Georgia Code
Article 1 - Georgia Composite Medical Board
§ 43-34-13. “Expedited Physician Licensee” and “Health Care Professional” Defined; Fingerprinting and Criminal Background Check

History. Code 1981, § 43-34-13 , enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 200, § 2/SB 16; Ga. L. 2020, p. 575, § 4/HB 752; Ga. L. 2021, p. 363, § 1/HB 245.
Effective date. —
This Code section became effective July 1, 2019.
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, in subsection (a), added the colon at the end of the introductory language, added paragraph (a)(1) and designated the existing provisions as paragraph (a)(2); and inserted “or as an expedited physician licensee” in the first sentence of subsection (b).
The 2021 amendment, effective May 4, 2021, deleted “or its representative” following “authorization for the board” in the second sentence of subsection (b).

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 43 - Professions and Businesses

Chapter 34 - Physicians, Acupuncture, Physician Assistants, Cancer and Glaucoma Treatment, Respiratory Care, Clinical Perfusionists, and Orthotics and Prosthetics Practice

Article 1 - Georgia Composite Medical Board

§ 43-34-1. Definitions

§ 43-34-2. Creation of Board; Members; Physician Assistants Advisory Committee; Review of Qualifications; Required Training

§ 43-34-3. Terms of Office; Representation of Geographic Regions; Vacancies

§ 43-34-4. Oath of Board Members; Certificate of Appointment

§ 43-34-5. Election of Board Officers; Reimbursement of Members; Meetings; Powers and Duties; No Restriction on Licenses

§ 43-34-5.1. Professional Health Program for Monitoring and Rehabilitation of Impaired Health Care Professionals; Definitions; Authorization; Confidentiality; Costs

§ 43-34-6. Board as an Independent Agency; Executive Director; Meetings and Hearings; Licenses, Certificates, and Permits; Investigations; Venue; Credit to Veterans; Annual Report

§ 43-34-7. Maintenance of Roster; Confidentiality

§ 43-34-8. Authority to Refuse License, Certificate, or Permit or Issue Discipline; Suspension; Restoration; Investigations; Hearings on Fitness; Immunity; Publication of Final Disciplinary Actions

§ 43-34-9. Prior Notice and Hearing in Disciplinary Proceedings; Proceedings as Constituting Contested Cases; Subpoenas; Failure to Appear

§ 43-34-10. Notification of Conviction

§ 43-34-11. Continuing Education Requirement; Required Training for Physicians

§ 43-34-12. Radiologist Assistant Defined

§ 43-34-13. “Expedited Physician Licensee” and “Health Care Professional” Defined; Fingerprinting and Criminal Background Check

§ 43-34-14. Development and Identification of Educational Materials on Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Boundaries, and Impacts of Trauma and Implicit Bias