Georgia Code
Article 1 - Licensing Provisions
§ 43-10A-1. Short Title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists Licensing Law.”
History. Code 1981, § 43-7A-1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1406, § 1; Ga. L. 2021, p. 729, § 3/HB 395; Ga. L. 2022, p. 523, § 1/HB 972.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, substituted “This article” for “This chapter” near the beginning.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2022, p. 523, § 1/HB 972, effective July 1, 2022, reenacted this Code section without change.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 43 - Professions and Businesses

Chapter 10A - Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists

Article 1 - Licensing Provisions

§ 43-10A-1. Short Title

§ 43-10A-2. Declaration of Purpose

§ 43-10A-3. Definitions

§ 43-10A-4. Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists; Composition; Terms; Removal; Vacancies

§ 43-10A-5. Powers and Duties of Board; Quorum; Meetings

§ 43-10A-6. Separate Standards Committees for Professional Counseling Specialty, Social Work Specialty, and Marriage and Family Therapy Specialty

§ 43-10A-7. Licensing Requirement; Exceptions

§ 43-10A-8. Eligibility for Licensure

§ 43-10A-9. Examination

§ 43-10A-10. Licensure Without Examination

§ 43-10A-11. Requirements for Licensure as Associate Professional Counselor or Professional Counselor

§ 43-10A-12. Requirements for Licensure in Social Work; Authorized Services

§ 43-10A-13. Requirements for Licensure in Marriage and Family Therapy

§ 43-10A-14. Fees

§ 43-10A-15. Expiration, Renewal, and Penalty Dates

§ 43-10A-16. Requirements for Continuing Education

§ 43-10A-17. Denial or Revocation of License; Other Discipline; Fitness of Licensee; Voluntary Surrender of License

§ 43-10A-18. Enforcement

§ 43-10A-19. Obtaining License by Fraudulent Representation

§ 43-10A-20. Penalty

§ 43-10A-21. Restrictions on Use of Terms in Corporate, Partnership, Association, or Business Names

§ 43-10A-22. Restrictions on Scope of Article

§ 43-10A-23. Insurance Coverage for Specialty Practitioners