Georgia Code, Title 43, Chapter 33 - Physical Therapists

• § 43-33-1 - Short Title
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Physical Therapy Act."
• § 43-33-2 - Declaration of Purpose
  This chapter is enacted for the purpose of safeguarding the public health, safety, and welfare by providing for state administrative control, supervision, and regulation...
• § 43-33-3 - Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Board" means the State Board of Physical Therapy. (2) "License" means a valid and current certificate...
• § 43-33-4 - Creation of Board
  There is created a State Board of Physical Therapy.
• § 43-33-5 - Appointment of Board Members; Terms; Vacancies; Removal
  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...
• § 43-33-6 - Qualifications of Board Members
  To be eligible for appointment to the board, a person must be a resident of this state. Six members of the board shall be...
• § 43-33-7 - Conduct of Business by Telephone or Other Digital Means
  With the exception of hearings in contested cases, the board may conduct business in conference by telephone or other digital means, provided that members...
• § 43-33-8 - Reimbursement of Board Members
  Each member of the board shall be reimbursed as provided for in subsection (f) of Code Section 43-1-2.
• § 43-33-9 - Division Director As Secretary of Board; Subpoena Power; Service of Process and Documents
  The division director shall be secretary of the board and shall perform such other administrative duties as may be prescribed by the board. In...
• § 43-33-10 - General Powers and Duties of Board
  In carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the board shall, in addition to the other powers conferred upon it under this chapter, have...
• § 43-33-11 - Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants to Clearly Inform Public of Credentials; License Required for Physical Therapists or Physical Therapist Assistants; Use of Titles; Limitation on Scope of Code Section
  (a) A physical therapist shall clearly inform the public of his or her professional credential as a physical therapist. A physical therapist shall use...
• § 43-33-12 - Requirements for License to Practice Physical Therapy
  A license to practice physical therapy shall be issued to any person who: (1) Is a graduate of an educational program that prepares physical...
• § 43-33-13 - Requirements for License to Practice As Physical Therapist Assistant
  A license to practice as a physical therapist assistant shall be issued to any person who: (1) Is a graduate of an educational program...
• § 43-33-13.1 - Physical Therapy Aide
  A physical therapy aide is one, other than a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, who is employed to assist a physical therapist or...
• § 43-33-14 - Determining Competence of Applicants
  The board shall determine the competence of applicants to practice as physical therapists or as physical therapist assistants by any method or procedure which...
• § 43-33-15 - Reciprocity; Waiver of Examination Requirement for Persons Licensed in Another State Who Meet Certain Qualifications
  The board may, in its discretion, waive the examination provided for in paragraph (2) of Code Section 43-33-12 and may, subject to the provisions...
• § 43-33-16 - Expiration, Renewal, and Restoration of Licenses; Canceled Licenses; Continuing Education
  All licenses shall expire biennially unless renewed. All applications for renewal of a license shall be filed with the division director prior to the...
• § 43-33-17 - Training Permits
  (a) The board may issue a training permit to an applicant who is a graduate of an approved physical therapy program who is approved...
• § 43-33-18 - Refusal to Grant or Restore Licenses; Discipline of Licensees; Suspension, Revocation, or Restriction of Licenses; Immunity for Violation Reporters
  (a) The board shall have authority to refuse to grant or restore a license to an applicant or to discipline a physical therapist licensed...
• § 43-33-19 - Unlicensed Practice As Constituting Public Nuisance; Injunctions
  The practice of physical therapy is declared to be an activity affecting the public interest and involving the health, safety, and welfare of the...
• § 43-33-20 - Penalty
  Any person convicted of violating this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
• § 43-33-21 - Termination
  Repealed by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3137, § 26, effective July 1, 1992.

Last modified: October 14, 2016