To be eligible for appointment to the board, a person must be a resident of this state. Six members of the board shall be licensed as physical therapists under this article who have practiced or taught physical therapy for at least three years. At least one member shall be licensed and practicing as a physical therapist assistant for at least three years. The eighth member shall be appointed from the public at large and shall have no business connection whatsoever with the practice or profession of physical therapy.
History. Ga. L. 1962, p. 633, § 2; Ga. L. 1972, p. 388, § 6; Ga. L. 1980, p. 53, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1053, § 2; Ga. L. 1986, p. 812, § 3; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2434, § 3; Ga. L. 1997, p. 715, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 126, § 4/HB 39.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted “this article” for “this chapter” in the second sentence.
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