Title 43

The investigatory authority and disciplinary authority of the board shall be as provided in Code Section 43-1-19. History. — Code 1981, § 43-44-13, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 1072, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 1077, § 1/HB 1112.

Chapter 13 of Title 50, the ‘‘Georgia Administrative Procedure Act,’’ applies to and governs all administrative action taken by the board. History. — Ga. L. 1974, p. 1009, § 11; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1072, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 1077, § 1/HB 1112.

Nothing contained in any other law shall prevent a person who is qualified under this article from engaging in the practice for which he or she is licensed under this article. History. — Ga. L. 1974, p. 1009, § 12; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1072, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 1077, § 1/HB 1112; Ga. …

Any person who practices speech-language pathology or audiology or who offers or pretends to practice or holds himself or herself out as eligible to practice speech-language pathology or audiology and who is not legally registered or licensed under this article shall be guilty of…

Nothing contained in this article shall limit or affect the activities of any employer or any person acting on behalf of any employer under the provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 or any standard promulgated pursuant to said act, including, without limita…

It is declared to be a policy of this state that in order to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare and to protect the public from being misled by incompetent, unscrupulous, and unauthorized persons, it is necessary to provide regulatory authority over persons offering …

As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Accredited program’’ means a program leading to the award of a degree in speech-language pathology or audiology that is accredited by an organization recognized for that purpose by the United States Department of Education or its successor…

(a) The State Board of Examiners for Speech Pathology and Audiology existing on June 30, 1987, is abolished and there is created beginning July 1, 1987, and continuing thereafter the State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology which shall succeed to all o…

The board shall hold a regular annual meeting at which it shall elect from its membership a chairperson and vice chairperson. In addition to its annual meeting, the board shall hold such other meetings as are necessary for the performance of its duties under this article. The mem…

(a) The board shall: (1) Have the responsibility and duty of administering and enforcing this article and shall assist the division director in carrying out this article; (2) Have the power to establish and to revise the requirements for obtaining licensure or the renewal of lice…

(a) No person shall practice or hold himself or herself out as being able to practice speech-language pathology or audiology in this state unless that person is licensed in accordance with this article. Nothing in this article, however, shall be construed so as to prevent a perso…

(a) To be eligible for licensure by the board as a speech-language pathologist or as an audiologist, the applicant shall have: (1) Completed the academic and clinical requirements as established by rule of the board; (2) Completed the professional experience requirement. Every ap…

(a) The board may, in its discretion, upon payment of fees, grant a license without examination to applicants who present proof of current licensure in a state or country whose requirements for licensure are substantially equivalent to those of this article. (b) The board may, in…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact Act.’’ History. — Code 1981, § 43-44-30, enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 690, § 4/HB 34.

The Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate 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: ‘‘AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY INTERSTATE COMPACT SEC…