Title 43 — Title 43

(a) There is created within the office a Lactation Consultant Advisory Group which shall consist of five members. (b) The Secretary shall appoint all members of the advisory group. The advisory group shall consist of persons familiar with the practice of lactation care and service…

(a) The advisory group shall meet at least once per year or as otherwise called by the Secretary. (b) The Secretary shall consult with the advisory group prior to setting or changing fees as provided for in this chapter. (c) The advisory group may facilitate the development of ma…

The Secretary may grant, upon application and payment of proper fees, a license without examination to a person who, at the time of application, either: (1) Holds a valid license to practice lactation care and services issued by another state, political territory, or jurisdiction…

Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this Code section, each applicant for a license as a lactation consultant shall be at least 18 years of age, shall have submitted a completed application upon a form and in such manner as the Secretary prescribes, accompanied by applicable f…

After evaluation of an application and other evidence submitted, the Secretary shall notify each applicant that the application and evidence submitted are satisfactory and accepted or unsatisfactory and rejected. If rejected, the notice shall state the reasons for the rejection. …

(a) A license issued by the Secretary is the property of the Secretary and must be surrendered on demand. (b) The licensee shall display the license in an appropriate and public manner. (c) The licensee shall inform the Secretary of any change of address. (d) The license shall be…

As used in this chapter the term: (1) “Board” means the Georgia Board of Landscape Architects. (2) “Landscape architect” means a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter to practice or teach landscape architecture. (3) “Landscape architecture” means the performance of prof…

Any landscape architect who is duly registered in any other state or country may be issued a temporary license as a landscape architect for a stipulated site and project within this state, provided that such person: (1) Requests a temporary license on a form provided by the board…

The board may, upon its own motion, and shall, upon the complaint in writing of any person, initiate investigations into the actions of any licensed landscape architect and shall have the power to censure the licensee or to revoke or suspend any license issued under this chapter …

Exceptions, §§43-23-16, 43-23-17. Architects. Qualified registered architects. Applicability of provisions to, §43-23-16. Attorney general.

Unauthorized use of title, §43-23-5. Violations of provisions, §43-23-15. Licenses. Applications, §43-23-6. Certificates, §43-23-11. Continuing education requirements, §43-23-7.1. Display of certificate, §43-23-11.

Whenever, in the judgment of the board, any person has engaged in any acts or practices which constitute or will constitute a violation of this chapter, the Attorney General may bring an action in the name of the state to abate and temporarily and permanently enjoin such acts and…

Injunctions against violations, §43-23-15. 790 INDEX LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS —Cont’d Audit of regulatory agencies. General provisions, §§43-2-1 to 43-2-5. Board of landscape architects. Administrative procedure act. Applicability, §43-23-13. Composition, §43-23-2. Defined, §43-23-1. …

Licenses, §43-23-8. Felony conviction. Notice to licensing authority, §43-1-27. Firms. Practice of landscape architecture, §43-23-14. Injunctions.

Any person who shall practice the profession of landscape architecture or represent himself as a landscape architect or act as such, as defined in this chapter, without first obtaining a license to do so as provided in this chapter, or when such license is revoked, shall be guilty …

Practice of architecture, §43-4-10. Notation on technical submissions. Architect not employed to furnish construction administration services, §43-4-16. Oath of office. Board, §43-4-3. Partnerships. Practice of architecture, §43-4-10. Practice of architecture. Compliance with pro…

(a) The Georgia Board of Landscape Architects is created and shall be under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State and the division director. The board shall be composed of five members, each of whom shall be appointed by the Governor. Four of the five members shall be licensed…

The board shall adopt a seal, which may be either an engraved or an ink stamped seal, with the words “Board of Landscape Architects, State of Georgia” or such other device as the board may desire included thereon, by which it shall authenticate the acts of the board. History. Cod…

Any person desiring to act as a landscape architect must file an application for a license with the board. The application shall be in such form and detail as the board shall prescribe. History. Ga. L. 1958, p. 400, § 10; Code 1933, § 84-4009, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1730, § 1;…

(a) Each applicant for initial licensure as a landscape architect shall: (1) Be at least 18 years of age; (2) Hold a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree or a Bachelor of Science degree in landscape architecture from a college or school of landscape architecture, environment…

(a) The board shall be authorized to require persons holding a license under this chapter to complete board approved continuing education of six hours per year. The board shall be authorized to approve courses offered by institutions of higher learning, specialty societies, or pr…

(a) Every applicant for licensure as a landscape architect shall submit with his or her application for such licensure a fee in an amount established by the board. If the applicant successfully passes the examination and is otherwise qualified for licensure as a landscape architec…

The board may certify an applicant for registration without examination if such applicant is legally registered as a landscape architect in any state, country, or political entity whose requirements for registration are substantially equivalent to the requirements provided in thi…

As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Board” means the State Board for the Certification of Librarians. (2) “Librarian” means a person with specialized training as identified in this chapter and in the administrative rules and regulations applicable to this chapter and possessing…

(a) The State Board for the Certification of Librarians is created, to consist of six persons as follows: (1) Three librarians certified under this chapter, including one public librarian, one special librarian, and one other currently practicing librarian, and one person who shall…

The same jurisdiction, duties, powers, and authority which the division director has with reference to other professional licensing boards is conferred upon that director with respect to the board. History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 245, § 5; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 12. 43-24-4. Employment…

Definitions, §43-24-1. Felony conviction. Notice to licensing authority, §43-1-27. State operated libraries. Employment of certified librarians, §43-24-4. Student loans, failure to pay.

The board shall have authority to establish grades of certificates for librarians, to prescribe and hold examinations, to require submission of credentials to establish the qualifications of those seeking certificates as librarians, and to issue certificates of librarianship to quali…

(a) All applicants for a librarian’s certificate shall file an application with the division director, accompanied by a fee which shall be set by the board. (b) Each certificate issued shall be renewable biennially. (c) Any certified librarian requesting a duplicate certificate shall …

(a) The board shall be authorized to require persons holding a certificate under this chapter to complete board approved continuing education of not less than ten hours biennially as a condition of certificate renewal. The board shall be authorized to approve programs offered by pr…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Massage Therapy Practice Act.” History. Code 1981, § 43-24A-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1251, § 1/SB 110; Ga. L. 2019, p. 591, § 1/HB 242. 43-24A-2. Legislative findings and intent.

Composite medical board. Members, §43-34-4. Psychologists. Board of examiners. Oath of office, §43-39-4. Power to administer oaths, §43-39-6. OBLITERATION. Precious metals and gem dealers. Unlawful acts. Permanent record book, §43-37-6. Scrap metal processors. Prohibited acts. Re…

(a) Examinations shall be administered to qualified applicants for massage therapy licensure at least twice each calendar year. (b) Applicants may obtain their examination scores in accordance with such rules and regulations as the board may establish. History. Code 1981, § 43-24A…

(a) Any applicant for a license by endorsement as a massage therapist must submit a completed application upon a form and in such manner as the board prescribes, accompanied by applicable fees, and evidence satisfactory to the board that: (1) The applicant is at least 18 years of…

Examinations, §43-24A-11. Exceptions to provisions, §43-24A-19. MASSAGE THERAPISTS —Cont’d Licenses —Cont’d Expiration, §43-24A-14. Inactive status, §43-24A-14. Provisional permits, §43-24A-9. Qualifications of applicants, §43-24A-8. Renewal, §43-24A-14. Required, §43-24A-8. Unlic…

(a) It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person, entity, or board recognized massage therapy educational program to advertise: (1) Massage therapy services or to advertise the offering of massage therapy services unless such services are provided by a person who holds …

The practice of massage therapy is declared to be an activity that affects the public health, safety, and welfare of Georgians. Such practice by a person who is not licensed to practice massage therapy in this state is declared to be a public nuisance, harmful to the public healt…

(a) The board may take any one or more of the following actions against a person, entity, or board recognized massage therapy educational program found by the board to have committed a violation of this chapter: (1) Reprimand or place the licensee on probation; (2) Revoke or susp…

Applicability of act to proceedings, §§43-45-18, 43-45-24.1. Physicians and surgeons. Disciplinary action. Applicability of act, §43-34-9. Real estate appraisers and appraisal management companies. Appraiser classification. Denial. Hearings in accordance with act, §43-39A-15. 691 …

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect, restrict, or prevent the practice, services, or activities of: (1) A person licensed, registered, or certified under any other chapter or article under Title 43 while engaged in the professional or 767 43-24A-19 trade pract…

The General Assembly acknowledges that the practice of massage therapy is a therapeutic health care service delivered by health care professionals that affects the public health, safety, and welfare of Georgians. Massage therapists must have a knowledge of anatomy and physiology …

(a) The board shall establish continuing education requirements not to exceed 25 hours per biennium in massage therapy, its complementary methods as defined by the board, or any of the modalities described in paragraphs (5) through (8) of subsection (a) of Code Section 43-24A19. T…

Local government. Prohibited contents of ordinances or resolutions, §43-24A-31. Names of businesses. Local government. Contents of ordinances or resolutions, §43-24A-30. Nonresidents. Exceptions to provisions, §43-24A-19. Nuisances. Unlicensed practice as public nuisance, §43-24A…

(a) This chapter shall not be construed to prohibit a county or municipality from enacting any regulation of persons not licensed pursuant to this chapter. Any place of business where massage therapy for compensation is performed shall also be subject to any regulation by local g…

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the act of a duly licensed massage therapist in performing a massage shall be deemed to be the act of a health care professional and shall not be subject to the collection of any form of state or local taxation regulations or …

(a) Any person, entity, or board recognized massage therapy educational program that acts in violation of Code Section 43-24A-15, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in this Code section. (b) Each act of unlawful practice under this Code section shall constitut…

As used in this chapter, 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 causing or permitting any sign or marking on or in any building or structure, or in any newspaper, magazine, or director…

Nothing in this article shall prohibit a county, municipality, or other local jurisdiction from: (1) Licensing or regulating other businesses that are not massage therapy businesses; (2) Enacting advertising restrictions on massage therapy businesses to protect the public; provid…

Expedited licenses for military spouses and service members transitioning prior to retirement or separation from service, §43-1-34.1. Expiration of professional licenses of service members on active duty outside state, §43-1-31. Military specialties or certifications substantially…

(a) There is created the Georgia Board of Massage Therapy which shall consist of five members. The board shall be assigned to the Office of the Secretary of State for administrative purposes and shall be under the jurisdiction of the division director and shall operate in accordan…