Title 43 — Title 43
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O.C.G.A. § 43-34-10 Notification of conviction
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Any licensee, certificate holder, or permit holder who is convicted under the laws of this state, the United States, or any other state, territory, or country of a felony as defined in paragraph (5) of Code Section 16-1-3 shall be required to notify the board of the conviction with…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-100 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Physician Assistant Act.’’ 153 43-34-102 History. — Ga. L. 1972, p. 676, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509.
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-101 Legislative purpose
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(a) To alleviate the growing shortage and geographic maldistribution of health care services in this state, the General Assembly intends, by this article, to recognize physician assistants and their role in addressing this growing health care shortage. (b) This article is intende…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-102 Physiotherapist
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Physical therapy, §43-33-3. Plumbing, §43-14-2. Podiatric medicine, §43-35-3. Podiatric resident, §43-35-3. Podiatrist, §43-35-3. Polysomnographic technologists. Physicians and surgeons, medical practice act, §43-34-45. Polysomnography. Physicians and surgeons, medical practice a…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-103 Termination of approval, §43-34-107
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Volunteers in health care specialties. Inactive practitioners. Special license, §43-1-28. PHYSICIAN PROFILES. Patient right to know act, §§43-34A-1 to 43-34A-9. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, §§43-34-1 to 43-34-48. Abandonment of patient or patient records. Discipline of licensee, §43-…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-104 Notice of application approval or disapproval; issuance of license
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(a) Within a reasonable time after receipt of the documents required by this article, the board shall give to the applicant written notice of approval or disapproval of the physician assistant’s application; and, if approval of the application is given, the board shall issue to t…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-105 Performance of tasks in accordance with job description
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On receipt of notice of the board’s approval, a physician assistant, under the direction of the applying physician, may perform the tasks described in the job description, provided that nothing in this Code section shall make unlawful the performance of a medical task by the 164 …
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-107 Physicians and surgeons, §43-34-42
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Osteopathy. Fraudulent acts, §43-34-40. Plumber violations, §43-14-14. 729 INDEX CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE —Cont’d Podiatry practice, §43-35-18. Precious metal and gem dealers. Unlawful acts, §43-37-6. Professional boxing. Promoters, failure to make report or pay taxes, §43-4B-2…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-108 Powers and duties of board
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In addition to the powers specifically delegated to it in this article, the board shall have the authority to perform all acts which are necessary, proper, or incidental to the efficient development of the category of health care established by this article. The board shall have t…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-11 Licenses
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Qualifications, §43-34-26. Medical and osteopathic schools or colleges. Good standing. Power of board to pass upon, §43-34-36. Preliminary educational requirements, §43-34-31. Out-of-state licensed physicians. Educational certificates when patient care part of program, §43-34-29.2.…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-110 Short title, §43-34-100
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PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, §§43-34-100 to 43-34-110. Abortions. Prohibition on performing or prescribing to cause pharmacological abortion, §43-34-110. Advertising to indicate type of license held by licensee, §43-1-33. Advisory committee. Composite medical board to appoint, §43-34-2.…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-12 Radiologist assistant defined
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(a) For purposes of this chapter, the term ‘‘radiologist assistant’’ means an advanced level certified diagnostic radiologic technologist who assists radiologists under levels of supervision defined by the Georgia Composite Medical Board in performing advanced diagnostic imaging pr…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-120 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Act.’’ History. — Code 1933, § 84-901A, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 82, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509.
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-121 Legislative intent
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(a) The General Assembly finds and declares that the potential medicinal value of marijuana has received insufficient study due to a lack of financial incentives for the undertaking of appropriate research by private drug manufacturing concerns. Individual physicians cannot feasibl…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-122 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Board’’ means the Georgia Composite Medical Board. 169 43-34-123 (2) ‘‘Marijuana’’ means marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol, as defined or listed in Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16. (3) ‘‘Physician’’ means a person licensed to practice m…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-123 Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Program
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(a) There is established under the Georgia Composite Medical Board the Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Program, which shall be administered by the board. Under the program, the board shall act as a sponsor of state-wide investigational studies, utilizing as drug invest…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-125 Title of act
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Short title, §43-34-120. MARKS AND BRANDS. Industrial hygiene, health physics, and safety profession recognition and title protection. Certification mark. Unauthorized use, §43-21A-9. MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS, §§43-10A-1 to 43-10A-23. Advertising to indicate type of license …
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-126 Short title, §43-34-120
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Controlled substances therapeutic research program, §43-34-123. Cost of obtaining and testing marijuana. Responsibility for, §43-34-125. 795 INDEX MARIJUANA —Cont’d Use for treatment of cancer and glaucoma —Cont’d Definitions, §43-34-122. Findings of legislature, §43-34-121. Immun…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-13 Podiatrists
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Fingerprint checks by crime information center and FBI for license and reinstatement applicants, §43-35-12.1. Qualifications for license, §43-35-12. Psychologists. Licenses, §43-39-8. National background checks by fingerprint submission to FBI, §43-39-6. Real estate appraisers and …
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-142 Responsible charge of work
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Geologist, §43-19-3. Responsible control. Architects, §43-4-1. Restricted use pesticide, §43-45-2. Retort, §43-18-1. Review board. Controlled substances therapeutic research act, §43-34-122. Ring earnings. Professional boxing, §43-4B-1. Ringperson. Auctioneers, §43-6-1. Rodentici…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-149 Short title
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Legislative intent. Definitions. Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Program. Patient Qualification Review Board; members; officers; meetings; duties; exception to open meetings requirements. Receipt of marijuana by board; distribution; responsibility for costs of obtaining …
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-151 Roadhouses and dance halls
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Engaging in business without license, §43-21-50. Occupying rooms for immoral purposes, §43-21-61. Violations of provisions, §43-21-62. Scrap metal processors. Prohibited acts, §43-43-5. Social workers. Corporations, partnerships and associations. Names. Violations of restriction …
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-152 Administrative procedure
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Applicability of act, §43-34-152. Advertising to indicate type of license held by licensee, §43-1-33. Audit of regulatory agencies. General provisions, §§43-2-1 to 43-2-5. Certification. Applications. Notice to applicant of acceptance or rejection, §43-34-145. Display of certificat…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-170 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Clinical Perfusionist Licensure Act.’’ History. — Code 1981, § 43-34-170, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 652, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509. 43-34-171. Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-171 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Advisory committee’’ means the committee appointed pursuant to Code Section 43-34-180. (2) ‘‘Board’’ means the Georgia Composite Medical Board. (3) ‘‘Extracorporeal circulation’’ means the diversion of a patient’s blood through a heart-lun…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-172 Powers and responsibilities of board
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The board, in consultation with the advisory committee, shall have the power and responsibility to: (1) Determine the qualifications and fitness of applicants for licensure and renewal of licensure; (2) Adopt and revise rules consistent with the laws of this state that are necessar…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-173 Requirements for licensure
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, each applicant for a license to practice as a licensed clinical perfusionist shall meet the following requirements: (1) Be at least 21 years of age; (2) Submit a completed application required by the board; …
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-176 Requirements for waiver of examination and educational requirements
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On receipt of an application and application fee, the board may waive the examination and educational requirements for an applicant who at the time of application: (1) Is appropriately licensed or certified in another state, territory, or possession whose requirements for the lice…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-177 Felonies, §43-34-178
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Provisional licensed clinical perfusionists. Licenses, §43-34-175. Qualifications, §43-34-173. Reciprocity. Waiver of examination or educational requirements, §43-34-176. Requirements for licensure, §43-34-173. Sanctions, §43-34-179.
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-178 Nonapplicability of Code Section 43-34-177; violation
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(a) The provisions of Code Section 43-34-177 shall not apply to: (1) A person licensed as a physician pursuant to Article 2 of this chapter; (2) A person licensed under this title as a registered professional nurse or a licensed physician assistant or certified as a respiratory ca…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-179 Sanctions by board
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The board, in consultation with the advisory committee, may impose on a licensed clinical perfusionist or a provisional licensed clinical perfusionist any sanction authorized under subsection (b) of Code Section 43-34-8 upon a finding of any conduct specified in subsection (a) of C…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-180 Plumbers
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Plumbing contractors. Display, §43-14-9. Required, §43-14-8. Suspension or refusal to restore. Municipal or county inspection authorities, §43-14-12. Professional boxing generally, §§43-4B-1 to 43-4B-55. Professions and occupations. Athletic trainers, §§43-5-7 to 43-5-12. Blind p…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-190 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Orthotics and Prosthetics Practice Act.’’ History. — Code 1981, § 43-34-190, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1273, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509.
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-191 Findings of General Assembly
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The General Assembly finds that the practice of orthotics and prosthetics in this state is an allied health profession recognized by the American Medical Association, with educational standards established by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. The…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-192 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Assistant’’ means a person who assists an orthotist, prosthetist, or prosthetist orthotist with patient care services and 189 43-34-192 fabrication of orthoses or prostheses under the supervision of a licensed orthotist or prosthetist. (2)…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-193 Construction of article
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This article shall not be construed to prohibit: (1) A licensed physician from engaging in the practice for which he or she is licensed; (2) A person licensed in this state under any other law from engaging in the practice for which he or she is licensed; (3) The practice of orth…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-194 Application for original license
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An application for an original license shall be made to the board on a form prescribed thereby and shall be accompanied by the required fee, which shall not be refundable. An application shall require information that in the judgment of the board will enable it to determine the q…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-195 Qualifications for license
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(a) To qualify for a license to practice orthotics or prosthetics, a person shall: (1)(A) Possess a baccalaureate degree from a college or university; 194 43-34-195 PHYSICIANS, ASSISTANTS, & OTHERS 43-34-195 (B) Have completed the amount of formal training, including, but not lim…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-196 Sanctions authorized
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The board, in consultation with the advisory committee, may impose on a licensed orthotist or prosthetist 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. History. — Code 1981, § …
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-197 Supervision of assistants and technicians
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(a) No person shall work as an assistant to an orthotist, prosthetist, or prosthetist orthotist and provide patient care services or fabrication of orthoses or prostheses unless he or she is doing the work under the supervision of a licensed orthotist, prosthetist, or prosthetist…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-198 Renewal, §43-34-200
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Assistants. Supervision, §43-34-197. Board. Advisory committee, §43-34-203. Sanctions, §43-34-196. Citation of article, §43-34-190. Construction and interpretation, §43-34-193. Continuing education.
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-199 Order from licensed physician or podiatrist required
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A licensed orthotist may provide care or services only if the care or services are provided pursuant to an order from a licensed physician or podiatrist. A licensed prosthetist may provide care or services only if the care or services are provided pursuant to an order from a lice…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-2 Alternate supervising physicians
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Defined, §43-34-102. Number of assistants supervised by physician, §43-34-103. Anesthesiologist assistants. Number of assistants supervised, §43-34-103. Audit of regulatory agencies.
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-20 Short title
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This article shall be known as the ‘‘Medical Practice Act of the State of Georgia.’’ History. — Code 1981, § 43-34-20, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509. Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509, effective July 1, 2009, redesignated former Code Section 43-34-20 …
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-201 Term, §43-34-200
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Physicians and surgeons. Order from licensed physician or podiatrist required, §43-34-199. Podiatrists. Order from licensed physician or podiatrist required, §43-34-199. Purpose, §43-34-191. Qualifications for license, §43-34-195. Reciprocity. Licenses, §43-34-202. Sanctions, §43-…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-202 Reciprocal licensure requirements
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The board may, at its discretion, license as an orthotist or prosthetist, without examination and on payment of the required fee, an applicant who is an orthotist or prosthetist and is: (1) Licensed under the laws of another state, territory, or country, if the requirements for l…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-203 Advisory committee
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The board shall appoint the advisory committee. The advisory committee shall include licensed orthotists and prosthetists licensed under this article and such members as the board in its discretion may determine. Members shall receive no compensation for service on the committee.…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-21 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Board’’ means the Georgia Composite Medical Board. (2) ‘‘Physician’’ means a person licensed to practice medicine under this article. (2.1) ‘‘Postgraduate training’’ means a program for the training of interns, residents, or postresidency …
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-22 Practicing medicine without a license; titles and abbreviations; exceptions
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(a) If any person shall hold himself or herself out to the public as being engaged in the diagnosis or treatment of disease or injuries of human beings, or shall suggest, recommend, or prescribe any form of treatment for the palliation, relief, or cure of any physical or mental a…
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-23 Use of title, §43-26-6
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Advertising to indicate type of license held by licensee, §43-1-33. Anesthesia. Administration by certified registered nurse anesthetist, §43-26-11.1. Applicability to provisions.