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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

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O.C.G.A. § 43-9-4 Meetings; seal; rules and regulations; election of officers; oath of office; certiﬁcate of appointment
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The board shall meet at such times as the board determines necessary for the performance of its duties. Called meetings shall be authorized at the discretion of the president. The board shall adopt a seal, which shall be affixed to all licenses issued and shall from time to time …
O.C.G.A. § 43-9-5 Reimbursement of board members
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The division director shall keep a true and accurate account of all funds received and all vouchers issued. The members of the board shall be reimbursed as provided for in subsection (f) of Code Section 43-1-2. History. Ga. L. 1921, p. 166, § 12; Code 1933, § 84-505; Ga. L. 1975,…
O.C.G.A. § 43-9-6 Removal of board members
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Upon sufficient proof to the Governor of the incompetency, inability, unprofessional conduct, misconduct, or such conduct as in the discretion of the Governor is unbecoming a member of the board, such member shall be dismissed by the Governor. History. Ga. L. 1921, p. 166, § 4; C…
O.C.G.A. § 43-9-6.1 Authority of board
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The board is authorized to: (1) Adopt, amend, and repeal such rules and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of said chapter; (2) Examine, issue, renew, and reinstate the licenses of duly qualiﬁed applicants for li…

O.C.G.A. § 43-9-7 Qualiﬁcations of applicants for license to practice chiropractic

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(a) Any person wishing to practice chiropractic in this state shall make application to the board through the division director in such form as may be adopted and directed by the board. (b) The application shall recite the history of the applicant’s educational qualiﬁcations, how…

O.C.G.A. § 43-9-7.1 Temporary licenses

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The board may, at its discretion, issue a temporary license without examination to an applicant who is a holder of a valid license in good standing in another state which was obtained by examination. Such a temporary license shall be issued under the following provisions: (1) The…

O.C.G.A. § 43-9-7.2 Persons excepted from application of chapter

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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing or prohibiting the practice, services, or activities of: (1) Any person pursuing a course of study leading to a doctor of chiropractic degree, postgraduate training, or training as a chiropractic assistant, which is approve…

O.C.G.A. § 43-9-8 Examination

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All applicants for licenses shall take an examination approved by the board. History. Ga. L. 1921, p. 166, § 6; Code 1933, § 84-508; Ga. L. 1939, p. 252, § 2; Ga. L. 1971, p. 455, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1054, § 2; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 43; Ga. L. 1984, p. 913, § 3.

O.C.G.A. § 43-9-9 Reciprocity

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Persons licensed to practice chiropractic under the laws of any other state having requirements equal to those of this chapter may, in the discretion of the board, be issued a license to practice chiropractic in this state without written examination upon the payment of a fee in …

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-1 Short title

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This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists Licensing Law.” History. Code 1981, § 43-7A-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1406, § 1; Ga. L. 2021, p. 729, § 3/HB 395; § 1; Ga. L. 2022, p. 523, § 1/HB …

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-10 Licensure without examination

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The board may issue a license without examination to any applicant licensed in a specialty under the laws of another jurisdiction having requirements for licensure in that specialty which are substantially equal to the licensure requirements for that specialty in this state. Hist…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-11 Requirements for licensure as associate professional counselor or professional counselor

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(a) The education, experience, and training requirements for licensure in professional counseling are as follows: (1) For licensure as an associate professional counselor: (A) A minimum of an earned master’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited program in clinical counse…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-12 Requirements for licensure in social work; authorized services

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(a) The education, experience, and training requirements for licensure in social work are as follows: (1) For licensure as a master’s social worker, a master’s degree in social work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; and (2) For licensure as a clin…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-13 Requirements for licensure in marriage and family therapy

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(a) The education, experience, and training requirements for licensure in marriage and family therapy are as follows: (1) For licensure as an associate marriage and family therapist, a master’s degree in a program in marriage and family therapy or a program including a master’s d…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-14 Fees

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Application, examination, license, license renewal, and penalty fees shall be established by the board pursuant to Code Section 43-1-7. History. Code 1981, § 43-7A-14, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1406, § 1; Ga. L. 2022, p. 523, § 1/HB 972, effective July 1, 2022, reenacted this Co…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-15 Expiration, renewal, and penalty dates

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Expiration, renewal, and penalty dates for licenses issued under this article shall be established pursuant to Code Section 43-1-4. No person whose license has expired shall have such license reinstated without complying with the rules and regulations regarding reinstatement set …

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-16 Requirements for continuing education

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The board shall establish continuing education requirements for license renewal. The number of hours of continuing education in each specialty shall not exceed the number of hours available that year in each such specialty in board approved courses within the state. The board may…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-17 Denial or revocation of license; other discipline; ﬁtness of licensee; voluntary surrender of license

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(a) The board shall have the authority to refuse to grant a license to an applicant therefor or to revoke the license of a person licensed by the board or to discipline a person licensed by the board, upon a ﬁnding by a majority of the entire board that the licensee or applicant …

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-18 Enforcement

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Whenever it shall appear to the board that any person is or has been violating any provisions of this article or any of the lawful rules, regulations, or orders of the board, the board, the division director, or the appropriate district attorney may ﬁle a petition for injunction …

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-19 Obtaining license by fraudulent representation

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It shall be unlawful for a person to obtain or attempt to obtain a license under this article by fraudulent representation. History. Code 1981, § 43-7A-19, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1406, § 1; Ga. L. 2021, p. 729, § 3/HB 395; § 1; Ga. L. 2022, p. 523, § 1/HB 972. The 2021 amendm…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-2 Declaration of purpose

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It is declared to be the purpose of the General Assembly that the activities of certain persons who utilize certain titles relating to or who practice professional counseling, social work, and marriage and family therapy be regulated to ensure the protection of the health, safety…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-20 Penalty

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Any person violating Code Section 43-10A-19 or Code Section 43-10A-7 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a ﬁne of not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00 for each offense or by imprisonment for up to 12 months, or both. Histor…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-21 Restrictions on use of terms in corporate, partnership, association, or business names

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(a) No corporation, partnership, association, or other business entity may use in its corporate, partnership, association, or business name any term or title restricted under subsection (a) of Code Section 43-10A-7 or the term “professional counseling,” “social work,” or “marriag…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-22 Restrictions on scope of article

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Nothing in this article shall be construed to authorize persons licensed under this article to practice nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, medicine, or psychology, as regulated under Chapters 26, 28, 33, 34, and 39, respectively, of this title nor shall anything in …

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-3 Deﬁnitions

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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Advertise” means, but is not limited to, the issuing of or causing to be distributed any card, sign, or other device or the causing or permitting any sign or marking on or in any building or structure, or in any newspaper, magazine, or dire…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-4 Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists; composition; terms; removal; vacancies

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(a) There is created the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists. The board shall consist of ten members who have been residents of this state for at least 12 months prior to taking office. The ten members shall be co…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-5 Powers and duties of board; quorum; meetings

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(a) The members of the board shall take an oath to perform faithfully the duties of their office. Within 30 days after taking the oath of office, the ﬁrst board appointed under this article shall meet for an organizational meeting on call by the division director. At such meeting…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-6 Separate standards committees for professional counseling specialty, social work specialty, and marriage and family therapy specialty

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(a) Those members of the board from the professional counseling specialty, the social work specialty, and the marriage and family therapy specialty shall constitute a separate standards committee for their respective specialty. Each standards committee by majority vote shall appr…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-7 Licensing requirement; exceptions

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, a person who is not licensed under this article shall not practice professional counseling, social work, or marriage and family therapy, nor advertise the performance of such practice, nor use the title “professional counselor,” “…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-8 Eligibility for licensure

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No person shall be eligible for licensure under this article unless such person furnishes satisfactory evidence to the board of all of the following: (1) Having met the education, training, and experience requirements of Code Section 43-10A-11, 43-10A-12, or 43-10A-13 regarding t…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-9 Examination

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The board shall provide for the conduct of examinations for licensure in each specialty at least twice a year. Examinations may be written, oral, experiential, or any combination thereof and shall deal with such theoretical and applied ﬁelds as prescribed by the board. The examin…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-50 Short title

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This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Professional Counselors Licensure Compact Act.” History. Code 1981, § 43-10A-50, enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 729, § 3/HB 395; Ga. L. 2022, p. 352, § 43/HB 1428. The 2022 amendment, effective May 2, 2022, part of an Act to revise…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-51 Text of compact

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The Professional Counselors 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: “PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS LICENSURE COMPACT SECTION 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10-1 Deﬁnitions

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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Barber apprentice” means an individual who practices barbering under the constant and direct supervision of a licensed master barber. (2) “Barber II” means an individual who performs any one or more of the following services for compensatio…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10-10 Display of certiﬁcate of registration; renewal; reinstatement; continuing education requirements; exemptions

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(a) The holder of any certiﬁcate of registration issued under Code Section 43-10-9 shall display the same in a conspicuous place in his or her beauty shop, beauty salon, or barber shop. Certiﬁcates of registration issued under Code Section 43-10-9 shall be renewable for a period …

O.C.G.A. § 43-10-11 Registration of shops, salons, and schools

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All beauty shops, beauty salons, barber shops, schools of cosmetology, schools of hair design, schools of esthetics, schools of nail care, and schools of barbering shall be registered with the division director by the owner or manager. Such registration shall be made by the ﬁling…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10-12 Regulation and licenses for schools; teachers and instructors; registration of apprentices; certiﬁcation as teacher by Department of Education

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(a)(1) All schools of barbering, schools of cosmetology, schools of esthetics, schools of hair design, and schools of nail care shall: (A) Cause to be registered in writing with the board, at the time of opening, 15 bona ﬁde students; provided, however, that any such school may p…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10-13 Right to set course of study for students; application for examination; apprenticeship

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(a) The board shall have the right to set a course of study for all students of the schools of cosmetology, schools of hair design, schools of esthetics, schools of nail care, and schools of barbering within this state. (b) Before a student shall be eligible to take the examinati…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10-14 Study by individuals 16 years of age and older; registration of apprentices; registration certiﬁcate; waiver of education requirements

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(a) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any individual at least 16 years of age from learning the occupation of a cosmetologist under a master cosmetologist, provided that such cosmetologist has had at least 36 months’ experience and has held a certiﬁcate of registration as a …

O.C.G.A. § 43-10-15 Suspension, revocation, cancellation, or restoration of certiﬁcates of registration; reprimand of certiﬁcate holders; ﬁnes

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(a) The board, acting upon its own knowledge or written or veriﬁed complaint ﬁled by any person, shall have the power to reprimand or power to suspend, revoke, or cancel the certiﬁcate of registration of or refuse to grant, renew, or restore a certiﬁcate of registration to a hold…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10-16 Injunction against unlicensed or unregistered practice

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The board may bring an action to enjoin any person from engaging in barbering or the practice or the occupation of a cosmetologist, hair designer, esthetician, nail technician, master barber, or barber II if such person without being licensed to do so by the board engages in or p…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10-17 Employment of persons to wash, shampoo, comb, and brush hair in beauty shops, beauty salons, and barber shops

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a beauty shop, beauty salon, and barber shop shall be authorized to employ persons to wash, shampoo, comb, and brush hair, and such persons shall not be required to be registered by the board. History. Ga. L. 1977, p. 803, § 3;…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10-18 Home beauty shops, beauty salons, or barber shops

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(a) Nothing contained in this chapter nor any rule or regulation adopted in implementation hereof shall be construed to prohibit any person from operating a beauty shop, beauty salon, or barber shop within his or her home or residence, provided that such shop meets and complies w…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10-18.2 Exemption from licensing requirement for nursing home facility

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, premises made available for a beauty shop, beauty salon, or barber shop within a facility licensed as a nursing home pursuant to Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 shall not be required to be licensed or registered as a beauty …

O.C.G.A. § 43-10-18.3 Serving physically disabled or inﬁrm persons in residence, assisted living facility, nursing home, hospital, or similar facility

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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, barbering or cosmetologist services may be performed by a registered cosmetologist, master barber, or barber II in a client’s residence, a nursing home, an assisted living community a personal care home, a hospital, or simi…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10-19 Penalty

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(a) If any individual not lawfully entitled to a license under this chapter shall practice the occupation of a cosmetologist, hair designer, esthetician, nail technician, master barber, or barber II; or if any such individual shall endeavor to learn the trade of a cosmetologist, …

O.C.G.A. § 43-10-2 State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers; members, meetings, officers, and powers

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(a) There is created the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers. The board shall consist of nine members who shall be residents of this state. The board shall have the duty of carrying out and enforcing this chapter. (b) Members of the board shall be at least 25 years of age and …

O.C.G.A. § 43-10-20 Teaching of barbering or the practice of a cosmetologist in prisons; certiﬁcation of registration

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(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the teachers and instructors of and courses of instruction or training in barbering or the practice of a cosmetologist operated by the Department of Corrections shall be considered to be subject to the same standards and to be part of the cos…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10-3 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. 1963, p. 45, § 6; Ga. L. 1966, p. 195, § 3; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1327, § 4; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1420, § 4; Ga. L. 2000, p. 814, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1287, § 2/HB 314. 43-…

O.C.G.A. § 43-10-5 Records of board generally

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The division director shall keep a record of all proceedings of the board. Such records shall be prima-facie evidence of all matters required to be kept therein, and certiﬁed copies of the same or parts thereof shall be primary evidence of their contents. All such copies, other d…