 43-34-8. A prescriber licensed by the Board may be subject to disciplinary action by Board for the failure to maintain the security of PDMP informa…

(1) 'ABGC' means the American Board of Genetic Counseling or its successor or equivalent. (2) 'ABMG' means the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics or its successor or equivalent. (3) 'ACGC' means the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling or its successor or equ…

(1) Applications for licensure as a genetic counselor must submit an application on a form approved by the Board, submit an application fee, and submit an affidavit that the applicant is a United States citizen, a legal permanent resident of the United States, or that he/she is a…

A temporary license may be issued to an individual who has made application to the board, has submitted evidence to the board of admission to examination for licensure, has met all of the requirements for licensure in accordance with this Code section, except for the examination …

(1) All licenses shall expire biennially unless renewed. Genetic Counselors who are applying for their first renewal in Georgia shall be exempt from the continuing education requirement. (2) Each licensee shall notify the Board within thirty (30) days, in writing, of all changes …

(1) Licenses shall be renewable biennially on the renewal date established by the board. (2) The board shall be authorized to require persons seeking renewal of licensure under this article to complete board approved continuing education. (3) Thirty (30) contact hours of continui…

(1) A person who notifies the board on forms prescribed thereby may elect to place his or her license on an inactive status and shall, subject to rules of the board, be excused from payment of restoration fees until he or she notifies the board of his or her desire to resume acti…

(1) The composition of the Genetic Counselor Advisory Committee ("Advisory Committee") shall be comprised as follows: (a) Board members of the Georgia Composite Medical Board. (b) At least four (4) appointees, who will be licensed within six months of licensure and representative…

(a) On and after January 1, 2020, a person shall not engage in the practice of genetic counseling in this state without a valid license issued by the board pursuant to this article. (b) A person shall not hold himself or herself out as a genetic counselor unless he or she holds a…

The provisions of this article shall not apply to: (1) Any person licensed by the state to practice in a profession other than that of a genetic counselor, such as a physician, when acting within the scope of the person's profession and doing work of a nature consistent with the …

(1) The application form shall be completed according to the instructions provided in the application. (2) Applications must be complete, including all required documentation, signatures and seals. Application files are not considered completed until all required information, doc…

(1) Each applicant for licensure as a clinical perfusionist shall meet the requirements listed below: (a) Must be at least 21 years of age; (b) Submit a completed application required by the Board; (c) Submit an application fee as published in the Board's fee schedule; (d) Submit…

(1) A provisional license may be issued to a person who: (a) Submits a fully completed certificate of education that is mailed directly from a perfusion education program required for licensure under O.C.G.A. § 43-34-173 and Rule 360-4-.02. (b) Files with the Board a fully comple…

(1) A licensee shall notify the Board in writing within 30 days after the licensee's name is legally changed. At the time of notification, the licensee shall submit a certified copy of the official document evidencing the name change. If the name change occurred during naturaliza…

(1) Duplicate licenses may be issued upon approval by the Board if the original certificate is lost, stolen, or destroyed, or if the certificate holder has had a legal change of name. (2) To request a duplicate certificate, the certificate holder must submit a notarized applicati…

(1) All active licenses must be renewed on a biennial basis. Clinical Perfusionist licenses will expire on the last day of the month in which the licensee's birthday renewal falls. In order to renew the license, the licensee must have completed the Board-approved continuing educa…

(1) Each license must be renewed biennially by the last day of the month in which the license's birthday falls and the licensee must complete at least thirty (30) hours per biennium of continuing education in courses, programs or activities approved for continuing education credi…

(1) No person shall engage or offer to engage in perfusion or use the title or represent or imply that the person has the title of "licensed clinical perfusionist" or "provisional licensed clinical perfusionist" or use the letters "L.C.P." or "P.L.C.P." and/or any facsimile of su…

(1) The composition of the Clinical Perfusionist Advisory Committee ("Advisory Committee") shall be comprised as follows: (a) Board members of the Composite Medical Board. (b) At least four (4) appointees, who are licensed clinical perfusionists and representative of the clinical…

Any person licensed to practice as a licensed clinical perfusionist or a provisional licensed clinical perfusionist shall notify the Board within 30 days of becoming unable to practice perfusion with reasonable skill and safety by reason of illness or the use of alcohol, drugs, n…

Temporary licenses may be issued to an applicant at the discretion of the Executive Director, with the approval of the Chairman of the Board. Such licenses shall have the effect of a permanent license until the next regular Board meeting, when the temporary license shall become v…

(1) "Board" means the Georgia Composite Medical Board. (2) "Expedited License" means a full and unrestricted medical license granted by a member state to an eligible physician through the process set forth in the Compact. (3) "IMLC" means the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.…

1. An applicant seeking licensure through the Compact shall file an application for an expedited license through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, and must meet the requirements listed in at www.imlcc.org website. 2. A physician shall designate Georgia as the state of pri…

1. An applicant seeking licensure through the Compact shall file an application for an expedited license through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, and must meet the requirements listed in at www.imlcc.org website. 2. Applicants must have a Letter of Qualification (LOQ) to…

1. A license renewal notice will be sent 90 days prior to expiration date to direct the physician to renew through the Compact's website. A second license renewal notice will be sent 60 days prior to renewal. 2. A physician seeking to renew an expedited license granted in a membe…