The division director is authorized to provide to any lawful licensing authority of this or any other state, upon inquiry by such authority, information regarding a past or pending investigation of or disciplinary sanction against any applicant for licensure by that board or licensee of that board notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (h) of Code Section 43-1-19 or any other law to the contrary regarding the confidentiality of that information. Nothing in this Code section or chapter shall be construed to prohibit or limit the authority of that director to disclose to any person or entity information concerning the existence of any investigation for unlicensed practice being conducted against any person who is neither licensed nor an applicant for licensure by a professional licensing board.
History. Code 1981, § 43-1-21 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 552, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 677, § 3; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 7.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2000, “professional licensing” was substituted for “state examining” in the last sentence.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 43-1-3. Duties of Division Director; Serving Notice or Process on Boards Through Division Director
§ 43-1-5. Investigators for Professional Licensing Boards
§ 43-1-6. Venue of Actions Involving Professional Licensing Boards
§ 43-1-7. Determination of Fees by Professional Licensing Boards; Refunds
§ 43-1-9. Point Credit for Veterans Taking Examinations Given by Professional Licensing Boards
§ 43-1-10. Credit to Veteran’s Grades When Examination Given in Parts or by Subject
§ 43-1-11. Veteran’s Examination to Be Graded Prior to Determination of Eligibility for Credit
§ 43-1-14. Authority of Governor to Appoint Qualified Persons to Professional Licensing Boards
§ 43-1-15. Itinerant Entertainers
§ 43-1-16. Senate Confirmation of Appointments to Professional Licensing Boards
§ 43-1-17. Removal From Office of Member of a Professional Licensing Board
§ 43-1-18. Eligibility of Consumer Members of Professional Licensing Boards to Vote on All Matters
§ 43-1-19.2. License Applications to Include Questions on Prior Revocation or Denial of License
§ 43-1-20. Actions to Enjoin Unlicensed Practice
§ 43-1-21. Release of Information Regarding Investigations
§ 43-1-22. Inactive Status Licenses
§ 43-1-24. Licensed Professionals Subject to Regulation by Professional Licensing Board
§ 43-1-25. Authority of Professional Licensing Boards to Promulgate Rules and Regulations
§ 43-1-27. Licensee Required to Notify Licensing Authority of Felony Conviction
§ 43-1-28. Volunteers in Health Care Specialties
§ 43-1-29. Suspension of License for Nonpayment of Student Loans Prohibited
§ 43-1-31. Expiration of Professional Licenses of Service Members on Active Duty Outside of State
§ 43-1-33. Advertisement, Signage, and Identifier Requirements for Health Care Practitioners
§ 43-1-34. Licenses for Transitioning Members of the Armed Forces