Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 43-33-12. Requirements for License to Practice Physical Therapy

A license to practice physical therapy shall be issued to any person who:
History. Ga. L. 1951, p. 175, § 8; Ga. L. 1972, p. 388, § 14; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1416, §§ 4, 12; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 32; Ga. L. 1986, p. 812, § 5; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2434, § 6; Ga. L. 1997, p. 715, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 18/HB 1055; Ga. L. 2015, p. 288, § 4/HB 505; Ga. L. 2019, p. 126, §§ 3, 4/HB 39; Ga. L. 2020, p. 575, § 2/HB 752.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted “this article” for “this chapter” at the end of paragraph (1), deleted “and” at the end of paragraph (2), added “; and” at the end of paragraph (3), and added paragraph (4).
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, rewrote paragraph (4), which read: “Has successfully passed a criminal history records check as determined by the board.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 43 - Professions and Businesses

Chapter 33 - Physical Therapists

Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 43-33-1. Short Title

§ 43-33-2. Declaration of Purpose

§ 43-33-3. Definitions

§ 43-33-4. Creation of Board

§ 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

§ 43-33-11. Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants to Clearly Inform Public of Credentials; License Required; Use of Titles; Limitation on Scope of Code Section

§ 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

§ 43-33-15. Reciprocity; Waiver of Examination Requirement for Persons Licensed in Another State Who Meet Certain Qualifications

§ 43-33-16. Expiration, Renewal, and Restoration of Licenses; Canceled Licenses; Continuing Education

§ 43-33-17. Training Permits

§ 43-33-18. Refusal to Grant or Restore Licenses; Discipline of Licensees; Suspension, Revocation, or Restriction of Licenses; Immunity for Violation Reporters

§ 43-33-19. Unlicensed Practice as Constituting Public Nuisance; Injunctions

§ 43-33-20. Penalty