Georgia Code, Title 43, Chapter 24a - Massage Therapy Practice

• § 43-24a-1 - Short Title
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Massage Therapy Practice Act."
• § 43-24a-2 - Legislative Findings and Intent
  The General Assembly acknowledges that the practice of massage therapy affects the public health, safety, and welfare. Massage therapists must have a knowledge of...
• § 43-24a-3 - Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Advertise" means, but is not limited to, the issuing of or causing to be distributed any...
• § 43-24a-4 - The Georgia Board of Massage Therapy; Creation; Members; Terms; Reimbursement
  (a) There is created the Georgia Board of Massage Therapy which shall consist of five members. The board shall be assigned to the Secretary...
• § 43-24a-5 - Qualifications of Board Members; Removal
  (a) (1) There shall be four professional members of the board who shall: (A) Be citizens of the United States and residents of this...
• § 43-24a-6 - Meetings of the Board; Officers and Committees
  The board shall meet at least once each year at a time fixed by the board. At its annual meeting, the board shall elect...
• § 43-24a-7 - Powers of the Board
  (a) The board shall have the power to: (1) Examine and determine the qualifications and fitness of applicants for licenses to practice massage therapy...
• § 43-24a-8 - Licensure of Massage Therapists; Application and Requirements
  (a) No person may practice massage therapy in this state who is not a licensed massage therapist or the holder of a valid provisional...
• § 43-24a-9 - Provisional Permits
  (a) A provisional permit to practice as a provisionally permitted massage therapist shall, upon proper application, be issued for a six-month period to an...
• § 43-24a-10 - Applications Under Oath
  The board may require that all applications be made under oath.
• § 43-24a-11 - Licensing Examinations
  (a) Examinations shall be administered to qualified applicants at least twice each calendar year.(b) Applicants may obtain their examination scores in accordance with such...
• § 43-24a-12 - License by Reciprocity
  Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 16, effective July 1, 2008.
• § 43-24a-13 - License by Endorsement
  Any applicant for a license by endorsement as a massage therapist must submit a completed application upon a form and in such manner as...
• § 43-24a-14 - Display of the License Certificate; Expiration and Renewal of Licenses; Change of Address; Inactive Status
  (a) The licensee shall display the license certificate or a photocopy thereof in an appropriate and public manner at each location at which he...
• § 43-24a-15 - Unlawful Acts
  (a) It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person or entity to advertise massage therapy services or to advertise the offering...
• § 43-24a-16 - Practice of Massage Therapy Without a License; Injunctions
  The practice of massage therapy is declared to be an activity affecting the public interest and involving the health, safety, and welfare of the...
• § 43-24a-17 - Disciplinary Action
  (a) The board may take any one or more of the following actions against a person or entity found by the board to have...
• § 43-24a-18 - Administrative Procedures
  Proceedings under this chapter shall be governed by Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."
• § 43-24a-19 - Exceptions
  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect, restrict, or prevent the practice, services, or activities of: (1) A person licensed, registered, or...
• § 43-24a-20 - Continuing Education Requirements
  The board shall establish continuing education requirements not to exceed 25 hours per biennium. The board shall by rule establish criteria for the approval...
• § 43-24a-21 - Proceedings for a Restraining Order, Injunction, or Writ of Mandamus
  As cumulative to any other remedy or criminal prosecution, the board may file a proceeding in the name of the state seeking issuance of...
• § 43-24a-22 - Local Regulation
  (a) This chapter shall not be construed to prohibit a county or municipality from enacting any regulation of persons not licensed pursuant to this...
• § 43-24a-23 - Taxation As a Health Care Activity
  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the act of a duly licensed massage therapist in performing a massage shall be deemed to...
• § 43-24a-24 - Fines and Punishments for Violations
  (a) Any person who acts in violation of Code Section 43-24A-15, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in this Code section.(b) Each...

Last modified: October 14, 2016