CHAPTER 34 - PHYSICIANS, ACUPUNCTURE, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, CANCER AND GLAUCOMA TREATMENT, RESPIRATORY CARE, CLINICAL PERFUSIONISTS, AND ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS PRACTICE
- ARTICLE 1 - GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD
- § 43-34-1 - Definitions
- § 43-34-10 - Notification of conviction
- § 43-34-11 - Continuing education requirement
- § 43-34-12 - Radiologist assistant defined
- § 43-34-2 - Creation of board; members; physician assistants advisory committee; review of qualifications
- § 43-34-3 - Terms of office; representation of geographic regions; vacancies
- § 43-34-4 - Oath of board members; certificate of appointment
- § 43-34-5 - Election of board officers; reimbursement of members; meetings; powers and duties; no restriction on licenses
- § 43-34-5.1 - Professional health program for monitoring and rehabilitation of impaired health care professionals; definitions; authorization; confidentiality; costs
- § 43-34-6 - Board as an independent agency; executive director; meetings and hearings; licenses, certificates, and permits; investigations; venue; credit to veterans; annual report
- § 43-34-7 - Maintenance of roster; confidentiality
- § 43-34-8 - Authority to refuse license, certificate, or permit or issue discipline; suspension; restoration; enforcement investigations; evidentiary privileges; closed hearings; immunity for report
- § 43-34-9 - Prior notice and hearing in disciplinary proceedings; proceedings as constituting contested cases; subpoenas; failure to appear
- ARTICLE 2 - MEDICAL PRACTICE
- § 43-34-20 - Short title
- § 43-34-21 - Definitions
- § 43-34-22 - Practicing medicine without a license; titles and abbreviations; exceptions
- § 43-34-23 - Delegation of authority to nurse or physician assistant
- § 43-34-24 - Drug therapy management; modification by pharmacist
- § 43-34-24.1 - Note
- § 43-34-25 - Delegation of certain medical acts to advanced practice registered nurse; construction and limitations of such delegation; definitions; conditions of nurse protocol; issuance of prescri
- § 43-34-26 - License requirement for persons engaged in practice of medicine; qualifications; evaluation program; examinations
- § 43-34-26.1 - Influenza vaccine protocol agreements
- § 43-34-26.2 - Note
- § 43-34-26.3 - Note
- § 43-34-27 - Licensing aliens; licensing Canadian medical school graduates
- § 43-34-28 - Reciprocity
- § 43-34-29 - Issuance of teacher's license to licensed physicians of other states and foreign countries; renewal
- § 43-34-29.1 - Note
- § 43-34-30 - Out-of-state physicians entering state for consultation; establishment of offices by out-of-state physicians
- § 43-34-31 - Practice of medicine from foreign jurisdiction by electronic means; exceptions; patient records; confidentiality
- § 43-34-31.1 - Note
- § 43-34-32 - Temporary licenses
- § 43-34-33 - Institutional licenses
- § 43-34-34 - Limited provisional licenses
- § 43-34-35 - Issuance of license upon presentation of evidence of required qualifications
- § 43-34-36 - Passing upon good standing and reputation of medical and osteopathic colleges
- § 43-34-37 - Persons authorized to perform artificial insemination; civil liability of physician or surgeon
- § 43-34-38 - Access to medical treatment; experimental and nonconventional medical treatments
- § 43-34-39 - Injunctions; violations of article as constituting nuisance
- § 43-34-40 - Fraudulently obtaining or selling records; fraudulent use of terms
- § 43-34-41 - Special licenses for volunteers
- § 43-34-42 - Penalty
- § 43-34-42.1 - Note
- § 43-34-43 - Temporary postgraduate training permits; refusal to issue a permit; discipline of permit holders; notifications to board; authorization to adopt regulations
- § 43-34-44 - Role of medical assistants clarified
- § 43-34-45 - Polysomnography; practice
- § 43-34-45.1 - Note
- § 43-34-46 - Note
- § 43-34-47 - Note
- ARTICLE 3 - ACUPUNCTURE
- § 43-34-60 - Short title
- § 43-34-61 - Purpose
- § 43-34-62 - Definitions
- § 43-34-63 - Power and responsibility of the board
- § 43-34-64 - Licensure requirements
- § 43-34-65 - Applicant notification procedures
- § 43-34-66 - License surrender upon demand; display requirements; change of address
- § 43-34-67 - License renewal requirements; inactive status
- § 43-34-68 - Informed consent requirements
- § 43-34-69 - Sanctions
- § 43-34-70 - Advisory committee
- § 43-34-71 - Unlicensed practice; exceptions; penalties
- § 43-34-72 - Use of titles and professional designations
- § 43-34-73
- ARTICLE 4 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
- § 43-34-100 - Short title
- § 43-34-101 - Legislative purpose
- § 43-34-102 - Definitions
- § 43-34-103 - Application for assistant; number of assistants; new job descriptions; scope of duties; receipt of samples; employment by nonpracticing physicians; delegated authority; temporary pract
- § 43-34-104 - Notice of approval or disapproval; issuance of license
- § 43-34-105 - Performance of tasks in accordance with job description
- § 43-34-106 - Posting notice that assistants are being utilized
- § 43-34-107 - Termination of approval and revocation of license; notice and hearing; sanctions
- § 43-34-108 - Powers and duties of board
- § 43-34-109 - Requirement for patient to see physician periodically
- § 43-34-110 - Abortions not to be performed by physician assistants
- ARTICLE 5 - USE OF MARIJUANA FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER AND GLAUCOMA
- § 43-34-120 - Short title
- § 43-34-121 - Legislative intent
- § 43-34-122 - Definitions
- § 43-34-123 - Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Program
- § 43-34-124 - Patient Qualification Review Board; members; officers; meetings; duties; exception to open meetings requirements
- § 43-34-125 - Receipt of marijuana by board; distribution; responsibility for costs of obtaining and testing marijuana
- § 43-34-126 - Immunity of program participants from state prosecution for possession or use of authorized marijuana
- ARTICLE 6 - RESPIRATORY CARE
- § 43-34-140 - (For effective date of repeal, see note.) Short title
- § 43-34-141 - (For effective date of repeal, see note.) Legislative finding and declaration
- § 43-34-142 - (For effective date of repeal, see note.) Definitions
- § 43-34-143 - (For effective date of repeal, see note.) Powers and duties of board
- § 43-34-144 - (For effective date of repeal, see note.) Requirements for certification; supervision
- § 43-34-145 - (For effective date of repeal, see note.) Notice to applicant of acceptance or rejection
- § 43-34-146 - (For effective date of repeal, see note.) Ownership of certificate; posting; change of address; renewal; inactive status; board authorize to determine renewal requirements
- § 43-34-147 - (For effective date of repeal, see note.) Temporary permits
- § 43-34-148 - (For effective date of repeal, see note.) Reciprocity
- § 43-34-149 - (For effective date of repeal, see note.) Sanctions
- § 43-34-150 - (For effective date of repeal, see note.) Respiratory care advisory committee
- § 43-34-151 - (For effective date of repeal, see note.) Practice of respiratory care or representation as respiratory care professional without certification prohibited; exceptions; penalty; applica
- § 43-34-152 - (For effective date of repeal, see note.) "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act" applicable
- ARTICLE 7 - CLINICAL PERFUSIONIST LICENSURE
- § 43-34-170 - Short title
- § 43-34-171 - Definitions
- § 43-34-172 - Powers and responsibilities of board
- § 43-34-173 - Requirements for licensure
- § 43-34-174 - License to be property of board; display of license; surrender of license; renewal; expired license
- § 43-34-175 - Issuance of provisional licensed clinical perfusionist license; supervision of licensee; renewal; revocation
- § 43-34-176 - Requirements for waiver of examination and educational requirements
- § 43-34-177 - Engaging in practice of perfusion without license; titles; violation a misdemeanor
- § 43-34-178 - Nonapplicability of Code Section 43-34-177; violation
- § 43-34-179 - Sanctions by board
- § 43-34-180 - Advisory committee
- ARTICLE 8 - ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS PRACTICE
- § 43-34-190 - Short title
- § 43-34-191 - Findings of General Assembly
- § 43-34-192 - Definitions
- § 43-34-193 - Construction of article
- § 43-34-194 - Application for original license
- § 43-34-195 - Qualifications for license
- § 43-34-196 - Sanctions authorized
- § 43-34-197 - Supervision of assistants and technicians
- § 43-34-198 - Application for license for persons currently practicing orthotics or prosthetics
- § 43-34-199 - Order from licensed physician or podiatrist required
- § 43-34-200 - Expiration date and renewal period; continuing education; procedure for restoration
- § 43-34-201 - Inactive status
- § 43-34-202 - Reciprocal licensure requirements
- § 43-34-203 - Advisory committee
- § 43-34-204 - Note
- ARTICLE 9 - COSMETIC LASER SERVICES
- § 43-34-240 - (For effective date, see note.) Short title
- § 43-34-241 - (For effective date, see note.) Legislative findings; purpose
- § 43-34-242 - (For effective date, see note.) Definitions
- § 43-34-243 - (For effective date, see note.) Permitted activities
- § 43-34-244 - (For effective date, see note.) Two levels of license; application
- § 43-34-245 - (For effective date, see note.) Expiration of licenses; license renewal
- § 43-34-246 - (For effective date, see note.) Sanctions
- § 43-34-247 - (For effective date, see note.) Petition to restrain or enjoin unlicensed cosmetic laser practitioner
- § 43-34-248 - (For effective date, see note.) Agreement with consulting physician
- § 43-34-249 - (For effective date, see note.) Informed consent
- § 43-34-249.1 - (For effective date, see note.) Waiver
- § 43-34-250 - (For effective date, see note.) Advisory committee
- § 43-34-251 - (For effective date, see note.) Prohibited activities
- § 43-34-252 - (For effective date, see note.) Noncompliance of facility owner; penalty
- § 43-34-253 - (For effective date, see note.) Violation; penalty