All licenses shall expire biennially unless renewed. All applications for renewal of a license shall be filed with the division director prior to the expiration date, accompanied by the biennial renewal fee prescribed by the board. A license which has expired for failure of the holder to renew may only be restored after application and payment of the prescribed restoration fee within the time period established by the division director and provided the applicant meets such requirements as the board may establish by rule. Any license which has not been restored within such period following its expiration may not be renewed, restored, or reissued thereafter. The holder of such a canceled license may apply for and obtain a valid license only upon compliance with all relevant requirements for issuance of a new license. The board shall require no less than four hours of continuing education in order to renew any license issued pursuant to this article.
History. Ga. L. 1951, p. 175, § 9; Ga. L. 1962, p. 633, § 5; Ga. L. 1972, p. 388, § 18; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1053, § 6; Ga. L. 1986, p. 812, § 8; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2434, § 10; Ga. L. 1997, p. 715, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19; Ga. L. 2019, p. 126, § 4/HB 39.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted “this article” for “this chapter” at the end of the last sentence of this Code section.
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