Title 43 — Title 43
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O.C.G.A. § 43-30-5 Terms of office, §43-30-3
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Certificates of registration, §43-30-6. Applications, §43-30-7. Biennial registration, §43-30-8. Display, §43-30-6.1. Examinations, §43-30-7. Pharmacological training, §43-30-7. Refusal or revocation, §43-30-9. Appeal, §43-30-10. Disciplinary action generally, §§43-30-9 to 43-30-1…
O.C.G.A. § 43-30-5.1 Advertising requirements
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Any truthful written or broadcast advertising for eye exam services whether regional or national by any optical firm with more than seven locations in the State of Georgia shall not be required to list the name of the optometrist in the advertisement provided those optometrists pr…
O.C.G.A. § 43-30-6 Certificate of registration required
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It shall be unlawful for any person to practice optometry in this state unless he shall have first obtained a certificate of registration from the board and filed same with the clerk of the superior court of the county in which such practice is conducted. History. Ga. L. 1916, p. 83…
O.C.G.A. § 43-30-6.1 Display of license or certificate of registration
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Persons holding a license or certificate of registration issued by the board shall display that license or certificate in a conspicuous place in that person’s principal place of practice. History. Code 1981, § 43-30-6.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1278, § 4. 43-30-7. Certification a…
O.C.G.A. § 43-30-7 Definitions
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State Board of Optometry; composition; qualifications of members. Terms of office for board members; vacancies. Election of board officers; rules, regulations, and bylaws as to board’s proceedings; meetings. Adoption of rules and regulations by board generally; restrictions on pra…
O.C.G.A. § 43-30-8 Examinations
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Certificates of registration, §43-30-7. Fee-splitting prohibited, §43-1B-4. Felony conviction. Notice to licensing authority, §43-1-27. Glaucoma. Practice of optometry, §43-30-1. Identification as to type of license held by health care practitioners, §43-1-33. Immunity. Volunteers …
O.C.G.A. § 43-30-9 Refusal or revocation of certificates; appeals
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(a) The board shall refuse to issue its certificate of registration and may revoke its certificate of registration issued to any person who is not of good moral character, or who commits an act involving moral turpitude, or who is guilty of unprofessional conduct, or whose certifica…
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 Physicians and surgeons
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Special licenses for volunteers, §43-34-41. VOLUNTEERS IN DENTISTRY AND DENTAL HYGIENE. Charitable dental events, §43-11-53. Short title of act, §43-11-52. VOLUNTEERS IN HEALTH CARE SPECIALTIES ACT, §43-1-28. VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE HEALTH CARE ACT, §43-34-41. W WAIVER. Auctioneer…
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. § 43-33-17 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 Racetracks
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Motor vehicle racetrack operators. Insurance or bond, §§43-25-4, 43-25-5. 786 INDEX INSURANCE —Cont’d Social workers. Specialty practitioners, §43-10A-23. Trauma scene waste management practitioners. Proof of liability coverage, §43-46A-4. Used motor vehicle and used motor vehicl…
O.C.G.A. § 43-33-19 Unlicensed practice as constituting public nuisance; injunctions
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43-33-20. Penalty. General Provisions Sec. 43-33-1. 43-33-2. 43-33-3. 43-33-4. 43-33-5. 43-33-6. 43-33-7. 43-33-8. 43-33-9. 43-33-10. 43-33-11. 43-33-12. 43-33-13. Short title.
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. § 43-33-30 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. 27 43-33-31 43-33-31. Ratification; text of compact.
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 …
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. 43-33-5. Appointment of board members; terms; vacancies; removal.
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 9 43-3…
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. 43-33-9. Division director as secretary of board; subpoena power; service of process a…
O.C.G.A. § 43-33-9 Expense reimbursement, §43-33-8
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Number of members, §43-33-5. Powers, §43-33-10. Qualifications of members, §43-33-6. Reimbursement of members, §43-33-8. Removal, §43-33-5. Secretary, §43-33-9. Service of process on board, §43-33-9. Telephone. Conduct of business by, §43-33-7. Terms, §43-33-5. Citation of act. Sh…
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…