(a) The board may grant a license without examination to licensees of boards of other states requiring equal or higher qualifications. (b) The board may grant an expedited license to licensees of boards of other states pursuant to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Act contained in Article 11 of this chapter. History. — Ga. L. 1913, p. 101, § 12; Ga. L. 1918, p. 173, § 7; Code 1933, § 84-914; Ga. L. 1962, p. 611, § 2; Ga. L. 1966, p. 232, § 2; Ga. L. 1967, p. 826, § 2; 122 43-34-28 PHYSICIANS, ASSISTANTS, & OTHERS Ga. L. 1969, p. 718, § 2; Ga. L. 1970, p. 301, § 11; Code 1981, § 43-34-29; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1067, § 2; Code 1981, § 43-34-28, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509; Ga. L. 2019, p. 200, § 3/SB 16. The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, designated the existing language of this Code section as subsection (a) and added subsection (b). 43-34-29.1