Georgia Code
Article 2 - Medical Practice
§ 43-34-21. Definitions

As used in this article, the term:
(2.1) “Postgraduate training” means a program for the training of interns, residents, or postresidency fellows that is approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), American Osteopathic Association (AOA), or the board.
History. Ga. L. 1913, p. 101, § 15; Code 1933, § 84-901; Ga. L. 1970, p. 301, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1972, p. 847, § 1; Ga. L. 1973, p. 877, § 1; Ga. L. 1974, p. 1156, § 1; Code 1981, § 43-34-20 ; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 43; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 32; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 43; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 43; Ga. L. 2000, p. 558, § 2; Code 1981, § 43-34-21 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509, effective July 1, 2009, redesignated former Code Section 43-34-21 as present Code Section 43-34-2.
Law reviews.
For note on the chiropractor as an expert witness, see 15 Mercer L. Rev. 431 (1964).
For comment on Rogers v. Medical Ass’n, 244 Ga. 151 , 259 S.E.2d 85 (1979), invalidating Georgia statute requiring Governor’s appointments to Composite State Board of Medical Examiners (now Georgia Composite Medical Board) be made solely from nominees submitted by state medical society as an unconstitutional delegation of legislative authority to a private organization, see 29 Emory L.J. 1183 (1980).

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 2 - Medical Practice

§ 43-34-20. Short Title

§ 43-34-21. Definitions

§ 43-34-22. Practicing Medicine Without a License; Titles and Abbreviations; Exceptions

§ 43-34-23. Delegation of Authority to Nurse or Physician Assistant

§ 43-34-24. Drug Therapy Management; Modification by Pharmacist

§ 43-34-25. Delegation of Certain Medical Acts to Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; Construction and Limitations of Such Delegation; Definitions; Conditions of Nurse Protocol; Issuance of Prescription Drug Orders

§ 43-34-26. License Requirement for Persons Engaged in Practice of Medicine; Qualifications; Evaluation Program; Examinations

§ 43-34-26.1. Vaccine Protocol Agreements

§ 43-34-27. Licensing Aliens; Licensing Canadian Medical School Graduates

§ 43-34-28. Reciprocity; Expedited License

§ 43-34-29. Issuance of Teacher’s License to Licensed Physicians of Other States and Foreign Countries; Renewal

§ 43-34-29.1. Administrative Medicine Licenses; Definitions; Requirements; Rules of Board

§ 43-34-29.2. Educational Certificates for Out-of-State Physicians Participating in Educational Training Requiring Patient Care

§ 43-34-29.3. Provider Defined; Exemption From Licensing Requirement; Reciprocating Between States

§ 43-34-30. Out-of-State Physicians Entering State for Consultation; Establishment of Offices by Out-of-State Physicians

§ 43-34-31. Practice of Medicine From Foreign Jurisdiction by Electronic Means; Exceptions; Patient Records; Confidentiality

§ 43-34-31.1. Licensing of Telemedicine Physicians; Revocation

§ 43-34-32. Temporary Licenses

§ 43-34-33. Institutional Licenses

§ 43-34-34. Limited Provisional Licenses

§ 43-34-35. Issuance of License Upon Presentation of Evidence of Required Qualifications

§ 43-34-36. Passing Upon Good Standing and Reputation of Medical and Osteopathic Colleges

§ 43-34-37. Persons Authorized to Perform Artificial Insemination; Civil Liability of Physician or Surgeon

§ 43-34-39. Injunctions; Violations of Article as Constituting Nuisance

§ 43-34-40. Fraudulently Obtaining or Selling Records; Fraudulent Use of Terms

§ 43-34-41. Special Licenses for Volunteers

§ 43-34-42. Penalty

§ 43-34-43. Temporary Postgraduate Training Permits; Notifications to Board; Authorization to Adopt Regulations

§ 43-34-44. Role of Medical Assistants Clarified

§ 43-34-45. Polysomnography; Practice

§ 43-34-46. Maintenance of Certification Programs

§ 43-34-47. Regulation of Sedation and Rescue in Office Based Surgeries; Failure to Comply

§ 43-34-48. Reporting of Sexual Assaults by Physicians on Patients; Protections for Actions Done in Good Faith; Penalty for Failing to Report; Use of Records