License by endorsement

(a) Any applicant for a license by endorsement as a massage therapist must submit a completed application upon a form and in such manner as the board prescribes, accompanied by applicable fees, and evidence satisfactory to the board that: (1) The applicant is at least 18 years of age; (2) The applicant is of good moral character. For purposes of this paragraph, “good moral character” means professional integrity and 763 43-24A-14 a lack of any conviction for acts involving moral turpitude where the underlying conduct relates to the applicant’s fitness to practice massage therapy; (3) The applicant has satisfactory results from a fingerprint record check report conducted by the Georgia Crime Information Center and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as determined by the board. Application for a license under this Code section shall constitute express consent and authorization for the board or its representative to perform a criminal background check. Each applicant who submits an application to the board for licensure by endorsement agrees to provide the board with any and all information necessary to run a criminal background check, including, but not limited to, classifiable sets of fingerprints. The applicant shall be responsible for all fees associated with the performance of such background check; and (4) The applicant is currently licensed as a massage therapist in another jurisdiction, state, or territory of the United States or foreign country which requires standards for licensure considered by the board to be equivalent to the requirements for licensure under this chapter. (b) The board may establish by rule procedures for an applicant for licensure by endorsement to supplement his or her application to satisfy any standards for licensure pursuant to this chapter that are greater than those of another state, territory, or jurisdiction. History. Code 1981, § 43-24A-13, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1251, § 1/SB 110; Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 17/HB 1055; Ga. L. 2012, p. 1032, § 3/SB 143; Ga. L. 2019, p. 591, § 1/HB 242. 43-24A-14. Display of the license certificate; expiration and renewal of licenses; liability insurance coverage; change of address; inactive status. (a) The licensee shall display the license certificate or a photocopy thereof in an appropriate and public manner at each location at which he or she practices. (b) All licenses shall expire biennially unless renewed. All applications for renewal of a license shall be filed with the division director prior to the expiration date, accompanied by the biennial renewal fee prescribed by the board and certifying that all current requirements of continuing education as determined by the board have been fulfilled. The board shall provide for penalty fees for late registration. The failure to renew a license by the end of an established penalty period shall have the same effect as a revocation of said license, subject to reinstatement only after application and payment of the prescribed reinstatement fee within the time period established by the division director, provided 764 43-24A-15 that the applicant meets such requirements as the board may establish by rule. (c) A licensee shall provide evidence of current liability insurance coverage as required in Code Section 43-24A-8 upon request by the board at any time during such licensee’s term of licensure. (d) The licensee shall inform the board of any change of address within 30 days. (e) Each person licensed under this chapter is responsible for renewing his or her license before the expiration date. (f) Under procedures and conditions established by the board, a licensee may request that his or her license be declared inactive. The licensee may apply for active status at any time and upon meeting the conditions set forth by the board shall be declared active. History. Code 1981, § 43-24A-14, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1251, § 1/SB 110; Ga. L. 2019, p. 591, § 1/HB 242. 43-24A-15. Unlawful acts.