In carrying out the provisions of this article, the board shall, in addition to the other powers conferred upon it under this article, have the power to:
History. Ga. L. 1951, p. 175, § 15; Ga. L. 1962, p. 633, § 2; Ga. L. 1972, p. 388, § 10; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1416, §§ 1, 10; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 32; Ga. L. 1986, p. 812, § 4; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2434, § 4; Ga. L. 1997, p. 715, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19; Ga. L. 2010, p. 838, § 10/SB 388; Ga. L. 2019, p. 126, §§ 2, 4/HB 39; Ga. L. 2020, p. 575, § 1/HB 752.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted “this article” for “this chapter” throughout, deleted “and” at the end of paragraph (10), added a semicolon at the end of paragraph (11), and added paragraphs (12) and (13).
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, in paragraph (13), substituted “national background checks by the submission of fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation” for “criminal history records checks as determined by the board”, deleted “and Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of issuing licenses” following “Georgia Crime Information Center” and substituted “background” for “record”.
Administrative rules and regulations.
Rules of the profession, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia State Board of Physical Therapy, Chapter 490-1 et seq.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses
Chapter 33 - Physical Therapists
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 43-33-2. Declaration of Purpose
§ 43-33-5. Appointment of Board Members; Terms; Vacancies; Removal
§ 43-33-6. Qualifications of Board Members
§ 43-33-7. Conduct of Business by Telephone or Other Digital Means
§ 43-33-8. Reimbursement of Board Members
§ 43-33-9. Division Director as Secretary of Board; Subpoena Power; Service of Process and Documents
§ 43-33-10. General Powers and Duties of Board
§ 43-33-12. Requirements for License to Practice Physical Therapy
§ 43-33-13. Requirements for License to Practice as Physical Therapist Assistant
§ 43-33-13.1. Physical Therapy Aide
§ 43-33-14. Determining Competence of Applicants
§ 43-33-19. Unlicensed Practice as Constituting Public Nuisance; Injunctions