Georgia Code, Title 43, Chapter 35 - Podiatry Practice

• § 43-35-1 - Short Title
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Podiatry Practice Act."
• § 43-35-2 - Purpose
  This chapter is enacted for the purpose of safeguarding the public health, safety, and welfare by providing for administrative control, supervision, and regulation of...
• § 43-35-3 - Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Board" means the State Board of Podiatry Examiners. (2) "License" means a valid and current certificate...
• § 43-35-4 - Continuation of Board
  The State Board of Podiatry Examiners which existed on January 1, 1994, is continued in existence on and after that date. The members serving...
• § 43-35-5 - Members of Board; Appointment; Oath; Removal
  The State Board of Podiatry Examiners continued pursuant to Code Section 43-35-4 shall consist of four members. Any vacancy in office of such board...
• § 43-35-6 - Eligibility for Appointment to Board
  To be eligible for appointment to the board, a person must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state...
• § 43-35-7 - Quorum of Board; Conduct of Business by Telephone
  A majority of the board members shall constitute a quorum for all board business and, with the exception of hearings in contested cases, may...
• § 43-35-8 - Duties of Division Director
  The division director shall perform such administrative duties as may be prescribed by the board.
• § 43-35-9 - Duties of Board
  The board shall: (1) Approve all examinations of applicants for licensure; (2) Determine the qualifications of and authorize the issuance of licenses to qualified...
• § 43-35-10 - Rules and Regulations
  All rules and regulations adopted by the board as it existed prior to January 1, 1994, shall continue in effect until modified or repealed.
• § 43-35-11 - License Requirement; Exceptions; Training and Practice of Podiatric Residents; Limited Temporary Licenses; Delegation
  (a) No person shall practice podiatric medicine unless he or she holds a license and otherwise complies with the provisions of this chapter and...
• § 43-35-12 - Eligibility for License
  A license to practice podiatric medicine shall be issued to any person who: (1) Is a graduate of an accredited college of podiatric medicine...
• § 43-35-13 - Issuance of License Without Examination
  A license may, at the discretion of the board, be issued without examination to any person who: (1) Holds a current license authorizing him...
• § 43-35-14 - Examination of Applicants
  The board may require applicants to be examined upon the subjects required for the practice of podiatric medicine. Any standardized examination which the board...
• § 43-35-15 - Renewal of Licenses; Continuing Education Requirements
  (a) Licenses shall expire biennially. All applications for renewal of a license shall be filed with the division director prior to the expiration date,...
• § 43-35-16 - Suspension, Revocation, Cancellation, or Denial of License; Other Discipline; Judicial Review; Reinstatement; Immunity; Failure of Licensee to Appear; Voluntary Surrender of License
  (a) The board shall, after notice and opportunity for hearing, have the power to suspend, revoke, or cancel the license of, or refuse to...
• § 43-35-17 - Practice Without License Deemed Public Nuisance; Injunctions
  The practice of podiatric medicine is declared to be an activity affecting the public interest and involving the health, safety, and welfare of the...
• § 43-35-18 - Criminal Penalty
  Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a...

Last modified: October 14, 2016