History. Ga. L. 1976, p. 993, § 19; Ga. L. 2019, p. 745, § 1/HB 253; Ga. L. 2021, p. 710, § 4/HB 268.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted “upon the board receiving notice” for “immediately for one year from the date” near the end of the second sentence of subsection (a); and, in subsection (b), inserted “or her” near the middle, deleted “ ‘occupational therapist registered,’ ” following “ ‘licensed occupational therapist,’ ”, substituted “or the letters ‘O.T.,’ ‘O.T.R.,’ ‘O.T.R./L.,’ ‘O.T./L.,’ ‘O.T.A.,’ ‘L.O.T.A.,’ ‘C.O.T.A./L.,’ ” for “ ‘certified occupational therapy assistant’; or the letters ‘O.T.,’ ‘L.O.T.,’ ‘O.T.R.,’ ”, inserted “or she” in the middle, and inserted “or herself” near the end.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, substituted “this article” for “this chapter” near the beginning of subsections (a) and (b).
Cross references.
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Structure Georgia Code
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses
Chapter 28 - Occupational Therapists
Article 1 - Georgia Occupational Therapy Practice
§ 43-28-2. Declaration of Purpose
§ 43-28-4. State Board of Occupational Therapy; Members
§ 43-28-6. General Powers and Duties of Board; Continuing Professional Education; Background Checks
§ 43-28-7. License Requirement for Occupational Therapists
§ 43-28-8. License Requirements for Therapy Techniques Involving Physical Agent Modalities
§ 43-28-9. Qualifications of License Applicants; Waiver
§ 43-28-11. Waiver of Examination; Reciprocity
§ 43-28-12. Issuance of License; Fees; Limited Permits; Use of Titles and Abbreviations
§ 43-28-14. Renewal or Reinstatement of Expired Licenses; Renewal of Suspended Licenses