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Georgia Statutes, Title 43

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Title 43

62 chapters · 1,329 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 431,329 Ch 34, PHYSICIANS, ACUPUNCTURE, PHYSICIAN A…153 Ch 11, DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, AND DEN…53 Ch 18, FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND ESTABLISHMENTS…42 Ch 26, NURSES39 Ch 3, ACCOUNTANTS37 Ch 1, GENERAL PROVISIONS36 Ch 40, REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS36 Ch 4B, GEORGIA ATHLETIC AND ENTERTAINMENT C…35 Ch 21, OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADH…35 Ch 15, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURV…34 Ch 39A, REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS32 Ch 6, AUCTIONEERS31 Ch 50, VETERINARIANS AND VETERINARY TECHNICIANS30 Ch 4, ARCHITECTS27

23 sections·Filtered byTitle 43✕Ch 33✕

O.C.G.A. § 43-33-1 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Physical Therapy Act.’’
O.C.G.A. § 43-33-10 General powers and duties of board
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In carrying out the provisions of this article, the board shall, in addition to the other powers conferred upon it under this article, have the power to: (1) Prepare or approve all examinations or applicants for licenses; (2) Determine the qualiﬁcations of and authorize the issua…
O.C.G.A. § 43-33-11 Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants to clearly inform public of credentials; license required; use of titles; limitation on scope of Code section
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(a) A physical therapist shall clearly inform the public of his or her professional credential as a physical therapist. A physical therapist shall use the appropriate regulatory designator as identiﬁed by the board. (b) A physical therapist assistant shall use the letters ‘‘PTA’’…
O.C.G.A. § 43-33-12 Requirements for license to practice physical therapy
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A license to practice physical therapy shall be issued to any person who: (1) Is a graduate of an educational program that prepares physical therapists and which is accredited by a recognized accrediting agency and approved by the board or, in the case of an applicant who has gra…

O.C.G.A. § 43-33-13 Requirements for license to practice as physical therapist assistant

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A license to practice as a physical therapist assistant shall be issued to any person who: (1) Is a graduate of an educational program that prepares physical therapist assistants and which is accredited by a recognized accrediting agency and approved by the board or, in the case …

O.C.G.A. § 43-33-13.1 Physical therapy aide

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A physical therapy aide is one, other than a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, who is employed to assist a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant by performing only designated physical therapy tasks under direct supervision of a licensee as approve…

O.C.G.A. § 43-33-14 Determining competence of applicants

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The board shall determine the competence of applicants to practice as physical therapists or as physical therapist assistants by any method or procedure which the board deems necessary to test the applicant’s qualiﬁcations. History. — Ga. L. 1951, p. 175, § 7; Ga. L. 1962, p. 633…

O.C.G.A. § 43-33-15 Reciprocity; waiver of examination requirement for persons licensed in another state who meet certain qualiﬁcations

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The board may, in its discretion, waive the examination provided for in paragraph (2) of Code Section 43-33-12 and may, subject to the provisions under Code Sections 43-33-18 and 43-33-19, grant to a person licensed in another state or territory of the United States full privileg…

O.C.G.A. § 43-33-16 Expiration, renewal, and restoration of licenses; canceled licenses; continuing education

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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. A license which has expired for failure of the ho…

O.C.G.A. § 43-33-17 Training permits

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(a) The board may issue a training permit to an applicant who is a graduate of an approved physical therapy program who is approved to take the physical therapy licensing examination or who has taken the examination but not yet received the examination results. (b) The board may …

O.C.G.A. § 43-33-18 Refusal to grant or restore licenses; discipline of licensees; suspension, revocation, or restriction of licenses; immunity for violation reporters

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(a) The board shall have authority to refuse to grant or restore a license to an applicant or to discipline a physical therapist licensed under this article upon a ﬁnding by the board that the licensee or applicant has: (1) Identiﬁed himself or herself as a doctor without also cl…

O.C.G.A. § 43-33-19 Unlicensed practice as constituting public nuisance; injunctions

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The practice of physical therapy is declared to be an activity affecting the public interest and involving the health, safety, and welfare of the public. Such practice when engaged in by a person who is not licensed is declared to be harmful to the public health, safety, and welf…

O.C.G.A. § 43-33-2 Declaration of purpose

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This article is enacted for the purpose of safeguarding the public health, safety, and welfare by providing for state administrative control, supervision, and regulation of the practice of physical therapy. The practice of physical therapy is declared to be affected with the publ…

O.C.G.A. § 43-33-20 Penalty

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Any person convicted of violating this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. — Ga. L. 1951, p. 175, § 17; Ga. L. 1972, p. 388, § 22; Ga. L. 1997, p. 715, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 126, § 4/HB 39. The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted ‘‘this article’’ for…

O.C.G.A. § 43-33-3 Deﬁnitions

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As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Board’’ means the State Board of Physical Therapy. (2) ‘‘License’’ means a valid and current certiﬁcate of registration issued by the board which shall give the person to whom it is issued authority to engage in the practice prescribed the…

O.C.G.A. § 43-33-4 Creation of board

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There is created a State Board of Physical Therapy. History. — Ga. L. 1962, p. 633, § 2; Ga. L. 1972, p. 388, § 4; Ga. L. 1997, p. 715, § 1.

O.C.G.A. § 43-33-5 Appointment of board members; terms; vacancies; removal

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The board shall consist of eight members, as provided in Code Section 43-33-6, each of whom shall be appointed by the Governor and conﬁrmed by the Senate for a term of three years and until a successor is appointed and qualiﬁed. Vacancies on the board shall be ﬁlled by the Govern…

O.C.G.A. § 43-33-6 Qualiﬁcations of board members

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To be eligible for appointment to the board, a person must be a resident of this state. Six members of the board shall be licensed as physical therapists under this article who have practiced or taught physical therapy for at least three years. At least one member shall be licens…

O.C.G.A. § 43-33-7 Conduct of business by telephone or other digital means

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With the exception of hearings in contested cases, the board may conduct business in conference by telephone or other digital means, provided that members of the board shall not receive compensation for business conducted in conference by telephone or other digital means. History…

O.C.G.A. § 43-33-8 Reimbursement of board members

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Each member of the board shall be reimbursed as provided for in subsection (f ) of Code Section 43-1-2. History. — Ga. L. 1972, p. 388, § 8; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1053, § 4; Ga. L. 1997, p. 715, § 1.

O.C.G.A. § 43-33-9 Division director as secretary of board; subpoena power; service of process and documents

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The division director shall be secretary of the board and shall perform such other administrative duties as may be prescribed by the board. In a contested case, the division director on behalf of the board shall have the power to subpoena, throughout this state, witnesses, design…

O.C.G.A. § 43-33-30 Short title

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This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Physical Therapy Licensure Compact Act.’’ History. — Code 1981, § 43-33-30, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 126, § 4/HB 39.

O.C.G.A. § 43-33-31 Ratiﬁcation; text of compact

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The Physical Therapy Licensure Compact is enacted into law and entered into by the State of Georgia with any and all other states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: ‘‘PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT SECTION 1. PURPOSE (a) The purpose of this Compact …