Title 43 — Title 43
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O.C.G.A. § 43-29-1 Purpose of chapter
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This chapter is enacted in the exercise of the police powers of the state. Its purposes generally are to protect the public health, welfare, and safety by providing for the regulation of the sale, dispensing, and supplying of all ophthalmic appliances, eyeglasses, and all aids to…
O.C.G.A. § 43-29-10 Registration; fee; reinstatement
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All persons practicing as dispensing opticians shall register with the division director and shall pay a biennial registration fee in an amount determined by the board, on or before the renewal date established by the division director. Failure to register and pay this fee shall …
O.C.G.A. § 43-29-11 Purpose of chapter
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Definitions. State Board of Dispensing Opticians; members; election of officers; meetings; powers and duties. Board records and seal. Jurisdiction of board. Rules and regulations; violation as grounds for revocation of license. License requirement; qualifications of applicants; sub…
O.C.G.A. § 43-29-12 Refusal or revocation of certificates of registration
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The board shall refuse to issue its certificate of registration and may revoke its certificate of registration issued to any person who is not of good moral character, who commits an act involving moral turpitude, who is guilty of highly unprofessional conduct, or whose certificate …
O.C.G.A. § 43-29-13 Appeal from decisions of board
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Any person whose license has been revoked or suspended by the board may appeal to the superior court of the county of domicile of the board for a trial de novo by filing with the clerk a certified copy of the charge heard by the board and his petition requesting a trial. Upon deman…
O.C.G.A. § 43-29-14 CONTEMPT
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Charitable solicitations. Subpoenas of secretary of state. Failure to obey, §43-17-11. Dentists. Board of dentistry. Power to punish for contempt, §43-11-14. Nurses.
O.C.G.A. § 43-29-15 Advertising
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It shall be lawful for a dispensing optician to advertise, provided that such dispensing optician does not advertise in any manner that would tend to mislead or deceive the public or that would in any manner discredit others in the eye care field. History. Ga. L. 1956, p. 148, § 7…
O.C.G.A. § 43-29-16 Splitting fees or costs
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It shall be unlawful for any dispensing optician, either directly or indirectly, to participate in any manner in the division, assignment, rebate, splitting, or refunding of service fees or costs of completed eyeglasses or parts thereof with a physician, optometrist, or other per…
O.C.G.A. § 43-29-18 Construction of chapter
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(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize or permit any person to hold himself out as being able, or to offer, undertake, or attempt, by any means or method, to examine eyes or to diagnose, treat, correct, relieve, operate, or prescribe for any human ailment, de…
O.C.G.A. § 43-29-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Board” means the State Board of Dispensing Opticians. (2) “Dispensing optician” means, subject to Code Section 43-29-18, an individual who is duly licensed to prepare and dispense lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, contact lenses, and optical …
O.C.G.A. § 43-29-20 Unlicensed practice as public nuisance; injunctions
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The practice of the profession of dispensing optician is declared to involve activities affecting the public interest and involving the health and safety and welfare of the public. Such activities, when engaged in by a person who is not licensed, are declared to be a public nuisa…
O.C.G.A. § 43-29-21 Penalty
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Any person who shall practice the trade or occupation of dispensing optician, as defined in this chapter, without first complying with this chapter or who shall violate any of the Code sections of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, 91…
O.C.G.A. § 43-29-22 Refusal or revocation of certificates of registration
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Appeal from decisions of board. Duties when dispensing contact lenses; restrictions; qualified dispensing optician as engaging in lawful trade or occupation. Advertising. Splitting fees or costs. Sale of nonprescription glasses; manufacture and sale of artificial eyes. Construction…
O.C.G.A. § 43-29-4 Board records and seal
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(a) The board shall have an official seal and shall keep a record of its proceedings and a register of persons whose licenses have been revoked. (b) The records of the board shall be open to public inspection, and it shall keep on file all examination papers for a period of 90 day…
O.C.G.A. § 43-29-5 Jurisdiction of board
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The board shall have exclusive jurisdiction in the enforcement of this chapter over all persons engaged in business as dispensing opticians, whether licensed or unlicensed, provided that nothing contained in this 902 43-29-7 chapter shall be construed as limiting or abrogating th…
O.C.G.A. § 43-29-6 Rules and regulations; violation as grounds for revocation of license
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The board is authorized to adopt rules and regulations pursuant to this chapter for the carrying out of the purposes of this chapter. The violation of such rules and regulations shall be grounds for the revocation of any license issued under this chapter. History. Ga. L. 1980, p.…
O.C.G.A. § 43-29-7 Examinations
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Licenses, §§43-29-7 to 43-29-9. Fees, §43-29-8. Exceptions to provisions, §§43-29-17, 43-29-18. Fees.
O.C.G.A. § 43-29-8 Examination; effect of failure of two examinations
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(a) An applicant applying for a license to practice the trade or occupation of dispensing optician shall be required to pass a board approved examination. (b) Failure to pass a satisfactory examination shall not prevent any applicant from participating in subsequent examinations …
O.C.G.A. § 43-29-9 Reciprocity
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Any person who has been duly licensed to practice as a dispensing optician in any state of the United States which has a standard of qualifications and examination for such practice at least as high as that provided for in this state by this chapter and who has been principally en…